In the 60s/70s newsagents around the city would sell match tickets. I bought a few for the big European nights, Real Madrid etc, from a newsagent in Rumney. No pissing about on phones or traipsing down to Ninian Park.
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In the 60s/70s newsagents around the city would sell match tickets. I bought a few for the big European nights, Real Madrid etc, from a newsagent in Rumney. No pissing about on phones or traipsing down to Ninian Park.
Yes but remember that we didn't have computers or the internet then and there was probably only one phone in the ground as well. Its a good idea to sell tickets around the city but the main problem that I forsee is that each outlet would need to be connected into the ticketing system computers and have printing machines as well. Otherwise how would they know which tickets were available to sell. People also like to choose where they sit as well, whereas in the 'old days' they would have to sit where the tickets were printed for.
Only about 700 tickets left now according to online ticketing stadium plan.
However back half of Ninian Stand extension not yet available for sale (blocks starting with 5), plus one block of lower level of that area not available , presumably because next to away fans .[/QUOTE]
Have you noticed they are only offering every other row in NP extension blocks
Approx 26k sold now, including 3k Wolves fans.
It's the figure just given at the Supporters club meeting by CCFC club officials.
Main bowl actually holds less than that .
Whole stadium including level 4 Grandstand is 28k.
So main bowl is appx 26500, less segregation which will be high for Wolves game. So probably a bit under 25k.
There are still a few hundred tickets left for the main bowl, so add that to top tier Grandstand having a few hundred in and that's around 25k total.
A few hundred sold level 4 Ninian and a few hundred in the level 5 and that's your 26k
Hopefully we can break the 30k mark by Friday.
My idea would be for the club to print off tickets for less popular areas such as Ninian / Canton Corner and Grandstand Ends and these are sent to the outlets on a sale or return basis.
This was what happened when I bought 3 tickets for last year's 'Judgement Day' festival of egg, on a whim, from the Bureau de Change booth at Tesco which was advertising it whilst I picked up holiday Euros!!!
If they can manage it...
Its not just about a different way of buying tickets, its visibility. Currently to get tickets you need to know what you're looking for and go to the website/stadium, not the same as passing a ticket outlet somewhere in the city and buying on impulse
I agree with a lot of the points raised - the inability to phone the ticket office when busy, or having to fork out to pay an 08 number is a real pain for some. I've had to use E ticketing for some cup games and not found it to much of a problem but obviously some do.
Having said all of that, if we do go up I bet the problem of getting bums on seats will disappear.
Under 100 tickets left now in main bowl and only a couple in lower section of new upper stand. Still availability in upper areas but appear to be selling ok. Keep it up everyone !.
4 tickets left in main bowl and I reckon about 1000 or so in the Upper Stand. Probably quite a few still available but not yet shown as on sale
We still have a very selective fan base. Colleagues of mine have been enquiring about season long hospitality if we go up. They are not going on Friday and they have not been all season.
I guess most clubs have fans like these looking at relegated clubs attendances.
Still, hopefully we will top 30,000 for Wolves