" UPDATE " Thursday 24th October 2013 CCFC

Thursday 24th October 2013.

' Update on Tickets/Travel/Seating/Persistent Standing '


A travel group meeting took place in the Captains Lounge this evening at the club.

Stoke tickets go on sale from Sunday and the qualifying criteria is as follows:

From Sunday October 27th until Wednesday October 30th those who attended 5 away games last season are eligible to purchase a ticket.

From Thursday October 28th until Saturday November 2nd those who have attended 2 away games this season will be eligible to purchase a ticket.

On Sunday November 3rd until midday of Monday November 4th the tickets are open to all season ticket holders and gold members.

On Monday November 4th, that afternoon the ticket office must inform Stoke of how many tickets they wish to purchase, the first 1,400 are on a sale or return basis and another 1,500 are available in blocks of 750 where we must purchase the full 750 whether they sell or not.

The decision was made at the meeting to sell the tickets in this way to judge response of demand as to whether or not the club need another 750 or 1,500 on top of the initial 1,400.

Stoke prices are adults £25, OAP £19, U17's £15 and U11 £12.

For Crystal Palace it is not absolutely agreed but it looks very much likely that there will be a reciprocal ticket subsidy for the games involving our clubs.

When it gets rubber stamped the adult tickets will be under £20 to buy.

The criteria for purchasing a ticket is a pre-sale to those who attended 5 or more away games last season before being opened up to those who have attended 2 or more away games this season.

Regarding Liverpool away on December 21st, we have an allocation of 2,800 and the prices are £38-£42 for adults, OAP are £28-£31.50 and 16 and under are £5.

The criteria to qualify is again a pre sale to those who attended 5 or more away games last season and it will then drop down to a figure that has yet to be decided for those who have attended away games this season.

The reason for the variance in ticket prices for Liverpool is that 10% of the views are restricted.

1,772 supporters attended 5 or more away games last season.

60% - 65% of our away support use the coaches to travel to the games.

Out of the 1,300 fans that were eligible to purchase a ticket for Villa away because they attended 6 or more away games last season, 750 bought a ticket.

The other 1,600 of the 2,900 allocation received plus the 550 unsold from the above 1,300 were made available to those who attended 2 or more away games this season.

At close of business today there were just approximately 400 remaining tickets and the qualification will remain at 2 or more away games from this season for the next few days.

The club is looking at the issues they have had recently with telephone lines cutting off whilst people have been in the queue waiting to purchase tickets and hopefully they believe they have resolved the problem.

The club are also looking at a fast track option where fans can pay to be fast tracked straight to ticketmaster to purchase a ticket for a game.



' MAN UTD & ARSENAL HOME TICKETS '

Tickets for the Man Utd home game go on sale to Gold members on Monday Nov 4th.

Tickets for the Arsenal home game go on sale to Gold members on Monday Nov 11th.

On November 19th fans will see work starting at a pace on the expansion of the Ninian Stand with heavy machinery coming in on that day, there will be small bits of work taking place before that but the noticeable work starts on Nov 19th.



' PERSISTENT STANDING '


Persistent standing in The Ninian Stand was again brought up at the meeting and the head of operations, Wayne Nash, is looking to invite around 100 fans from that area to take part in a seminar about the issues facing the club and the situation can be debated by the club and a section of the fans who sit in that area.

It was asked if cards of those fans who are persistently standing should be turned off now but again Wayne Nash said not until there has been proper debate by those involved will he be instructing that course of action.

It was stated that there will come a point in time where cards will be turned off and people will eventually be refused entry but Wayne does not feel that is the necessary action at this present time but did admit that is something that will have to be looked into further down the line should fans not respect the no standing policy in that section.

The club hope that come Christmas time they will be using games attended from this season alone as the qualifying criteria for the away games after Christmas.

In that last paragraph is it referring to away games visited this season as that kind of maintains the status quo as obviously you couldn't get tickets for these qualifying games unless you had attended last year.

More than a little gutted with this as was really looking forwards to taking my boy to his first away game up at villa

So how many have we been allocated for Villa?

By your post I see we have sold 750, and with 400 remaining I make that 1150. What happened to the 3000 reported?

In that last paragraph is it referring to away games visited this season as that kind of maintains the status quo as obviously you couldn't get tickets for these qualifying games unless you had attended last year.

More than a little gutted with this as was really looking forwards to taking my boy to his first away game up at villa

West Ham, Hull and Fulham were games open to all.

Stoke is another lined up that will be open to all.

So how many have we been allocated for Villa?

By your post I see we have sold 750, and with 400 remaining I make that 1150. What happened to the 3000 reported?

2,900.

1,300 were on sale to those who attended 6 or more away last season, of which 750 purchased.

Then the remaining 550 from the above and the other 1,600 only 400 left to sell.

To date 2,500 have sold.

Carl are there any plans for spare villa tickets to go on general sale to gold members if they havent been sold?

Carl are there any plans for spare villa tickets to go on general sale to gold members if they havent been sold?

The remaining 400 are still only available to those who have done 2 or more away games this season and that will remain the case for at least the next couple of days.

In that last paragraph is it referring to away games visited this season as that kind of maintains the status quo as obviously you couldn't get tickets for these qualifying games unless you had attended last year.

More than a little gutted with this as was really looking forwards to taking my boy to his first away game up at villa

West Ham, Hull and Fulham were games open to all.

Stoke is another lined up that will be open to all.

Ah, didn't realise, been a bit manic and busy with work. Although they might not have been first choices due to travel and possible trouble, same with Stoke

2,500 is good, easily sell out the 400.

FairPlay to Wayne Nash on the issue with persistent standing in Ninian, most clubs like Sunderland and Celtic have took action straight away so to have a meeting to discuss it is reasonable.

Stoke City is a game I am interested in looking at those prices!

So what are we looking at for the games after Christmas?

The games like Swansea, Man Utd, Arsenal?

6 or more this season?

In that last paragraph is it referring to away games visited this season as that kind of maintains the status quo as obviously you couldn't get tickets for these qualifying games unless you had attended last year.

More than a little gutted with this as was really looking forwards to taking my boy to his first away game up at villa

West Ham, Hull and Fulham were games open to all.

Stoke is another lined up that will be open to all.

no criteria for Norwich either...............so thatll be 4 out of 5 so far

Carl are there any plans for spare villa tickets to go on general sale to gold members if they havent been sold?

The remaining 400 are still only available to those who have done 2 or more away games this season and that will remain the case for at least the next couple of days.

I have a Norwich tickets and went to west ham, so come Monday if there is tickets left for villa , that will be 2 aways games iv done this season, so will it count then or not?

"From Thursday October 28th until Saturday November 2nd those who have attended 2 away games this season will be eligible to purchase a ticket."

I guess you mean Thursday October 31st? Sorry, pedantry alert

Carl - any idea when the Palace tickets are likely to be on sale please?

Ta

Very curious to see what the criteria will be for Liverpool. Assuming they stick with the 6 away for last season, think it will then be 3/4 away this season. Tixkets are stoke and palace will be easy enough so hapoy days, desperate to see those scouse bastards though

Read somewhere though that going to Norwich doesn't qualify for a Villa ticket which seems incredibly unfair if true given that it is one of the furthest away games for us.

Thanks Carl, for keeping us all updated

Thanks for all the away ticket info carl

Was the way tickets are given out and the way coach groups don't have to queue like others discussed? Exiles like myself got no chance.

Carl are there any plans for spare villa tickets to go on general sale to gold members if they havent been sold?

The remaining 400 are still only available to those who have done 2 or more away games this season and that will remain the case for at least the next couple of days.

Cheers Carl hopefully ill get one

what time will ticket office open on sunday carl please as disable people cant buy online

what time will ticket office open on sunday carl please as disable people cant buy online

It is internet only on Sunday

Am desperate to get my hands on a Villa ticket but only been to West Ham, is there any news on the remaining tickets being sold to gold members? been trying online all weekend but no luck.

Im gutted with the Villa ticket, i didn't qualify at first so my mate got me a ticket, then the are made available to all season ticket holders, im going to villa but it wont count as going

Huge cock up with Villa tickets by the looks, allegedly 300 or so put on general sale this morning with no announcement.
This would mean only about 100 tickets sold since Thursday?