Morganrum wrote:I was off Friday so I offered to queue for my mates and picked up 8 tickets which was 4 season tickets and 4 guests. I also tried to pick up 2 with my boro ticket but wasn't allowed.

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

Morganrum wrote:I was off Friday so I offered to queue for my mates and picked up 8 tickets which was 4 season tickets and 4 guests. I also tried to pick up 2 with my boro ticket but wasn't allowed.

I don't for one moment disbelieve you. However two points. Firstly there is nothing to stop others doing the same but selling on the tickets if they wished.

Secondly season ticket holders getting two tickets meant that people like Corkie didn't get any.

Ironsider wrote:

Frank Nouble 3 wrote:
Ironside

Before you go off on another rant aimed at me Frank (scored a cracking goal on Saturday by the way)
Try steadily reading my thread.
I agree there is nothing in the rumour of ticket touts getting County end tickets it just has not happened.
My thread states and I do believe you are a board member why keep on replying to Stan as its a no news event.
Now seriously if you think I am waffling regarding ladies and infirm county supporters standing in the rain for hours is hyperbole.
All I can say is You sir are a disgrace.
You clearly are not the brightest on here so just to confirm in Capitals.

THERE ARE NOT HUNDREDS OF TICKETS AVAILABLE TO TOUTS.

Now do you understand I F*****ing agree with you okay?
I totally 100% disagree with Stans views.

An apology would be nice .

Thanks Frank

Hi Harps,

I refuse to take lectures off someone who has had more aliases than Frank William Abagnale.

Regards,

Your imaginary board member.

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

Morganrum wrote:I was off Friday so I offered to queue for my mates and picked up 8 tickets which was 4 season tickets and 4 guests. I also tried to pick up 2 with my boro ticket but wasn't allowed.

I don't for one moment disbelieve you. However two points. Firstly there is nothing to stop others doing the same but selling on the tickets if they wished.

Secondly season ticket holders getting two tickets meant that people like Corkie didn't get any.

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

Morganrum wrote:I was off Friday so I offered to queue for my mates and picked up 8 tickets which was 4 season tickets and 4 guests. I also tried to pick up 2 with my boro ticket but wasn't allowed.

I don't for one moment disbelieve you. However two points. Firstly there is nothing to stop others doing the same but selling on the tickets if they wished.

Secondly season ticket holders getting two tickets meant that people like Corkie didn't get any.

rncfc wrote:

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

Morganrum wrote:I was off Friday so I offered to queue for my mates and picked up 8 tickets which was 4 season tickets and 4 guests. I also tried to pick up 2 with my boro ticket but wasn't allowed.

I don't for one moment disbelieve you. However two points. Firstly there is nothing to stop others doing the same but selling on the tickets if they wished.

Secondly season ticket holders getting two tickets meant that people like Corkie didn't get any.

There's nothing stopping people selling tickets on under any system if people aren't bothered about being caught. Jesus, if I fancied making a quick buck I could do it - right now.

Here we go;

£500 for a ticket anyone?

What are the Board supposed to do to stop that?

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

rncfc wrote:

Stan A. Einstein wrote:
I don't for one moment disbelieve you. However two points. Firstly there is nothing to stop others doing the same but selling on the tickets if they wished.

Secondly season ticket holders getting two tickets meant that people like Corkie didn't get any.

There's nothing stopping people selling tickets on under any system if people aren't bothered about being caught. Jesus, if I fancied making a quick buck I could do it - right now.

Here we go;

£500 for a ticket anyone?

What are the Board supposed to do to stop that?

Only sell one ticket to each person in the queue.

You can't stop touts when demand outstrips supply. You can only make harder for them. In my view the club failed to do that.

That Raymond Burr seems to conflate that to me saying 500 tickets were in the hands of touts is so farfetched as to making me laugh out load.

Try reading what I say, not what others say I say.

Edit.

By all means disagree but don't disagree with Ironside's fertile imagination of my words.

Stan A. Einstein wrote:
....... Only sell one ticket to each person in the queue. .....

Stan A. Einstein wrote:Only sell one ticket to each person in the queue.

You can't stop touts when demand outstrips supply. You can only make harder for them. In my view the club failed to do that.

That Raymond Burr seems to conflate that to me saying 500 tickets were in the hands of touts is so farfetched as to making me laugh out load.

Try reading what I say, not what others say I say.

Edit.

By all means disagree but don't disagree with Ironside's fertile imagination of my words.

excessbee wrote:

Stan A. Einstein wrote:
....... Only sell one ticket to each person in the queue. .....

Have to pick up on this. I queued for ninety minutes on Friday with three season tickets in my hand. Three of us queuing (repeated many time over) would have stretched the queue halfway round the cabbage patch and slowed the process down immensely. What would that have achieved?

rncfc wrote:

Stan A. Einstein wrote:Only sell one ticket to each person in the queue.

You can't stop touts when demand outstrips supply. You can only make harder for them. In my view the club failed to do that.

That Raymond Burr seems to conflate that to me saying 500 tickets were in the hands of touts is so farfetched as to making me laugh out load.

Try reading what I say, not what others say I say.

Edit.

By all means disagree but don't disagree with Ironside's fertile imagination of my words.

So, on last Friday morning (a schoolday nonetheless), your proposal was that;

a) I take the day off work
b) My partner takes the day off work
c) My two eldest kids take the day off school
d) We all queue for tickets to honour the 1 per person rule

Similarly, if a family of 4 or 5 went to the 'Boro game, you want them to all queue up together? INSANE!

By putting more tickets into the hands of season ticket holder and trust members rather than people who attended a one-off game v 'Boro, you are patently tipping the balance of power away from touts and into the hands of fans. Your argument is ill thought out, and quite obviously aimed at satisfying a very boring agenda.

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

excessbee wrote:

Stan A. Einstein wrote:
....... Only sell one ticket to each person in the queue. .....

Have to pick up on this. I queued for ninety minutes on Friday with three season tickets in my hand. Three of us queuing (repeated many time over) would have stretched the queue halfway round the cabbage patch and slowed the process down immensely. What would that have achieved?

I disagree. I disagree more that you should be able to buy six tickets.

However the major problem was the selling of multiple numbers when the Middlesbrough tickets came into play. Anyone could print off multiple tickets which would not have sufficed for getting into the Middlesbrough game but worked for getting more tickets for Manchester City.

At the expense of many genuine fans.

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

rncfc wrote:

Stan A. Einstein wrote:Only sell one ticket to each person in the queue.

You can't stop touts when demand outstrips supply. You can only make harder for them. In my view the club failed to do that.

That Raymond Burr seems to conflate that to me saying 500 tickets were in the hands of touts is so farfetched as to making me laugh out load.

Try reading what I say, not what others say I say.

Edit.

By all means disagree but don't disagree with Ironside's fertile imagination of my words.

So, on last Friday morning (a schoolday nonetheless), your proposal was that;

a) I take the day off work
b) My partner takes the day off work
c) My two eldest kids take the day off school
d) We all queue for tickets to honour the 1 per person rule

Similarly, if a family of 4 or 5 went to the 'Boro game, you want them to all queue up together? INSANE!

By putting more tickets into the hands of season ticket holder and trust members rather than people who attended a one-off game v 'Boro, you are patently tipping the balance of power away from touts and into the hands of fans. Your argument is ill thought out, and quite obviously aimed at satisfying a very boring agenda.

So how do you explain why 6,000 tickets were enough for season ticket holders and trust members v Middlesbrough but 8,000 tickets weren't enough v Manchester City?

I am glad you got a ticket, I am glad your mates did. Shame about those who didn't.

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

excessbee wrote:

Stan A. Einstein wrote:
....... Only sell one ticket to each person in the queue. .....

Have to pick up on this. I queued for ninety minutes on Friday with three season tickets in my hand. Three of us queuing (repeated many time over) would have stretched the queue halfway round the cabbage patch and slowed the process down immensely. What would that have achieved?

I disagree. I disagree more that you should be able to buy six tickets.

However the major problem was the selling of multiple numbers when the Middlesbrough tickets came into play. Anyone could print off multiple tickets which would not have sufficed for getting into the Middlesbrough game but worked for getting more tickets for Manchester City.

At the expense of many genuine fans.