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Seats update v Swindon

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April 19, 2024, 10:27pm

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Quoted from jimgtfc
I wonder if in the future when the ‘I’m not tech savvy’ excuse has finally worn thin, we might see a system where instead of releasing your seat, you confirm it instead, maybe by the Wednesday or Thursday before the game on the Saturday. If you haven’t confirmed it by then, it goes on general sale. Would stop a lot of ‘no shows’ who just don’t bother to release their seat. I don’t know, just a thought.


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Interesting ... at certain prem clubs you will forfeit your season ticket unless you hit a threshold number of games . See ManC as a good example. There was an excellent article in the athletic about this recently.
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I find it interesting that in this thread we’re defending those who can afford to pay out hundreds and then choose to leave their seat empty when on another thread we’re decrying how wealth has destroyed the game for the ordinary fan.

As a fan of 40+ years, through thick and thin, I do find it odd that when I’m now back in town, a family group of tickets (not in the Osmond/Ormand Corner) is like rocking horse excrement. Particularly when it’s a ‘sell out’ but it turns out there are still seats everywhere.
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Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

They have bought the seat for hundreds of pounds! They can do what they like, whether to go or not depending on their circumstances for each game.


First season back in the league in 16/17 someone bought three seats next to mine on the halfway line at the back of the upper and turned up to the the Pompey and Donny games and one other that I can’t remember. Huge waste of money for them. People who are doing this shouldn’t be allowed to renew but should be offered complimentary 1878 membership for a season.
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Quoted from jimgtfc
I wonder if in the future when the ‘I’m not tech savvy’ excuse has finally worn thin, we might see a system where instead of releasing your seat, you confirm it instead, maybe by the Wednesday or Thursday before the game on the Saturday. If you haven’t confirmed it by then, it goes on general sale. Would stop a lot of ‘no shows’ who just don’t bother to release their seat. I don’t know, just a thought.


This is a bad idea for reasons others have stated, but there might be a bit of something in the tech/automation side of it.

You could do an automated email/text asking people to confirm they are attending, with a couple of reminders up till game day, something like "please let us know if you are planning on coming by replying 'y'/clicking here etc.. If you are not able to attend, please do consider releasing your seat and entering our prize draw etc."

If you reply confirming you're attending, the texts/emails obvs stop, if not, you must get a couple more emails or texts up to game day promoting the same message

But never with any threat to your seat, just encouragement/reminder to release your seat if you can't attend
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I know....wild idea.....rewind....make it pay on the gate and when the stewards inside say the ground is full close the turnstiles...


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Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

They have bought the seat for hundreds of pounds! They can do what they like, whether to go or not depending on their circumstances for each game.


Yep, fair comment.


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**seats released**   12 hrs until ko

7 available in the Upper.
2 in the lower
Pontoon SOLD out
Main lots if single seats dotted about with decent view
Osmond - a fair few sold yesterday but still plenty of availability
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As this match isn’t restricted to existing, registered customers there is a live running total on the All Town Aren’t We news aggregate site…

At 07:05 it’s…

Main Stand
25
Upper
1
Lower
1
Pontoon
0
Osmond
96
Total
123
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More seats made available in the Osmond? …

Main Stand
24
Upper
2
Lower
1
Pontoon
0
Osmond
303
Total
330
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