Fair play, so im sure Skimcg will be sorted off Keenanboy..Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
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Fair play, so im sure Skimcg will be sorted off Keenanboy..Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Cheers for the info elroy and Harps1954! Its very fustrating when u see Irish tickets been offered at 100 euro each on Gumtree, these people are a disgrace and nothing more than touts! Presumably they got the tickets from the FAI, it really pis**s me off when genuine fans like myself and my mate cant get tickets, having attended all home games and travelled to Bari! Its typical of the Ireland we live in!
A lad I work with told me he has a contact in France who could get me two tickets, but apparently these are 150 euro face value!!?!? I wont pay that, especially to sit among the French support. To the lads thst have tickets, Im well down that list for tickets but if ye dont hear from the other lads above me (who maybe have been sorted and thats why there not on here checking) I'd take the hand of ye for two tickets!
Hey Mods...
any chance we can get a move on/remove people that are clogging up the waiting list on genuine applicants?
mcgrear is surely not coming back any time soon
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Originally Posted by Mr.Devine
I think you're been very harsh on the FAI with that coment, there are very few tickets on Gumtree etc when you consider that in excess of 70,000 tickets have beed distributed.
While I accept at face value you have been to all home games, given you have been only to one away game you don't really qualify for a guaranteed ticket from the FAI, (in my opinion - 2 matches or more should) however dont panic YOU will get sorted, there are plenty of tikets floating around and come Saturday when lads who go to matches together but wouldnt normally meet up otherwise, meet up they will then know who has extra tickets etc and these will be sold at face value to Irish fans.
The lads and lassies in the ticket office have worked their asses off over the last couple of weeks to distribute the tickets as fairly as possible, when the easier thing would have been to put them on ticketmaster.
What do you want us to do?Quote:
Originally Posted by keenanboy
It's up to people on the list to move it. I just keep the list updated.
If you have tickets and you PM or e-mail McGrear, and he doesn't get back to you in 24 hours, move on.
Also, today the list turns first-come-first-served.
Hi lads,
I have got 2 so I'm sorted
so I can be removed from list. If I hear of any more il offer them here. Thanks.
Thanks keenanboy.
Hi folks, I'm a first time poster but regular reader of the comments on this site - have made a small mistake and would love some guidance! As a block booker I applied and received tickets for Paris, however in my excitement I neglected to fill in the "travel information" piece of the puzzle - FAI have taken the payment for the tickets but they haven't landed yet. Have tried ringing but it rings out/voicemail box is full, have emailed but have not got a response yet. Getting concerned as I'm flying over on Monday, anyone any other ideas on what I could do to smooth the wheels?
Did you take keenanboy's tickets?Quote:
Originally Posted by skimcg
Ya I got them from keenanboy.
So it's changing that someone now posts they have tickets and then anyone can reply to them looking for them? Just want to make sure....Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Yes, as per the rules. First come first served a week in advance as people will be heading off for Paris soon.
Don't mean to criticise. At all. Realise you are doing great work here and helping genuine fans get tickets, but...Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Don't think the first come, first served system is all that fair. Granted, there may not be a more suitable alternative, but I still reckon this needs saying. If someone has spare tickets, I reckon they should take the person on the lists post history or post count into account or something...
Again, I realise this may not be all that accurate either. Afterall, many fans don't log on here....and a lot of those that do, don't post all that regualrly.
All said, I just think that those with spare tickets should not just blindly sort out the next person on the list by default.
It just annoys me a little bit when you see people treating the first come, first served system as flawless. The "offical" thing bothers me a little as well, truth be told.
Don't mean to be having a go, though, Stu. I'm sure tickets tend to go to people who deserve them. :ball:
We'll be looking at how things work after this game anyway, so no offence taken!
The point is that at this stage before an away game, people don't have time to wait 24 hours for the person on top of the list not to get back to them (because they'll be heading out on Sunday or Monday, for example), so this speeds things up. Ditto with home games, where it's 24 hours before the game. But as I say, after the away game, I'll start a thread on feedback, and we'll revise the rules for stuff like that if people want.
I live in Canada and it is not practical for me to get to many games so I'm not a block booker. That said I always get to at least a couple of games each campaign. I have been lucky enough to get tickets from this forum on previous occasions - not this time, but I am thankfully sorted - I'm flying Toronto - Amsterdam - Dublin for the game on Saturday, then on to PAris on Tuesday for the game on Wednesday and then home on Thursday. It is an expensive trip. I booked it within 2 hours of the draw being made - had to clear with the wife - first. I did not have tickets for the games then and have worked my ass off since doing everything I could to get tickets.Quote:
Originally Posted by joema
This is a great site. Sure, there is lots of rubbish spouted here, windups ets, but there is are a lot of really genuine fans on here who attemp to help others with no interest in profit. I applaud Pinapple Stu and the others and hope they continue to maintain forums such as this. They are successfull if the membership use them in the spirit intended.
I do not think there is a better way but I could be wrong and perhaps this would be a good thread to start and generate discussion on the topic.
I do believe that as it is the system in use we should support it unless and until we agree on a better one.
Regarding number of posts: I suspect there are many like me who check in to the site daily but do not post often.
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Great... just when i reach the summit :(
They should start with you regardless. But if someone posts "I have two", then you can PM them as well.
Greenforever I think you misunderstood me buddy, I'm not talking about the game Saturday, Ive got my ticket for that having attended all home games including Montenegro (after which I sent my stub into the FAI)! I'm talking about the game in Paris, which I was turned down by the FAI for 2 tickets. So me and my mate have our flights and accomodation sorted and no tickets as of yet! I do acknowledge the good work the FAI are doing in distributing tickets but I can't help being annoyed when I see Irish end tickets for Paris been touted online and I cant get my hands on them!
Thanks pineapple stu as an earlier poster said I appreciate your efforts in helping genuine fans to try and get tickets!
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Originally Posted by mjpcc
Yeah system not perfect but we gotta work with it. Iv been on here over 7 years but mainly read and hardly ever post. Btw still lookin 2 tics :)
I agree with the other lads, its not perfect but its the best system weve got this close to the game! As you can see I have only joined recently and have few posts but this does not make me any less of an Irish fan! I have been reading posts on here sporadically over the last 7 or so yrs but never posted and my current job is not exactly compatable with checking online and posting comments, however I was so disapointed that I wasn't selected in the FAI ticket ballot that Ive been trying every avenue open to me for nearly the last two weeks and this to my mind is the best Irish football site and thus my best chance of finding genuine lads with spares who wont rip me off. So how long someone is a member on here or the number of their posts does not necessarily qualify them as a better candidate for a match ticket than someone else! Ive attended all home games and travelled to Italy, if my budget had allowed I would have travelled to more away games, but it didnt!
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Originally Posted by Mr.Devine
No my point was that the ticket office have worked very hard to allocate tickets in a fair manner for Paris, and rather than hve a randon draw they have taken into account peoples travelling record and lenght of time on the BB system when allocating the tickets. Remember they got almost 17K applications for 8,000 tickets so there was no way of pleasing everybody.
Given the number of tickets allocated there are very few Irish end tickets being touted on websites, and a lot seem to be the same tickets reposted after not selling.
As regards the "waiting list for tickets on this site" I honestly believe a lot of people with spare tickets dont go from the top but quietly look at peoples history of posts / where they are travelling from and then pm peolpe quietly. I have certainly done this, and make no apologies about it.
Having said that I am sure you will be sorted before you go to Paris on Monday.
Fair enough Greenforever point taken! One bit of confusion that has arosen is just how many fans applied for tickets. In my rejection email from the FAI they said "In total we received requests for over 17,000 tickets", that means 17,000 tickets were requested and not 17,000 applications were received (at least I hoped so :) ). I was hoping that this meant that many fans requested multiple tickets along with their mates in the hope that some of them would be lucky and say only 10,000 or so are actually taravelling. whats your take on it? Cheers for the pm btw.
Hi Bear - my brother did the same with our booking, tried ringing them on Monday but no chance, emailed them all the travel info then & tickets arrived yesterday so do that - reckon you'll be fine, they've taken your cash so if they have a problem they'll have to contact you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear
Mullin, apprecaite that, thanks very much. Good to hear that someone in the same situation got a result and got it sorted. I've one of my mates who's going with me lined up to go to Abbottstown today just in case as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mullin
I have been sorted for a ticket so i can be removed from the list thanks.
surely this thread could be demerged into a ticket exchange thread and a general 'ticket exchange rules' thread?
also, has everyone got their tickets already? I'm still waiting....
2 spare tickets, 42e each. will pm the top of the list
Just got a PM from blaise:
I repliedQuote:
Originally Posted by blaise
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Originally Posted by SuperDave
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Originally Posted by SuperDave
I can be removed from the list, cheers!!
I mentioned in an earlier post that I had tickets for the French section and was looking for an exchange; those tickets now appear to have fallen through :(
Would appreciate if I could be added to the list.
blaise - did you offer tickets to a poster for €200?Quote:
Originally Posted by blaise
One ticket for €140?
And what was the face value of that ticket?
Stu the price will be droping every day, rather than ban the muppet, lets just see how long before he / she realises that he / she wont be able to sell the tickets except at a loss
i know a lad who has now 2 tickets available for the paris game.
he'll be at the game tomorrow, so can arrange a swap there.
pm me and i'll exchange the details..
these are now gone
my 2 tickets are sold toJayC90 as he was the highest up the list who sent me a message. thanks for all the replies, hope you all get sorted.
I'm after getting 2 tickets as well so can you remove me from the list please Stu?
Cheers
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Originally Posted by blaise
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Looking for 2 ticks too