You were down for two - do you want off the list entirely, or brought down to 1? Not that it looks like there'll be any more tickets going.
Yep. A Big thanks Macdermesser. You can take me off the list now stu.
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
You were down for two - do you want off the list entirely, or brought down to 1? Not that it looks like there'll be any more tickets going.
Sorry Stu - Yeah just reduce it to one (still people in our party without) but Im not getting greedy, I think i've done very well to get the one!
Thanks
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
ahem...
Originally Posted by macdermesser
lucky i think i'm sorted through abbey!
Last edited by jbyrne; 08/11/2011 at 1:16 PM.
I did stand up for you jbyrne!
I assume he didn't look at the first post in the thread as it's usually just the list, and the second post is the first person looking for tickets.
and when i was honest enough to just seek one really even though at the time my group needed loads!
happy at least one person on here got sorted through the forum. i assume the spare arose due to the FAIs baffling decision to allocate tickets to fans already at away matches this campaign even if they were not travelling!! used to defend the FAI, the ticket office in particular, but their handling of this away match has been an utter farce.
Surely those people were asked whether or not they wanted a ticket and given first dibs? Otherwise there'd be loads of spares. If it's a case that those who went to away games were given first call, and the rest (none, as it turned out) were put on open sale, then that's fair enough.
Sorry Jbyrne - I didn't see Stu's second post until now - just saw the first one saying that the list goes out the window at this late stage. Glad to hear that you are sorted too.
no worries. just glad you sorted someone here as i said
afraid not. from what i've read / heard people got tickets allocated to them whether they were going or not. also, one or two got away tickets sent to them when they wanted home only!
Sure that means there must be a rake of spares (or empty seats)?
If that's the case, then there'll be war.
id say those that were allocated but didnt need just passed them onto anyone. cant really complain as one of my group got sorted this way
sorted thanks
I don't want to get the site in trouble, but it has been speculated on other sites, that Abbey Travel were given a disproportionate amount of tickets for Estonia as they are the official travel partners.
Whatever about people whinging on forums, there literally are dozens of fellas I know through work or home that go to at 75% of away games who did not get any tickets through the FAI, and given that there haven't been that many going to a considerable amount of games, that suggests there could be something wrong.
The ticket office have made mistakes before, it wouldn't surprise me if they;d messed this up too.
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
it must be maddening for regular fans (not just this for campaign though) that ticket allocation transparency for this match has been dreadful at best. However, Abbeys packages with tickets were sold out within hours and they have many travelling with them without tickets I believe. I am not convinced that the FAI gave them more than they were due. In fact, this is the first case I remember that the FAI offered tickets to regular fans for an away match without even asking them if they were actually going to the match!! maybe thats a big part of the problem. not every travelling fan posts on forums like this and Id say many tickets have dripped down to non regulars who know regulars who were offered tickets and didnt actually need them for themselves.
For Basle 2003 when only about 3,000 tickets were available to us the FAI only had / allocated 1,200 tickets to raffle off to the ordinary fan. the rest went to players, sponsors (from where i got my ticket), 10 year ticket holders, FAI blazers, junior league officials etc. Id say something not too disimilar happened this time.
Just to confirm what jbyrne said above. The FAI announced that they would start by contacting those who had been at previous away games in this campaign (at least, those who had got their tickets from the FAI).
I was fortunate enough to be in Moscow and Andorra so I assumed they would email me and ask me if I wanted a ticket. Instead, after a two week wait and no contact from the FAI, they sent an email saying that I had been allocated one ticket. I am traveling to Tallinn so that is no problem but, as you said, there are bound to be people who got tickets in this manner who had no intention of traveling to Estonia.
I'm sure most of these tickets have found their way to genuine fans, but I share your concern that there might be empty seats in the stadium on Friday while there are Irish supporters outside without tickets.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Yep, that's what's happened alright. There are just too many regulars without for it to make sense any other way. Really, really unfair.
That is mind-bogglingly retarded. Cue the saviour of Irish fans - John Delaney - coming along with tickets to sell to people in pubs pre-match. To take the ticket or to punch him in the face?
One, less off my list. Only the 3 looking for now.
This campaign only was used. I know someone left short who was at all games in the last campaign but no aways this time. Tough but they are the rules. he is since sorted.
Part of the issue is people getting tickets through different people and getting tickets in the country. a lot of that goes on. The FAI can't know who they were even if they gott he tickets from the officials out there. Loads didn't pay the Macedonian price for away end tickets (20 euros I think) , waited until they got out and paid 1.60 euros. Seemed a smart move at the time and they got in the away end but they obviously didn't get credit for travelling. I always buy my tickets direct from the FAI.
I think it shows the need for a travel club.
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