France (A) ticket exchange thread

**M@ttitude** · 10/11/2009, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by elroy

Skimcg replied to my pm'd afterwards and is still looking for tickets so i feel he should be next to be offered any available tickets.

Fair play, so im sure Skimcg will be sorted off Keenanboy..

**Mr.Devine** · 11/11/2009, 8:32 AM

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!

**keenanboy** · 11/11/2009, 9:34 AM

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

**Greenforever** · 11/11/2009, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Mr.Devine

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!

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.

**pineapple stu** · 11/11/2009, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by keenanboy

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

What do you want us to do?

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.

**skimcg** · 11/11/2009, 11:09 AM

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.

**skimcg** · 11/11/2009, 11:16 AM

Thanks keenanboy.

**Bear** · 11/11/2009, 11:19 AM

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?

**pineapple stu** · 11/11/2009, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by skimcg

Thanks keenanboy.

Did you take keenanboy's tickets?

**skimcg** · 11/11/2009, 12:44 PM

Ya I got them from keenanboy.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 11/11/2009, 1:03 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

What do you want us to do?

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.

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....

**pineapple stu** · 11/11/2009, 1:05 PM

Yes, as per the rules. First come first served a week in advance as people will be heading off for Paris soon.

**joema** · 11/11/2009, 1:16 PM

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...

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.

**pineapple stu** · 11/11/2009, 1:31 PM

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.

**mjpcc** · 11/11/2009, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by joema

Don't mean to criticise. At all. Realise you are doing great work here and helping genuine fans get tickets, but...

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.

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.

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.

**francesco_1** · 11/11/2009, 3:05 PM

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.

Great... just when i reach the summit

**pineapple stu** · 11/11/2009, 3:12 PM

They should start with you regardless. But if someone posts "I have two", then you can PM them as well.

**Mr.Devine** · 11/11/2009, 3:28 PM

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!