FAI Rip off Supporters Clubs...

**Eire06** · 04/05/2005, 9:53 AM

Its a disgrace, the FAI just used us to buy the 'lower' profile match tickets and now they have the cheek to reduce our allocations for the 'higher' profile matches...
Were the ones who travel up and down for every match no matter what, we follow the team abroad even if it costs us our life savings and we go out in the cold every weekend to support our local EL teams and this is the way they treat us...

Can someone give me a hand taking the knife out of my back...

**Ash** · 04/05/2005, 10:21 AM

I just got the letter now saying that we've been cut by 70%
but if the Israel FA dont sell all their allocation they might be
in a position to recoup the tickets and redistribute them.

**gufct** · 04/05/2005, 11:05 AM

trust got the same letter despite taking up its full allocation for each game at a severe cost to itself.I would be interested in getting involved in any group that wishes to publicise this.

**MariborKev** · 04/05/2005, 11:09 AM

All those that have replied check your PMs

**niamh** · 04/05/2005, 11:14 AM

Not for one second am I ****ed off with eL fans who are organising tickets, but when you are asked how many tickets you want for the rest of the games this year, you tend to believe you will get them and plan accordingly.
The lads have put up with so much crap already that this is hardly fair.
The FAI are a joke and are forgetting who pays for their tickets - fans.
I'm angry, but not overly surprised tbh.

**Green Tribe** · 04/05/2005, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Ash

I just got the letter now saying that we've been cut by 70%
but if the Israel FA dont sell all their allocation they might be
in a position to recoup the tickets and redistribute them.

don't see this happening.......

**observer** · 04/05/2005, 11:46 AM

Would ye not get legal opinion on this lads? It would seem that there were enough promises and committments made by the Blazers to form some kind of contract. This is a scandal and I have no doubt some of the "unavailable" tickets will finish up with touts on the day.

**FourFiveOne** · 04/05/2005, 11:47 AM

We got the letter too. Disgraceful.

**MariborKev** · 04/05/2005, 12:25 PM

Lads

Can all those who look after tickets for clubs who have yet to get in touch with me as regards this matter then please PM me etc on this issue.

If you aren't the rep, drop the rep and email or phonecall and ask them to get in touch

A united appraoch on this is essential.

**tiktok** · 04/05/2005, 12:26 PM

I'm still so angry I can hardly write this.

I agree with everything that's been written before, I was under the impression that we now had the status of block-bookers, something the FAI seem to have confirmed to different groups.

They've lied to us.
We've been shafted.
I'm not going to take this one lying down.
Put my name down for any protest.

**pineapple stu** · 04/05/2005, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Maribor

The need for a fully functioning fans organisation was highlighted over the last few days, and this is the issue to launch the campaign.

Definitely.

Hypothetically for the moment, how many Supporters' Clubs would be in a position to have a representative in Dublin for a meeting about four/five times a year? If each Supporters' Club is charged a small membership fee (E50 per year even), we'd then have a bit of cash to work with. We could then organise far more effectively things like media announcements, protests, communication with the FAI, etc.

An Ireland fanzine was also mentioned on aonther thread. This could work too (a few of us were thinking about it a while back, but saw no real need; now, though...). Put in the usual few humorous fanzine-style articles, looks back at and forward to away trips, songs, etc., but include a few pages to point out what the FAI are doing - not just here, but with other things as well (e.g. Delaney getting appointed, etc., etc. - all the things which brought about the protest at the Croatia game). How many fanzine writers (or people in general) would be interested in contributing to or selling this?

**Peadar** · 04/05/2005, 12:46 PM

soccerc, it must break your heart to see your baby being strangled like this!?
We, the fans, need to be organised under one banner.
I'll help in any way I can.
Seems like an eternity since we stood in the goal mouth at Lansdowne Road with Fran Rooney, while Brazil had a training session.
The future looked bright then.
It looks particularly bleak now!

**Karlos** · 04/05/2005, 12:52 PM

I think a fanzine is a good idea, would certainly be interested in contributing to one on a regular basis.

**Rochey** · 04/05/2005, 12:53 PM

Yea Stu thats a good idea a united supporters club made up of Ireland and Eircom league fans is a good idea. As you said it could be very effective. Even if we could get two people together from every club. The all ireland Fanzine is also a good idea. I'm sure there would be plenty of people on this site will to give articles ect. I would definitly be up for meeting to get something like this off the ground.

**JohnD** · 04/05/2005, 12:56 PM

Hi Lads:

It is really maddening. I have just left a voice mail on Emma Buckleys' (ticket office FAI) phone regarding this. We, the LimerickFC Supporters' club, have a very small allocation 12 in all. We are now going to be cut to 4.

We signed up to this deal in the full knwledge that we would buy tickets for all matches until the end of the World Cup Campaign. This is breaking the terms of the contract we hav with the FAI.

Count us in for any protests etc from Limerick fans

JohnD

**Aberdonian Stu** · 04/05/2005, 1:04 PM

Maribor check your Private messages.

Sorry to post this in the thread but I assure you it's relevant.

**fbtn** · 04/05/2005, 1:12 PM

This is the lowest they have ever stooped and they should not be allowed to get away with it.

The reps from each club that sorted out the allocations will now, very unfairly, have to carry the can from their respective supporters clubs - absolute shambles.

**Peadar** · 04/05/2005, 1:14 PM

We don't want to cut off our noses to spite out faces either so there's no point wading into a vengeful confrontation with FAIreland and killing off the scheme completely.
It's quite possible that FAIreland feel they don't owe us anything and may in turn feel we're more trouble than we're worth.
This needs to be well planned.
Some of the people on here are taking a very positive approach so lets support that before we go chaining ourselves to Merrion Square.

**Karlos** · 04/05/2005, 1:16 PM

Lads,

just to clarify my position, I don't currently receive my tickets from a eircom league supporters club (have mine from a local football organisation) but I am 100% behind you in this matter. It's only right and just that should get the tickets that have been promised by the FAI

support in full

K.

**�anna** · 04/05/2005, 1:18 PM

Why anyone bothers giving money to the scum in the FAI I really don't know. To hell with them. Before now there was a small chance of me going back to Landsdowne sometime in the future- can't see it happening now. I won't give my money to british football