Ticket Arrival?

**casso36** · 15/03/2007, 9:25 AM

Originally Posted by Corky

I have been block booked for the last 8 campaigns along with my father and brother. We have been sitting in practically the same 3 seats for the last 10 years and have taken up our allocation for every game (friendly or competitive) in that time.

Got our tickets for Wales and Slovakia yesterday - all seperate. Two at opposite ends of a row, another 20-odd rows back.

I cant understand how in an 80000 seater stadium, the FAI cant satisfy the ticket requests of loyal block bookers who were accomodated in a 35000 seater stadium.

If loyal block bookers cant get seats beside each other than who is getting them? I know of at least one mate who applied for these games, first time he's applied for any, and got 2 seats beside each other.

Now like everyone here, i've seen incompetence and a total lack of common sense from the FAI on numerous occaasions but this, for me is the ultimate insult. Anyone with even the most basic business knowledge knows that your loyal customers are your bread and butter, and you have to keep them happy..

Anyone else in the same boat??

Its because they couldn't really give a **** about the supporters, unless you're corporate.
Typical lazy FAI ****s, just unbeliveable that they can't even do ticket distribution correctly!!!

**eirebhoy** · 15/03/2007, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Bluetonic

Where is this?

Pedantic.

76,000 seater.

**Corky** · 15/03/2007, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Bluetonic

Where is this?

Bluetonic, thanks for pointing that out. Look I'm not interested in getting bogged down with exact figures. My point is that in a stadium with a soccer capacity approximately double that of Lansdowne (what 60-odd thousand compared to 35ish) , the fact the FAI cant accomodate their loyal fans in a similar manner to the last couple of decades is beyond comprehension. If it was the same capacity as Lansdowne I would still be questioning it.

**paul_oshea** · 15/03/2007, 10:19 AM

Did anyone on this site get decent Hogan/Cusack tickets i.e lwr tier centre and together??

yes i got mine lower cusack section 302 row d seats start at 2 i beleive. 4 of the seats are together i beleive.....well thats how the mammy read it out over the phone anyhow!!!

**Krstic** · 15/03/2007, 10:28 AM

Mine arrived today, upper Davin and both together.

reder · 15/03/2007, 10:29 AM

No tickets here still.

Im well used to poor ticket services from the lfc ticket office but as the FAI only has a handful of games to deal with, I expect better. FYI liverpool tickets are actually printed and sent from Holland.

Thats shocking about seats being split. Myself and 2 mates of mine have sat together at Ireland games for the last 8 years, (every game including friendlies) and i will be disgusted if

a - we are not seated together.

b - if we are stuck in a corner block.

It is disgraceful that loyal fans have to sit apart or get poor seats and also charging that lad �70 a pop for seats outside the perimeter of the pitch is a joke.

I am actually checking with a mate of mine who usually gets complimentary seats from eircom if he has received tickets and where they will be located. They used to be in the east lower centre.

**joe_barry80** · 15/03/2007, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by dynamo kerry

hi all

can someone post when they actually receive their tickets as I'm a bit nervous over here in the uk about them arriving on time. I usually get fai mail about a week after everyone else

also I emailed them and they said the tickets would go out 2-3 weeks before the game- fair enough but I'm still a tad worried- more about the postal service than the FAI in this instance

thanks

For the san marino game they arrived the next day by dhl, I live in austria.

**KK77** · 15/03/2007, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Corky

I have been block booked for the last 8 campaigns along with my father and brother. We have been sitting in practically the same 3 seats for the last 10 years and have taken up our allocation for every game (friendly or competitive) in that time.

Got our tickets for Wales and Slovakia yesterday - all seperate. Two at opposite ends of a row, another 20-odd rows back.

I cant understand how in an 80000 seater stadium, the FAI cant satisfy the ticket requests of loyal block bookers who were accomodated in a 35000 seater stadium.

If loyal block bookers cant get seats beside each other than who is getting them? I know of at least one mate who applied for these games, first time he's applied for any, and got 2 seats beside each other.

Now like everyone here, i've seen incompetence and a total lack of common sense from the FAI on numerous occaasions but this, for me is the ultimate insult. Anyone with even the most basic business knowledge knows that your loyal customers are your bread and butter, and you have to keep them happy..

Anyone else in the same boat??

Couldn't agree more. Sure say you have two tickets and your bringing your 5/6 year old son and they give you totally different stand tickets??

**Jerry The Saint** · 15/03/2007, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by Rafa B

Couldn't agree more. Sure say you have two tickets and your bringing your 5/6 year old son and they give you totally different stand tickets??

This will lead to chaos - people swapping seats etc. Best to get in early.

I'd love to know what kind of system they use

Application form asks for 3 tickets in a certain stand, the FAI randomly assign 3 seats in the same section (of a different stand probably!) and send them back to the applicant?

If you were getting a ticket for someone you didn't like and asked not to sit next to him they'd probably tell you it was too difficult to arrange.

**Ash** · 15/03/2007, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Still waiting on mine to reach Athlone.

Friends in Dublin and Mullingar got theirs yesterday!

Panic over, arrived this morning. 2 beside each other

**WexDec** · 15/03/2007, 1:32 PM

Originally Posted by reder

FYI liverpool tickets are actually printed and sent from Holland.

.........not to mention from France a week before the Barca match, two weeks after they were purchased ! At least the hassle/incompetence level is consistent

**OneRedArmy** · 15/03/2007, 1:50 PM

I was going to say that its unbelievable that the FAI have managed to split up blockbookers in a stadium that has almost twice as many seats as Lansdowne, but unfortunately its almost predictable at this stage.

Maybe if the powers that be in Merrion Sq spent more time doing the bread and butter of their jobs rather than trying to persecute Irish football fans this kind of fcuk up wouldn't happen.

reder · 15/03/2007, 2:06 PM

Mine actually arrived today, Block 320, row Y. Looking at the stadium map, I think that was as good as I was going to get in the Davin Lower. All 3 are together, thankfully.

reder · 15/03/2007, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by WexDec

.........not to mention from France a week before the Barca match, two weeks after they were purchased ! At least the hassle/incompetence level is consistent

Outsourcing is mad. You can always get a duplicate on the day in Liverpool, alas the FAI cant seem to do that.

**G-Man** · 15/03/2007, 4:51 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

I was going to say that its unbelievable that the FAI have managed to split up blockbookers in a stadium that has almost twice as many seats as Lansdowne, but unfortunately its almost predictable at this stage.

Maybe if the powers that be in Merrion Sq spent more time doing the bread and butter of their jobs rather than trying to persecute Irish football fans this kind of fcuk up wouldn't happen.

I just cant understand how they could manage to split up loads of block bookers. Is it not possible to manage it that seats come together.

The reason I know so much about the seating in Croke Park is because the tickets for GAA games there come to our house at home and I help distribute them. There has never been an issue with the club getting separate tickets. If we got say 100 tickets, they would be in groups of 5/10 together in a row. So I cant see how the FAI couldnt use the GAA template of allocating tickets. Has the same problem happened in the rugby does anyone know?

**Green Tribe** · 15/03/2007, 5:48 PM

Still nothing by DHL yet, hope they come tomorrow at work or I'll be camping out at work like a right ar$e on a Saturday morning!

**Newryrep** · 15/03/2007, 6:08 PM

Originally Posted by Green Tribe

Still nothing by DHL yet, hope they come tomorrow at work or I'll be camping out at work like a right ar$e on a Saturday morning!

Green Tribe - how come you recieve your tickets by DHL, do you have to choose it or pay extra for it? I havent recieved anything yet (i am not panicing just yet as i usually get tickets/letter later) but if i had the choice of DHL i would probably pay extra for it.

I am relying on An Post and Royal Mail .

**Green Tribe** · 15/03/2007, 6:24 PM

Originally Posted by Newryrep

Green Tribe - how come you recieve your tickets by DHL, do you have to choose it or pay extra for it? I havent recieved anything yet (i am not panicing just yet as i usually get tickets/letter later) but if i had the choice of DHL i would probably pay extra for it.

I am relying on An Post and Royal Mail .

Cos I'm special!

Only kidding, I dunno, I said to them cos I am in Glasgow will they arrive in time before i travel over for the game and they said on monday that they will be DHL'd over the next 2 days, I'm praying for tomorrow

I did not ask for DHL so they better not charge me for it!

Maybe just cos I am "overseas" so to speak and they are not coming by land by postman pat.

**Newryrep** · 15/03/2007, 6:35 PM

Originally Posted by Green Tribe

Maybe just cos I am "overseas" so to speak and they are not coming by land by postman pat.

Jesus im confused now. So they trust Royal Mail overland but not An Post/Royal Mail oversea and royal Mail overland ?

maybe they are worried about pirates or sea monsters