Season tickets

**Steve Bruce** · 30/05/2007, 10:23 AM

Last season Linfield used books with numbered stubbs in them for season tickets and this has been the method for years.

This season however we have purchased smart card technology and we will all just have to scan our cards into the machine. The Cards will have our pictures, name and probably address to.

What way do clubs in the ROI implement the use of Season Tickets?

**paudie** · 30/05/2007, 10:56 AM

Cork City give a laminated card for the season and season ticket holders go through their own gate so the club know how many went to each game.

Ideally every ticket should be barcoded and scanned on entry.

UEFA will probably try to introduce barcoding as part of their licencing system at some stage.

**MyTown** · 30/05/2007, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Bruce

This season however we have purchased smart card technology and we will all just have to scan our cards into the machine. The Cards will have our pictures, name and probably address to.

What????? No fingerprinting, DNA Profiling or retina scanning ??????

On a more serious note, we are doing our best to introduce a bar coding system for next season - but it's only at the discussion stage, and you know how long that might take!

**Danny** · 30/05/2007, 11:03 AM

Pats have the numbered stubs format.

Have used the swipe card functionality going into the City of Manchester stadium and it works a treat, really cuts down on touts too, altho thats not really a problem

**Macy** · 30/05/2007, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Danny

really cuts down on touts too, altho thats not really a problem

At Pats or the Boo Camp?

Didn't Bohs introduce a scanning system a couple of years ago, similar to the Linfield proposal?

**DecBoh** · 30/05/2007, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Macy

At Pats or the Boo Camp?

Didn't Bohs introduce a scanning system a couple of years ago, similar to the Linfield proposal?

Yeah but it's not working now, it was for members turnstile. We now show our "smart card" and a nice gentleman notes down our membership number.

**galwayhoop** · 30/05/2007, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by DecBoh

We now show our "smart card" and a nice gentleman notes down our membership number.

i'm sure that the card is still 'smart' but instead the problem is with the 'smart machines/turnstiles'

**endabob1** · 30/05/2007, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by paudie

Ideally every ticket should be barcoded and scanned on entry.

UEFA will probably try to introduce barcoding as part of their licencing system at some stage.

Considering they couldn't do better than a photocopy quality ticket for the Champions league final I wouldn't hold my breath

**Battery Rover** · 30/05/2007, 12:58 PM

We have a laminated card but don't know what they do with it at the gate as I have never used it.

We do have a seperate turnstyle for season tickets though

**Dodge** · 30/05/2007, 5:49 PM

I thought the laminated cards weren't allowed as each person entering the ground had to provide a ticket

Suppose this means some clubs count all season ticket holders in their attendance

**LeixlipRed** · 30/05/2007, 6:20 PM

Didn't get a season ticket this year but last year ours was a piece of cardboard

**BohsFans** · 30/05/2007, 6:35 PM

Originally Posted by Steve Bruce

Last season Linfield used books with numbered stubbs in them for season tickets and this has been the method for years.

This season however we have purchased smart card technology and we will all just have to scan our cards into the machine. The Cards will have our pictures, name and probably address to.

What way do clubs in the ROI implement the use of Season Tickets?

We did use that technology alright, but don't any more.

Apparently it's too slow and can't cope with the demand coming up to 7:45.

**BohsPartisan** · 30/05/2007, 6:41 PM

Originally Posted by BohsFans

Apparently it's too slow and can't cope with the demand coming up to 7:45.

He doesn't work at the turnstiles does he?

**BohsFans** · 30/05/2007, 7:01 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

He doesn't work at the turnstiles does he?

No, tunnel kicker is his job!

**KevB76** · 30/05/2007, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I thought the laminated cards weren't allowed as each person entering the ground had to provide a ticket

Suppose this means some clubs count all season ticket holders in their attendance

L37 season ticket is a laminated card.
Season ticket holders are counted as they enter through a particular gate.

**Steve Bruce** · 31/05/2007, 8:53 AM

Originally Posted by BohsFans

We did use that technology alright, but don't any more.

Apparently it's too slow and can't cope with the demand coming up to 7:45.

You must have brought in the low end model as they use this technology in the Premiership and they have 20 times the crowd any club on this island has.

I hope Linfield haven't went the cheap route or we could have the same difficulties.

**galwayhoop** · 31/05/2007, 9:38 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Bruce

You must have brought in the low end model as they use this technology in the Premiership and they have 20 times the crowd any club on this island has.

I hope Linfield haven't went the cheap route or we could have the same difficulties.

they have it in Celtic Park too and it works a treat. you are in the ground in no time and is a serious improvement on the old voucher system.

**superfrank** · 31/05/2007, 9:41 AM

We do laminated ones but the plastic's already coming off mine and we're only a third of the way through the season.

**stann** · 31/05/2007, 1:15 PM

We've the laminated card too, with spaces for the punch holes around the edges for each game.
For the gate attendant the novelty of this usually wears off after three or four games, leaving your season ticket apparently proof that every year you give the team up as a bad job before summer!
Also, there's no special turnstile for us, a lot of us drive in to park inside the ground anyway.