Away Ticket Fiasco vs Carlisle

I think at over 1,600 you will be fine.
It was 1,450 5 games ago for only 960 Northampton tickets which only saw 660 actually taken up by the bandings.

 

I'm missing Grimsby too, so on that basis you aren't missing out if everyone seems to be missing it.
My daughter was mascot that day so the club actually have photo proof we were there.

 

I ended up going into the club for some help with the memberships and spent the time (whilst being sorted) talking to Mick Lamb and his son who were managing the ticket office.
To say they were helpful would be an understatement as it would be if I said they were exasperated at all the complications of the points system, membership farce etc……
I feel a bit sorry for them having to deal with the barrage or queries and complaints they will be handling right now

 

Yes I have seen mick many times whilst I’ve been buying or collecting tickets from City. He is helpful but can also come across as a proper miserable so-and-so! But yes I’m sure he is absolutely despairing at the current situation and he has my sympathies, but that’s between him to sort out with his employers

 

Same

 

You would be miserable dealing with customer service issues when it goes tits up. I was an on call manager at Liverpool St Station once, evening peak , 18 platforms (?) No trains! 50,000 people thereabouts wanting trains home! Horrific! I feel sorry for people like Mick dealing with the crap.

 

I'm missing Orient points, the recent increase was for the purchase of the tickets for the play off home leg. I just presumed it was for Orient. If everyone is missing the same points I guess it doesn't really matter.

 

I see the club have put season tickets back on sale again. Still no details on tickets for Carlisle away....

 

He is just a lovely man.

 

He had never come across as miserable with me. He helped me purchase our new seats in the upper Morrison and explained everything with a smile on his face.

 

Mick Lamb has always be professional and responsive within an expected timescale when I have contacted him. I do get the feeling that some of the decisions up the food chain cause him no end of problems and being ticket office manager he gets the flack for decisions or issues which he has no involvement in by being front of house.

 

So as of 11am this morning we know or in some cases don't....

The allocation was confirmed with prices on Monday. (Via Carlisle's twitter)
Tickets were sent to BCAFC on Tuesday. (Via Carlisle's twitter)
No announcement for sales dates have been made.
No loyalty banding is known.
No prices other than those on the Carlisle website are known (as you can't charge away fans more it's a safe bet to expect those prices to be the same)
The game is just over 8 days and everyday that passes reduces the chances of post being received leaving it as collection only. If this moves to Monday it means many people who work full time will have no chance to pick up tickets prior to the game and will be heading up to Carlisle to queue for tickets.

They have tweeted today about home tickets, season tickets and Emmerdale. I mean what is the big secret, surely they aren't still figuring out how to sell these tickets? The loyalty bands should work themselves out based on the top 1,700 people on the system. This whole system was setup for just this scenario.

 

As I said it is between him and his employer to sort it out. From my point of view “the customer is always right” and if you’re having a shitty time in the job, you should still be professional and treat the customer with courtesy and respect. A smile and politeness go a long way and diffuse any potential stand off when all parties are pissed off. For the record I’ve never seen mick crack a smile lol

If the job makes you feel that down, it is time to move onto other things. No employer is worth your mental health

 

Something doesn’t seem quite right with the away leg ticket sales. There must be something going on behind the scenes as I can see no reason why they wouldn’t be on sale now.
If they are deliberately delaying sale until after the first leg then I can’t think why and all it’s achieving is to prevent fans making travel plans.

could it be that there are discussions with police / EFL over what allocation we’ll get and whether they might reduce it as punishment for behaviour at Crewe / Rochdale etc.

 

There were masses of general sale tickets within that allocation. These sales will be going to people in the loyalty banding and no doubt will be easier to track. Also if the police just sit back and watch people enter the ground and do nothing like at Crewe and Rochdale then thats on them. I don't mind being checked on the way in.

 

This might not be far off the truth.

 

110%, which explains why I retired 5 years early…..Happy days!

 

I read somewhere that no matter when they go on sale, the tickets will be collection only.