tin hat on because I know it is a controversial subject that has been done to death many times but............
I'm really looking forward to another trip to Hampden tomorrow and despite a 6.15 am start and a 450 mile round trip there is nothing that I would prefer to be doing.
Whilst it will be a much more enjoyable trip home if we have booked a place in the final, this year it will be slightly tinged by the knowledge that it is highly unlikely that we will be able to get tickets for the final.
The much maligned loyalty scheme meant that those of us who can only get to a few games each year were still able to qualify for tickets for the final.
If we are back at Hampden next month then approximately half of our tickets will be used by season tickets holders and the other half by those same season ticket holders' wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, aunties, neighbours, workmates, passing acquantances etc etc. Some of these will be keen Hibs fans who get along to games when they can, others will never have been before or will have no real interest in football but quite like the idea of a day out.
Whilst you may feel that with a season ticket you have bought the right to say who can sit beside you, it means that this year the Hibs diaspora is less likely than ever to be able to get a ticket.
Surely it would be better to have some form of loyalty scheme.................. than having to hope that 4 season ticket holders will offer you their spares for you and your 3 kids!!?
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21-04-2017 06:21 PM #1
They can only sit on one seat at a time so do season ticket holders really need two?
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21-04-2017 06:23 PM #2
Two is fair, imho.
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21-04-2017 06:24 PM #3
Come back on tomorrow after the game and we can revisit it
Bad luck to talk about cup final tickets before a semi
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21-04-2017 06:25 PM #4
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Let's wait and see if we get there before arguing over the ticket allocation for the final. The club have not said anything as of yet. Rightly so, so come back on once we've won and the club have made a decision
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21-04-2017 06:26 PM #5
I think you should have delayed your post until after tomorrow's game, If season ticket sales keep going the way it is it won't be possible to give season tickets holder 2 each.
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21-04-2017 06:29 PM #6
Was it not only 1 per season ST last season?
Forget that it was loyalty points. Who says it's going to be 2 per ST if we reach the final?Last edited by I'm_cabbaged; 21-04-2017 at 06:31 PM.
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21-04-2017 06:30 PM #8
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Agree that two is fair. Big investment, big returns.
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21-04-2017 06:35 PM #10
Two per ST is fine. Only once the ST numbers get to a level where two would exceed the allocation should it be revisited.
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But as I said that all irrevalent just now
OP would be better to delete the post
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21-04-2017 06:39 PM #12
Twos no fair if your no a season ticket holder and it is fair if you are. The selfish nature of humans.
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21-04-2017 06:42 PM #13
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the way it worked last year was 1 ticket per season ticket and 1 extra if you had renewed using the early bird scheme.
I'm sorry but season ticket holders are the ones who pay to support the club whether they go or not.
They are the ones who deserve first dibs on the tickets.
However this is an argument after tomorrow surely??
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21-04-2017 06:53 PM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
United we stand here....
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21-04-2017 07:07 PM #17
I can see Harrogate man's point, and feel for him but wait until 2 pm tomorrow( or even extra time) but as stated, ST holders will be accommodated first and always shall it be. we know that people would jump on the bandwagon if their local team gets to a cup final, have a great day with family etc but that is how it is. Approx. 150k turned out for the Sunday last year. hope you were there Peter.
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21-04-2017 07:10 PM #18
in my experience, i've never failed to get a ticket to game a really wanted to go to by posting on here - this includes last years cup final, actually. if you really, really want a ticket, you'll be able to get one, just might take a bit of persistence - you'll never get scalped by a fellow hibee though
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21-04-2017 07:19 PM #19
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1 per season ticket - you only need the 1 seat. Otherwise you're not rewarding ST holders you're rewarding the friends of ST holders.
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21-04-2017 07:21 PM #21
I like the option of two but IF we get there, as long as I get one I'm not that fussed.
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21-04-2017 07:22 PM #22
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Two for those with both. Seems fair to me.
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But we shouldn't get too carried away - tomorrow is a tough game!!!
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21-04-2017 07:49 PM #25
It is not two per ST holder. It is one for the present season and one for next season's ST holder. Otherwise a person who had renewed would be entitled to 4 cup final tickets. It is like a reward in advance so if you buy a ST for the coming season you get the chance of a cup final ticket.
If we have 11,000 for this season and 11,000 or more buy/renew we may run into some problems. 11,000 for this season and 8,000 renewals at the minute, with that number set to rise if we are in the final. If that were to happen there would be no general sale if we made the final and possibly ST holders missing out. The price of success, demand out stripping supply.
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21-04-2017 08:05 PM #27
People need the extra seat for their inflatable pandas, its not right too expect to carry them for at least 90 mins.
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21-04-2017 08:18 PM #28
why are we discussing things like this the night before a big game?
can you not wait till we get through this game to begin discussing something that has not yet happened.
Please lets concentrate on tomorrow and get through this game first. THEN have your grip about who gets what and how many they get ,AGAIN!
Thank you.
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21-04-2017 08:24 PM #30
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