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White Hart said:
What about Season Tickets, absolutely massive waiting list. Do celebrities get preferential treatment here. On Talksport the other day some guy who was a member of Pulp said he became a Spurs fan by accident, not a lifelong fan. One minute he was 40,000+ on the waiting list soon after he was offered a season ticket. Wonder if other celeb fans have been as lucky or did they have to wait.
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It's not really a massive waiting list - it's anybody with a membership.

I've been around 40k on the "waiting list" for years and I get offered one every year and so must everyone above me, so unless I'm a celebrity...

I don't move up the much, so hardly anyone above me takes them up on their kind offer.
 
Coys1955 said:
It's not really a massive waiting list - it's anybody with a membership.

I've been around 40k on the "waiting list" for years and I get offered one every year and so must everyone above me, so unless I'm a celebrity...

I don't move up the much, so hardly anyone above me takes them up on their kind offer.
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Learn to sing and dance maybe?

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The best Cockernee accent ever
 
Got a reply back from the fan forum representative. Actually quite a decent email but it doesn't seem anything is imminent. Most relevant parts in bold:

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Thank you for your email & reaching out.

I’m sorry to hear the difficulties getting tickets over the last 2 seasons - unfortunately you are not alone and the lack of tickets is undoubtedly one of the biggest complaints that us members report (together with ticket prices).

For that reason, the ticketing process is the thing I have been working the most on with trying to improve both the availability & process on the exchange. Together with trying to give us members a legitimate way to resell/share tickets when matches are rescheduled etc.

We are in ongoing discussions with the club about concessions on the exchange for the very reason you said (it’s absurd and unfair that children should have to be paying adult prices especially if the season ticket listed was by a concession!). Unfortunately at present they have not budged but I assure the discussions continue. The clubs’ stance is that they have to pay the season ticket holder out a full price refund when their ticket sells and regarding safeguarding about selling single tickets to juniors. We have pushed back & continue to do so with various solutions suggested.

One point just to clarify is regarding the concession availability in the members’ sale. Unlike season tickets, there is no cap on concessions in the members’ sale - but they are only available in the concession stands.

I will definitely take this forward again to the club as planned at our next ticketing discussion in November & push again for the availability of concessions on the exchange. As you rightly mentioned, our juniors are our fans of tomorrow.

Thanks again for reaching out.

Best wishes

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The defence from the club that they have to pay the season ticket holder a full price refund is obviously silly, in the sense that they're paying back with money the season ticket holder has given them in the first place. What they mean is that they don't get as much money from concessions, and like Mr Crab from Spongebob, they really like money.

Still, at least it is an issue that is getting some attention.
 
LLB Part Deux said:
Got a reply back from the fan forum representative. Actually quite a decent email but it doesn't seem anything is imminent. Most relevant parts in bold:

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Thank you for your email & reaching out.

I’m sorry to hear the difficulties getting tickets over the last 2 seasons - unfortunately you are not alone and the lack of tickets is undoubtedly one of the biggest complaints that us members report (together with ticket prices).

For that reason, the ticketing process is the thing I have been working the most on with trying to improve both the availability & process on the exchange. Together with trying to give us members a legitimate way to resell/share tickets when matches are rescheduled etc.

We are in ongoing discussions with the club about concessions on the exchange for the very reason you said (it’s absurd and unfair that children should have to be paying adult prices especially if the season ticket listed was by a concession!). Unfortunately at present they have not budged but I assure the discussions continue. The clubs’ stance is that they have to pay the season ticket holder out a full price refund when their ticket sells and regarding safeguarding about selling single tickets to juniors. We have pushed back & continue to do so with various solutions suggested.

One point just to clarify is regarding the concession availability in the members’ sale. Unlike season tickets, there is no cap on concessions in the members’ sale - but they are only available in the concession stands.

I will definitely take this forward again to the club as planned at our next ticketing discussion in November & push again for the availability of concessions on the exchange. As you rightly mentioned, our juniors are our fans of tomorrow.

Thanks again for reaching out.

Best wishes

---------------------------------------------------------

The defence from the club that they have to pay the season ticket holder a full price refund is obviously silly, in the sense that they're paying back with money the season ticket holder has given them in the first place. What they mean is that they don't get as much money from concessions, and like Mr Crab from Spongebob, they really like money.

Still, at least it is an issue that is getting some attention.
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Good on you for pushing.

Agree re club's response. "We can't possibly offer a kid's concession because it's less profitable" is all the club is saying in truth.

I hope and expect the new regulator will bring in changes. Greedy cunts will only do it once told they have to.
 
This thread makes for interesting reading, though not in a good way.

In my neck of the earth, the normal fans are being priced out of NFL games as well. My father took me to them as a kid, when a modest ticket could be had for $25 or so. That was a stretch for my family back then. When I first had season tickets they were around $55 each. I believe today the lowest face value ticket available is $90, and that's before the fees and parking costs are added on to your day. It's a big expense and no longer feasible for many typical family of fours.

Sports have been taken over by these interests who only care about extracting every cent from the bled-dry fan base.

Of course there are only 8 home games, with a postseason game or two if you're lucky, but the prices are too high for a lot of people who once could attend.

Saddens me that kids may not have the experience of being there in the arena for the battle, joyful experiences I had.
 
kcspurs said:
This thread makes for interesting reading, though not in a good way.

In my neck of the earth, the normal fans are being priced out of NFL games as well. My father took me to them as a kid, when a modest ticket could be had for $25 or so. That was a stretch for my family back then. When I first had season tickets they were around $55 each. I believe today the lowest face value ticket available is $90, and that's before the fees and parking costs are added on to your day. It's a big expense and no longer feasible for many typical family of fours.

Sports have been taken over by these interests who only care about extracting every cent from the bled-dry fan base.

Of course there are only 8 home games, with a postseason game or two if you're lucky, but the prices are too high for a lot of people who once could attend.

Saddens me that kids may not have the experience of being there in the arena for the battle, joyful experiences I had.
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Short termism - todays kids are tomorrows adults paying full price.

Terrifying watching some people at the ground watching the game on their phone whilst filming it - but that’s what they are used to, just watching on screens.

Atmosphere is becoming a thing of the past also - very difficult to learn the songs if you only go a couple of times a season.
 
Richard Splash said:
Short termism - todays kids are tomorrows adults paying full price.

Terrifying watching some people at the ground watching the game on their phone whilst filming it - but that’s what they are used to, just watching on screens.

Atmosphere is becoming a thing of the past also - very difficult to learn the songs if you only go a couple of times a season.
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