I wouldn't really want a fellow fan to lose their ST, but I hope I'd say to them that if it happens again they will.
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[Albion] ST revoked for touting Arsenal game? Now with PB response (post #306)
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The Wookiee
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My guess is that season ticket holders are buying a guest ticket and selling that on ?
BRIGHT ON Q
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So I missed 1 game this season against Liverpool and put my 2 tickets in the ticket exchange, to later find out a couple of Liverpool fans rocked up. Barber out.
World of difference between passing on your ST to a friend or family member when you can't go and selling or even passing on your ST to an opposition supporter.
However, I think the club needs to get its own house in order having witnessed the NS manager agreeing to let three Chelsea fans (females) into the NS provided they didn't cheer or celebrate a Chelsea goal!!
We should not have opposition supporters anywhere than in the areas specifically designated for away support and if they sneak in elsewhere, the stewards should immediately eject them. The stewards can then take their tickets and hand them over to Barber to investigate the source. If the tickets originated from a BHAFC supporter then a life ban isn't long enough.
However, I think the club needs to get its own house in order having witnessed the NS manager agreeing to let three Chelsea fans (females) into the NS provided they didn't cheer or celebrate a Chelsea goal!!
We should not have opposition supporters anywhere than in the areas specifically designated for away support and if they sneak in elsewhere, the stewards should immediately eject them. The stewards can then take their tickets and hand them over to Barber to investigate the source. If the tickets originated from a BHAFC supporter then a life ban isn't long enough.
Naylor reporting in Argus:
“Albion have imposed a temporary ban on Amex season ticket holders who touted their seats for the showpiece win against Arsenal.
Their season tickets have been revoked by the club for the rest of the season.
A spokesman said: "In addition to blocking a number of tickets touted, we have also taken strong action against a number of club members for touting our match tickets.
"Fans whose tickets were sold on have had their season tickets revoked until the end of the season. Touts were reported to police and tickets blocked." “
The club seem to really mean it. Obviously, it depends on how they define touting. I still think that these folk will have done a lot more than slip their ST card to a mate...
Edit: I wonder if the club will now sell the vacant seats
If Barber has written to these offenders they’ll need until the end of the season to finish reading his letter.
Bloke in front of me trying to get into the East Lower wearing an Arsenal scarf (not even half & half) was surprised when the stewards told him he couldn't go into the home end wearing away colours!
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The official T&Cs prohibit this, but I've seen at least two things from PB that say that they know it happens and turn a blind eye to it. I'd need to churn through his pronouncements on the club's website to find one of them, and I don't have time to do that atm, I'm afraid - but they do exist.
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Ah, yes, of course. Wow - so a ticket bought with the sole intention of making a profit and excluding an Albion fan attending. Death's too good for them. Should be strapped to a chair and have Vogon poetry read to them.
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thanks!
Thunder Bolt
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You missed the last sentence of the italicised quote. Touts were reported to the police. If it's a regular fan then the club are firing a warning shot across the bows, so to speak
Can't remember the last time I was out of the country and didn't give my ST to a trusted mate to give to their trusted mate. If the club consider that a crime and take any action against me, then so be it. I'll go and watch Lewes instead
The club knows about these situations. See the link in BNThree's post below.
I couldn't go to a match here and there due to being away. I passed my concessionary ticket to a friend who uprgraded it. I suppose the difference is that the club knew exactly who had it.
Thank you for finding that.
Or those getting a paper reprint ticket from the ticket office on the day for the match?
Actually I'm curious what the normal number of season ticket reprint requests is and what the number is on the days we play Big 6 clubs?? Seeing as we've sold out every game this season (and if we haven't we are only a few 100 off being full) so similar number of STH attending each match.
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We have STHs that live all over the country - I'm sure they'd want to but they might not be able to.
And an Everton supporting child (with parent) who had the full kit on entering WSU when we played them. The kiddie was told to turn his top inside out.
Charlies Shinpad
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I’ve sat with home fans at Watford, Swansea and Man Utd but we kept our mouths shut and sat on our hands
Thunder Bolt
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We sat in the home end at Old Trafford as my other half was given two free tickets from a rep at work. It was hard for me to keep quiet!!
Must have been total bellends as the arse only scored once .