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Quite. Blindingly obvious really. Of all the stories of ticketing injustice, this is the one I least feel sorry for.

I take your point but in my opinion, many sessions (although not all) were always going to sell out. Even if the demand wasn't there in the UK, we have wealthy neighbouring countries who would have snapped them up. My prediction is that many people will stick two fingers up to this event...

Despite my comparative good fortune, this thing has been a total shambles. What MORON decided to model ticket distribution on the one used for Sydney. Sydney is a city of 3m with only two population centres of 1m+ within a day's drive. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that London...

Yes indeed. After my initial rant, I'm delighted to say I got everything I wanted this time round. I had the 3 events in the shopping basket and just waited and waited for 6am to come round and officially checkout. Despite twice crashing, it accepted my applications and I received...

This.

For FUCKS SAKE. On an computer from my holiday parment in Majorca. f***ing SHTE.

The ticket distribution has been appallingly ill thought through, and is probably the only thing surrounding the Olympics where you can say as much. It's a pity, because it is the UK tax payer who is forking out for this two week extravaganza, and so ticket distribution really ought to have...

Same for me. I will be in Majorca on the 24th when the ballot comes round again, which is actually good news. It means the site will open at 7am for me, so I will be on it as soon as poss. :-)

This blog in the Telegraph from yesterday is absolutely spot on: London 2012 Olympic tickets: Games organisers face battle to restore enthusiasm after first ballot Telegraph Blogs I better not be getting any emails from LOCOG asking me to buy Paralympic tickets because they can f*** OFF.

Nothing out of £500, and most of those were for lesser sessions. Pissed off.

Nothing for me. :down: