[Albion] Bayern STH face threat of season tickets being cancelled for not turning up

S

saafend_seagull

Well-known member

Jul 5, 2003

13,891

BN1

• Feb 5, 2014

• #1

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-holders-fail-turn-Allianz-Arena-matches.html

Haha.

I went to mainz v Freiburg at weekend in bundesliga (ticket cost 14e). Was around 8,000 people who didnt turn up when the game was sold out.

 

C

Czechmate

Well-known member

Oct 5, 2011

1,212

Brno Czech Republic

• Feb 5, 2014

• #2

Good idea if you ask me , 8 games is a lot to miss for the true fan , don't forget you can always get someone else to take your seat on the odd occasion so really it is not a bad idea . Wish they would introduce it to the corporate English fans at Wembley and when there is a neutral game at Wembley they should have a certain amount of time to confirm they will take their seat or sell it to someone else (not sure of the rules if this can be done) but should be an option , some games it looks so awful with those empty seats .

I am 1901 and if I can't make it and I can't get someone in my seat then I would not mind it going to someone who would appreciate it ( a Brighton fan of course) .

 

hans kraay fan club

The voice of reason.

Helpful Moderator

Mar 16, 2005

61,295

Chandlers Ford

• Feb 5, 2014

• #3

Czechmate said:

Good idea if you ask me , 8 games is a lot to miss for the true fan , don't forget you can always get someone else to take your seat on the odd occasion so really it is not a bad idea . Wish they would introduce it to the corporate English fans at Wembley and when there is a neutral game at Wembley they should have a certain amount of time to confirm they will take their seat or sell it to someone else (not sure of the rules if this can be done) but should be an option , some games it looks so awful with those empty seats .

I am 1901 and if I can't make it and I can't get someone in my seat then I would not mind it going to someone who would appreciate it ( a Brighton fan of course) .

Click to expand...

They only have to attend 8. Re-read it.

Seems fair to me. I'd be more severe.

They can't pass them on to mates though apparently - I guess they have photos on them.

 

shaolinpunk

[Insert witty title here]

Nov 28, 2005

7,187

Brighton

• Feb 5, 2014

• #4

If that happened here we'd only have 15k STH left, eh? EH? MAD BANTZ YO

 

Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 11, 2003

59,523

The Fatherland

• Feb 5, 2014

• #5

This is a typical Mail story where they try to make a negative out of nothing. This really is a non-story. Bayern reserve the right to cancel tickets if the owner does not attend more than 8 games. It is not automatic and will most likely only be activated if a season ticket holder is really taking the piss. It's nothing more than a rule to protect the club from people buying up their cheap tickets and not using them appropriately. Which to me is a good thing.

 

S

seagull_in_malaysia

Active member

Aug 18, 2006

910

Reading

• Feb 5, 2014

• #6

It only works there because there is more demand for season tickets than supply. Would never happen at Brighton because they wouldn't be able to resell all the cancelled tickets so they would effectively be losing money.

 

M

MattBackHome

Well-known member

Jul 7, 2003

11,723

• Feb 5, 2014

• #7

Is this in part a result of the STs being so cheap? At <£200 a season makes sense that more are bought off the cuff, by people with less of a surging desire to squeeze the value out of each ticket?

 

S

sam86

Moderator

Feb 18, 2009

9,947

• Feb 5, 2014

• #8

I'm off to Munich in March and would love to have watched a match. Turns out it's Bayern vs Bayer Leverkusen that weekend. I've got no chance! Not without spending a fortune on a tout.. Currently £125 each on SeatWave.

I've come to conclusion it'll be just as much as fun being in a rowdy German bar.