[Football] The Ajax Way

studio150

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On the Border

• Oct 17, 2021

• #1

Ajax have tracked down 25 people who tried to resell their ticket for Ajax v Dortmund for large profits.
Ajax have blocked their season tickets, given them a €450 fine and given them an 18 month stadium ban.

No doubt PB will be interested - although I don't believe the fine would be enforceable in England.

 

Stat Brother

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• Oct 17, 2021

• #2

Ah the old:-

'Portray Barber-out in the worst possible light, while ignoring the fact he works for St Bloom'.


I take it we didn't win yesterday?

 

nwgull

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• Oct 17, 2021

• #3

Big difference between selling your ticket on to a mate at face value and touting for profit. I believe that the club has given out bans in the past when people have been caught doing this, haven’t they?

 

B-right-on

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Shoreham Beaaaach

• Oct 17, 2021

• #4

studio150 said:

Ajax have tracked down 25 people who tried to resell their ticket for Ajax v Dortmund for large profits.
Ajax have blocked their season tickets, given them a €450 fine and given them an 18 month stadium ban.

No doubt PB will be interested - although I don't believe the fine would be enforceable in England.

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Good for them. Well done Ajax.

 

Green Cross Code Man

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Eastbourne

• Oct 17, 2021

• #5

nwgull said:

Big difference between selling your ticket on to a mate at face value and touting for profit. I believe that the club has given out bans in the past when people have been caught doing this, haven’t they?

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Yes they have. one was a young Youtuber, can't remember his name.

 

Paulie Gualtieri

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• Oct 17, 2021

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How can they enforce a fine, unless some kind of negative credit balance?

 

Ali_rrr

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• Oct 17, 2021

• #7

Paulie Gualtieri said:

How can they enforce a fine, unless some kind of negative credit balance?

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A similar case went to the Dutch supreme court a few years ago: https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:PHR:2016:207


Basically, the fine is there but if the defendant doesn't pay, no criminal charges can arise from the lack of payment. However, Ajax can theoretically ban the person for life until they pay the fine.


So not enforcable, but bearing in mind if they had Ajax season tickets they would have waited a long time for one (currently 35,000+ on the waiting list), so it's a costly mistake for a few bob.

 

Paulie Gualtieri

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• Oct 17, 2021

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Ali_rrr said:

A similar case went to the Dutch supreme court a few years ago: https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:PHR:2016:207


Basically, the fine is there but if the defendant doesn't pay, no criminal charges can arise from the lack of payment. However, Ajax can theoretically ban the person for life until they pay the fine.


So not enforcable, but bearing in mind if they had Ajax season tickets they would have waited a long time for one (currently 35,000+ on the waiting list), so it's a costly mistake for a few bob.

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Thanks for clarifying

Had no idea their waiting list was so big!

 

el punal

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• Oct 17, 2021

• #9

studio150 said:

Ajax have tracked down 25 people who tried to resell their ticket for Ajax v Dortmund for large profits.
Ajax have blocked their season tickets, given them a €450 fine and given them an 18 month stadium ban.

No doubt PB will be interested - although I don't believe the fine would be enforceable in England.

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I’m sure that Ajax have scoured the country looking for these naughty people who have now been taken to the cleaners for their misdeeds. So by acting with vim and vigour Ajax’s reputation is now spotless.

I shall now retire down the plug hole.

 

Ali_rrr

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Utrecht, NL

• Oct 17, 2021

• #10

Paulie Gualtieri said:

Thanks for clarifying

Had no idea their waiting list was so big!

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Yep! People sign their kids up to the waiting list when they're born as there's usually around a 98% renewal rate. Helps that they're the only pro club in Amsterdam too.