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| Quote: bren2k "It seems only fair - I've never seen hide nor hair of one of these legendary 'freebies' that change hands in smokey working mens clubs, but if there is a system that's being abused, the rules must be enforced more rigorously.'"
Have seen complimentary tickets being sold before games. Should be clamped down on.
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| Quote: Tommy Duckfingers "They are available, almost without exception, in the con club. A regular source of supply and a regular band of customers waiting for them (not to mention the shirts, if that "scam" is still going on).
Good move, more money in the coffers.'"
I would assume that most "freebies" are issued by the club in the first instance, if the practice is to cease, the club only need to issue "less".
Never heard or seen the shirt one.
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| Quote: kinleycat "I would assume that most "freebies" are issued by the club in the first instance, if the practice is to cease, the club only need to issue "less".
Never heard or seen the shirt one.'"
So thats where all the "mediums" went.
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| Quote: the mogal "whats the unison thing iam a member'"
tickets are sold to unison members for their own use at a discounted rate as part of the unison sponsorship, are often passed on to the spouses/mates etc of unison members which is taking the pee.
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| Quote: fat faced fan "tickets are sold to unison members for their own use at a discounted rate as part of the unison sponsorship, are often passed on to the spouses/mates etc of unison members which is taking the pee.'"
The deal must be known about by the club because Unison offered 3 adult tickets per game at £9 each last season. They have to be paid for so why shouldnt they be allowed to be passed on ? What the point of selling a £9 ticket for a tiny profit, seems like a big waste of time to me.
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| Quote: Trinitythefuture "The deal must be known about by the club because Unison offered 3 adult tickets per game at £9 each last season. They have to be paid for so why shouldnt they be allowed to be passed on ? What the point of selling a £9 ticket for a tiny profit, seems like a big waste of time to me.'"
i don't suspect re-sale at all, as like you say it's not worth the bother.
didn't know about the 3 ticket offer, i only know of people who are not members attending without members in their party. some people are so low that they'd rob the club that they claim to support of a few bob.
there's a guy that stands by me that always has a unison ticket, his mrs is a member, but he isn't.
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| If she has paid for 3 tickets, she has to give the remaining 2 to someone or what's the point in selling one unison member 3 tickets per game ?
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| Quote: fat faced fan "tickets are sold to unison members for their own use at a discounted rate as part of the unison sponsorship, are often passed on to the spouses/mates etc of unison members which is taking the pee.'"
Typical ill informed nonsense. There is no stipulation as to there use by Unison. They offer members up to 4 match tickets per game. Even to you it must be obvious that they don't expect the members family to all be Unison members
So let me explain how it works. Unison sponsor the club and as part of that deal get a number of tickets which as part of the deal they have paid for. They then pass them onto their members at a subsidised rate - following so far?
So Trinity have been paid up front, whatever happens to those tickets the club doesn't lose a penny. It doesn't matter how immoral you think it is (as do I) to re-sell the tickets at an inflated price - the club does not lose. Only if the ticket were sold for more than a full match day ticket could it be argued that the club has lost revenue.
Ditto Unison.
Passing them onto family or mates is totally fine so long as no profit is made. I get four and pay £40. Use one myself, give a ticket to the wife and sell two on at cost price. This is fine because the club still got the full £80. It ALWAYS gets it's money that the beauty of the scheme.
It may not fit in your paranoid world but it's fair enough to most reasonable folk. These tickets are NOT freebies so the club has no say what happens to them other than they can't be sold on Trinity property or a public road or above there face value which is touting.
I'm not in Unison and I don't have any family members in it either. I have been given Unison tickets a few times which I passed on for free - no use to a season ticket holder - but that was my choice.
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| Quote: Trinitythefuture "If she has paid for 3 tickets, she has to give the remaining 2 to someone or what's the point in selling one unison member 3 tickets per game ?'"
I wouldn't bother, this bloke is simply agenda driven and a touch bitter. I have had a go at explaining it to him but it will come to nothing.
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| i have decided to kill myself in a bath of baked beans.
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| Quote: fat faced fan "i have decided to kill myself in a bath of baked beans.'"
Why waste the baked beans
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| Quote: vastman "Only if the ticket were sold for more than a full match day ticket could it be argued that the club has lost revenue.'"
I can only think of 1 game in the last 40 years or so when you might... just [imight[/i have been able to sell a ticket for more than the match day price. Anyone who's managed to do this on a regular basis is a sales genius, or knows a lot of very thick people.
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| Quote: RebelRebel "I can only think of 1 game in the last 40 years or so when you might... just [imight[/i have been able to sell a ticket for more than the match day price. Anyone who's managed to do this on a regular basis is a sales genius, or knows a lot of very thick people.'"
When you next come over and are stood on the terraces, just have a good look round....
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| Quote: Schunter "When you next come over and are stood on the terraces, just have a good look round....'"
OK, will do.
...anything in particular I should be looking for? Sales geniuses? Dumb people? Vastman's missus' Unison tickets?
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| Quote: RebelRebel "I can only think of 1 game in the last 40 years or so when you might... just [imight[/i have been able to sell a ticket for more than the match day price. Anyone who's managed to do this on a regular basis is a sales genius, or knows a lot of very thick people.'"
Certainly the only game that I can recall that was a sell out. TBF the trick is to sell them for more than a tenner I suppose which means someone is getting a bargain of sorts if it's less than £20. However the club isn't losing anything no matter how morally bankrupt it is to make money off subsidised tickets.
However WTRLFC have been selling us crap RL for most of the last 30 years at full price so maybe we are all a bit thick
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