Re: The World Cup : Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:17 pm  

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ImTopMan#1 wrote:

I wonder how much they'd have charged for tickets had Wakeys 'ground' been chosen to host games?

Obsessed much wolfie?

Re: The World Cup : Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:19 pm  

Sadfish wrote:

I don't think this has happened as the most expensive seats are on the Centre line.

If I was the man in charge I would have release either side of the centre line for £40 (£20 conc) and then gone from there, eventually releasing £15/£20 end closer to the world cup in order to give fans the chance of cheaper standing/seating areas at the ends and not peeing off those who shelled out in the first place for the half way line.

We had the same at Newcastle.
Tickets were bough 2 ears ago and looked a whole lot better than where we ended up being allocated.
As far as The Emirates goes, Arsenal (albeit that they have plenty of st holders) would be able to help with how to sell and how to release tickets to optimise both revenue and how to make best use of the ground.
Having said that, as a whole, the WC seems to be going pretty well and there are certainly going to be a couple of superb semi-finals..
Just how much have Samoa improved ??

Re: The World Cup : Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:20 pm  

ImTopMan#1 wrote:

I wonder how much they'd have charged for tickets had Wakeys 'ground' been chosen to host games?

Jeez….if thats all you’ve got to wonder about you really are are a very sad person.

Re: The World Cup : Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:41 pm  

Agree with the no option to choose the specific seats on the ticket website and having to be 'allocated a seat'.

Bought tickets for the semi final at ER a few weeks before the start of the tournament and didn't have much choose of which block to choose. Went on the website this week and can choose any block now, absolutely stupid.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: The World Cup : Tue Nov 08, 2022 3:28 pm  

upthetrin92 wrote:

Agree with the no option to choose the specific seats on the ticket website and having to be 'allocated a seat'.

Bought tickets for the semi final at ER a few weeks before the start of the tournament and didn't have much choose of which block to choose. Went on the website this week and can choose any block now, absolutely stupid.

I'm trying to buy tickets for the final now, its like the worst game of guess who trying to find a block with tickets available

Re: The World Cup : Tue Nov 08, 2022 5:27 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

I'm trying to buy tickets for the final now, its like the worst game of guess who trying to find a block with tickets available

I actually miss the 2013 team colouring in the stadium map to show whats sold out, low tech solution but you knew where you where.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: The World Cup : Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:07 am  

UllFC wrote:

I actually miss the 2013 team colouring in the stadium map to show whats sold out, low tech solution but you knew where you where.

so, i gave up yesterday, it would only give me 1 ticket in the 65 quid price bracket. (trying to buy 4)

i then moved up into the 85 quid bracket and it would only give me one block, that was in the £110 brack???

But then it wouldn't let me order. 'unauthorised access' . . it then restricted my access cos i refreshed a couple of times and it thought i was a bot. so i gave up.

tried this morning, it wouldnt let me log in, it then wouldn't allow me to choose the final, and after 20 minutes i finally got on, and it now offered me 85 quid tickets behind the east stand sticks which it wouldn't allow me to do yesterday.

the annoying thing is, its appears to be hosted by ticketmaster, but they try to force you into buying ANY seats in a price range now as well.

Re: The World Cup : Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:54 am  

Has there been any word on how the semi's are selling?

Re: The World Cup : Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:42 pm  

upthetrin92 wrote:

Has there been any word on how the semi's are selling?

I think last week they said around 35k at the Emirates and 25k at elland road, but think you have to take anything Dutton and co say about crowds with a pinch of salt now sadly. I'd hope we're aiming for about 50k at the Emirates and 30k at elland road, but maybe with the Emirates it depends on how well the category C B and A tickets sell, as they arent the cheapest. We're in competition with England rugby union too on Saturday with them playing at Twickenham

Re: The World Cup : Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:35 pm  

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Steve0 wrote:

I think last week they said around 35k at the Emirates and 25k at elland road, but think you have to take anything Dutton and co say about crowds with a pinch of salt now sadly. I'd hope we're aiming for about 50k at the Emirates and 30k at elland road, but maybe with the Emirates it depends on how well the category C B and A tickets sell, as they arent the cheapest. We're in competition with England rugby union too on Saturday with them playing at Twickenham

Anything below 50k at the Emirates would be a disappointment as they got 67k to Wembley in 2013 following a good marketing effort from an agency they used (and I don't recall the tickets being stupidly cheap back then either)