: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:40 pm  

Alexs Dad wrote:

I noticed on the West Stand only one turnstyle open and a very long queue, and a series of long queues at the ticket office.

I walked more or less straight into the North Stand then was dazzled by scores of bright orange jackets inside the stadium.

Whilst outside, they are not inside spending money.

Now, if I were doing some kind of time and motion study at that time, the conclusion would have been 'stop chatting and cottaging outside the toilets, and open some more bloody turnstyles'.

to be fair would you have some of those stewards manning anything as complicated as a turnstyle?

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:04 pm  

FredParky wrote:

to be fair would you have some of those stewards manning anything as complicated as a turnstyle?

Aye, the 'take ticket, click button, put ticket on pile' cycle could get a tad confusing.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:08 pm  

Noticed a queue at the ticket office at 2:45 but we walked straight in without any issue.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:26 pm  

glow wrote:

Noticed a queue at the ticket office at 2:45 but we walked straight in without any issue.

Have you ever thought of doing some Bank Jobs as a sideline.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:30 pm  

didn't have a problem getting in. Then again I got my ticket yesterday. Maybe people should learn that we are now in the 21st century and can not just turn up 30 mins before a game and expect 3 windows in a ticket office to serve 800 fans. Maybe come July they will get the message that this is the LSV and not Hilton Park. As with most things in life you either evolve or die.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:02 pm  

RealCherry&Whites wrote:

didn't have a problem getting in. Then again I got my ticket yesterday. Maybe people should learn that we are now in the 21st century and can not just turn up 30 mins before a game and expect 3 windows in a ticket office to serve 800 fans. Maybe come July they will get the message that this is the LSV and not Hilton Park. As with most things in life you either evolve or die.

I think the LSV should heed those words too.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:11 pm  

RealCherry&Whites wrote:

didn't have a problem getting in. Then again I got my ticket yesterday. Maybe people should learn that we are now in the 21st century and can not just turn up 30 mins before a game and expect 3 windows in a ticket office to serve 800 fans. Maybe come July they will get the message that this is the LSV and not Hilton Park. As with most things in life you either evolve or die.

Due to work commitments I could n`t get there until this afternoon to collect 2 ST. I`m not complaining because I knew there could well be queues..... You on the other hand have condemned anyone who for whatever reason could n`t arrange a prior visit.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:13 pm  

eddie gordo wrote:

Me and my 2 lads turned up as new season ticket holders - me with my temporary ticket, them with their books full of vouchers.

We found an open turnstile and tried to get in with the vouchers, only to be told we had to queue up at the ticket office to exchange the voucher for a ticket!!!! Nothing was mentioned when my friend picked up the voucher book about having to queue again on match day. We then joined one queue, got to the front and was told we'd have to join Andy's queue for a kids ticket!!!!

I didn't want to argue with the ticket office staff (they're only doing their job) and there were only a couple of people in Andy's queue anyway. I rang my friend who was on the way and told her not to go straight to the turnstiles but to queue at the ticket office - needless to say she missed kick off.

We then got to the turnstiles and I was told my kids could go through turnstiles 21-24 but I'd have to go to the other side of the stand and use 1-4 I refused, and they eventually let me in.

What a farce - it's a good job we arrived at 2.30pm

Someone couldn't organise the proverbial in a brewery

Unfortuatley the LSV changed tac on the kids tickets after 20 odd had been given out

I picked up my daughters yesterday and was given a ticket for todays game , I was also told that the ' credit card ' type tickets would be ready for the haven game

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:15 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Unfortuatley the LSV changed tac on the kids tickets after 20 odd had been given out

I picked up my daughters yesterday and was given a ticket for todays game , I was also told that the ' credit card ' type tickets would be ready for the haven game

Makes sense to me, would make a mockery of the system if some fans are using the swipe cards whereas some are using the vouchers.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:18 pm  

Bartholemew Smythe wrote:

Due to work commitments I could n`t get there until this afternoon to collect 2 ST. I`m not complaining because I knew there could well be queues..... You on the other hand have condemned anyone who for whatever reason could n`t arrange a prior visit.

Neither could I, so I arranged for someone to pick one up for me. Easy really. Then again it will be even easier when I pick up my swipe card/season ticket (sorry that should read arrange for someone to pickup on my behalf as I work 9-5 six days a week and don't want to be in line with a bunch of moaning Leythers at 2:45 on a Sunday)