Man City Tickets

[prostak]

While you're spamming, can you tell me which poll you were referring to? Shine some of that truth this way

[The Prisoner]

Has anyone signed up for a (£20!) Citycard to get a ticket in the home end? Not ideal, but I don't have enough Clubcard points and live in the north west, so the chances of me getting in the away end were slim. Just thinking of choosing a seat out of the way somewhere so I can at least be there.......

[prostak]

I didn't have to buy one of those. I don't know why, it just never asked me to.

[bigmike]

Dear oh dear Tamworth Royal what you been smoking????

Do you actually think that Madejski and Howe get involved in Ticket sales??? Do you think they have nothing better to do than sit there and say right this weekends game is away at Burnley.. Its quite far I think i will phone up the chairman of Burnley and ask him for a Thousand tickets????

That sounds like the stuff that a chairman and a business man like Madejski would do

However if you want to make youself seem even more of a kneejerk moaner fire away ...

The chairman must be getting really tired being that not only has he had to order the tickets from the chairman of Man City but he has had to process the online ticket orders and answer the phone and process those orders. Then he has had to stuff the tickets in to the envelopes.. I believe that as we speak he is currently on his bike cycling around the country delivering the tickets.

[Royal Lady]

Tbf if it's a case of "we order x amount of tickets and might have to take a financial hit if we don't sell them", then surely someone in authority had to give the nod? I can't see some ticket office bod being allowed to say - "we'll take the full 15%" or whatever, without it having been discussed first. And, allegedly, the free travel idea was JM's wasn't it? So he must have got involved at some point.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Marketing manager would make the final decision I would think,after discussing with others, board would not make the decision. Same as pricing for games at home, and deals.

For something like the coaches then JM would usually be asked, or if the idea came from JM direct then the Marketing bods would then organise it all.

It has been said time and time again JM is not there running the club.

[biscuitman]

Marketing manager

On ticket allocation and sales...? I don't think so.

[bigmike]

Marketing manager

On ticket allocation and sales...? I don't think so.

Marketing manager or sales manager would have made the decision certainly not director level let alone chairman

[Schards#2]

At least the debate has moved on from whether there has been a mistake made to who was responsible.

[bigmike]

I really dont understand why whenever something happens that is not liked by some fans it seems to be that Madejski is the one who gets the blame.

[Royal Lady]

I'm not blaming Madejski, for the record, just saying I find it inconceivable that he or another director had no input.

[TFF]

At least the debate has moved on from whether there has been a mistake made to who was responsible.

Then I'll say again

RFC got it wrong, I'm not sure we will find out, much less need to know, the individuals responsible.

FWIW, I don't think it will happen next time we have an away FA Cup QF

No need for a witch-hunt

[bigmike]

I'm not blaming Madejski, for the record, just saying I find it inconceivable that he or another director had no input.

Nope not you thid time its that tamworth bloke.

without knowing the staffing set up at the club I cant say 100% but I would suspect that ticketing allocation arrangements would come under the remit of a Sales manager. I doubt that a director would get involved. Directors tend to take credit for things that go well but keep their heads down when it doesnt.

[bigmike]

At least the debate has moved on from whether there has been a mistake made to who was responsible.

Then I'll say again

RFC got it wrong, I'm not sure we will find out, much less need to know, the individuals responsible.

FWIW, I don't think it will happen next time we have an away FA Cup QF

No need for a witch-hunt

Agreed

[Royal Lady]

Gr8. Now you tell me. I've already got my 10 feet effigy of Craig Mortimer that I was going to bring along on Sunday.

[bigmike]

Gr8. Now you tell me. I've already got my 10 feet effigy of Craig Mortimer that I was going to bring along on Sunday.

10 foot??? not actual size then..

If this witch is found can you borrow her cauldron? I tried to boil my head as suggested last night but I dont have a pan big enough

[leicsRoyal]

I know the club had to put their requests for tickets in 2 days after the draw was made.

Does anybody know why that soon?

I can't understand why there was the need for this, surely a little more time could have been allowed for clubs to weigh up the possible demand?

[Schards#2]

At least the debate has moved on from whether there has been a mistake made to who was responsible.

Then I'll say again

RFC got it wrong, I'm not sure we will find out, much less need to know, the individuals responsible.

FWIW, I don't think it will happen next time we have an away FA Cup QF

No need for a witch-hunt

Agreed

I agee that there is no need for a witchunt but i'm pleased to see the club acknowledge, (unlike many on here) that a mistake has been made as, without that acknowledgement, you cannot learn from it.

I would hope they would also take a critical look at the decision regarding points banding and the decision to put tickets on the internet 9 hours before allowing them to be sold by the ticket office. Both also bad errors that can be learnt from IMHO.

[bigmike]

I know the club had to put their requests for tickets in 2 days after the draw was made.

Does anybody know why that soon?

I can't understand why there was the need for this, surely a little more time could have been allowed for clubs to weigh up the possible demand?

discussed within this thread already something to do with the FA and their Rules

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

I would hope they would also take a critical look at the decision regarding points banding and the decision to put tickets on the internet 9 hours before allowing them to be sold by the ticket office. Both also bad errors that can be learnt from IMHO.

Second banding only in that case, but could have been done better. And the apology from JM states that the banding will be looked at in future I think.