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Stadium

by Delboy » 12 Jan 2025 12:20

What has gone wrong at the turnstiles big delays, we used to get 24000 no problem now struggle with 7000 , is it technology etc looks like they need upgrading or more put in

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Re: Stadium

by Crusader Royal » 12 Jan 2025 12:25

See my comments on the Burnley thread

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by Clyde1998 » 12 Jan 2025 13:02

Clyde1998 I wonder if it's a maintenance thing with the turnstiles not being able to turn as quickly as possible.

Another factor is the multiple ways people can enter the ground. Physical season ticket/member card, QR code/barcode from a physical ticket, QR code on a mobile phone, contactless on a mobile phone - does mean people aren't sure what they need to do as they all need to be placed in different locations. As someone who uses their physical season ticket, I have no idea how to assist someone with a QR code on their phone for example. Slows the process down a lot, especially when there's a lot of people who don't usually show up to matches attending. This also assumes people are ready with their ticket before they get to the gate too.

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Re: Stadium

by Snowflake Royal » 12 Jan 2025 13:10

I wasn't there to see it, but a few ideas beyond what I remember of Crusader's.

Money is an issue, so if we aren't paying for software updates or upgrading to new versions the processiy just be slowing down. Happens all the time with older phones and computers.

It was a frigid day. Did people turn up in a smaller window before the game. People always used to arrive through about a 90 minute window pre-kick off. Some drinking inside, some outside, visiting the shop etc. If the East stand capacity all turned up and tried to enter in the same 30 minutes that could do it.

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by Clyde1998 » 12 Jan 2025 13:20

Snowflake Royal It was a frigid day. Did people turn up in a smaller window before the game. People always used to arrive through about a 90 minute window pre-kick off. Some drinking inside, some outside, visiting the shop etc. If the East stand capacity all turned up and tried to enter in the same 30 minutes that could do it.

This might be an issue of having all the catering units outside the ground - perfect for half-time, but a lot of people stay outside the ground longer than they otherwise would before the game due to wanting beers, food, etc. This puts much more pressure on the turnstiles, as people aren't entering the ground immediately when they turn up.


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by Horsham Royal » 12 Jan 2025 14:50

Was it just yesterday that was particularly bad or has it been getting worse over time?

I wonder if it's the tech slowing things ... e.g. take out phone, unlock it, open the app, find the ticket, scan it as opposed to open wallet take out ticket, scan it.

How many people use virtual vs paper tickets?

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by Crusader Royal » 12 Jan 2025 15:02

Horsham Royal Was it just yesterday that was particularly bad or has it been getting worse over time?

I wonder if it's the tech slowing things ... e.g. take out phone, unlock it, open the app, find the ticket, scan it as opposed to open wallet take out ticket, scan it.

How many people use virtual vs paper tickets?


For a league game most people are STH so use exactly the same process every time.
For cup games you have to buy a ticket. I don’t know how they do it these days but if the cup ticket has to be accessed differently it might add to turnstile confusion.

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by Royals and Racers » 12 Jan 2025 15:19

Crusader Royal
Horsham Royal Was it just yesterday that was particularly bad or has it been getting worse over time?

I wonder if it's the tech slowing things ... e.g. take out phone, unlock it, open the app, find the ticket, scan it as opposed to open wallet take out ticket, scan it.

How many people use virtual vs paper tickets?


For a league game most people are STH so use exactly the same process every time.
For cup games you have to buy a ticket. I don’t know how they do it these days but if the cup ticket has to be accessed differently it might add to turnstile confusion.

You buy a ticket and if a season ticket holder it’s added to how you normally get in ie card.

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Re: Stadium

by Crusader Royal » 12 Jan 2025 15:54

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Horsham Royal Was it just yesterday that was particularly bad or has it been getting worse over time?

I wonder if it's the tech slowing things ... e.g. take out phone, unlock it, open the app, find the ticket, scan it as opposed to open wallet take out ticket, scan it.

How many people use virtual vs paper tickets?


For a league game most people are STH so use exactly the same process every time.
For cup games you have to buy a ticket. I don’t know how they do it these days but if the cup ticket has to be accessed differently it might add to turnstile confusion.

You buy a ticket and if a season ticket holder it’s added to how you normally get in ie card.


At the Liverpool game I mentioned elsewhere it was found that the system was set up so all STH were verified on one central database whereas match tickets were verified locally at each gate. It was an evening game so really late turn up by fans. The net effect was everything just fell over. We couldn’t let STH in manually because the STH had no info on whether a match ticket had been bought or for where, same with member card holders. We coukd let people with paper tickets in because we could visually check them and rip them to stop reuse.
It’s horribly difficult when stuff goes wrong (especially when you spend lots of time facing awful abuse from understandably frustrated people)


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Re: Stadium

by tnosugar » 12 Jan 2025 21:27

Could be the technology or just not enough turnstiles for the crowd. Maybe they should look into updating the system or adding more to handle bigger numbers again.

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Re: Stadium

by JR » 12 Jan 2025 23:24

When it is slow it is typically human error rather than system error.

Can guarantee 1 in 4 people in a queue don’t know / understand how to scan their ticket / phone.

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Re: Stadium

by Crusader Royal » 13 Jan 2025 09:00

JR When it is slow it is typically human error rather than system error.

Can guarantee 1 in 4 people in a queue don’t know / understand how to scan their ticket / phone.


To be honest that’s not really human error. A system like this should be designed to make it easy. The flow rate for entry is probably totally unrealistic and assumes everyone just taps and goes. The prospect of a 24,000 crowd is quite scary !

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by Clyde1998 » 13 Jan 2025 09:33

There certainly needs to be clearer instructions as to how to use various entry types. I know there are a couple of posters near the turnstiles, but they're not particularly clear and are likely missed when people are rushing to get into the ground.

Something simple like:
Season tickets - tap on reader
Contactless phone - tap on reader
QR codes - scan in slot
etc.

This should be made clear when people buy their tickets too.


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Re: Stadium

by Brogue » 13 Jan 2025 09:57

there should be a 'i don't know what i'm doing gate' in each stand for the day trippers, then they can all ruin each others days rather than impacting on the more seasoned supporter.

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by Crusader Royal » 13 Jan 2025 10:16

Brogue there should be a 'i don't know what i'm doing gate' in each stand for the day trippers, then they can all ruin each others days rather than impacting on the more seasoned supporter.


That gate could go into a u shaped passage ejecting people back outside.
We don’t want day trippers in our ground

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Re: Stadium

by Snowflake Royal » 13 Jan 2025 11:14

Clyde1998 There certainly needs to be clearer instructions as to how to use various entry types. I know there are a couple of posters near the turnstiles, but they're not particularly clear and are likely missed when people are rushing to get into the ground.

Something simple like:
Season tickets - tap on reader
Contactless phone - tap on reader
QR codes - scan in slot
etc.

This should be made clear when people buy their tickets too.

I mean take some responsibility when you buy your ticket and go prepared.

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Re: Stadium

by Crusader Royal » 13 Jan 2025 12:17

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Clyde1998 There certainly needs to be clearer instructions as to how to use various entry types. I know there are a couple of posters near the turnstiles, but they're not particularly clear and are likely missed when people are rushing to get into the ground.

Something simple like:
Season tickets - tap on reader
Contactless phone - tap on reader
QR codes - scan in slot
etc.

This should be made clear when people buy their tickets too.

I mean take some responsibility when you buy your ticket and go prepared.


Obviously, but that’s no excuse for an unhelpful system. It’s much more the responsibility of the vendor to make their product easily, and unambiguously accessible.
You’ll never design out every idiot though.

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Re: Stadium

by Whore Jackie » 14 Jan 2025 12:40

They're making upgrades to the stadium access systems today.

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2025/january/13/ticketing-systems-upgrade/

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Re: Stadium

by JedMaxwell » 14 Jan 2025 13:14

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Brogue there should be a 'i don't know what i'm doing gate' in each stand for the day trippers, then they can all ruin each others days rather than impacting on the more seasoned supporter.


That gate could go into a u shaped passage ejecting people back outside.
We don’t want day trippers in our ground


I'd happily take as many day trippers as possible, and their kids or anyone else who might be inclined to start coming regularly.

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