|
Post by aghast on Jan 10, 2024 17:15:41 GMT
Or they have more money, don't work Saturday afternoon or Tuesday evening, haven't got family commitments ? I'm not disagreeing that Season Ticket holders get first go, but we're all in this together Gasheads x I chose my words carefully. Hence I used the word committed. A ST holder is demonstrates that commitment. A committed fan would not work on a Saturday, they just wouldn't accept a job that means they are working on a Saturday when kick off happens. Their family would understand that Rovers is a commitment from 14:00 to 18:00 on a Saturday afternoon. If a husband or a wife didn't accept that then staying with that husband or wife shows less commitment to Rovers. You can choose your job/wife lifestyle.... I've read some utter nonsense on here over the years but that's right up there. đ¤Ł
|
|
|
Post by Jester on Jan 10, 2024 17:24:08 GMT
I've had had some luck with Tom Gorringe. I finally got a reply and he told me that if I gave him my mates contact details, he would get Chloe Monks to ring them and sort them out tomorrow. I've done that, so I would suggest any season ticket holder who hasn't got a ticket, should contact them by e-mail and give them a phone number. Worth trying......then they might actually understand the scale of the problem they created? Their e-mails are ChloeMonks@bristolrovers.co.uk and TomGorringe@bristolrovers.co.uk. Just an add on to this. My mates waited until 11:30 to get a call, gave up and went to the ground, waited for about an hour and finally got tickets. There was just one person dealing with all of the people enquiring about tickets and according to them she looked like 'an 18 year old trainee'. They think she was chosen because people would be scared of getting done for 'child abuse' if they had a go at her? However they did get tickets, but were afraid that by mid-afternoon there would be none left. Mid afternoon I think most of you must have got the following update? "At 7pm today, Wednesday 10th January, we will be taking tickets for our game versus Norwich off-sale. From here, we will be reassessing the total amount of tickets we have remaining. If you still have not managed to purchase a ticket, please email ethanclarke@bristolrovers.co.uk by 10am tomorrow, Thursday 11th January. Please provide details of your issue and a contact number. We will ensure that all of these requests are dealt with before tickets go back on sale." Good luck anyone who hasn't got a ticket!
|
|
|
Post by gasify on Jan 10, 2024 17:35:33 GMT
I chose my words carefully. Hence I used the word committed. A ST holder is demonstrates that commitment. A committed fan would not work on a Saturday, they just wouldn't accept a job that means they are working on a Saturday when kick off happens. Their family would understand that Rovers is a commitment from 14:00 to 18:00 on a Saturday afternoon. If a husband or a wife didn't accept that then staying with that husband or wife shows less commitment to Rovers. You can choose your job/wife lifestyle.... I've read some utter nonsense on here over the years but that's right up there. 𤣠Maybe, but the other view is: I don't choose where I live. I don't choose my job. I don't choose my husband/wife If that is the case, then so be it. I just live in a world where those things are a choice.
|
|
|
Post by ashlinggas on Jan 10, 2024 17:40:54 GMT
I have been watching the Gas since 1967, and I have been in most of the biggest and smallest crowds we have ever played in front of during that time. A home game now involves a five hour round trip but I still manage about ten a season, along with four or five away games. If I ever moved back to Bristol the first thing I would do would be to buy a season ticket. Obviously season ticket holders should have first dibs on tickets. If I was a ST holder and hadn't got a Norwich ticket I'd be livid. For a long time I was in the share scheme (ÂŁ130 per year in return for ticketing priority alongside ST holders) These days I'm just in the supporters club and I'll take my chances and not play the old 'but I drove to Barrow in 1979 card' Wasted journey then ? Barrow werenât in our league ! It's a fair cop! I was just making a non-specific point! Did you actually bother to look that up? đ
|
|
|
Post by okebournegas83 on Jan 10, 2024 19:05:04 GMT
I canât be arsed to go now , Iâll Do Barnsley away instead. A huge game in our season that seems to have slipped under the radar in all the Norwich/Liverpool hype. Itâs a massive 90mins for us. See ya theređđ¤đť Cheers mate , You just know Wednesday will be an unmitigated disaster as well , knowing the Gas with a huge backing under the lights , weâll be 3-0 down inside the first quarter of an hour đ ( hopefully not though )
|
|
|
Post by rusho'gas on Jan 10, 2024 19:39:33 GMT
Dropped the club an email at 1740, had a call at 1840 and a Thatcher's ticket by 1847. Cracking response from the club, can't fault them, thanks to Ethan and Chloe for their attention and consideration.
If you think this is bad, try getting Liverpool tickets (if they get through that is) I remember the last time, it was hell, even as a season ticket holder at Trumpton, it was hell and relied on a friend of a friend to obtain one.
|
|
|
Post by keegan on Jan 10, 2024 20:30:41 GMT
Hey calm down the last time we played away to Liverpool the coach windows got put through on the way back. The scalleys were well armed and accurate with their spark plugs in Stanley park. The special train which was in the sidings got totally trashed everything of any value was taken.
|
|
|
Post by dexygas on Jan 10, 2024 20:32:41 GMT
Dropped the club an email at 1740, had a call at 1840 and a Thatcher's ticket by 1847. Cracking response from the club, can't fault them, thanks to Ethan and Chloe for their attention and consideration. If you think this is bad, try getting Liverpool tickets (if they get through that is) I remember the last time, it was hell, even as a season ticket holder at Trumpton, it was hell and relied on a friend of a friend to obtain one.
|
|
|
Post by bluetooth0077 on Jan 10, 2024 20:34:01 GMT
Respect to st holder's I was one myself for 15 years. So as I'm not able to go regularly I'm classed by some dimwits as a part-time supporter. Unfortunately a large percentage of fans in football stadiums attended but don't actually support. Stood or sat like mummified zombies. Anyway utg
|
|
|
Post by clockendgas on Jan 10, 2024 20:45:28 GMT
Hey calm down the last time we played away to Liverpool the coach windows got put through on the way back. The scalleys were well armed and accurate with their spark plugs in Stanley park. The special train which was in the sidings got totally trashed everything of any value was taken. Yeah but it's not the liverpool supporter's fault,you must have started it đ
|
|
|
Post by holmesgas1 on Jan 10, 2024 21:38:08 GMT
Not necessarily. I donât live in Bristol, in fact live about 150 miles away and get to 1 in every 2 home games and most away games. Season Ticket is not cost affective. Yes agree season ticket holders should get priority, but does not make them more of a supporter. Also based upon the above argument as I prioritise away games, maybe I should get priority for all away games. (Only joking) All Iâm really saying is life is not simple. The response is that you have a choice as to where you live. You have weighed up the pros and cons of you lifestyle and have chosen to live your life as you do. Now compare that to a fan that has moved back to Bristol due to the same issues that you mention. That fan is just more committed to Rovers. They have made a life change based on Rovers. You do talk some rubbish
|
|
|
Post by badengas on Jan 10, 2024 22:16:28 GMT
I chose my words carefully. Hence I used the word committed. A ST holder is demonstrates that commitment. A committed fan would not work on a Saturday, they just wouldn't accept a job that means they are working on a Saturday when kick off happens. Their family would understand that Rovers is a commitment from 14:00 to 18:00 on a Saturday afternoon. If a husband or a wife didn't accept that then staying with that husband or wife shows less commitment to Rovers. You can choose your job/wife lifestyle.... I've read some utter nonsense on here over the years but that's right up there. 𤣠Mine or Gasify's ? Not too concerned, all in good humour obviously x
|
|
|
Post by gasify on Jan 10, 2024 23:02:43 GMT
The response is that you have a choice as to where you live. You have weighed up the pros and cons of you lifestyle and have chosen to live your life as you do. Now compare that to a fan that has moved back to Bristol due to the same issues that you mention. That fan is just more committed to Rovers. They have made a life change based on Rovers. You do talk some rubbish Thanks. I am realising that I am very lucky at being able to make choices in life and make my own decisions. Seems like I am in the minority.
|
|
|
Post by olskooltoteender on Jan 10, 2024 23:22:24 GMT
I've read some utter nonsense on here over the years but that's right up there. 𤣠Maybe, but the other view is: I don't choose where I live. I don't choose my job. I don't choose my husband/wife If that is the case, then so be it. I just live in a world where those things are a choice. So, for the majority of us (ie those of us who donât live in middle-class Victorian England), we donât get to choose where we are born, and where we live is subject to all sorts of other factors, such as affordability of housing, availability of work, etc; furthermore, most of us donât have arranged marriages and have no control over who we fall in love with. Finally, for most of us employment is subject to whatâs available and what we are suitable/skilled/trained for. It must be so easy when youâre from Sneyd Park, Redland or Westbury Park etc and live off the trust fund Mummy & Daddy set up for you, or âworkâ for their business, to sneer at the âlowerâ classes and feel superior because you donât have to balance your love of your club against day-to-day survival for yourself and your family. FFS
|
|
|
Post by dudelebowski on Jan 11, 2024 5:25:41 GMT
Another day, another thread that takes an incredible turn.
|
|
|
Post by gasify on Jan 11, 2024 6:41:27 GMT
Maybe, but the other view is: I don't choose where I live. I don't choose my job. I don't choose my husband/wife If that is the case, then so be it. I just live in a world where those things are a choice. So, for the majority of us (ie those of us who donât live in middle-class Victorian England), we donât get to choose where we are born, and where we live is subject to all sorts of other factors, such as affordability of housing, availability of work, etc; furthermore, most of us donât have arranged marriages and have no control over who we fall in love with. Finally, for most of us employment is subject to whatâs available and what we are suitable/skilled/trained for. It must be so easy when youâre from Sneyd Park, Redland or Westbury Park etc and live off the trust fund Mummy & Daddy set up for you, or âworkâ for their business, to sneer at the âlowerâ classes and feel superior because you donât have to balance your love of your club against day-to-day survival for yourself and your family. FFS Sorry to not fit your prejudice, but I was born and raised in Rovers heartland, went to a state school in that heartland. No trust fund. Hasn't stopped me working all over the world mind, hasn't stopped me making a choice to return to Bristol and finding work back here.
|
|
|
Post by gashead79 on Jan 11, 2024 8:20:23 GMT
Or they have more money, don't work Saturday afternoon or Tuesday evening, haven't got family commitments ? I'm not disagreeing that Season Ticket holders get first go, but we're all in this together Gasheads x I chose my words carefully. Hence I used the word committed. A ST holder is demonstrates that commitment. A committed fan would not work on a Saturday, they just wouldn't accept a job that means they are working on a Saturday when kick off happens. Their family would understand that Rovers is a commitment from 14:00 to 18:00 on a Saturday afternoon. If a husband or a wife didn't accept that then staying with that husband or wife shows less commitment to Rovers. You can choose your job/wife lifestyle.... There is some merit to this. Some people plan their lives around their football club. I've come across some uber fanatics from some prem clubs who travel around Europe at the expense of their family and work. Also, lots of supporters of teams will become strangely loyal to the shirt colour. Often refusing to wear clothes or sit on seats that are the rivals colours for example is fairly commonplace. When I was at Rovers as a kid, Holloway refused to let the squad wear red bibs for training.
|
|
Marshy
Proper Gas
Posts: 14,395
|
Post by Marshy on Jan 11, 2024 8:36:31 GMT
I chose my words carefully. Hence I used the word committed. A ST holder is demonstrates that commitment. A committed fan would not work on a Saturday, they just wouldn't accept a job that means they are working on a Saturday when kick off happens. Their family would understand that Rovers is a commitment from 14:00 to 18:00 on a Saturday afternoon. If a husband or a wife didn't accept that then staying with that husband or wife shows less commitment to Rovers. You can choose your job/wife lifestyle.... There is some merit to this. Some people plan their lives around their football club. I've come across some uber fanatics from some prem clubs who travel around Europe at the expense of their family and work. Also, lots of supporters of teams will become strangely loyal to the shirt colour. Often refusing to wear clothes or sit on seats that are the rivals colours for example is fairly commonplace. When I was at Rovers as a kid, Holloway refused to let the squad wear red bibs for training. Did he let them use red toilet paper? đ
|
|
|
Post by outsidehitter30 on Jan 11, 2024 9:39:41 GMT
So is this match defo sold out or are we expecting a release of tickets later today?
|
|
|
Post by gashead1981 on Jan 11, 2024 9:42:50 GMT
Supporting any football team is a hobby. It's entirely up to you how much you spend financially and time wise on your hobby. How much you spend doesn't mean you like or dislike your hobby any less than someone else who has the same hobby, it's just a personal choice to spend more or less time on it.
A season ticket is also like a privilege card, if you're able to spend a certain amount on your card it entitles you to certain privilege's like priority ticketing.
Anyone can apply for one if they can afford it, but if they can't or don't want to it means they don't get the privileges but doesn't make them any less of a fan.
It shouldn't be that hard to understand.
|
|