Chester40 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, Archie said: I really don't understand why the club can't offer fans without a printer the opportunity to come to the ground a bit earlier and print there. I was on a plane the other day. At the airport they had a simple option of scanning your id in, finding your booking in the system and then being able to quickly print off your ticket. Doesn't need to be even this complex, a few laptops linked up to a few cheap printers would suffice. I think some aren't bothering because they don't have printers but I think some might not be bothering because they feel like the club isn't bothered about them and appears to be unwilling to put simple solutions in place to help them. This I think has upset a lot of people and you can't blame them. The club is a business and should be ran as such where the customer/fan is treated with kindness and respect. Sadly this is not the case right now. Its the same principle as any other business surely, they make parting with your cash as easy as possible and let you feel as happy about it as they can. Even basic shops.. don't have to provide baskets or have friendly staff willing to show you where things are or display prices clearly or have parking for you or clean the place or have a toilet...but it makes you more likely to shop there, so they do. Why give people a reason to go for another option? If you're buying a big item, a nice filtered coffee is a pittance compared to what you're buying but those touches are just basic sales techniques. Recently DCFC seem to have the attitude of 'If you want to come, then you will'. Most fans just suck it up but fringe fans are drifting away already because of the myriad of other reasons, so I can't understand why we aren't going the opposite way and making buying tickets as easy, cheap and desirable as possible. Kathcairns, Archie, LeedsCityRam and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WystonRam Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Chester40 said: Its the same principle as any other business surely, they make parting with your cash as easy as possible and let you feel as happy about it as they can. Sadly the people responsible for running the club appear to have given up. Steve Buckley’s Dog and Kathcairns 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcreece1601 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 How many tickets have sold? What's the rough attendance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24Charlie Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, Chester40 said: Its the same principle as any other business surely, they make parting with your cash as easy as possible and let you feel as happy about it as they can. Even basic shops.. don't have to provide baskets or have friendly staff willing to show you where things are or display prices clearly or have parking for you or clean the place or have a toilet...but it makes you more likely to shop there, so they do. Why give people a reason to go for another option? If you're buying a big item, a nice filtered coffee is a pittance compared to what you're buying but those touches are just basic sales techniques. Recently DCFC seem to have the attitude of 'If you want to come, then you will'. Most fans just suck it up but fringe fans are drifting away already because of the myriad of other reasons, so I can't understand why we aren't going the opposite way and making buying tickets as easy, cheap and desirable as possible. Some people will undersatand but they had to sign an NDA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 minute ago, dcfcreece1601 said: How many tickets have sold? What's the rough attendance? The rough attendance will be confined to the SE Corner. The rest of the stadium will house the more refined attendees. archram and Tamworthram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Buckley’s Dog Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 It amazes me why every other league club has a ticket office. It’s almost as if they are useful commercial vehicles for selling tickets. I am glad Morris and Pearce have decided we don’t need all this extra revenue. I suppose FFP going forward is of no consequence to then. Abu Derby, Kathcairns, Chester40 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberram Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Rampage said: 12v or 110v or 240v. A win would transform the whole situation. We will need a quick switch I play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 I sorted the tickets for my dad, there is no way he would have got them on line and printed them, although he would have no problem go to the stadium and pick them up. There are a couple of elderly gentlemen near to where we have our season tickets, the weren’t there for the first two games and I don’t expect to see them today either. Unless COVID got them (god forbid), I put it down to the current barrier to easily obtain tickets… Seems crazy to me to simply ignore a good slice of your customers, never mind fans who love their club and attended for years. TBH, even though I am more than capable of ordering on line, I would normally pick up (cup) tickets myself, I like to go in and get them, for me it’s all part of the build up to a game. Anyhow, just having my last slurp of tea, and then off with my lad to pick up the old man and go to the game. COYR Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atherstoneram Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Archie said: I really don't understand why the club can't offer fans without a printer the opportunity to come to the ground a bit earlier and print there. I was on a plane the other day. At the airport they had a simple option of scanning your id in, finding your booking in the system and then being able to quickly print off your ticket. Doesn't need to be even this complex, a few laptops linked up to a few cheap printers would suffice. I think some aren't bothering because they don't have printers but I think some might not be bothering because they feel like the club isn't bothered about them and appears to be unwilling to put simple solutions in place to help them. This I think has upset a lot of people and you can't blame them. The club is a business and should be ran as such where the customer/fan is treated with kindness and respect. Sadly this is not the case right now. Perhaps Micheal O'Leary is taking over and getting the fans used to doing everything themselves same as on Ryanair, next the club will be charging more for the larger person as they take more room up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, atherstoneram said: Perhaps Micheal O'Leary is taking over and getting the fans used to doing everything themselves same as on Ryanair, next the club will be charging more for the larger person as they take more room up ? Will we have to pay extra for taking our own flasks and snacks in? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 hour ago, dcfcreece1601 said: How many tickets have sold? What's the rough attendance? 23000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mick Brolly said: 23000 25,500 I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Just now, Ellafella said: 25,500 I reckon I reckon 25,501 then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 13:28 STEVE NICHOLSON Attendance: 22,991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriggRam Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 minute ago, RoyMac5 said: 13:28 STEVE NICHOLSON Attendance: 22,991 Sounds like more on the TV, Derby in good voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 2 hours ago, RoyMac5 said: 13:28 STEVE NICHOLSON Attendance: 22,991 Very surprised if it really was as low as that. Even the right hand side of the North Stand seemed well populated which is rare when the attendance is low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tamworthram said: Very surprised if it really was as low as that. Even the right hand side of the North Stand seemed well populated which is rare when the attendance is low. There were quite a few blank patches though and around me in the east stand there were a lot of regulars missing....I think 23k is fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Gaps were all in the middle of the stands where the missing season ticket holders sit. Disappointed that there were two Forest fans in front of us, although they did behave themselves. Really shouldn't open their twitter app with all the red trees on their timeline at half time, though. Bit of a give away, that! kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 hour ago, angieram said: Gaps were all in the middle of the stands where the missing season ticket holders sit. Disappointed that there were two Forest fans in front of us, although they did behave themselves. Really shouldn't open their twitter app with all the red trees on their timeline at half time, though. Bit of a give away, that! I would been mean told a steward and got them thrown out. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepyuppy Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 I’m sorry, but there’s no way the attendance was only 22,000 today. I’m usually within 2-4 hundred out on judging the gate at Pride Park. Today I would guarantee there was somewhere just over 26,000 in the ground today. My ticket would not scan again today, neither did the people’s in front of me, so maybe that’s why tickets were not counted in the official Att figure ? Rammy03, Carnero, eezzeetiger and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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