Foreveram Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said: Its not just being bothered. I have a 40 mile round trip to every home game as well but I also work shifts. I always arrange Annual Holidays for the League games that drop on my late shift and sometimes can sort out shift swaps and short notice hols for rearranged games but its not always possible. If I'd spent as much time and energy working as I do planning my life round Derby County Football Club I'd probably be retired now. ? As I stated previously it wasn’t aimed at fans like you, that can’t get to certain games, but fans that could get to games ie the Torquay replay but simply choose not to. Thousands of season ticket holders didn’t turn up for whatever reason. uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 06/12/2022 at 19:20, Foreveram said: The thing is we were already season tickets holders there for years before they moved the away fans. We were not consulted, just told it was happening. Yes we could have relocated at the end of the season but we like it there and have the same people round us for years. It’s a bit like living in a bungalow next to a field and then someone builds a housing estate on it and then says, you can always move. It's not just yourselves affected for cup games though, is it? You can't reserve your seat for most cup matches anyway, as they only open the south and east stands, so unless you're very quick and/or lucky, your seat will be gone before you can reclaim it. Then you've got all those people in the north and west stands, who can't sit in their whole stand, never mind their particular seat. At least when they changed the ground configuration, you were only put out for rare cup games with a massive away following, think about those people who had seats in now what is the away corner, they had to move permanently. Are you saying that we shouldn't have had our magnificent south stand, because a few people would be inconvenienced on the very rare occasions that we have to give the away team their full cup allocation? As it happens, I'm also affected and on those rare occasions, we enjoy watching the game together from a different viewing point and also being joined by others who can't normally seat with us, as the nearby seats have all been sold as season tickets. It's a case of making the best of a situation, rather than just looking at the negatives. The club has to consider the overall situation when making these decisions and unfortunately, there will always be some losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 10 minutes ago, ram59 said: It's not just yourselves affected for cup games though, is it? You can't reserve your seat for most cup matches anyway, as they only open the south and east stands, so unless you're very quick and/or lucky, your seat will be gone before you can reclaim it. Then you've got all those people in the north and west stands, who can't sit in their whole stand, never mind their particular seat. At least when they changed the ground configuration, you were only put out for rare cup games with a massive away following, think about those people who had seats in now what is the away corner, they had to move permanently. Are you saying that we shouldn't have had our magnificent south stand, because a few people would be inconvenienced on the very rare occasions that we have to give the away team their full cup allocation? As it happens, I'm also affected and on those rare occasions, we enjoy watching the game together from a different viewing point and also being joined by others who can't normally seat with us, as the nearby seats have all been sold as season tickets. It's a case of making the best of a situation, rather than just looking at the negatives. The club has to consider the overall situation when making these decisions and unfortunately, there will always be some losers. Where was I complaining, just explaining the situation to someone that asked. But going back to my original statement, if more season ticket holders turned up to cup games then all the stands would be open. Ps I must be lucky/ or very quick cos I’ve got our three normal seats for Barnsley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Foreveram said: Where was I complaining, just explaining the situation to someone that asked. But going back to my original statement, if more season ticket holders turned up to cup games then all the stands would be open. Ps I must be lucky/ or very quick cos I’ve got our three normal seats for Barnsley. We've been unlucky or slow and we have lost our normal seats. Never mind we'll just have to try somewhere new and experience another view of the pitch, possibly taking somebody else's regular seat, who are even slower than we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 53 minutes ago, ram59 said: We've been unlucky or slow and we have lost our normal seats. Never mind we'll just have to try somewhere new and experience another view of the pitch, possibly taking somebody else's regular seat, who are even slower than we are. We’ll there’s not exactly been a big rush round us, only 48 tickets sold in EU block I out of 618 available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I'll apologise in advance to whoever's seats we have stolen, but please don't come and shout at me this time! ??♀️ 48 hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 10 minutes ago, angieram said: I'll apologise in advance to whoever's seats we have stolen, but please don't come and shout at me this time! ??♀️ Don’t forget your sunglasses and peaked cap if your coming over to the bright side.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, angieram said: I'll apologise in advance to whoever's seats we have stolen, but please don't come and shout at me this time! ??♀️ I'll promise not to shout, will a dirty look be acceptable? ? Our season tickets are next to an aisle and always seem to be the first to be snapped up. As it happens, it's given us the opportunity to sit next to friend who we sometimes travel to away games with, every cloud......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 minute ago, ram59 said: I'll promise not to shout, will a dirty look be acceptable? ? Our season tickets are next to an aisle and always seem to be the first to be snapped up. As it happens, it's given us the opportunity to sit next to friend who we sometimes travel to away games with, every cloud......... Just over 1,200 sold today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OohMartWright Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, angieram said: I'll apologise in advance to whoever's seats we have stolen, but please don't come and shout at me this time! ??♀️ We’ve got our usual seats in EU-F so it won’t be us shouting at you. If you’re in the East Stand we will keep an eye out for you. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Went and got 3 tickets in the south stand upper yesterday in E block, but I can't understand why D block is closed. It was also closed for the Torquay game. We're allowed to stand there all season no matter how big the away support yet not for these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 18 hours ago, OohMartWright said: We’ve got our usual seats in EU-F so it won’t be us shouting at you. If you’re in the East Stand we will keep an eye out for you. Got my usual in EU-G so please don't shout too loud.? OohMartWright 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 One week to go for the FA cup game, tickets selling steadily. 7,828 available, 4,443 sold, 3,385 left.. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Foreveram said: One week to go for the FA cup game, tickets selling steadily. 7,828 available, 4,443 sold, 3,385 left.. It's pretty poor when we sell more tickets for away games than for a home fixture with very friendly pricing. I just don't get it. Cheaper than watching non-league. Foreveram, Will the Ram, Crewton and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, angieram said: It's pretty poor when we sell more tickets for away games than for a home fixture with very friendly pricing. I just don't get it. Cheaper than watching non-league. Non-league more interesting than a cup game against Barnsley I’m afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Srg said: Non-league more interesting than a cup game against Barnsley I’m afraid. Well I enjoyed the 5 nil beating of Torquay. Crewton, angieram and Reggie Greenwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, Srg said: Non-league more interesting than a cup game against Barnsley I’m afraid. In your opinion. I suspect most people aren't going to either. Crewton and sage 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, angieram said: In your opinion. I suspect most people aren't going to either. Well you said you don’t get it, so just offering my opinion. It’s not an interesting game, in a cup I think I’d personally rather not be in anyway. Straight after Christmas in likely cold weather. A lot of factors why no one can be bothered with it. angieram and Norman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 12 minutes ago, angieram said: In your opinion. I suspect most people aren't going to either. I think making card only put people off I am afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, Srg said: Well you said you don’t get it, so just offering my opinion. It’s not an interesting game, in a cup I think I’d personally rather not be in anyway. Straight after Christmas in likely cold weather. A lot of factors why no one can be bothered with it. Me and my dad be there through SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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