Really!? My son bought his at 7am and the deal went through ok. I'd get on there quickly if I were you.tombarlow wrote:Eventually got through to the sales centre to ask about online ticket sales, and tickets are sold from the same start times as by phone/fax.
So for those of us on 60 points of more, we only will be able to able buy tickets from 10am tomorrow (tuesday).
thats funny I just bought mine and it's about half nine.tombarlow wrote:Eventually got through to the sales centre to ask about online ticket sales, and tickets are sold from the same start times as by phone/fax.
So for those of us on 60 points of more, we only will be able to able buy tickets from 10am tomorrow (tuesday).
Simple maths - 24,200 capacity, 2,400 for away fans, 18,000 season ticket holders.Reading Abbey wrote:Just booked 2 tickets for nephew and cousins in south stand, row n behind the goal.
Strange though how they say we have sold all 18,000 season tickets with 1,000 people missing out, yet we still have rows of seats empty for the biggest game in our history.
Not everybody is so lucky like you to be able to attend every single game.Rawlie19 wrote:Get a season ticket.
HTH.
Having seen Spacecruiser's comments about ringing up to change seats over this last weekend I thought I'd give it a go this morning. Having over 240+ points I tried to get 2 tickets on line the first day they were available on line, 6th August. An hour and a half later it had given me nothing above Row A thru R30 across to R32, so eventually had to settle for that. So on the phone this morning and the guy at the Sales Centre now says that they don't change seats once they are sold, contradicting what Spacecruiser said, "Don't believe what you read on HobNob" was his comment. He didn't say that all the tickets were sold. He confirmed that the Internet sales start at the lower rows and work upwards. So I pointed out that surely this was discriminating against those with a high number of points and that those who could only buy online later in the week because they had fewer points would get the higher up seats. I asked why the seating plan they use in the Sales Centre couldn't be put online so as we could chose, he didn't know why.SpaceCruiser wrote:Crap online service. I'm bloody stuck in row A!
Is there any point in ringing them up and asking them to move my seat higher up?
Dunno why you found it difficult to move seats, I did it the following day after buying the tickets (it was on a sunday, when the ticket office was likely to be shut, otherwise I'd have telephoned them pretty much straightaway), so there probably was a few empty seats to move into at that point.windjammer wrote:Having seen Spacecruiser's comments about ringing up to change seats over this last weekend I thought I'd give it a go this morning. Having over 240+ points I tried to get 2 tickets on line the first day they were available on line, 6th August. An hour and a half later it had given me nothing above Row A thru R30 across to R32, so eventually had to settle for that. So on the phone this morning and the guy at the Sales Centre now says that they don't change seats once they are sold, contradicting what Spacecruiser said, "Don't believe what you read on HobNob" was his comment. He didn't say that all the tickets were sold. He confirmed that the Internet sales start at the lower rows and work upwards. So I pointed out that surely this was discriminating against those with a high number of points and that those who could only buy online later in the week because they had fewer points would get the higher up seats. I asked why the seating plan they use in the Sales Centre couldn't be put online so as we could chose, he didn't know why.SpaceCruiser wrote:Crap online service. I'm bloody stuck in row A!
Is there any point in ringing them up and asking them to move my seat higher up?
Quite understandable, some people on here cannot understand why you don't get a season ticket - it's simple, cash and other commitments sometimes prevent you from going to all games.windjammer wrote:Now before somebody jumps in and says why didn't you get a season ticket and "Johnny come lately" I would say that we have been supporting the Royals snce the 90-91 season and back in the Elm Park days we had season tickets for 2 or 3 years. Believe it or not not everyone can afford season tickets, but I think that 20 + games last season qualifies us as regular supporters, and besides I do have a life outside of football as well
"The online ticketing is working as it did last year. Tickets have been allocated in the middle rows and in the front rows. If you do not like the seats selected online then you can ask the system to re-allocate seats for you. If you still unhappy with the selection, please call the Sales Centre on 0870 999 1871."
The internet works in that way; seats are allocated to be sold online and are allocated in the order we believe to be the best availability. This is middle, front, back. So as we have no seats in the middle section, it is offering you front. You can book tickets through our ticket line on 0870 999 1871 if this process does not suit your needs.
I have found that you can ask for 10 tickets and sometimes (not always) get row AA (when singly you'd get offered row A) - and then you delete 9 of them; I've got AA for M'brough and BB for Man City"Unfortunately I am unsure exactly as to how the tickets are allocated, as the online ticketing is not dealt with by the Sales Centre. If you are not happy with the selection you can ask the system to reallocate your seats, and if you are still not satisfied with the selection then you may call our Sales Centre team and pick specific seats. "
Yes indeed. Please reference RFC1871The internet works in that way; seats are allocated to be sold online and are allocated in the order we believe to be the best availability. This is middle, front, back. So as we have no seats in the middle section, it is offering you front. You can book tickets through our ticket line on 0870 999 1871 if this process does not suit your needs.
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