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I've heard a rumour that it'll be all pay on the gate on Saturday and that season ticket holders will then be able to claim back their entry fee at a later date.

Any one know if ther's any truth in that?

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Better bloody not be any truth in it.

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I think that maybe just rumours & nothing more - otherwise would have to be disclosed on official site :rolleyes:

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Well if I was a betting man... I would bet that season tickets will be ready in time.. have faith :)

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Nice attempt at a wind up, wish I'd have thought of that one.:D

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I thought so.

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The thing is, it wouldn't surprise me if it was true!!! :D

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The season has gone well so far. Great new signings, roof to be completed after a long wait, and we went to Wycombe and we won 1-0. The season tickets WILL be ready in time!

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Roof was due to be in place before the first league game. Now delayed. Season ticket due out before the first league game.

Fancy a game of "spot the trend"?

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ok then. last season the season tickets were ready just in time. They probably will this year-we'll have to see. If they are not ready it isn't ideal but we will get our money back at a later date.

We lost away on the opening day last year but won this year.

Last year the roof was just a distant fantasy but it is now being built. To me it would seem that things are on the up! We have to remain positive! http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/i...ons/icon10.gif

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The tactic was to dangle the bait and see who bit. Of course I expect the season tickets to be ready for Saturday. But the point is a serious one. Why leave it so late yet again?

It's not as if the club are suddenly going to sell a couple of hundred more season tickets at this late stage. The powers that be will have known how sales were going weeks ago and should have ordered accordingly, so that we got our tickets in plenty of time.

Instead they pretend they can't be sure how many to order until late on and leave us with zero information, even though some of us stumped up our cash about 3 months ago.

We're talking about season ticket books for God's sake, not Gothenberg Bibles! How much can each one cost to print?

I'm all for saving a bob or two, but there are limits. It's the same charade every year and it p***es me off.

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What, exactly, can you do with your ticket before Saturday. :)

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Nothing, thats not the point though, they should be sent out, I can see people having to collect them from the shop on Saturday, can you imagine the queues? your gonna get people queuing for season tickets, Stanley junior tickets will be available same time as season tickets and usual people inside the shop

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Would't not surpirse me if that were to happen. I know somebody paid cash for their season ticket and who ever served him in the shop was put out when he asked for a receipt.

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Get your discount on club merchandise, that's what...which is why it is now 5 days into the season and I STILL haven't got a new replica shirt!

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What discount do u get on club merchandise wynonie????????:)

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You get 10%, but you can't have it unless you've got a season ticket, but you can't get a season ticket because the club don't have them ready....catch 22!

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The tannoy bloke last night said 'tickets for the Darlington game would be available after last night's match'. Perhaps all games are going to be all-ticket and the season tickets will become obsolete? ;)

Mind you, he also welcomed us to the League 1 fixture, so it could mean anything. ;)

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From what I heard in the shop last night they might not even be here before Saturday, lass working in the shop was telling people to bring their receipts and they would be let in, the guy who was asking said he didn't have a receipt as he was a life member - she was stumped then

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Don't think I got a receipt either? I'll have to have a search but as far as I can remember I didn't get one.

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Not that it's much consolation, but the Rovers messageboard is full of the same complaint!

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And if it's any consolation I haven't got mine yet, and we have already had a home game :D

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And Number One on the Fishy website this Wednesday Lunchtime it's...............

The Sound of Silence!

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i know I wasn't given a receipt!!!!!

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I paid for mine by cheque through the post, so will I have to bring my bank statement in??

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I know that i wasnt given a Receipt. I payed by card. I think its terrible that they dont have them ready. When i went in to collect it the girl said 'they will be ready on sat' but thinking about it, how are they going to give them all out at before the match. they need to find the right ticket, make sure its the right person they are giving it to etc. and if they have sold more than 400 then its going to take a very long time and people will have to turn up at least an hour early.

People have been saying what is the problem as long as you get it before sat, but you should be able to pick it up at your own leisure.

I will be very angry if i have to proof that i bought one to be let in because i dont have a recieipt....

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Very true stanleyfan, also that u have paid your coffeurs up front as well so least its not a financial one that the club can blame, fans paid up front so season tickets should be ready least before the season starts, too right u should be peed off & seems that this wasnt learned from last season:(

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I applied for mine through the post, so have no receipt at all. The only way that I know that money was taken is by the credit card bill I later received. I have nothing from the club to say they have even received my application. For all I know, some dodgy bloke in Thailand could have claimed my cash.

This isn't just about season tickets, but it's about looking after the customer. Will they ever learn? I doubt it.

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If I'd have posted that it would have been sour puss bloody moaning again, look on the bright side at least the new shirts won't go pink after the first wash this season. ;)

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And don't forget to add all the Stanley junior cards will be available at the same time as the season tickets (thats what they told me) how many U12's go? gonna be a big queue I think

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Just been discussing it with Lew and he says:-

If for any reason the tickets aren’t available for Saturday (which they should be), provisions have been put in place to make sure all ticket holders are dealt with properly and professionally. Every sale is logged even cheques. So no problems there. In the unlikely event of no tickets, information will be posted on the website at the earliest possible opportunity I assure you.

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It's all very well you telling everone else what Lew said, and I thank you for taking the trouble to post.

The point though is that no one from the club has been on the club's own web site recently to reassure the punters that all is well, that we will have our tickets in time for kick-off and that the resources are in place so that, should the worst happen, there won't be chaos at the club shop / offices on Saturday.

It's probably taken me 5 - 10 mins to post this. Surely it can't take much longer to post on the Fishy site and I simply won't have it that everyone is so busy at the club they can't spare that amount of time. They'd collectively save a damn site more through not having to make excuses to telephone callers and visitors individually.

"A stitch in time " and all that.

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First things first there are not many printers I know of that are open on a Saturday!
So logic would dictate that the club will know by tomorrow if the Season Tickets will be available or not!
If they are to be available, then I would personally make them available from Friday so as to avoid potentially long queues of people that are likely to become a little irate if waiting for a long period of time to recieve there season tickets coupled with the junior membership. I am sure the club must have some kind of database sysem to know who has ordered what and for where? I would have thought that if it was also done in a disciplined manner there would be more chance of people buying other merchandise from the club shop as well as perhaps having a look at the new facilities with maybe staff on hand to talk them through the ideas off the field as well as on the field! Just good Google Page Ranking!!
or maybe the Club could take it a stage further and once the roof is on have an official open day for everyone where players, management and staff could be on hand to show people the facilities, throw it open to everyone in Accrington and area, with things for the kids to do and take part in, get the people talking ,generate interest, the list could be endless and may encourage people who have never been before to go and have a look at what they are missing!:)

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I paid cash got a receipt but no season ticket he said he was going to post a voucher for sats match

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See Quote on Fishy Site!!:eek:

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Fingers crossed that with the state of the post at the moment everyone gets their vouchers on time. Don't know about anyone else but I only seem to receive my post on Mondays & Fridays :)

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I might have a wander up to the ground just to watch em all hand writing out 400 and odd envelopes!

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God help any season ticket holder who's moved house recently.

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I collected mine this arvo just to make sure ;)

felt sorry for Lee as he was busy sticking labels on envelopes and putting letters and tickets into em!

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That is a good point. I'm glad the club has taken steps to resolve the problem but surely sending vouchers in the post may cause problems for season ticket holders? What if they are not delivered in time for the game or lost in the post? Wouldn't it have been better for the vouchers to be collected at the shop rather than sent in the post?

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Wahey ..... our tickets for tomorrow arrived in the post this morning. Just a small gripe though - there's no seat numbers on them so will have to get there early to make sure we get the seats which are supposed to be reserved with our season tickets. Not a problem though, at least we know we can get in without having to queue for hours :)

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mine have not arrived today not happy bunny

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i got mine too. On the ticket there are 2 rip off bits. One which says consession the other says adult so do you think that mean that i can use it for an adult and a consession or just one...

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The post has just been and guess what? No ticket for me. It looks as though those people who live in Accrington will get theirs, but those of us further afield will have to wait and hope.

Where I live I rarely get a Saturday delivery, so it really is a lottery as to whether I will get one or not. What provisions are in place for those who don't receive a voucher?

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It's a dual purpose ticket, but it will only admit one person.

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ohhh ok. A bit of wishful thinking! That would have been a nice gesture to give a free ticket away so you can bring someone else.

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i am at work at 6 o clock in the morning then going straight to the match there is no chance of me getting mine before the kick off not very good service

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Can't wait to get home from work.

Will the posty have done the business or won't he?

The tension is unbearable!

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Mine arrived this morning. Hope everyone will get theirs tomorrow if not today.

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Mine arrived - liverpool.

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My mate in Morecambe has got his ticket too, so it's not a regional thing.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

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Just got home to find mine has arrived in Stockport. Does this mean I can get my discount in the shop??

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The postie must have known about the situation, as I've just had a Saturday delivery for the first time in weeks. A ticket to get into today's game was amongst the other junk, so panic over. :D

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God Bless Adam Croziers boys!

My Postie dragged himself from the arms of his Beloved this morning and, for the first time in ages, I have mail on a Saturday. Amongst it an envelope complete with the precious contents of a ticket for today's game.

Of course I never doubted for a second that all would turn out right in the end.

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Just listening to Radio Lancashire and its not just Accy Stanley - Preston NE didnt get theirs until this week either.

Must be something about being a football thing. Season tickets not sent out until the week before the first home match.

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...and there was me complaining that ours went on sale in July..at least we got ours then!

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According to Eric - Only 232 season tickets sold - HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE?!

Could've hand written them myself by now.

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There'll be even less sold next season, if this debacle is anything to go by.

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i fear for our club if that is true that we have only sold 232 season tickets. we probably had more in the unibond. how can we survive without some1 putting in there own money especially if we keep gettin poor crowds. next few home games are against teams who wont bring alot either (peterboro grimsby mansfield)

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115 Adult plus 117 concessions, according to Eric in this week's Observer. :(

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Must admit that's shocked me somewhat. I'd assumed that we'd sold around 400. I know we struggled last season, but I didn't expect interest to drop so low. What else does Eric say?...is he worried about it?

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I'm not sure it's a drop in interest but the price rise. If you remember we got them last season at Conference prices, of course there are other factors but for me it was the price rise.

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random quotes from the Observer this week

There were signs of early unrest from the fans as they started chanting substitute 'Leighton McGivern's' name, who was still sat on the bench
(observer) .........

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plus a lot of have jumped on the premiership bandwagon with season tickets at rovers cheaper :(

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just shows the premiership is killing english football, you think the england team is mediocre now just wait for a few years down the line...its going to kill all the little clubs off .i would love setanta and sky to go bankrupt where would the premiership with their prima donnas and wannabes be then..

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"...we might as well shut up shop"? That sounds ominous. What exactly is he saying?

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Full article now on line, Accrington Observer- Coley makes plea to fans

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Cheers, Oggy. Really don't know what the answer is to that one, but it's very worrying. :(

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I think some people felt disgruntled last season after paying for season tickets. Remember the 'free' Torquay game, which season ticket holders did not benefit from. I also remember people on here complaining that they'd bought their children season tickets, just weeks before the club announced the under-12s get in free scheme.

Bad publicity has a knock on effect.

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When Eric went to the papers last season, slagging off people of Accy for not coming to the games, it didn't work. Why would it now?
I'm a massive fan of Coley's, but the manager should stick to talking about what happens on the field without blaming attendances etc for crap performances.
This club is so dangerously unprofessional it's scary.

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Have you got your season tickets yet?

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What do you think? :rolleyes:

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Everyones got their season tickets, the roofs finished, Coley has signed two class defenders on free transfers, Rob Russell won the lottery and bought Eric out, Ewood Park and Turf Moor both burnt to the ground...................do I need to go on?:)

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I dont want to wake up:):D:)

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IMHO lthough it is obvious that our gates are disgustingly low for this division, I believe the club should put further efforts into increasing match-day enjoyment for the current fans and making provisions for them,rather then moaning about the ones who are not there.

The crowd cant score a goal. The crowd cant make a tackle. The crowd cant save a penalty. The crowd cant make a tactical change.

It seems as though the club are resorting to the old fail-safe of moaning at attendances to take the glare off bad performances on the pitch.

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I dont know the area - but i get the impression blackburn, accy and burnley has alot of muslims/arabs/asians etc.

it was recognised when bury signed the indian international striker - attendences went up by a few hundred for a few months - despite him not starting very often.

at least, thats what my mates just told me.

maybe its a part of the community that could fill up the frazer.

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For once I will my opinion to myself.:(

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Not part of the diversity forum, Bagpuss? :)

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Amazingly it's true I was not picked to join the committee despite Mr Harris personally recommending me:rolleyes:

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I hate to sound impatient, but I wonder if there's any chance of our season tickets arriving this week? :rolleyes:

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On the letter it said eraly last week...

As long as i get to go to the matches some way then am not bothered anymore, but i think that stanley are the only club that haven't got them out to fans yet.

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A life member I know went up this morning to collect and was told his was posted at the weekend, sounds a load of bull to me just to get rid of him.

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I was told that they should have been arriving tomorrow/thursday am at the latest and will be available over the bar at the Crown thursday and friday night to help alleviate the queues on saturday. But that last bit was still being deliberated as to whether it was a good idea or not

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A life member I know went to see where his ticket was, only to be told that he wasn't on the list. :rolleyes:

Why don't they pass them out of a suitcase on the pub car park and be done with it? Truly tinpot.

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My friend was also told this, it's not the same person we are talking about, goes by the name Phil?

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Nope. Afraid not. Seems more than one person was affected by this then?

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Football development centres...Stanley legends...on-line shopping...Stanley programmes website...all well and good, but WHERE'S ME TICKET?

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They're here tomorrow, see Fishy site. (About time, smiley thingy)

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At last! Way hey! All I need now is my OSC card and badge from Macca (hint hint) and I'm sorted! :D

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Who is working through the night? as tickets can be collected from 9-30am tomorrow, right up to kick off Sat according to fishy site.Might collect mine on way home from pub!!

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ha ha nice one fourth official!!!

sorry Wynonie, sat okay for you?

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OK, cheers, Macca. Could you bring Chester Red's, too?

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A witty first post, excellent.:D

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I couldn't make it today to collect my ticket. Does anybody know what time the club shop opens tomorrow?