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Reading (A) Tickets - 2,219 (SOLD OUT)

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  • does seem a bit strange when their home ends never sell out, that they've moved the home fans right next to the away ones
    It basically tells you that the atmosphere generated by home fans is not particularly good if they need to do that. The big problem with putting them there (other than the one where they lose revenue from clubs which would want a bigger allocation) is that noisy away fans that don’t let up tend to quieten home fans, not encourage them to make some noise of their own. Placing the Reading ‘singers’ next to 2,200 very noisy and unrelenting Charlton fans may just ruin their day just as much as Charlton winning.
  • does seem a bit strange when their home ends never sell out, that they've moved the home fans right next to the away ones
    They've put their ultras next to the away endl! 
  • does seem a bit strange when their home ends never sell out, that they've moved the home fans right next to the away ones
    They've put their ultras next to the away endl! 
    And we’ve got our seat kickers next to them. My money’s on the seat kickers
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    I am sure Millwallfan will be able to disect our support at Reading more thoroughly but it is likely at least half of those are really Wall who have a historical beef with Pompey because of an off in 1987 at Reading station...
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,971
    I live six miles or so from Reading, and it's a soulless ground. Their Waitrose sponsorship is appropriate as it's like watching football in a supermarket.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,924
    I have a VG membership, more than happy to help out in future if people need tickets. 
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,907
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
  • DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    Tell them next time to wake up at 9:30 when it went on general sale for about 2 hours


  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,805
    Can’t we increase allocation? Seems mental if we’ve sold out almost 2 weeks before the game that they don’t make it bigger
    Is there any danger of this happening?
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,470
    DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    If that is the case,surely they accumulated enough loyalty points to buy their tickets earlier.
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  • My wife and I have had season tickets for donkeys years and therefore qualify to buy tickets early,we now do not go to away games for various reasons but could easily have got tickets for Reading,this cant be right,as there are people that go all over the country,and now because an away game is near will struggle to get tickets.I Certainly feel that those that do the hard miles should take preference over the twice a season travellers.Surely a points system based on away visits would be fairer.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,470
    My wife and I have had season tickets for donkeys years and therefore qualify to buy tickets early,we now do not go to away games for various reasons but could easily have got tickets for Reading,this cant be right,as there are people that go all over the country,and now because an away game is near will struggle to get tickets.I Certainly feel that those that do the hard miles should take preference over the twice a season travellers.Surely a points system based on away visits would be fairer.
    https://www.cafc.co.uk/tickets/loyalty-points-explained
  • I think the system works quite well tbh. Someone will always complain.

    I had to wait until phase 7 despite myself and 3 friends all having season tickets. But it's only fair that someone who had a season ticket last year and this year trumps someone that's only bought them now we're promoted.

    Definitely works better than when I was able to buy Pompey Away tickets 2 seasons ago despite rarely attending games for the 3 years I was at university. 

  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,907
    clive said:
    DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    If that is the case,surely they accumulated enough loyalty points to buy their tickets earlier.
    Seems not, unless they screwed it up 
  • There was 600 on general sale, I'm sure the people who go very game could have got one. 
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Reading haven't exactly been filling the Madejski this season. 14,252 and 16,319 against Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday respectively. Hypothetically they could give us the rest of the south stand.

    I'm not sure about logistics or any potential advantage it would give us.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,150
    How many was each member allowed to buy, I was asked how many when I ordered but only needed one so I asked for one. 
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    Blimey. Amazed sold out so quickly. Hadn't got my act together. My own fault.
    However anybody with spares I would be grateful. 
  • DOUCHER said:
    clive said:
    DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    If that is the case,surely they accumulated enough loyalty points to buy their tickets earlier.
    Seems not, unless they screwed it up 
    It made general sale so i'm pretty sure someone going to almost every home and away game last season had enough points to be eligible for a ticket a few days back.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,862
    I think the system works quite well tbh. Someone will always complain.

    I had to wait until phase 7 despite myself and 3 friends all having season tickets. But it's only fair that someone who had a season ticket last year and this year trumps someone that's only bought them now we're promoted.

    Definitely works better than when I was able to buy Pompey Away tickets 2 seasons ago despite rarely attending games for the 3 years I was at university. 

    Agreed. No club anywhere would have a ticket points system where season ticket holders weren't high up the list, and rolling points over is much fairer than just starting afresh each season
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  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,298
    pubs trains plan

    11.30 out of paddington then whatever pub will have us, seem to remember the one next to the station being popular last time. 
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,728
    DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    If they went to every game then they'd have enough points, simple as. It also went to general sale, so how exactly is it the points system's fault that they didn't get a ticket?
  • clb74 said:
    I wonder how many are making a weekend of it.
    Rock and roll u
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,924
    Croydon said:
    DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    If they went to every game then they'd have enough points, simple as. It also went to general sale, so how exactly is it the points system's fault that they didn't get a ticket?
    Surely they could have purchased at phase 7 ? 
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    Must be a piece of piss to get any tickets with your contacts.
  • Chose Barnsley over this one. Will be strange not being at Reading with a 2.5k following. Loud and proud and all that.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,907
    Croydon said:
    DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    If they went to every game then they'd have enough points, simple as. It also went to general sale, so how exactly is it the points system's fault that they didn't get a ticket?

    true, probably is their fault -teenagers, always someone else's fault - thanks for letting me know
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,907
    Addickted said:
    DOUCHER said:
    My son and his mates went to virtually  every home and away game last year but missed out on tickets for this - it’s a shame and would seem to indicate the system does need adjusting - maybe the distance to x game should be factored in / Barnsley anc Blackburn big points, Middlesbrough the jackpot 
    Must be a piece of piss to get any tickets with your contacts.

    they don't want to sit in the dug out
  • clb74 said:
    I wonder how many are making a weekend of it.
    Don't go too mad on that 30 minute train journey from Paddington!
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,978
    I was there in Nov 2014 when we took a shade over a thousand and won 1 nil, where have all these extra people come from?