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Post by Gulliver on Aug 26, 2015 19:42:00 GMT
I have utmost respect for volunteers but to be honest it took the best part of a minute to purchase one meadow end ticket with all the walking backwards and forwards that was being done to complete the transaction. At this point there were about 100 people behind me so it came as no surprise when the kick off was delayed delayed. Wow, as long as that? You've obviously never stood in a queue at Tesco's. I wonder how many moaners stood at the bar for half-an-hour before going to buy their ticket? As others have said, no-one actually expected an attendance of that size particularly for a Tuesday night and the club have admitted they were caught short in many areas but hope to learn from this experience. For heaven's sake give them a bit of slack and accept that these things happen even at the best of times.
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Post by oldmeadowender on Aug 26, 2015 19:49:47 GMT
So no one expected 2,000 - 3,000? Really? Look at previous threads. You have to harness the early mania...or it dissipates. Think small...you get small.
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Post by will on Aug 26, 2015 20:08:54 GMT
I have utmost respect for volunteers but to be honest it took the best part of a minute to purchase one meadow end ticket with all the walking backwards and forwards that was being done to complete the transaction. At this point there were about 100 people behind me so it came as no surprise when the kick off was delayed delayed. Wow, as long as that? You've obviously never stood in a queue at Tesco's. I wonder how many moaners stood at the bar for half-an-hour before going to buy their ticket? As others have said, no-one actually expected an attendance of that size particularly for a Tuesday night and the club have admitted they were caught short in many areas but hope to learn from this experience. For heaven's sake give them a bit of slack and accept that these things happen even at the best of times. It took sixty seconds to exchange a ten pound note for a piece of paper and change. Don't get me wrong on sure things will improve and I've no doubt the person serving had been thrown in ill equipped. I fully expect them to improve and am not having ago at the volunteers at all but just struck me that a bit more organisation on the club's part would have made their jobs a lot easier.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 21:14:51 GMT
My mind may be playing tricks with me, but isn't there a small booth slap bang in the middle of the external wall of the Len Weston stand. It looks like used to sell programmes or something. It is probably in a bit of a state, but could that not be tarted up and made to be a third window on the other side of the ground. It would help people approaching from the Edgar Road side of the ground that are going either in the Len Weston or the Meadow End and save them dragging their arses all the way round to the main entrance to be met with the queue from hell. I am sure the money could be securely transported to the office, it used to be cunningly disguised as a tin of Roses.
It could even be just to sell ME and LW tickets.
With the demand dying off and a third window everything should be ticket e boo.
This could continue to be a problem. Do people recall going back big queues behind the meadow end and getting a bit excited that there was going to be a bumper gate only to be greeted by a crowd of 1726.
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Post by Incognito on Aug 26, 2015 21:21:25 GMT
Yes, they used to sell tickets from it many moons ago. It's to the right of the turnstile on the other side of the big exit gate.
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Post by adihfc on Aug 28, 2015 12:34:43 GMT
Wills right I was expecting 2000 ish certainly not pushing 3000. Just a thought whether the club could do a deal with the old toilet block on the corner and convert it into a bigger ticket office with six seven windows? Evening Adi. With the turnstiles, presumably, manned to let people in and collect the ticket stubs what's the point in providing a second facility that needs a second set of volunteers/staff. Hi Chris Good question, well my thoughts were based on keeping things as they are now and trying to improve the situation. I can see the benefits in trying to do tickets only, as the cash isnt split all over the ground. Just needs tinkering with. seems a shame to have a building the size of the toilet block not being used.
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Post by Incognito on Aug 28, 2015 12:39:05 GMT
Wasn't it intended to use it as the gym/weights room and extend Addisons into the present gym to provide two skittle alleys?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 12:41:29 GMT
Wasn't it intended to use it as the gym/weights room and extend Addisons into the present gym to provide two skittle alleys? The gym was converted from what were the old skittle alleys anyway, weren't they?
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Post by Incognito on Aug 28, 2015 12:51:03 GMT
Yes. As I recall, it was intended to repeat that facility while providing a weekday coffee/light snacks café in the same area rather than opening Addisons in the daytime.
I couldn't, at the time, see a need for "bar" facilities during the day but a café adjacent to the Merton car park seemed viable.
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