Everton Ticketing Changes

[Lee Smith]

Yes, a relatively small amount of anecdotal evidence to back up the claim a lottery is seen as a fairer way of doing things.

For some it might well suit. For the vast majority who wish to be able to queue for one it wont be.

You're trying to make the new system sound like its a superior and fairer model when it's nothing like that. Fair enough if your family or mates get a better chance of a ticket, but at least acknowledge that and dont blithely state that a lucky dip is a major step forward from the age old queuing for a ticket for everyone. It's not. .

Like I’ve already said Dave, it doesn’t affect me (or my mates) whatsoever.

What about those who struggle to get access to a PC at the very specific required time on sales day in a “first come, first served basis”, or those who do not have a smartphone to access the internet and need to rely on phoning the box office and wait in an endless queue, only to be told after a 2 hours hold, “sorry, they sold out a while ago on the website?”.

We literally have another discussion going on in the stadium thread about the pitfalls of an all digital ticket system and how that affects those without the digital know how or access to a smartphone, and the consensus there is that it is wrong and that those people should have ways to access their tickets in other means to make it easier and fairer for all.

But now all of a sudden, when it comes to actually buying the tickets, you think it should be each man and woman for themselves, and if you can’t get access to the internet at 10am on a Monday, screw you? Not your usual socialist way I must say.

 

[Lee Smith]

Sounds like a con to me - no guarantees for your £60 outlay ? - a lucky dip draw ? Kings Dock was 60,000 thanks BK .....

At no point did the club say a membership would guarantee you a ticket Joey

 

[Joey66]

At no point did the club say a membership would guarantee you a ticket Joey

Exactly - a chance in a million ....

 

[wgtwiddle]

As someone who goes mainly for a day out with my lads (the entertainment value approaches zero mostly) I'm fine with this.

Get tickets, sorted. Don't, saved a few bob.

Wasn't ever keen on the 10 o'clock smash and grab so I'm ok with this. Suits me, guess it doesn't suit some others mind.

 

[DavenBlue]

If these revenue maximising exercises are successful and the ballot is oversubscribed for every game then soon they will do what some of the other "big" clubs have done and look to reduce the season ticket % of capacity to increase the % of tickets selling for the members prices.

I also think we might see a 3rd pricing category introduced for the members sale (rather than the existing Cat A and Cat B). It's clear the overall strategy is changing and why would we now sell tickets for the derby, as an example, at £60 if you believe you could shift them for £100.

The club, or new owners, now just want a customer sat in a seat who is paying the maximum they can extract from him/her.