JackieDoor Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) 58 minutes ago, plenum said: Re. hospitality. Do you sit in a box or given a regular seat in the open? Regular padded seat, it's behind the platinum club area. edit: barracks that is. Edited August 12, 2023 by JackieDoor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 50 minutes ago, Manxst said: I had a hospitality seat for a game last year- meal before the game in the area above Shearer’s, then got walked around the outside of the stadium and got sat in a regular seat around L2G/H in the Milburn stand, near the Leazes West corner. That's a bit shit that like. Especially in the winter ??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Met up with a fair few mates after the game. Including one who has never been interested in football but was successful in the ballot. The conversation came onto the match. “Aye, it was a shame Isaak was subbed off. Quite rare to see a striker subbed off when he’d scored a brace.” ”What’s a brace?” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieDoor Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, TheGuv said: Met up with a fair few mates after the game. Including one who has never been interested in football but was successful in the ballot. The conversation came onto the match. “Aye, it was a shame Isaak was subbed off. Quite rare to see a striker subbed off when he’d scored a brace.” ”What’s a brace?” Something what keeps ya teeth back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Not a scientific study this but just a hunch, felt like there were way more bairns there than last season. Granted I was in L7, apparently all of which is the family section, but noticed it outside as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said: Not a scientific study this but just a hunch, felt like there were way more bairns there than last season. Granted I was in L7, apparently all of which is the family section, but noticed it outside as well. Presumably not aged between 14-17… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 39 minutes ago, TheGuv said: Presumably not aged between 14-17… Nah, little dudes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 What I suspect with this new digital ticketing system is that the turnstile operators have more details of the ticket (on a screen) than before and that is how they'll be doing those checks they said they would be doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellis80 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Never been a queue at the turnstile for leazes east corner but took 15 minutes yesterday. Everyone just seemed a bit slower rather than any issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Getting into the ground was a bit of a nightmare yesterday. Got to the ground between 16:50 and 17:00 and I've never seen a queue like it. Got into the ground midway through Local Hero. Do not know a single upside of digital tickets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 minute ago, HaydnNUFC said: Getting into the ground was a bit of a nightmare yesterday. Got to the ground between 16:50 and 17:00 and I've never seen a queue like it. Got into the ground midway through Local Hero. Do not know a single upside of digital tickets. Seems like the general consensus was that the East Stand was way worse than everywhere else? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, SteV said: Seems like the general consensus was that the East Stand was way worse than everywhere else? It got worse when we swapped to smartcards and never got any better. It's because the average age in the East Stand is like 85 and putting a phone on a pad and keeping it there until it beeps is too technologically complex. Got to the ground the same time as my mate who sits in the LEazes, he walked straight in without having to quque, I was stuck outside for 15 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, SteV said: Seems like the general consensus was that the East Stand was way worse than everywhere else? I wouldn't be surprised. Queue was down Terrace Place. People standing in what they think is a queue but they're actually cutting into it which annoyed people; wouldn't be surprised if it kicks off if that keeps happening. Scanning the tickets to actually get in took no time at all, stewards were telling people what to do, where to scan et cetera so I've no idea why the queue was so bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) There was a massive queue for my turnstile at the leazes at 5, thought we would miss the start. But a couple of turnstiles down was no queue at all, so we just went in there. I think having just one turnstile on the ticket was a bad idea, stopped people from being able to spread out. Literally took 2 seconds to get through mind, so I have no idea why there were any queues at all. If anything it’s quicker than trying to get the barcode in the reader correctly. Edited August 13, 2023 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said: There was a massive queue for my turnstile at the leazes at 5, thought we would miss the start. But a couple of turnstiles down was no queue at all, so we just went in there. I think having just one turnstile on the ticket was a bad idea, stopped people from being able to spread out. There's usually a wide range of available turnstiles on the ticket. Mine would've officially let me in about 6 different turnstiles yesterday. The problem was they were all rammed. I don't think it was even down to there being more old people in the East Stand. It seemed like one in every 10 people or so had an issue with it detecting their ticket. Multiple tickets on one device seemed to be a right clart which was also slowing things down. If it's the same again for Liverpool they're going to have to rethink the whole thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 got to the Gallowgate just before 5 and there were zero queues. boop. straight in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieDoor Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Fwiw you don't go through a turnstile in hospitality, theres a bloke with a scanner thing then you just open the door and go in the glass atrium bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bally21 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I'm in the leazes...walked up the back of the east stand and aye there were queues ....but leazes spot on...straight in. Not sure if East stand issues are to do with the number of turnstiles, a technology thing, or maybe an older age demographic in that stand is part of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bally21 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 The issue that seemed to cause consternation in the leazes was the fact that the bookies weren't there....would have to use phone to place bet...but no signal in there do can't even do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 After a few games any issues will be gone as people get used to what to do. My understanding is that you can also print out the digital ticket at home and bring the paper just the same as an airline ticket? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 minute ago, OverThere said: After a few games any issues will be gone as people get used to what to do. My understanding is that you can also print out the digital ticket at home and bring the paper just the same as an airline ticket? There's no print ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 37 minutes ago, NEEJ said: There's usually a wide range of available turnstiles on the ticket. Mine would've officially let me in about 6 different turnstiles yesterday. The problem was they were all rammed. I don't think it was even down to there being more old people in the East Stand. It seemed like one in every 10 people or so had an issue with it detecting their ticket. Multiple tickets on one device seemed to be a right clart which was also slowing things down. If it's the same again for Liverpool they're going to have to rethink the whole thing. You can use any turnstile even if it's not on the ticket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, OverThere said: After a few games any issues will be gone as people get used to what to do. My understanding is that you can also print out the digital ticket at home and bring the paper just the same as an airline ticket? Don’t think so, they’re NFC tags rather than barcodes. Although some people have mentioned barcodes I don’t know how you get one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Don’t think so, they’re NFC tags rather than barcodes. Although some people have mentioned barcodes I don’t know how you get one. From my sample size of 3 people, it would appear that Apple pay = no barcode, whereas Google wallet = barcode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Don’t think so, they’re NFC tags rather than barcodes. Although some people have mentioned barcodes I don’t know how you get one. It's for android devices, it becomes available if you turn off NFC. Edited August 13, 2023 by El Prontonise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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