Wandy Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, LFEE said: No problem. Like I’ve been debating since start of the season the home ticket system has been a far bigger mess than the away games. Absolutely rife for touting from anywhere around the world with a membership. Its the ST holders that have the restrictions so the club knows who’s in those seats either the holder themselves or a guest. The whole ticketing changes were brought in to a degree because people weren’t happy that a number of people had 35+ STs in one name each and therefore were using as a sideline for home and away games including coach travel etc. That’s why there was an amnesty to confirm a name for each seat. Absolutely mental. A member can transfer a home ticket to another member but a ST holder can't transfer an away ticket to a member. Makes zero sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, Wandy said: Exactly. No wonder these touting sites can offer tickets. They probably have multiple memberships and are entering the ballot and flogging them on for a big mark-up. I’d hope that this isn’t the permanent solution. And was perhaps the best they could come up with given the fairly ridiculous timeframe they set themselves to sort everything out. Somewhere down the line it shouldn’t be beyond them to come up with an NUFC ticket app, only accessible to the named user, that holds your ticket. You’d still need to allow some level of functionality to be able to transfer a ticket, but at the very least that should be completely traceable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 It definitely blew my mind when I saw how easy it was to transfer tickets. Our current membership/digital ticketing system combined with demand exceeding supply is basically a touts wet dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Wandy said: Absolutely mental. A member can transfer a home ticket to another member but a ST holder can't transfer an away ticket to a member. Makes zero sense. A member isn’t actually allowed to transfer a ticket to anyone, but as you stated earlier, it’s a piece of piss to do and unless they start doing ID checks at home games, there’s no risk attached in doing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) I’ve bought 2-3 tickets per game for every game so far I’m passing them on at face value to friends and people off here who were struggling to get tickets and otherwise couldn’t go If I can get that many tickets with just some persistence and a rapid mouse finger, imagine how many tickets a tout using bots could get But aye, the system is fairer isn’t it Edited December 14, 2023 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicente_14 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: It definitely blew my mind when I saw how easy it was to transfer tickets. Our current membership/digital ticketing system combined with demand exceeding supply is basically a touts wet dream. If a Season Ticket holder wants to pass tickets on, does the recipient have to be a member or can they be sent to any email address/smart phone user? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, vicente_14 said: If a Season Ticket holder wants to pass tickets on, does the recipient have to be a member or can they be sent to any email address/smart phone user? I imagine they don't even need to be a member. What a farce. edit ; actually a ST holder can only transfer to a member. But surely a member can pass a ticket on to a non-member then? Edited December 14, 2023 by Wandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) You can pass it on to anybody. Just a case of sending the email and they click the link to add to wallet. It's not 'formally' passed on and will still have the buyer's name on it, but it's extremely easy to do. Edited December 14, 2023 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 46 minutes ago, vicente_14 said: If a Season Ticket holder wants to pass tickets on, does the recipient have to be a member or can they be sent to any email address/smart phone user? They just need an nufc account. But that’s mainly because if you have two or more people sharing a ST, there had to be a way of transferring between them. It’s actually more difficult to pass a ST on for a league game, than it is for a member to transfer an individually bought match ticket, because the ST holder doesn’t have an email for every individual game, so they have to use the formal transfer process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Sorry if this has been answered or seems obvious, I just want to make sure my understanding of the process is correct. If I was to become a member, I can enter a ballot for a ticket to every home game (albeit a slim chance of succeeding) is that right? im not local so joining any ST waiting list wouldn’t work for me, but would be nice to get up for the odd game here or there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) 40 minutes ago, NWMag said: Sorry if this has been answered or seems obvious, I just want to make sure my understanding of the process is correct. If I was to become a member, I can enter a ballot for a ticket to every home game (albeit a slim chance of succeeding) is that right? im not local so joining any ST waiting list wouldn’t work for me, but would be nice to get up for the odd game here or there. Yes, that’s correct. The success rate of getting a ticket is supposedly around 30% for any given game, although obviously it probably varies a bit depending on how popular of a game it is. And people on here will tell you from personal experiences it can vary quite dramatically in terms of individuals. But in a way that’s sort of what you would expect from a random ballot. There’s obviously some other quite considerable gripes, particularly not being able to choose where you sit, other than a generic price band, which can cover a wide array of different areas. Your only other option is to find a ST holder who isn’t going to a game, and they can transfer their ticket over to you (just need an NUFC account for this, not a full blown membership). Edited January 8 by SteV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) 3 minutes ago, SteV said: Yes, that’s correct. The success rate of getting a ticket is supposedly around 30% for any given game, although obviously it probably varies a bit depending on how popular of a game it is. And people on here will tell you from personal experiences it can vary quite dramatically in terms of individuals. But in a way that’s sort of what you would expect from a random ballot. There’s obviously some other quite considerable gripes, particularly not being able to choose where you sit, other than a generic price band, which can cover of wide array of different areas. Your only other option is to find a ST holder who isn’t going to a game, and they can transfer their ticket over to you (just need an NUFC account for this, not a full blown membership). Thanks mate. membership would be the only way for me really. I don’t know anyone from Newcastle or anyone with a ST. Think I will buy a membership next year and try my luck that way! Edit: is there also ballots for away games? Not sure if I’ve read it somewhere or made it up. Edited January 8 by NWMag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 10 minutes ago, NWMag said: Thanks mate. membership would be the only way for me really. I don’t know anyone from Newcastle or anyone with a ST. Think I will buy a membership next year and try my luck that way! Edit: is there also ballots for away games? Not sure if I’ve read it somewhere or made it up. Yes but for ST holders only. Also memberships still on sale for this season in case you were unaware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 4 minutes ago, LFEE said: Yes but for ST holders only. Also memberships still on sale for this season in case you were unaware. Ah wasn’t sure if they would be, thanks for the heads up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 08/01/2024 at 15:05, NWMag said: Thanks mate. membership would be the only way for me really. I don’t know anyone from Newcastle or anyone with a ST. Think I will buy a membership next year and try my luck that way! Edit: is there also ballots for away games? Not sure if I’ve read it somewhere or made it up. If you have a membership you are also eligible to buy a ticket through the resale process. This is where season ticket holders resell their ticket through the NUFC ticket office if they can't make a particular match. I don't bother with the ballots anymore as I was fed up of sitting where I didn't want to be, and for the Man Utd and Fulham games bought my ticket this way instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, Wallsendmag said: If you have a membership you are also eligible to buy a ticket through the resale process. This is where season ticket holders resell their ticket through the NUFC ticket office if they can't make a particular match. I don't bother with the ballots anymore as I was fed up of sitting where I didn't want to be, and for the Man Utd and Fulham games bought my ticket this way instead. Hadn’t even thought of that! Thanks mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Never ever managed to get a ticket through the resale. Only got 1 ticket so far this year via the ballot and have applied for all but 3 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Stifler said: Never ever managed to get a ticket through the resale. Only got 1 ticket so far this year via the ballot and have applied for all but 3 games. It's not too difficult, just takes some persistence on the F5 button and a rapid mouse finger Day or two before the game is best time to try And if you're still struggling hit up some of the resale-nonces who hang around in the Tickets threads, a few of us have got the technique down and sorted out resale tickets on behalf of people who were struggling Edited January 10 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Got offered a spot for the away tickets… Really think I’m going to have to stand up and say something as opposed to their shite box ticking exercise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 9 minutes ago, TheGuv said: Got offered a spot for the away tickets… Really think I’m going to have to stand up and say something as opposed to their shite box ticking exercise I missed out again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 10 minutes ago, LFEE said: I missed out again. I don’t even have any skin in the game as I’m only a member. Mental Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 8 minutes ago, TheGuv said: I don’t even have any skin in the game as I’m only a member. Mental Does seem a little odd but I guess that is the point you can argue. Can imagine the ructions if members getting away ballots due to levels of abuse of system it would lead to but genuine fans like yourself unfairly miss out on having at least a 1% chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infatuation Junkie Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Never ever ever been to an away game. Seen Leeds away quite a few times when I lived down south. Can honestly say an away ticket for me is about as much chance to get as it would be seeing King Charles sheriffs badge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Been getting antsy of late as I hadn't been successful in the ballot since Fulham then realised even including the recently-concluded Luton ballot that's only three matches. Feels a bloody age ago. I know it's the least of the problems with ticketing but even the ballot application on mobile is a needless pain in the arse. So much scrolling up and down the page to get to the right place as you go through the screens to submit your application. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I've give up on the ballot, it's a shambles. Got better things to do with my life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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