v Sheffield Wednesday (a) - 29/12/2025

[Rogerb]

Seems you can buy other match tickets on line eg Watford.

[NeilInBristol]

“We need fans behind the players”

then

”ticket office closed”

then

fans should be attending the games and get behind the lads

 

Cant make it up

what a joke 

 

[Bronzed A Donis]

3 hours ago, M_B said:

Even so, I'm glad they're trying to sort it out . 

Are they though? Or is it a basless statement like the Lewis O'Brien appeal to try and hoodwink the easily fooled?

"I wasnt best pleased you set me on fire but thanks for the tweet clarifying youll piss on me to try and put it out" Forever grateful.

[Ossydave]

3 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Why would Sheffield Wednesday not already have the barcodes?

They'll contain customer (fan) information. 

It will however be an extremely simple process, most probably a simple txt file that's imported. It could, and usually would be automated though and shouldn't require any manual efforts at all really. 

I suspect our IT department, like most aspects of the club is not fit for purpose, probably a couple of inexperienced/under qualified members of staff.

[KidderStreetNoise]

7 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

They'll contain customer (fan) information. 

It will however be an extremely simple process, most probably a simple txt file that's imported. It could, and usually would be automated though and shouldn't require any manual efforts at all really. 

I suspect our IT department, like most aspects of the club is not fit for purpose, probably a couple of inexperienced/under qualified members of staff.

They'll be digital tickets processed through a third party provider, I doubt there'll be any contact between our sales department & the barcode man at Hillsborough

[Upside Down]

Aside from the complete ineptitude of the whole operation, I can't see any reason for this latest ticket fiasco other than them trying to spite the fans because of the boycott. 

These Sheffield fixtures always have a big take-up due to the distance. Since Venky FC don't get anything from away matches (league) they'll be spewing that people are keen to get to a match that isn't at Ewood. 

Whatever the reason, it's just another example of how they are not fit for purpose.

Edited 3 hours ago by Upside Down

[M_B]

59 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

Are they though? Or is it a basless statement like the Lewis O'Brien appeal to try and hoodwink the easily fooled?

"I wasnt best pleased you set me on fire but thanks for the tweet clarifying youll piss on me to try and put it out" Forever grateful.

Don't know, let you know tomorrow. 

[DE.]

56 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Aside from the complete ineptitude of the whole operation, I can't see any reason for this latest ticket fiasco other than them trying to spite the fans because of the boycott. 

These Sheffield fixtures always have a big take-up due to the distance. Since Venky FC don't get anything from away matches (league) they'll be spewing that people are keen to get to a match that isn't at Ewood. 

Whatever the reason, it's just another example of how they are not fit for purpose.

If it's anything to do with the boycott then it is pure idiocy, as the vast majority of those still buying tickets won't boycott anyway. If anything this would drive more people to do so out of feeling disrespected. 

[Old Codger]

1 hour ago, Upside Down said:

Aside from the complete ineptitude of the whole operation, I can't see any reason for this latest ticket fiasco other than them trying to spite the fans because of the boycott. 

These Sheffield fixtures always have a big take-up due to the distance. Since Venky FC don't get anything from away matches (league) they'll be spewing that people are keen to get to a match that isn't at Ewood. 

Whatever the reason, it's just another example of how they are not fit for purpose.

The club is run by a shower of twats bathed in their own self aggrandisement and ineptitude up to their moronic eyeballs.

I think I've covered most bases with that.

FECK EM.

VENKYS OUT!

[Gav]

Not that it makes much difference, but I’d wager this wouldn’t have happened if Waggott was still here.

 

[JHRover]

I don't think there's any more to it than them just cutting corners, as per.

As this game straddles the Christmas period and shop/ticket office closures someone down there, who probably has never bought an away ticket in their life, will have come to a decision that it was a whole lot easier for them to just stop selling on 23rd when they were shutting down for Xmas and then they could forget about it and come back in the New Year with the Wrexham game to occupy them.

They won't have stopped for a second to think about inconvenience to fans, or that there would be a lot of people unable to commit over a week in advance, especially during the Christmas period, or that the Middlesbrough game/performance/result might affect decisions, or that plans change at the 11th hour. 

They just treat fans as an inconvenience and appear amazed when their decision making gets called out. In familiar fashion we get a hastily cobbled together 'statement' with no name to it making a number of excuses and offering no assurances but trying to point the finger of blame away from Ewood.

They are good at that part of things.

Just stuff that never happens anywhere else. But that's because all other clubs are invested in helping their supporters and ensuring as many as possible get to games. Clearly that isn't the remit at Ewood these days, and it shows.