There is no outrage louder than moral outrage, so I ignored this week’s stupidity by Kilmarnock chairman Michael Johnston, adding volume seemed moot, but if you look below the bonnet of this decision you’re likely to find the real story. Kilmarnock FC is in a critical condition.
They need your money this week, probably even more than they need the goodwill of their own fans. Mr Johnston’s most damaging folly has not been to offer Celtic fans a better deal than his own club’s supporters, it has been the failure to address the club’s financial imperative over a long number of years. Like another club I can think of, getting cash in the door is the only game in town, as a failure to do so would bring enormous consequences.
It is the Killie fans who suffer as “Speaking as a solicitor” Johnston clings to what passes for power at a busted flush. Don’t apologise for this week’s self-harming insult, instead be contrite about the actions which brought about the problem.
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Blantyretim
Sorry, wrong Lanarkshire town :)
Whats Pmsl
D D
In what way? I hope not to tickatus??
Jude, not language for the blog, but it’s about urinating because you laughed so much.
CowieBhoy, the 1314 is a fine Pub.
weeminger
Number 5 is what bothers me.
HH
Night Night Timland. Shattered after decorating, as well as being wrecked wi rum, take care all you true Tims. :)))
Weefra H) supporting Wee Oscar.
Let’s get this straight. This is nothing like a Ticketus deal.
Weeminger, good summary.
Jude
Stubhub?? A ticketus like mob. Tae this simple mind?
Night boys.
Still in a mood from Tuesday but he ho no work till barca day next Tuesday..
Cannae beat a wee September weekend..
TET,
Thanks for that,disappointed that the club have gone down this road,
although if its a limited amount I don’t think they could have been used for a
public sale,but they could have been offered to season book holders,the clubs
handling of tickets for this game aint gonna please everyone and I feel the only thing to take from it is that if you want big match tickets,buy a season book
THE EXILED TIM
23:09 on
26 September, 2013
Me too but when I say ‘I think it’s unlikely’ I’m 99% certain that the club is only using Stubhub.
Cowiebhoy
1314, great year, great boozer. Many a mad time in 1314 :)
Ive got it now and I dont like it!!
These tickets that are being hawked for £57 for the game next week? I’d be willing to bet that two of those seats are mine. The seats that eufa demand from the club than never actually take while many of our support are shunted to other parts of the stadium. I’d like to know why the club don’t make more of an effort to get us back in our own seats and then put the available seats on general sale.
I’m getting a bit sick of being moved for these games every season. For what it’s worth I appreciate that it’s eufa that demand the seats but the club could handle things better when eufa tell them they don’t want to take up the allocation.
Gies ma seat back.
ACGR Supporting BMCUWP’s Hootenannay, 28th Sept in Fun City
23:15 on
26 September, 2013
It’s of no comfort to you I know, but I suspect that UEFA have until there’s less than a week until the match to confirm whether the seats are going to be used or not.
There’s not really the time to contact all the guys like yourself, confirm that you want your seats back, get the tickets you’ve been issued back and get them re-sold etc.
This also partly explains the tie-up with Stubhub, who deal with getting the tickets to the buyers in a separate location to the TO, when they will be swamped with other enquiries.
Two sources, one legit, the other touting, the first Celtic using an agent to offload tickets, perhaps returned, the second nothing to do with the club, I think.
I would like the club to clarify this though.
Up like a bird, did you take my advice? Hope you got a ticket but not at the price you posted.
ACGR, it’s just part of the contract, terms are dictated, if you want to play in our league, play to our rules, or jog on.
Not fair or right, but the stage we want to play on.
CowieBhoy gets fair miffed about that too.
g64
Tis the sign of the times, it’s easier for the club to let others shift them on their behalf.
It does give others, say someone like myself, who live overseas, to get a single ticket, so in that respect, I have no problem, the problem is the touting of tickets, which may not always be 100% cosher, and not a come back.
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weeminger
I agree, it’s highly unlikely the club are involved in touting them, but they will know where they come from, all they have to do is buy one.
HH
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Sleep well Timland.
Take care and god bless
HH
KTF
It seems that the actor from Peaky Blinders who sang BOTB tonight on prime time television has had a visit from our friends at FoCUS.
The good news is that they cannot charge him as he was not on the way to or from a Birmingham, Villa or West Brom game :-)
It really highlights the stupidity of this law that a folksinger could sing this on Transatlantic Sessions but so long as they don’t go to a Celtic game a few hours after belting it out, they will not be charged for the same thing that some poor young Celtic fan is being harassed over.
ACGR
Snap, I’ve been moved about 10 rows forward, the guy in seta behind me, has been moved to the seat directly in front on my season ticket seat
Baffling, as said, these seats often sit empty
Iwantmyownseataswellcsc
Weeminger,
Here are 3 tracks from Global Virus that is perhaps encapsulating your moods and thought processes and BTW the Radio Liberty audio link, I link later well into the moonhowling hour, had me shedding a wee tear when the Lady said what she said deep into the interview.
Torment.
Soul Hunter.
And trust me, well dinnae really but at the End of the Days, well it is night. So always Enjoy your Fish & Chips, the genuine WANS not the RFID ones.
Hail Hail and keep up the Good Fight against Evil and Gnosticism and all its forms.
ACGR, told ye.
Doc and Jude
I just don’t like this partnership with Stubhub. Slippery slope!
weeminger, I’ll probably get a letter from the club with 2nd class postmark on Thursday next week telling me I can have my seats back if I want them. Then I could call the club to be told that in order to have got my seats back I had to have called before I received their letter. FFS, they have my email addy, home phone number, mobile number and inside leg measurement but they send me a 2nd class letter.
I’ve been moved to the LL section 117, If I wanted to sit there I’d have bought seats there.
Someone in my seats will however have a cracking view of us pumping Barcelona on Tuesday.
Night Bhoys.
DD, if it’s a way to make money for the club, and it’s legit, why not?
I do sympathise with ACGR and CowieBhoy, being moved is not good, but it’s in the contract of taking part in the competition, sponsors return tickets, better sold than empty.
More than sympathise, it’s rubbish treatment, but they both bought those ST knowing this would happen.
Doc is supporting Oscar and McKenzie.
23:22 on
26 September, 2013
Two sources, one legit, the other touting, the first Celtic using an agent to offload tickets, perhaps returned, the second nothing to do with the club, I think.
I would like the club to clarify this though.
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Doc – that’s my reading of this too.
I think the use of StubHub is perhaps a legit way of getting late (for whatever reason, e.g. UEFA returns) availability tickets away that avoids chaos at the ticket office. Not saying it is perfect, but when there is huge demand and late, unexpected availability, this is probably as good a way as any. At least there appears to be some control over pricing (i.e. face value plus markup for the company).
The other mob – 1st4FootballTickets – touts, and enablers for rip-off merchants and scumbags who punt their tickets for maximum profit.
HH
BGFC
BGFC, seems sensible to me.
Did you get my reply the other day re shares?
Yeah were that desperate to get rid of tickets for the Barca game we are whoring them to tout sites ?Shameful ,Challs might have used that one.What about guys who can’t afford a ST?
P67 -i would take the 125 Charity stuff off your leader.
Doc
Why not sell them at face value at the Morton game?
Oh, and another wee thought.
If you buy a ST, the club gets into the CL group, you jump in and buy the package, hard times hit you personally.
You can sell your tickets at a premium, but that would make a difference to your family.
Would you?
Principles are easy when they don’t cost you.
DontjudgeCSC
Might need a tin hat for this opinion.
TET-agree, it’s highly unlikely the club are involved in touting them, but they will know where they come from, all they have to do is buy one.
With respect ,bollox,the Club are very fussy when it suits them.If the GB were still banned and bought the Stubhub tickets,would it happen? We know the answer hombre HH
I make appoint of going into ticket office the 1st tickets go on sale for Euro games, to try and get the nearest seats to my season book seats (107 CC, seats 1 & 2),
I challenged ticket office this year, on why, if the executive seats and section now freed up in Lisbon Stand ( those which used to get access to KD suite), are classed as executive, why was that full section not just allocated to Uefa, and those from block H (original classification for our seats and section) and those on main stand who are moved, can then be left in own seat, answer, Uefa have asked or demanded my seat for sponsors, who then will be in the executive seats for Euro games ? Whilst I am moved
And Doc your right, really frustrates me, I could come up with a simple solution
Hail hail
DD, logistics.
Getting them in and knowing which to sell. Time limited.
DD-Miraculously they found some on Monday morning while punting Morton tickets.
CowieBhoy, I know it does, not treating that lightly at all, and there are lots of simple solutions, but we sign a contract, and we are not in a position of power in the negotiation.