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Ballots would not help and in fact would probably make the situation worse with even less tickets in the rightful hands IMO.
About 10 years ago I could go to every away game, most went on general sale actually. I don't know where these fans have come from. Not a dig just an observation. I don't know many people who go away games (who can get a ticket?), but the ones I do have some sort of ticket share system so points always accumulate.The problem is supply and demand - we get 3,000 tickets and >30,000 want one - however you decide to distribute the tickets 9/10 will always be unhappy, that's simple math for you. If you go to away games then you know it's the same faces every week, the theory that 'loads' of tickets go on sale just isn't true. Sure some do, there are always reasons ST's can't make games, not least the bloody TV companies, but having been an away season ticket holder for many years I can say with absolute certainty that the vast majority of away season ticket holders are as hardcore Spurs as you will ever meet ... if it takes five years going to every game there is to get on that list, then that's what it takes. All I've read so far is people looking for short cuts to jump the queue, of course deal with the 'touts' but don't tar the vast majority with that same brush ... the guys with away season tickets have all done their hard yards, they deserve to be respected.
How would it be worse?
They'd be your dedicated "never missed a game anywhere" man who'd miss out to a shiney new stadium season ticket holder who fancies Woolwich away. In a random lottery I think everyone would just apply for everything. The resale market would be chaos.
Of course It won't work, if someone nicks all the magnets from the bottom of the glasses.I think the 'bottom up' dispensers just don't work, saw this mentioned by some Liverpool fans saying they had the system and dumped it because it didn't work!
Ooooer. Before the game I took virtually the same photo. We must have been within spitting distance of each other
Those flourescent tops were a youth 'soccer' team from Florida. The interesting thing was that once they'd eaten their burgers and drunk their Coke, they took all their rubbish back to the counter. Is that normal in America?
Looks like someone replaced the cockerel by the time you took your pic.
Did kick off at one point, no? Didn't think it was the best place to put them (or to buy the tickets).Thanks for the high vis explanation. From the south stand it looked like it was all kicking off with a line of stewards wading in!!
Couldn't see from vantage point. Just saw the video of the two fat lasses with hepatitis.I was a couple of rows directly behind the group in the yellow jackets.
Didn't see anything kick off. Nobody got across the divide. Literally just verbals. Pretty good natured for most of it.
Couldn't see from vantage point. Just saw the video of the two fat lasses with hepatitis.
Went to the Chicken thingy in the stadium for the first time, oh my, the food there is rather tasty!
and a dose of bird fluI went to the Chicken House in the South Stand for the first time on Saturday - was ok if a bit dry. Cost £7 for which money i could have had 4 Chicken Breasts and 2 monster portions of Chips in Chick King. And still have 40p change.
You dare to disrespect Chick King?and a dose of bird flu
If I'm honest, it's a right dive. Chicken is greasy as fuck, not worth queuing, been with people who have shit through an eye of a needle following a visit.You dare to disrespect Chick King?
I am offended and affronted...
What sort of grub is browns? Never eaten from there.If I'm honest, it's a right dive. Chicken is greasy as fuck, not worth queuing, been with people who have shit through an eye of a needle following a visit.
Browns is my main place for grub just a couple of doors up. Havn't been since we've got back home, getting pangs just thinking about it.
If I'm honest, it's a right dive. Chicken is greasy as fuck, not worth queuing, been with people who have shit through an eye of a needle following a visit.
Browns is my main place for grub just a couple of doors up. Havn't been since we've got back home, getting pangs just thinking about it.