Savage Henry Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Why are you so angry about this? If you'd rather sit at home and watch then it is no skin off UEFA's nose. Plenty of folk - like me - will have taken the view that their chances of seeing a major tournament on home soil in the future are pretty much zero and therefore the expense is justifiable. Yup. I put down for a couple of tickets at prices well above what I’d willingly spend on an ordinary international/club game. So what? It seems like a jolly good day out irrespective of who is playing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 minute ago, CountyFan said: Why are you so angry about this? If you'd rather sit at home and watch then it is no skin off UEFA's nose. Plenty of folk - like me - will have taken the view that their chances of seeing a major tournament on home soil in the future are pretty much zero and therefore the expense is justifiable. if people want to contribute towards the on-going supporter rip-off from UEFA and FIFA then that is upto them, should Scotland qualify I'll take my chances with a €50 ticket via the SSC. If we don't qualify then I won't be lining their pockets. It's not anger to consider prices in the other categories to be a laughable rip-off (£110 for a seat that costs me £20-£25 for Scotland games, or £160 for a seat that costs £30) nor ask what the demand is for these areas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 15 hours ago, GordonS said: That's the club deck though, it would have been a lot less in the end stands. That was the first time I'd missed any home qualifiers since the late 80s, when I was a kid. I was a poor student and it was a steep increase compared with the previous qualifiers. Just dug out my ticket - £14 in Govan Rear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 45 minutes ago, Burnie_man said: if people want to contribute towards the on-going supporter rip-off from UEFA and FIFA then that is upto them, should Scotland qualify I'll take my chances with a €50 ticket via the SSC. If we don't qualify then I won't be lining their pockets. It's not anger to consider prices in the other categories to be a laughable rip-off (£110 for a seat that costs me £20-£25 for Scotland games, or £160 for a seat that costs £30) nor ask what the demand is for these areas If I get a €110 ticket it will have cost me significantly less than however much you've spent following Scotland around and accruing the necessary points. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, CountyFan said: If I get a €110 ticket it will have cost me significantly less than however much you've spent following Scotland around and accruing the necessary points. And a hell of a lot less than going to Qatar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I chickened out of the the Amsterdam and Budapest games and removed them before the deadline the other day. I'm just in for the cheapest Glasgow and Dublin tickets now. I'm not hopeful of getting any. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 If I get a €110 ticket it will have cost me significantly less than however much you've spent following Scotland around and accruing the necessary points. I go to support Scotland, not acrue points, which are a handy benefit.My season ticket for this campaign cost £90, the same seat costs £110 per match in the Euro group stages. Madness, but fill your boots. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, welshbairn said: And a hell of a lot less than going to Qatar. Been there, it's full of sand............ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Burnie_man said: if people want to contribute towards the on-going supporter rip-off from UEFA and FIFA then that is upto them, should Scotland qualify I'll take my chances with a €50 ticket via the SSC. If we don't qualify then I won't be lining their pockets. It's not anger to consider prices in the other categories to be a laughable rip-off (£110 for a seat that costs me £20-£25 for Scotland games, or £160 for a seat that costs £30) nor ask what the demand is for these areas I don't see how it's a 'rip off'. You can choose to apply for tickets at any price level, and if enough people apply, the stadium will sell out. You're not being forced to apply, there's no underhand tactics at play (none that are evident yet, at least). If the stadiums don't sell out after a couple of rounds of re-ticketing, UEFA may look a bit silly, but I doubt that will happen and it still wouldn't be a rip off. I applied for 2 tickets to each of 4 games at the highest price, so that's about £1300 if I get all of them. Well worth it for the (almost certainly) once in a lifetime opportunity to watch my country play in a major tournament within a moderate travelling distance from where I live. You obviously don't want to pay that much - fair enough, but that doesn't make it a rip off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Gnash said: I don't see how it's a 'rip off'. You can choose to apply for tickets at any price level, and if enough people apply, the stadium will sell out. You're not being forced to apply, there's no underhand tactics at play (none that are evident yet, at least). If the stadiums don't sell out after a couple of rounds of re-ticketing, UEFA may look a bit silly, but I doubt that will happen and it still wouldn't be a rip off. I applied for 2 tickets to each of 4 games at the highest price, so that's about £1300 if I get all of them. Well worth it for the (almost certainly) once in a lifetime opportunity to watch my country play in a major tournament within a moderate travelling distance from where I live. You obviously don't want to pay that much - fair enough, but that doesn't make it a rip off. £160 for a North Stand seat isn't a rip-off? Aye OK "rip-off definition: 1. something that is not worth what you pay for it" Because you can and want to pay that price doesn't mean it's not rip-off pricing, which long term will continue to rise as UEFA/FIFA smell the money and push the boundaries. Probably the most expensive tickets ever seen at Hampden for a football match. Edited July 16, 2019 by Burnie_man 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 53 minutes ago, Burnie_man said: £160 for a North Stand seat isn't a rip-off? Aye OK "rip-off definition: 1. something that is not worth what you pay for it" Because you can and want to pay that price doesn't mean it's not rip-off pricing, which long term will continue to rise as UEFA/FIFA smell the money and push the boundaries. Probably the most expensive tickets ever seen at Hampden for a football match. Perfect definition to prove that it's not a rip off. If you think it's worth it, it's not a rip off. If you think it's not worth it, you don't pay for it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) Its not a rip off as a game of football has no calculable value beyond what people want to pay. Ill certainly a 5 second grumble once i put my card details in but once its gone its gone. No fucks given That said we all have our tolerances. IMO the SFA took the absolute piss in the last qualifying campaign season tickets Edited July 16, 2019 by invergowrie arab 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Given the left-wing nature of this website it’s alway a surprise to see so many people valiantly defending rip-off ticket prices quoting supply and demand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Gordopolis said: Just dug out my ticket - £14 in Govan Rear That was probably a dearer ticket too, it's opposite the main stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I would be greeting if I had to pay £110 or £160 for a group stage match that didn’t involve Scotland. So I opted for the €50 Euro tickets where I’ve probably little chance of getting a ticket. I’m not willing to pay over £100 a ticket for a game where I don’t know who’ll be playing. It’s all about how much you are willing to pay.That said, you only have to look at some of the really cheap miserable b*****ds on SFA Facebook comments who grumble at paying £30 to see Scotland v Belgium. f**k those miserable b*****ds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 34 minutes ago, eez-eh said: Given the left-wing nature of this website it’s alway a surprise to see so many people valiantly defending rip-off ticket prices quoting supply and demand. It's not so much defending it as not being surprised by it. It's a once every 4 years event, probably not happening again in the lifetimes of most people in the home cities. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Gnash said: Perfect definition to prove that it's not a rip off. If you think it's worth it, it's not a rip off. If you think it's not worth it, you don't pay for it! Whit? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 53 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: Its not a rip off as a game of football has no calculable value beyond what people want to pay. Ill certainly a 5 second grumble once i put my card details in but once its gone its gone. No fucks given That said we all have our tolerances. IMO the SFA took the absolute piss in the last qualifying campaign season tickets I think the last qualifying campaign my season ticket worked out at about £115. The SFA have had their moments on ticket pricing, no doubt about that (£30 v Gibraltar walk up?), but generally their ST pricing has been pretty reasonable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Went a bit mad today and booked flights and hotels before the ticket lottery is even announced. Gone for a last 16 game in Budapest and a QF in Munich. Train between the two and a few nights in Vienna. Fancy the trip anyway so f**k UEFA if they don't deliver. Why are you so angry about this? If you'd rather sit at home and watch then it is no skin off UEFA's nose. Plenty of folk - like me - will have taken the view that their chances of seeing a major tournament on home soil in the future are pretty much zero and therefore the expense is justifiable. Yup. I put down for a couple of tickets at prices well above what I’d willingly spend on an ordinary international/club game. So what? It seems like a jolly good day out irrespective of who is playing.Is everyone in the Highlands rich? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Just now, Scary Bear said: Is everyone in the Highlands rich? Of course. We save a fortune by not spending on heroin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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