pinevillawill Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) http://www.bluekipper.com/news/misc__news/5929--.html An Everton fansite is encouraging fans to get down to Boundary Park from Tuesday if they missed out on an away ticket. Can something be put in place to prevent away fans from getting access to home tickets? Edited February 10, 2013 by excharnwoodlatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesidg Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 If you have not got a ticket yet then watch out for the announcement, you might be off to Boundary Park on Tuesday morning. Even has his email.... !!!!! Well at least the club have no excuses for not being aware. What about proof of address , or some simple latics based questions to try to limit this? You'd also need police or security on hand in case it gets nasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinevillawill Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) On a side note, what a poorly written article. My response: What a terrible article. A simple search on Google would have told you that Everton's allocation is 2,839, not 5,000+, it's 'The Latics', not 'The Latic's', the Oldham allocation hasn't sold out because the tickets haven't gone on general sale, and a voucher wasn't issued at the Yeovil game because it was snowed off. Last but not least, should you really be promoting the sale of home tickets to away fans? Edited February 10, 2013 by excharnwoodlatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 What about proof of address , or some simple latics based questions to try to limit this? You'd also need police or security on hand in case it gets nasty! Send "big Jean" out, they will soon :censored: off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 The possesive apostrophe the downfall of signwrighters and spellig too! And signwriters too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 On a side note, what a poorly written article. ... it's 'The Latics', not 'The Latic's'... Good spot re the apostrophe but, particularly for the benefit of the world's media in this F.A. Cup week, it's 'Latics' not 'The Latics'. 'The Latics' has been adopted by Wigan. We are 'Latics', the name being a local corruption of the name 'Athletic'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinevillawill Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Good spot re the apostrophe but, particularly for the benefit of the world's media in this F.A. Cup week, it's 'Latics' not 'The Latics'. 'The Latics' has been adopted by Wigan. We are 'Latics', the name being a local corruption of the name 'Athletic'. You sure? I always thought we were 'The Latics'. Isn't 'WE ARE LATICS' *cringe* just used for marketing purposes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Nope, always been in my house 'How's Latics gone on?' 'I'm goin' Latics on Saturday' Fookin :censored:e Latics.. etc etc repeat to fade, never been a THE in there…. let the pie head bastards keep their trademark of 'The' Havin' a solid period mourning and passing on my sincere condolences when Whelan dies, whilst laughing my head off at Wigan's inevitable demise…. Edited February 10, 2013 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 You sure? I always thought we were 'The Latics'. Isn't 'WE ARE LATICS' *cringe* just used for marketing purposes? No, this was the cringeworthy mistake once made by the Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 We need to give vouchers out at the start of the season. Before we know what, if any, big games there are. First five home games, including League Cup and JPT if drawn at home. Top them up with a voucher from a home league game made after the draw for the big game. 4-6 vouchers get Sunday priority. 3-6 vouchers Monday 2-6 vouchers Tuesday. Open sale after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinevillawill Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Wiki (opensource I know, I know) has us down at 'The Latics'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Wiki (opensource I know, I know) has us down at 'The Latics'. Isn't that all the proof you need that it should be 'Latics'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 The Club's history explained on the OS: http://www.oldhamath...ory-259202.aspx Even with the Site's many faults, there is no 'The' when the name is mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 We need to give vouchers out at the start of the season. Before we know what, if any, big games there are. First five home games, including League Cup and JPT if drawn at home. Top them up with a voucher from a home league game made after the draw for the big game. 4-6 vouchers get Sunday priority. 3-6 vouchers Monday 2-6 vouchers Tuesday. Open sale after that. Good idea, but wouldn't it just be as easy to print a voucher in the programmes for every home game, doesn,t have to be a full page, your printing anyway just alter the typeset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Havin' a party when Whelan dies……. Don't understand why anybody would want to say things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesidg Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Don't understand why anybody would want to say things like that. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Don't understand why anybody would want to say things like that. Me neither Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Because many cant afford a prog as well as a ticket. Or share a prog the concept of four family members buying progs doesnt add up. But it would go some way to ensure the casual fan who cant attend every game has a fair crack, just would reduce the ammount going on open sale. Perhaps it would be prudent to let ST's to have 2 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mikey Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 We used to have a membership scheme for non ST holders. I was a member in the 89/90 season and was automatically in the second tranche of ticket sales. I seem to remember there was a reduced entry price, so if you went to enough games it paid for itself. Something along those lines would help in situations like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGortonsMatches Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 You should have to produce some Latics merchandise, old kit, old ST book, old badges, old programmes, old mini kit that you had in the back of the car! Anything ! We all have something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heath Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 You are all wrong. Its t'latics I say "i'm off t'latics" Proper Oldhamer Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) You are all wrong. Its t'latics I say "i'm off t'latics" Proper Oldhamer Janet I say "I'm off t'latics" is short for "I'm off to Latics". Edited February 10, 2013 by Diego_Sideburns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think there accent would give away the majortiy of fans in trying to buy tickets in the home end.. Are we legally in our rights not to sell tickets to Everton fans who want a home ticket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhamandy1 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think there accent would give away the majortiy of fans in trying to buy tickets in the home end.. Are we legally in our rights not to sell tickets to Everton fans who want a home ticket? Yes, in fact we are encouraged not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Mist Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I hope the club do something to prevent Everton fans getting home end tickets - Everton have a much worse reputation for bad behaviour at many grounds - a lot of northern clubs have additional security measures when a handful of clubs come to their towns and Everton is one of them. Theres a world of difference IMHO between a few Liverpool fans for a 4pm Sunday kick off and Everton fans for a 6pm saturday kick off when many will have been on the lash all day. It should be easy to identify scousers simply by their accents. I remember a few years ago having a real problem when trying to get into Blackpool home end without a ticket - got loads of questions about postcodes etc. Only 1 of our group got in but within 20 mins the stewards had evicted him for not celebrating a Blackpool goal ! Hope they refuse Everton fans tickets or eject them from the ground if they are identified as Everton otherwise it could turn a bit tasty ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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