Self scanning works well for events that are all ticket and are sold out most weeks so there's hardly any walk up/casual supporters but for sports like rugby league that don't sell out stadiums and there are a lot of walk up/casual supporters it's just a ridiculous concept and I fear it could lead to the loss of more supporters which is something the sport could do without at the moment. This news has already put me off going on Sunday it'll be manic and I don't fancy standing around outside in the cold just for a friendly, luckily I have a season pass this year so won't effect me during the season.

Hmmmm. I'd rather not put my faith in cheap technology and the helpfulness of the average steward.

talk about complete over reaction!

Quite. It's putting a barcode under a scanner, not rewiring the national grid. We managed it OK in 2013 when turnstyles for season ticket holders were unmanned.

I think there should be some manned turnstyles for cash payments, though.

Surely a half way house of unmanned pass/ticket turnstyles and a few manned cash ones would be the best option. FOr what it would cost the club should stump up it as they'd make more than it costs them

How is it an over reaction if I choose not to trust untried technology?

of course it will have been tried!


hull city fans have been using these turnstiles!

so does mean hull fc shop will be selling ticket on match days as I don't think smc will open the ticket office for our use. if so they may need more staff

People see this as good or "wheres the worry?"

We live in a city that has very little suplus income. Many households still live on a week to week income, they simply dont have the spare cash to go get a ticket well in advance of the game.

Last season we had a 2k average walk up, how many poke their head out the door the morning of the game and decide to go on the day

What will this do to away fans. We already are one of the most expensive clubs to get in for away fans, we already charge away fans more for their half time pint than home fans.

Gates will fall, away numbers will fall, Allam will then justify the closure of stands and the strangle of the mill stone round our neck gets a little tighter.

What is Hull City's average walk up?

Well tickets were on the gate for Chelsea and Man City, £50 a go..


Empty seats every game this year

So if you're not a passholder, you'll either need to decide by Thursday at the latest to get a ticket posted to you, or travel into Hull twice, once to get a ticket and once to go to the match. Handy if you live in Beverley, say.

There just have to be tickets available on the day, otherwise phrases like "I'll be going to the game if I get back in time" will be a thing of the past.

Some real bedwetters on here.

I guess it's not an issue if you don't go to games.

Really?

Do you work at Allam Marine by any chance?

if you decide to go to the game on game day, go to the ticket office earlier before the game and maybe spend less time sinking pints in parkers, (or whatever its called now!) right up until kick off!



this isnt aimed at anybody particular btw!

You'd better explain that, I think

Or decide to go on match day after all, walk up to the turnstile, pay and go in and sink pints in the KC, putting money in the SMC coffers. Why the SMC can't see that as a good thing I have no idea.

(And yes I know the beer is crap, but the point remains

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I understand the thinking of this .
However it will be chaos for people like me who pay on the day of a game as my job does not let me have the luxury of buying a ticket for every game.
Its ok people saying be there early etc but what happens if you go straight from work.
Surley the best method would be to just have a certain amount of turnstiles that are open to cash payment.
The SMC have to realise that this is RUGBY not football. Its very easy to sell out a stadium pre game for a Man City/Man utd game. However it is never going to happen for Hull FC V Wakefield etc

Certainly won't help get the extra fans in, people are 50/50 about going, maybe won't bother now with the extra hassle.

I'd bet Pearson is not very happy about it and I would be interested to see what he says about it.

Can't really see the issue myself. Leeds have done it for years.

If every game is going to be all ticket then we should have a facility to buy tickets online. (Assuming there isn't already but I don't think so)

Me neither.

A lot of the turnstiles are ticket-barcode arrangements but not all. A few still take cash.

www.hullkr.co.uk/club/news/artic ... in-advance The message is spreading

www.hullkr.co.uk/club/news/artic ... in-advance The message is spreading