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

How much would it cost the club to pay 8 people to run 2 cash turnstiles in each stand?

Must be worth doing it ourselves surely?

So they haven't done this for years then.

It will cost less than the amount the club will lose from lost revenue. IMO of course.

Smacks to me of a braindead accountant making business decisions from a spreadsheet again, whilst locked in a grey cupboard away from any semblance of reality.
"excel says reduce headcount"

Went to get a ticket this morning from the bransholme club shop but was told they had sold out yesterday at both bransholme and saville street and the best place to get a ticket would be the try pod or the kc

Fans will have to adapt.

Those without passes who go to games will have to organise themselves better and arrange tickets in advance. Those that through various circumstances decide on the day, will have to walk all that way round to the ticket office.

Welcome to the modern world you lot. If I wanted to catch a train this afternoon, I'll have to get myself a ticket to get through the turnstyles before I get to the platform. Picking your ticket up is an accepted part of it, just like it'll become an accepted part of going to watch Hull.

Correct in part. There are many instances of stations that have no ticket facilities, so if you board at one of them you are able to buy your ticket on the train.

I suppose you think its ok and people should "get on with it" when rugby fans will be charged more for food and drink in the ground than football fans.

It's happening

Many differences so not really a fair comparison.

And the club will lose out as fans who normally decide on the day whether to go or not will decide against going as they don't have a ticket.

That is the concern.

The club are trying to get permission from the SMC to set some pop up booths up outside the ground, manned by FC staff to sell tickets on match day.

SMC have also put up the price of the beer just for the rugby.

Nice eh?

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How many people would really be put off by having to walk that short trip round to the ticket office before the game?

Anyone on here willing to stick their hand up and say they fall into that category?

It's like the SMC are trying to drive fans away. Glad the club have come out and said it's unacceptable. Can tell Pearson isn't happy one bit.

And a lot of clubs clearly think that all fans live within walking distance of the ground or shop. I among a lot of others don't so wouldn't come in twice for a ticket and match.

Its simple don't buy food or drink in the stadium.

Do you go to watch Rugby league or eat crappy food and drink beer?

You don't have to.

You go to the ticket office before the game, pick up a ticket, then walk to the turnstyle.

I think more to the point is what the SMC's intentions are with these sorts of things.

I can't see it being a coincidence that two days before our first home game (albeit a friendly) two separate statements have come out announcing what's pretty much two fingers to FC and their fans.

Surely the next day or two will see Pearson commenting on SMC's actions - doesn't look like it'll be resolved any time soon though.

Of course it will put people off going, I did decide to buy a season pass for this year now I can get to most matches. If I had to go to the ticket office and queue for any length of time I would soon tire of the situation and can you imagine the away fans coming down to length of the East stand to buy tickets adding pressure to the ticket office and confusion.

Seems like yet another tightening of the garrote that is squeezing the life out the club slowly, turn by turn its putting people off and its clearly been held back by someone as we find out a couple fo days before the first match.

It stinks

Is city like this now anyone know ?