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Post by londonroader on May 12, 2015 21:18:22 GMT
Is it possible for Oxvox to ask/find out about a North stand ST query, they are selling ST right next the netting letting fans have one of the prime views in the stadium, this netting has been moved to the half way line. My question is, I understand they are only selling ST in this area on the proviso that if there is a large away following 2,000, that the ST holders next to the netting will be moved to accommodate the large away following, where will those ST be re-seated? is there going to be a default area for these fans to be sat where there is no ST holders giving them the opportunity to sit together as their original seats. Apologies now if I have got the wrong end of the stick here, just interested before I buy my ST.
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Post by bicesteryellow on May 12, 2015 21:26:55 GMT
Furniture is not sentient nor capable of thought or verbal communication.
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Post by Colin B on May 12, 2015 21:33:00 GMT
It's where I'm going to buy mine, so would also be interested in the answer? Although I'd have thought the ticket office may know the answer?
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Post by londonroader on May 12, 2015 21:41:13 GMT
It's where I'm going to buy mine, so would also be interested in the answer? Although I'd have thought the ticket office may know the answer? There is no fun in that
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Post by Jem on May 12, 2015 21:54:27 GMT
I will endeavour to find out gentlemen. As a 'north stander' myself, I'm also interested to find out!
Cheers!
Jem
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Post by Colin B on May 13, 2015 11:29:13 GMT
It's where I'm going to buy mine, so would also be interested in the answer? Although I'd have thought the ticket office may know the answer? There is no fun in that Yes, and I wouldn't want to upset anybody in the ticket office..................again!
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Post by Jem on May 14, 2015 14:40:18 GMT
Hi Chaps
Below is a letter from Sarah at the Club in response to your questions. I think it makes good sense!
Hi Jeremy,
Not a problem – hopefully the below will help.
At present seats in the half way line block of the North Stand aren’t available on public sale. Due to the issues around seat relocation for those games with large away attendance’s, the last thing we want is for supporters to buy those seats without being fully aware of what may be required of them through the course of the season. Also, we’d like to be able to give people a rough idea of when they may need to move, which we cannot do until the 2015/16 fixtures are released.
With that in mind, we will be contacting all supporters who have bought a season ticket in the North Stand at some point in July to make them aware that relocation of their season ticket to the centre block is available, and invite them into the club to talk to us about this option. I envisage that this will be a weekday evening – naturally those people who can’t make it I will happily speak to 1 on 1. This will enable us to present the full information regarding relocating and give people all of the details they need to make an informed decision before access cards are printed and the season commences. Doing this will also give us a chance to cast an eye over the fixture list once released and pin point those fixtures which we suspect will trigger moving people from the centre block.
Naturally, the last thing I want to do is inconvenience our supporters by making that relocation process a difficult one, or one that doesn’t give the solution which the majority of our fans would hope for. Therefore, by having the ‘consultation evening’ (for want of a better name!), this gives me the opportunity to present a couple of different workable options to supporters to ensure that those people who choose to sit in the half way line block are fully comfortable with the process when big away following’s come to the Kassam.
Let’s be clear – the seats on the half way line of the North Stand are some of the best in the ‘house’, so to speak. We want to make moving to them an attractive option!
Hope this helps – naturally I welcome your thoughts on the above.
Best,
Sarah Gooding Supporter Services Manager & Supporter Liaison Officer
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Post by m on May 14, 2015 15:15:54 GMT
Hi Chaps Below is a letter from Sarah at the Club in response to your questions. I think it makes good sense! Hi Jeremy, Not a problem – hopefully the below will help. At present seats in the half way line block of the North Stand aren’t available on public sale. Due to the issues around seat relocation for those games with large away attendance’s, the last thing we want is for supporters to buy those seats without being fully aware of what may be required of them through the course of the season. Also, we’d like to be able to give people a rough idea of when they may need to move, which we cannot do until the 2015/16 fixtures are released. With that in mind, we will be contacting all supporters who have bought a season ticket in the North Stand at some point in July to make them aware that relocation of their season ticket to the centre block is available, and invite them into the club to talk to us about this option. I envisage that this will be a weekday evening – naturally those people who can’t make it I will happily speak to 1 on 1. This will enable us to present the full information regarding relocating and give people all of the details they need to make an informed decision before access cards are printed and the season commences. Doing this will also give us a chance to cast an eye over the fixture list once released and pin point those fixtures which we suspect will trigger moving people from the centre block. Naturally, the last thing I want to do is inconvenience our supporters by making that relocation process a difficult one, or one that doesn’t give the solution which the majority of our fans would hope for. Therefore, by having the ‘consultation evening’ (for want of a better name!), this gives me the opportunity to present a couple of different workable options to supporters to ensure that those people who choose to sit in the half way line block are fully comfortable with the process when big away following’s come to the Kassam. Let’s be clear – the seats on the half way line of the North Stand are some of the best in the ‘house’, so to speak. We want to make moving to them an attractive option! Hope this helps – naturally I welcome your thoughts on the above. Best, Sarah Gooding Supporter Services Manager & Supporter Liaison Officer That's a cracking response to be fair, excellent work all round.
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Post by londonroader on May 14, 2015 17:12:40 GMT
Hi Chaps Below is a letter from Sarah at the Club in response to your questions. I think it makes good sense! Hi Jeremy, Not a problem – hopefully the below will help. At present seats in the half way line block of the North Stand aren’t available on public sale. Due to the issues around seat relocation for those games with large away attendance’s, the last thing we want is for supporters to buy those seats without being fully aware of what may be required of them through the course of the season. Also, we’d like to be able to give people a rough idea of when they may need to move, which we cannot do until the 2015/16 fixtures are released. With that in mind, we will be contacting all supporters who have bought a season ticket in the North Stand at some point in July to make them aware that relocation of their season ticket to the centre block is available, and invite them into the club to talk to us about this option. I envisage that this will be a weekday evening – naturally those people who can’t make it I will happily speak to 1 on 1. This will enable us to present the full information regarding relocating and give people all of the details they need to make an informed decision before access cards are printed and the season commences. Doing this will also give us a chance to cast an eye over the fixture list once released and pin point those fixtures which we suspect will trigger moving people from the centre block. Naturally, the last thing I want to do is inconvenience our supporters by making that relocation process a difficult one, or one that doesn’t give the solution which the majority of our fans would hope for. Therefore, by having the ‘consultation evening’ (for want of a better name!), this gives me the opportunity to present a couple of different workable options to supporters to ensure that those people who choose to sit in the half way line block are fully comfortable with the process when big away following’s come to the Kassam. Let’s be clear – the seats on the half way line of the North Stand are some of the best in the ‘house’, so to speak. We want to make moving to them an attractive option! Hope this helps – naturally I welcome your thoughts on the above. Best, Sarah Gooding Supporter Services Manager & Supporter Liaison Officer A nice measured response, it's nice to have someone at the club willing to communicate with the fans. On one point, please can you point out to Sarah the ground is called the "stadium"
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Post by Colin B on May 14, 2015 17:53:17 GMT
Excellent response from Sarah and indicative of the way the club is now being run and the appreciation of its supporters, which has been sadly lacking in the past.
Thank you Sarah, for the response, and thank you Jem for taking it up.
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Post by Mark on May 14, 2015 18:19:33 GMT
I'm still trying to think if there is an easy solution to half way line fans not being forced into the corners for the big games. Perhaps once the fixture list and the big games are identified they are given priority booking for non season ticket seats so they can find seats in a good spot and be next to their mates.
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Post by londonroader on May 14, 2015 18:32:50 GMT
I'm still trying to think if there is an easy solution to half way line fans not being forced into the corners for the big games. Perhaps once the fixture list and the big games are identified they are given priority booking for non season ticket seats so they can find seats in a good spot and be next to their mates. That is the problem, if you have seats in this area with your mates, then you want to be re-seated in an area together not poked in a corner.
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Post by Mark on May 14, 2015 18:41:11 GMT
Perhaps have a block of seats at front of North stand in the current area that displaced half way line fans can move to. Though sitting right at the front at big games isn't the atmosphere people want
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Post by SteMerritt on May 14, 2015 18:49:40 GMT
There are enough Non-season ticket seats in the ground for people who have a seat which may be moved to nominate a secondary fall-back seat at the beginning of the season surely? Won't take much for the system to be changed to accommodate it. If game is normal, then allocate seat one. If game is high attendance for away fans, then allocate seat 2.
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Post by londonroader on May 14, 2015 18:50:49 GMT
Perhaps have a block of seats at front of North stand in the current area that displaced half way line fans can move to. Though sitting right at the front at big games isn't the atmosphere people want A lot will depend on how many ST holders this will effect, if it runs to say 300 then re-seating them in an area not already occupied with ST holders might be more challenging.
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Post by Mark on May 14, 2015 18:56:02 GMT
Particularly because your current seats may be as close to the half way line as possible, and if you take the half way line offer, your existing seats get taken by someone else which will be for the big games.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 14, 2015 19:00:53 GMT
Perhaps have a block of seats at front of North stand in the current area that displaced half way line fans can move to. Though sitting right at the front at big games isn't the atmosphere people want A lot will depend on how many ST holders this will effect, if it runs to say 300 then re-seating them in an area not already occupied with ST holders might be more challenging. But with 10k home seats, and around 3k season ticket holders, it shouldn't be impossible to find seats in those 7k spaces at a very early stage like when the fixture list comes out. Sure that you could have like your seat d186, and your reserve seat d 56 for big games. All reserved in advance before the season starts
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2015 22:10:31 GMT
Presume they're retaining it as unallocated by the netting to facilitate plumbing rendezvous and soirees
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Post by londonroader on May 15, 2015 5:48:23 GMT
A lot will depend on how many ST holders this will effect, if it runs to say 300 then re-seating them in an area not already occupied with ST holders might be more challenging. But with 10k home seats, and around 3k season ticket holders, it shouldn't be impossible to find seats in those 7k spaces at a very early stage like when the fixture list comes out. Sure that you could have like your seat d186, and your reserve seat d 56 for big games. All reserved in advance before the season starts We are talking about the North Stand which might have the possibility of holding say 3200 Oxford fans normal match days, then you move the netting across to accommodate the extra away fans then there might be only seating for 2500 Oxford fans, obviously a proportion will be taken up already by ST holders, so then you are going to struggle to accommodate the ST holders who have to be moved from the "best seats in the house" to an area which is suitable.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 15, 2015 5:56:32 GMT
But with 10k home seats, and around 3k season ticket holders, it shouldn't be impossible to find seats in those 7k spaces at a very early stage like when the fixture list comes out. Sure that you could have like your seat d186, and your reserve seat d 56 for big games. All reserved in advance before the season starts We are talking about the North Stand which might have the possibility of holding say 3200 Oxford fans normal match days, then you move the netting across to accommodate the extra away fans then there might be only seating for 2500 Oxford fans, obviously a proportion will be taken up already by ST holders, so then you are going to struggle to accommodate the ST holders who have to be moved from the "best seats in the house" to an area which is suitable. I know what stand we talking about thanks for pointing it out, there is how ever nothing stopping you moving to ssl for those big games in advance. Anyone can already swap there seat for a game, I've done it a few times. If people are moving their season ticket to accommodate away fans then why would they be limited to just the North stand
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Post by londonroader on May 15, 2015 11:11:05 GMT
We are talking about the North Stand which might have the possibility of holding say 3200 Oxford fans normal match days, then you move the netting across to accommodate the extra away fans then there might be only seating for 2500 Oxford fans, obviously a proportion will be taken up already by ST holders, so then you are going to struggle to accommodate the ST holders who have to be moved from the "best seats in the house" to an area which is suitable. I know what stand we talking about thanks for pointing it out, there is how ever nothing stopping you moving to ssl for those big games in advance. Anyone can already swap there seat for a game, I've done it a few times. If people are moving their season ticket to accommodate away fans then why would they be limited to just the North stand Your abrupt style of posting does you no favours, do you not think fans who go in the N/S would want to be re-allocated anywhere else in the ground, I know it's their choice but a choice they might not want to take up.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 15, 2015 11:20:10 GMT
Didn't mean to be abrupt at all my first post was just pointing out the numbers, I do get abrupt when people try and make out I don't even know what stand were talking about. Sorry if it comes across that way what I write often sounds nothing like it does in my head. But my point being that until we have way more season ticket holders, it shouldn't be hard for people in that block to be able to pre book a second option seat for the big games at the start of the season, maybe even in the seat they have been in before that middle block was opened
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Post by Jem on May 15, 2015 12:52:21 GMT
We have a meeting scheduled with the OUFC Commercial team soon, so any further views/thoughts would be helpful!
(today I bought my first season ticket in 5 years ...... and it's for the North Stand!!!)
Happy days!
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Post by MJB on May 15, 2015 13:05:53 GMT
I've always been a bit suspicious of the North Stand fans. Weird types I say - will always the modern day equivalents to the Osler Road in my eyes!
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Post by SteMerritt on May 15, 2015 13:19:00 GMT
I've always been a bit suspicious of the North Stand fans. Weird types I say - will always the modern day equivalents to the Osler Road in my eyes! Bit harsh, the North Standers make more noise than the old Osler Roaders ever did. If you were looking for the really weird types, that would have been right-side London Roaders. Tried it once over there, just didn't feel at home so went back to the correct side.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 15, 2015 14:00:26 GMT
I've always been a bit suspicious of the North Stand fans. Weird types I say - will always the modern day equivalents to the Osler Road in my eyes! Bit harsh, the North Standers make more noise than the old Osler Roaders ever did. If you were looking for the really weird types, that would have been right-side London Roaders. Tried it once over there, just didn't feel at home so went back to the correct side. Right side not only louder, but lasted longer as well you can tell osler roaders, they only know one song. Osler osler give us a song. Commmmeeee on you yellows
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Post by Jem on May 15, 2015 14:58:39 GMT
Bit harsh, the North Standers make more noise than the old Osler Roaders ever did. If you were looking for the really weird types, that would have been right-side London Roaders. Tried it once over there, just didn't feel at home so went back to the correct side. Right side not only louder, but lasted longer as well you can tell osler roaders, they only know one song. Osler osler give us a song. Commmmeeee on you yellows The open terrace (pre those silly seating stands!) next to the Cuckoo lane end, was great! 'Edgy' at times, but great! Happy days!
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Post by SteMerritt on May 15, 2015 15:07:37 GMT
Right side not only louder, but lasted longer as well you can tell osler roaders, they only know one song. Osler osler give us a song. Commmmeeee on you yellows The open terrace (pre those silly seating stands!) next to the Cuckoo lane end, was great! 'Edgy' at times, but great! Happy days! Yeah I watched a few games from there (was in that part of Osler Road for the Oxford 3 Arsenal 2 game in '85)
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Post by Jem on May 15, 2015 15:11:21 GMT
The open terrace (pre those silly seating stands!) next to the Cuckoo lane end, was great! 'Edgy' at times, but great! Happy days! Yeah I watched a few games from there (was in that part of Osler Road for the Oxford 3 Arsenal 2 game in '85) Me too! That really was a great night! it was the end where Pat Jennings famously let the ball slip through his hands? (or am I thinking about a different night?!)
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Post by SteMerritt on May 15, 2015 15:26:19 GMT
Yeah I watched a few games from there (was in that part of Osler Road for the Oxford 3 Arsenal 2 game in '85) Me too! That really was a great night! it was the end where Pat Jennings famously let the ball slip through his hands? (or am I thinking about a different night?!) Yep that's the one. Got a bit naughty afterwards at the corner of Osler/LRT, Arsenal fans came round the back of the LRT, I remember getting ushered into the supporters' club to get out of the way.
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