Iron Filings 9:05 Fri Sep 11
There's No Such Thing As A Free Coach
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Right I'll start this off by admitting I'm far more pissed off about this than I should be. it must be the Victor Meldrew coming out in me. I got confirmation of my 4 Sunderland away tickets today. Given these times of austerity and the fact there are three aways in October to pay for I thought I'd take up the club's offer of free coach travel. When I got my confirmation through they'd charged two lots of booking fee for each ticket, one for the ticket one for the free coach.
Yes I know it's only £6 but surely someone at the club must have had the common sense to think you can't charge a booking fee on something you are giving way for nothing?
Angry of suburbia......
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Nurse Ratched
9:11 Fri Sep 11
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I am sorry to hear of your frustration, my love.
Cheerful of Urbia.
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Feed Me Chicken
9:20 Fri Sep 11
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You selfish cunt!
A woman heas been sent a compliment through a social networking site, have some respect in these dark times
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Hammer and Pickle
9:23 Fri Sep 11
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Drop a crane on them.
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On The Ball
10:17 Fri Sep 11
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There's some technicality (that I don't get as I'm sure I've had 100% free stuff from the Club before) that means they can't charge £0. I don't remember what it is and I'm well aware I sound like I'm bullshitting, but there is something that means it can't be free. Not a legal thing I'm sure, presumably to do with payment systems.
And of course, West Ham aren't going to say no to money for processing tickets for other teams.
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whufcroe
10:26 Fri Sep 11
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Some of our fans leave me almost speechless
Enjoy your 15 odd hours of window licking on dry coaches.
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whufcroe
10:29 Fri Sep 11
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Oh and using the away day fund to put on "free" coaches is bang out of fucking order as it doesn't reward the hardcore away support
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On The Ball
10:31 Fri Sep 11
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*puts whufcroe's name on 'the list'*
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whufcroe
10:36 Fri Sep 11
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Better not be "the list" to go on the club coaches
What time did they make it to Liverpool?
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1985
10:38 Fri Sep 11
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I think we should bring back BARRY TOOK from Points of View in a HOLOGRAM form.
"Why oh why oh why do West Ham...."
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Iron Filings
10:43 Fri Sep 11
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Now now Croe no need for that. Yes I'd rather go by train, but it was a chance to take my boy to Sunderland and still have money for Palace and Watford.
And I agree with you free coaches is not the best use of the away fund. Much better to discount the tickets.
And my point was very much tongue in cheek
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whufcroe
10:45 Fri Sep 11
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The away day fund is a sore point to be honest with me.
Would love to see the club publish just how they spend it.
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Hermit Road
10:46 Fri Sep 11
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Croe, have you ever met anyone that you would consider was worthy of breathing the same air as you?
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whufcroe
10:58 Fri Sep 11
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Argh you know, the odd one or two maybe
Do you think it's fair Hermit the away day fund is used on something 99% of away season ticket holders would never use for example?
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Far Cough
10:59 Fri Sep 11
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whuffy would let me breathe his beer sodden breath
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Hermit Road
11:47 Fri Sep 11
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You can't please all the people all the time. I thought the cheaper tickets one was good, I think the free coaches are good.
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whufcroe
11:51 Fri Sep 11
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Surely every fan benefits from reduced tickets? Knock £20 off the tickets and then people can use that money for any form of travel they wish.
A little too simple for the club I would think.
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flyingV
11:55 Fri Sep 11
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I think the fact Filings is going to three aways this month, including being prepared to sit on a poxy club coach all the way to Sunderland gives him the right to be called a proper fan.
If as OTB says they can't give them away for nothing, you would think they would charge a nominal fee for the admin - a few pence perhaps.
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whufcroe
12:05 Sat Sep 12
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"I think the fact Filings is going to three aways this month"
Shit, I must have made a mistake as I've only got two............
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On The Ball
12:10 Sat Sep 12
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V - I honestly can't remember, but you'd think it could be a penny. That said, why not make an easy couple of grand for the Club?
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On The Ball
12:13 Sat Sep 12
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Croe - you, I and anyone who travels away with any frequency would prefer money off the match ticket. But free travel makes it easier for more to get there, which I think (not sarcasm) is the point.
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