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So it’s been revealed that Olympic tickets were offered to VIP’s and sponsors who failed to turn up and so joe public missed out.
Are we really surprised? You only have to look at the allocation a team gets for a final at Wembley (20k from the 90k capacity) to see where tickets go too. All about how much wonga you have and who you’re bosom buddies with.
So it’s been revealed that Olympic tickets were offered to VIP’s and sponsors who failed to turn up and so joe public missed out.Are we really surprised? You only have to look at the allocation a team gets for a final at Wembley (20k from the 90k capacity) to see where tickets go too. All about how much wonga you have and who you’re bosom buddies with.
It is Egg, but to be fair a lot of these events wouldn’t struggle to take place without companies pumping money into them.
So, if you’ve invested millions into something, the least you’d expect is an allocation of ticket.
The disappointing bit about it for me though is when these tickets aren’t used. Disappointing, but there’s not a lot you do about it.
So it’s been revealed that Olympic tickets were offered to VIP’s and sponsors who failed to turn up and so joe public missed out.
Are we really surprised? You only have to look at the allocation a team gets for a final at Wembley (20k from the 90k capacity) to see where tickets go too. All about how much wonga you have and who you’re bosom buddies with.
It is Egg, but to be fair a lot of these events wouldn’t struggle to take place without companies pumping money into them.
So, if you’ve invested millions into something, the least you’d expect is an allocation of ticket.
The disappointing bit about it for me though is when these tickets aren’t used. Disappointing, but there’s not a lot you do about it.[/quote]
If that’s the case how much money has a individual pumped into latics over the course of a lifetime supporting the club i demand a seat next to DW
So it’s been revealed that Olympic tickets were offered to VIP’s and sponsors who failed to turn up and so joe public missed out.Are we really surprised? You only have to look at the allocation a team gets for a final at Wembley (20k from the 90k capacity) to see where tickets go too. All about how much wonga you have and who you’re bosom buddies with.
Unfortunately this is the way the world works now.
So it’s been revealed that Olympic tickets were offered to VIP’s and sponsors who failed to turn up and so joe public missed out.Are we really surprised? You only have to look at the allocation a team gets for a final at Wembley (20k from the 90k capacity) to see where tickets go too. All about how much wonga you have and who you’re bosom buddies with.
Big sporting events need big money.
For those that can afford it, good luck to you.
For those that can’t, well, there’s always rugby league.So you would think they would want to SELL all of the available tickets rather than GIVE them to people who don’t turn up.
Those Olympic tickets could have been sold 10x over.
They DID sell practically all of the available tickets. It’s just that some of them weren’t used by the sponsors and VIPs. As part of the sponsorship deals (which cost £millions) the sponsors got an allocation of tickets and/or the right to buy further tickets. They then offered/gave them to VIPs, competition winners, top customers, empoyees, etc.
The sponsors also had the ability to trade tickets with each other throughout the games.
After the first couple of days LOCOG also got sponsors to return tickets when they knew they wouldn’t get used (right up to hours before each event). These were then used by others (Games Makers, armed services, etc.) or sold to the public.
Be honest, when you watched it all on TV how many empty seats did you actually see?
They DID sell practically all of the available tickets. It’s just that some of them weren’t used by the sponsors and VIPs. As part of the sponsorship deals (which cost £millions) the sponsors got an allocation of tickets and/or the right to buy further tickets. They then offered/gave them to VIPs, competition winners, top customers, empoyees, etc.The sponsors also had the ability to trade tickets with each other throughout the games.
After the first couple of days LOCOG also got sponsors to return tickets when they knew they wouldn’t get used (right up to hours before each event). These were then used by others (Games Makers, armed services, etc.) or sold to the public.
Be honest, when you watched it all on TV how many empty seats did you actually see?
There didn’t seem many for the athletics but why would there be? The side shows seemed quite empty at times though.
Just look at Wembley with the Club Wembley seats. Some money bags buys a 10 year ticket but only goes to the big events. His tickets could be sold to the events he isn’t arsed about but of course Wembley/The FA don’t care as they have the money anyway. Balls to the actual fans of the sport.
I went to a few events and after the first couple of days, when LOCOG got to grips with the no show sponsors tickets, there was hardly an empty seat anywhere. Most notable though was at the beach volleyball (yes I was perving). The first couple of rows at both ends were empty at almost every game. The tickets had gone to the countries competing who wanted them so they could scout the opposition looking at the hand signals they make behind their backs. Instead of going to watch they all set up small video cameras, set them recording then buggered off until the end!
As for Club Wembley, you’re right about the empty seats there. I’m no money bags, but I do have four Club Wembley seats that we use at work to take clients out. I’m always shocked at the number of empty seats, although I would say that at least half the games are not sold out in the rest of the stadium, so it’s hardly denying anyone else a ticket. The FA also operate mywembey.com that anyone can sign up for. Club Wembley ticket holders can resell their tickets through mywembley.com, so if you want to you can buy individual tickets on this for individual games.
Returning to the subject of rugby league, in my four years of going to Club Wembley, I couldn’t give away the Challenge Cup Final game. I’ve found no takers for these either amongst our customers or the 120 odd people in our office.
Returning to the subject of rugby league, in my four years of going to Club Wembley, I couldn’t give away the Challenge Cup Final game. I’ve found no takers for these either amongst our customers or the 120 odd people in our office.If you still have them then give me a shout and I’ll have them off you ;)
Returning to the subject of rugby league, in my four years of going to Club Wembley, I couldn’t give away the Challenge Cup Final game. I’ve found no takers for these either amongst our customers or the 120 odd people in our office.
If you still have them then give me a shout and I’ll have them off you ;)[/quote]
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