Ticket allocation ER - Leeds v Leicester Sunday Nov 7th 2021 2pm.
1.This Monday the ER ticket lines were jammed solid with fans desperate to get their
hands on on seats for the Leicester game,most were left bitterly disappointed.Many
waited patiently on the on the phone for a considerable amount of time, only to receive
the inevitable news that all tickets had been snapped up.
Sadly when searching online the ticket touts had dozens of available seats on offer as
long as you're prepared to pay up to 'six times' their face value.
A ticket at Elland Road can cost between £29 to £47 depending on the view
(and opposition) but a quick search on football tout sites showed seats for the Leicester
game [which only went on sale Monday] for up to £300 per ticket or £1,200 for
a family of four - that's £13 per minute.
The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 makes it a criminal offence.
But touts have found ways to bend the laws. One way is to sell a scarf at a hugely
inflated price with a 'free ticket'.The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 and later the
Ticket Touting [Designation of Football Matches] Order 2007 goes some way to
stopping this but obviously not far enough.
So WHAT should happen to Leeds fans caught selling tickets to these parasites ?
2.At the end of the ER Watford game a 10 year old Leeds fan ran onto pitch
with his Dad to congratulate Shacks - later the family had their season ticket
'suspended' for 4 ER games as you 'cannot enter the field of play' end of no matter what
age you are as such actions automatically get the club fined.
Tight or sending out the right message to ticket holders ?
3.Coming over to watch the few games I've seen so far two things I've noticed have been
not many folks wearing masks in public places [airport,railways] & the Police in York
around York Minster Cathedral carrying automatic machine guns - new to me but
welcome all the same as in France troops on streets as well as Police all carry guns.
So who is buying these tickets should be of concern & English fans crowd trouble this
week in Europe shows that idiots do & can still get them.
Thoughts ?