Two of my friends have just rang to tell me that the Club had telephoned them today to inform them that they can not sit in their "season ticket" seats in the East Stand for the home game on the 14th October against THAT LOT.Their seats will sold to away fans and they are going to be reseated elsewhere in the ground.The Chairman/Club ask us supporters to be loyal and faithful and support the club with our hard earnd money and valuable time then they go and sell their souls forgetting the true supporters in a flash.Its a disgrace & needless to say thats 2 less season tickets sold next season .
posted on 15/9/11
....yeah, but a very rich empty shell
posted on 15/9/11
I'm with you lanzarote, I'd rather be playing in the Conference and have some pride in my club rather than cajole to our bitterest rivals. In fact I was very proud of our club during our Conference days because we were well run and I was always sure we'd move on to better things. However, if there could offer a compromise here and I was JR I'd send a letter with a sincere apology and complementary season tickets for all those inconvenienced for next season with a guarantee it won't happen again!
posted on 15/9/11
Look Lanzo you probably know as much as me with the current problems on the Board. I will not defend the method used by the commercial team they could and should have handled it better. I would have grumbled if it had happened to me but knowing what lies ahead
this season with regard to our finances Leeds are a
pain I have to put up with. I am concerned at what
might happen at the end of the season when it comes
to writing off the clubs loses.
posted on 15/9/11
I agree with many of you that it was a decision that had to be taken on commercial grounds - we need all the money we can get. However it seems to have been handled by five year-olds. Obviously every season ticket holder should have been offered something upfront - maybe after this chat discussion which I hope someone in management follows, they will get something.
posted on 16/9/11
Errr didn't we do something similar with the West Brom game season before last when they got promoted?
posted on 16/9/11
Sorry Donny lass I replied to you on the wrong thread. I think they did, but I also think they must have gone about it in the proper way or we would have had this discussion before. The club does need to consider the supporters more in these decisions. It's not rocket science it's just common courtesy.
posted on 16/9/11
"Season ticket: Terms and Conditions #13
"Persons who purchase season tickets in block 2 (ESB) in the East Stand, should...note that their seats may not be available on an ad-hoc basis, and that they may be moved to an alternative area."
Sounds like they've been planning for something like this tbh. I'm not particularly enthralled by the prospects of 2000 extra Leeds fans especially if any are like the Leeds "fans" I work with and only see them play live when they play Rovers
But would there be all this fuss if this had happened at any other match (apart from the people being moved of course)
posted on 16/9/11
Yeah there would. You ask first and then act. Did the people in them seats get told that they could be moved at any time, I doubt it and tbh a small clause hidden in terms nobody reads doesn't suffice, verbal notification upon purchase and the option at that time to pick your alternate seats should you be moved.
posted on 16/9/11
Maybe it proves we should all read small print
posted on 16/9/11
Maybe, but courtesy and making aware at the time of purchase cost nothing. In a time of financial hardship for fans and on pitch struggles the club needs to look after it's season ticket holders more than ever or risk another massive drop in sales. It all boils down to yet another example of lack of transparency and it's high time honesty returned to being the king around the club. People may not always like the truth but they will always appreciate the honesty if it.