Ticket Sale Date

[The Nal]

11 minutes ago, Curlygirl said:

I have the genuine fear this year. I've been far too lucky and at some point that luck has to run out.

I've been saying that to myself since 2010.

[Curlygirl]

1 minute ago, The Nal said:

I've been saying that to myself since 2010.

I think I have been since 2011. I said it this morning to a colleague and he said I say it every year. Every year I think I feel more nervous than the year before but the success of bagging tickets erases the pain... A bit like childbirth I'm told.

[vintagelaureate]

15 minutes ago, Curlygirl said:

I have the genuine fear this year. I've been far too lucky and at some point that luck has to run out.

I am worried too but everyone has pretty much the same chance, so think positively!

[Curlygirl]

1 minute ago, vintagelaureate said:

I am worried too but everyone has pretty much the same chance, so think positively!

Oh I know, and I'm not panicking just yet I am seriously considering working next year too so I have more than one option.

[henry bear]

Lots of people on my FB feed announcing themselves ‘interested ‘ in going to GF 2020 after this year’s populist sun fest.

[Crazyfool01]

fortunately there is a difference between clicking interested ... sorting registration and getting up on the correct day to get tickets .... and being persistent when the system kicks you out .... and then trying again for the resale ... ive had a couple that were initially interested and now wont trying .. just for a bit of balance .... and the extra 7000 tickets should help the bus goers ... and therefore free up a few more general spaces 

Edited September 8, 2019 by crazyfool1

[Madyaker]

I'm in a big group and everyone is organised and motivated so hopefully I should be ok. I'll still be bricking it though.

[DarrenVonBoathook]

I'm trying to think positively, but I don't seem to be persuading myself.  The group of people I try with has shrunk over the years and it feels like come ticket day there will be a handful of us trying against a larger number of hopeful attendees than ever. 

[Zoo Music Girl]

I'd been saying to myself that my luck would run out for years too and then it did on 2014 (got tickets for the resale) and 2016 (made my peace with it and didn't try again). Everyone has to be unsuccessful at some point guys. It's just the way it goes. And the smaller your group the harder it is.

[Curlygirl]

7 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

fortunately there is a difference between clicking interested ... sorting registration and getting up on the correct day to get tickets .... and being persistent when the system kicks you out .... and then trying again for the resale ... ive had a couple that were initially interested and now wont trying .. just for a bit of balance .... and the extra 7000 tickets should help the bus goers ... and therefore free up a few more general spaces 

A different colleague of mine told me he was trying for tickets this year. I gathered through the conversation he isn’t even registered and has no idea he needs to be. Awful of me but I didn’t tell him. He will find out the hard way! 

[Sasperella]

My friends and I have been wondering at coach tickets. The three of us are coming from Glasgow, and we're trying to work out if that's more likely to get us a coach ticket (because who the fuck wants to travel up to Glasgow if they don't live there) or less (because there are less coaches). And then we wondered which town would be the most under-subscribed compared to the number of coaches. Probably not a big city, as it would have to be one that people didn't automatically try for when their favoured location had sold out.... Any thoughts?

Also - does anyone know what time the See Tickets coaches go from Glasgow? I'd go for a Thursday ticket if it was a night bus (ideally leaving before 3am) but I don't know if it's worth going for a Thursday ticket if you don't leave until 9am and arrive at 7pm!

[Hugh Jass]

Getting a worrying number of umms and ahhs from my lot this year.

[Mr.Tease]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

Getting a worrying number of umms and ahhs from my lot this year.

worrying for you, may be, but good news for those of us trying for tickets!?

[Hugh Jass]

14 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

worrying for you, may be, but good news for those of us trying for tickets!?

It really is getting all “Alive” in here...

[dotdash79]

2 hours ago, Sasperella said:

 

Also - does anyone know what time the See Tickets coaches go from Glasgow? I'd go for a Thursday ticket if it was a night bus (ideally leaving before 3am) but I don't know if it's worth going for a Thursday ticket if you don't leave until 9am and arrive at 7pm!

I think they have an overnight one from Edinburgh and Glasgow on the Tuesday and Wednesday. But that is from a few years ago. 

[Airlie]

15 hours ago, Curlygirl said:

A different colleague of mine told me he was trying for tickets this year. I gathered through the conversation he isn’t even registered and has no idea he needs to be. Awful of me but I didn’t tell him. He will find out the hard way! 

YES, this is the attitude we need!

[Harry49]

Are the extra 7000 coach tickets increasing capacity or reducing standard allocation? 

7000 = 80 extra coaches?

 

thanks

 

[Hugh Jass]

22 minutes ago, Airlie said:

YES, this is the attitude we need!

I don’t like this attitude. Not the right spirit.

[thrillhouse188]

Few people in my office expressing interest, with the usual cluelessness of need to register etc. Training them up for sale day is going to be painful ?

[theesundayroast]

I've been trying for both general and resale for the past 4 years. Never had any luck.

Let's hope this is the year!

[dotdash79]

49 minutes ago, Harry49 said:

Are the extra 7000 coach tickets increasing capacity or reducing standard allocation? 

7000 = 80 extra coaches?

 

thanks

 

Coaches carry about 50 people so will be about 140 extra coaches. This will be additional capacity. 

[Sweet_pea]

On 9/7/2019 at 10:07 AM, vintagelaureate said:

Pretty certain coach sale has always been four; it definitely was last year and for '17.

Definitely 6 last year ? I got coach tickets for all of our group

[The Nal]

Coaches - 6 in the main sale, 4 in the resale methinks? Or is it 2?

Edited September 9, 2019 by The Nal

[Matt87]

8 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Coaches - 6 in the main sale, 4 in the resale methinks? Or is it 2?

Coach resale is definitely just 2.

[Superscally]

5 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Getting a worrying number of umms and ahhs from my lot this year.

Are your lot the current set of test match umpires?