Bloody Bandwagon....

[Guest]

That just sounds like a fan trying to get tickets to a almost sell-out grand final, i'm not a Roosters member and if i knew many people that were, id be ringing all of them, trying to make sure i got tickets to the game (i just have to try my luck on ebay/tuesday morning.)

I guess the annual membership package also includes the right to thumb your nose at non-members fans!!!

Yep pretty much...

no seriously I can cop people that do actually have contact with you, shit they might even manage a how are you before asking for something, but to me its called getting used.....and my solution is easy......get some on tuesday if theres any left......

[Guest]

I think you guys are missing the point of what we are actually bitching about.

I have no problem with bandwagoners. I hope 100,000 extra Roosters fans come out of the woodwork.

It's the "favours" they want. The expectations and pressure they put on you for access codes, season passes, Grand Final tickets, ****ing t-shirts which I would be only too happy to give to J.T. or Hawkeye but not my " Roosters mates" who suddenly appear from nowhere.

It's like winning $2 million bucks and the phone starts ringing off the hook.

And that is it in a nutshell......

I dont mind doing anything for a mate.....but dont pretend you are my mate just to get me to do anything for you.......
For the record I already gave my codes to fans whom had been members for a while and fell on hard times this year, and Dallas Hood, whom I am very happy to help out so he and his Mrs can come down for the game.....

[Guest]

You must have been out driving while the rest of your class learnt to spell.

I feel sorry for your uncle. I would hate to be on the board when they finally go into administration.

Whys that, the new board etc has got alot going for it, trust me. Just dont read everything you do in the papers.

[Guest]

and if you live out of town, you should have bought your tickets in august the day tickets went on sale to the general public. The NRL has a buy back scheme so you can return the tickets if your team doesn't make it.

Well excuse me mate, sorry for my ignorance...but I had no idea about that...

[redwhiteandbluester]

Well excuse me mate, sorry for my ignorance...but I had no idea about that...

To be fair, it was fairly well publicised. A lot of the football media (TV, magazines, press, radio, etc.) ran advertisements; there were links on the NRL website, etc.

Tickets were available to the general public from 27 July until a fortnight or so ago. This is the same every year (public has access to tickets for months prior to the GF).

Hopefully you get your hands on some tickets though, Dihard.

[Guest]

Next year I'm buying 6 Grand Final tickets straight away.

If we make it - great!

If we don't I'll decide whether to go or sell.

That's what I did.

I don't mind the "bandwagon" I just hope we get as many Easts fans as possible down there on Sunday. I would imagine the Merge fans would of bought up a shit load in advance.

[Guest]

To be fair, it was fairly well publicised. A lot of the football media (TV, magazines, press, radio, etc.) ran advertisements; there were links on the NRL website, etc.

Tickets were available to the general public from 27 July until a fortnight or so ago. This is the same every year (public has access to tickets for months prior to the GF).

Hopefully you get your hands on some tickets though, Dihard.

To be 100% honest RWB i did not know, you can believe me or not but that is the truth, i'm well aware that you can buy your seats early but seriously did not know you could sell your tickets back to the NRL....

Thankfully I have some top mates so im sorted out.....you know who you are...love ya long time

[redwhiteandbluester]

To be 100% honest RWB i did not know, you can believe me or not but that is the truth, i'm well aware that you can buy your seats early but seriously did not know you could sell your tickets back to the NRL....

Sorry disregard my original post - I had no idea about the buyback scheme either. I thought you were just talking about tickets going on sale to the general public in July as opposed to the buyback scheme.

The NRL did a poor job of advertising that scheme.

[Guest]

The NRL did a poor job.

From now on, why don't we just leave it at that. It seems to be the common link when things go wrong with the game.

[Guest]

Well I got my code due to st merge mates stocking up on tickets so that might be a good thing which in case quite a few members won't be using or giving away their membership numbers, regardless I will have a bit of a surreal moment as I look at my tickets after printing them

[horrie hastings]

My older sister who basically has no interest in league rung me yesterday to see whether i could get tickets to the G/F,i tried to explain to her i was a non ticketed member so i was going to be pushing shit up hill to get a ticket myself let alone anyone else,i did have to laugh though because she rang when it was just going into the last 10mins of the AFL G/F, i answered the phone and said can i ring you back in about half an hour because i was watching the AFL G/F and she said i forgot it was on.my older sister is really interested in football

[horrie hastings]

Then a Rooster mad workmate (who lives up the Central Coast) texts me and asks me if I can get 2 Grand Final t-shirts for him and HIS mate who I've never met. He works in ****ing Woollahra. Get them yourself!

That wouldn't be the same mate who rung me today to tell he was coming down to watch the G/F at Easts Leagues and wanted to know whether his mate could into the club on G/F day even if he wasn't a club member?

[The General]

That wouldn't be the same mate who rung me today to tell he was coming down to watch the G/F at Easts Leagues and wanted to know whether his mate could into the club on G/F day even if he wasn't a club member?

Yes it would ha ha.... and yes I will go looking for him today after work 'cause he's a Rooster and good bloke after all.

[Guest]

This reminds me of the bandwagon support that the bulldogs received in 04, noone acrually truly supported the team and surely enough the next year they couldn't care less, the thing that gets me with bandwagoners is that by them attending the final, they are quite probably taking the ticket of other fans who really love and care for their team, and as annoying as it is, much of the roosters support on sunday will be from bandwagoners

[Guest]

That wouldn't be the same mate who rung me today to tell he was coming down to watch the G/F at Easts Leagues and wanted to know whether his mate could into the club on G/F day even if he wasn't a club member?

Im still spewing baout 2002 when we diehards got locked out of the club on returning from the stadium.. my 2 work mates told how awesome the vibe was....they are souths supporters who hardly went to any RL game!!!! FFS....!!!

The club should ensure that the people who go week in and out and make an effort to go the game get access to have a celebration drink wiht the palyers, win lose or draw....make them sign upfor memebership before the day or to get into the party room at the club (do they still have one??...no auditorium!)