Virtual ticket

[drfchound]

It is probably something that the club hadn’t thought about.
Maybe now it has been highlighted something can be done about it.

[selby]

  Hopefully Hound, in fairness it is probably more to do with online fraud because of payment cards and a secure site for transactions.
  Not easy to circumnavigate I guess if so, Manchester United have fallen into that trap.

[graingrover]

Silent Majority has put it on twitter with a message to West Ham fans .

[RoversAlias]

Deadline for this is 5 today apparently.

[Draytonian III]

Sorted

[ROVERSBELLY]

Over 850 sold , deadline has been extended to 23/01 , 3pm

[Padge_DRFC]

It will pay 2 of our highest paid players weekly wage at least. Not quite the 300k Marine made

[rich1471]

Don't have to register as well , made it much easier to pay

[the vicar]

That int important as the whole city must have done it we are a small town compared to them. I would not knock our fans putting in £8500 to the club it is tremendous

[Filo]

I wonder if we’ve had much take up by West Ham fans sinceit was made easier and less restrictive to purchase, I can’t believe such an important detail was overlooked

[roversdude]

At least it will work better for the Liverpool game lol

[donny dave]

This customer number is so annoying it just causes problems everytime I try to get something and it will cause loss of West ham Sales

[donny dave]

I just tried but I am at work and can't get the number so I will try again tonight.

[idler]

This customer number is so annoying it just causes problems everytime I try to get something and it will cause loss of West ham Sales

I re-registered as a new customer after it kept declining my number and password.

[selby]

  I find the bills for us to compete in this game astounding. Don't get me wrong I am not getting at anybody but the FA for one cost that I will explain.
  Fylde I think it was last year were hit by an unexpected bill of £9000 for the use of VAR which was their share of the cost for a televised game v a Premiership side away where VAR is used, the same with us on Saturday, when every other game we play doesn't bloody need it, and is the better for it.  Fortunately the premiership club they played picked up all the cost.
  Two things, how do they warrant that much money as a cost for ninety minutes? If it's that good how do they get so much wrong?  Add the cost of transport, coaching staff and teams travel independently, and individual rooms in hotels instead of sharing putting up the costs to the clubs because of Covid which can't be avoided. The money that TV puts into the game has saved it at the top level, no doubt about that.
  And this initiative by the club needs to keep going with the help of the fantastic West Ham fans who have contributed as well as our own brilliant supporters  to help the club reach the standards they need to be at and cover costs, and we have to realise that with no paying fans at matches, overheads don't disappear and in a lot of cases costs get bigger.

[Lincoln Rover]

Well said Dawse. Everything is against us in terms of leagues apart, “possible”VAR contribution, finance, travel & not even mentioning the talent that West Ham have. I’d like to applaud every fan who  could afford to contribute & has helped the club in this way.  Boy we’re up against it as we can’t fill the subs bench. Let’s take it to them Donny and do our little club proud. RTID

[RugbyRover]

850 tickets sold. not very many is it?

[idler]

£8,500.
Do we just get a third of this though?

[Filo]

It looks like take up from West Ham fans is poor

[RugbyRover]

£8,500.
Do we just get a third of this though?

Excellent question. I don't know. Jeez I hope not.

I was expecting a hell of a lot more than 850, at least a couple of thousand in total.

[Filo]

£8,500.
Do we just get a third of this though?

Its our clubs initiative, its all ours

[idler]

I hope so Filo.
I was just thinking how usually, after expenses the gate money splits three ways with both clubs and the F.A. taking a share.

[donny dave]

Finally got mine  today but for the next round after we knock West Ham out, please remove the supporters ID number so the premier league fans can buy the tickets you can put it back afterwards.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

£8,500.
Do we just get a third of this though?

Excellent question. I don't know. Jeez I hope not.

I was expecting a hell of a lot more than 850, at least a couple of thousand in total.

Half the country is furloughed at the moment it unemployed, plus kids etc won't take part.  I think it's quite impressive considering that.

[selby]

  That number is well out of date,  and well over a thousand now, it's brilliant and nothing to be ashamed of at all especially taking into consideration how Covid and the short lead time to set it up and teething troubles might have affected it.
  Things like this are all about communication which we are not the best at, disrespecting anyone not aware or who can't afford or who have any other reason not to contribute is way out of line, for those who have many many thanks for your generosity.

[ROVERSBELLY]

850 was the total 2 days ago so should be a few more since then

[Buzzberry]

Anybody else had an email from the club about the programme? States that the number is over 1000.

[Darren]

Anybody else had an email from the club about the programme? States that the number is over 1000.

Yes i have just had the email, really good, the extra money will help out.

[RoversAlias]

I hope so Filo.
I was just thinking how usually, after expenses the gate money splits three ways with both clubs and the F.A. taking a share.

It isn't gate money though Idler, it is our own club's idea and initiative so we can do with the money what we please. The club just dubbed it a "virtual ticket".

I think the take up has been really good and the money will help us out. It's a lot better than £0!

[RugbyRover]

It looks like take up from West Ham fans is poor

I wonder if there is a "fanzine" network that we could use to plug the ticket?