Radford Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 3 hours ago, lubo_blaha said: It's incredible that Saints don't have some kind of supporters database or even means of purchasing tickets online. When we play at McDiarmid we can select specific seats from a seating plan through the Dons ticket portal, yet home fans aren't able to do this for any game. It's strange, in some ways St Johnstone are a forward thinking community/family club but instances like this are embarrassing. Everybody can see this, except Saints it seems. They've been urged to create a database for years but have done nothing. I know somebody that let their season ticket lapse after about a decade a couple of years ago; no effort was made to query why they weren't renewing, then the next year, they received no correspondence about buying one. There are a core group of 200-300 fans who follow Saints home and away but the club have no idea who they are if it ever came down to a severely restricted allocation somewhere. I see Aberdeen have given their most loyal supporters free tickets to the quarter-final next month. Saints wouldn't even know who their ones are to do that. This ending of sales has been policy for a few years but has never been an issue as Celtic don't usually sell their allocation. It won't cause any change of thinking from Saints though. The £27 price told you all you needed to know about their attitude towards home fans in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Everybody can see this, except Saints it seems. They've been urged to create a database for years but have done nothing. I know somebody that let their season ticket lapse after about a decade a couple of years ago; no effort was made to query why they weren't renewing, then the next year, they received no correspondence about buying one. There are a core group of 200-300 fans who follow Saints home and away but the club have no idea who they are if it ever came down to a severely restricted allocation somewhere. I see Aberdeen have given their most loyal supporters free tickets to the quarter-final next month. Saints wouldn't even know who their ones are to do that. This ending of sales has been policy for a few years but has never been an issue as Celtic don't usually sell their allocation. It won't cause any change of thinking from Saints though. The £27 price told you all you needed to know about their attitude towards home fans in any case. It's absolutely mental to have a customer base of a good few thousand and not know who they are or have contact details for them. We introduced the loyalty points scheme a couple of years ago to ensure the fans who go most regularly get priority on tickets. It's a no brainer and means every fan has to create an account in order to grow their points total. This coincided with the removal of pay-at-the-gate for home fans meaning that all supporters have to purchase a ticket online or through the ticket office in advance. This not only means they're able to communicate with supporters in future and encourage them to return, it also keeps the police happy as they know who is in the ground in each specific seat. If this was the case, you could sell tickets up until kick off for those who have a buying history/loyalty points. When Saints were in Europe and nearly selling out their ground they would have had a good number of fans who wouldn't normally go who turned up to see the games. The club should have gathered details for all of these people and encourage them to return, letting them know there's a game on at the weekend, letting them know that they can get themselves and kids in for £15 (an excellent deal btw). It's amazing that a club who are doing so well on the pitch and in the community can get this so wrong. ETA: And you've just signed Ricky Foster, may as well liquidate your club now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANG TOON SAINTIE Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I was just pondering who the first person the first person to make an incredible funny remark about foster would be.My money was on Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthsaint1977 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 only been in recent games as well, i can remember getting a ticket on the morning of a game v Celtic. Down to Celtic not selling their recent allocation the previous three seasons. The glory hunters have returned now their bigoted brothers have returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Anderson missed training this week, so that explains the urgency of getting the Foster deal done. A debut for a guy that hasn't trained with us, or throwing in, most likely, Liam Gordon? Can't see Comrie being a realistic option in this game. I'd go with Kane and MacLean up front. The latter is obvious but Kane will unsettle their defenders more than Cummins. Millar a huge loss, especially if it means Paton starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Anderson being out is a massive blow, he's been outstanding this season. A Shaughnessy-McKay central defence worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pack Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 It's absolutely mental to have a customer base of a good few thousand and not know who they are or have contact details for them. We introduced the loyalty points scheme a couple of years ago to ensure the fans who go most regularly get priority on tickets. It's a no brainer and means every fan has to create an account in order to grow their points total. This coincided with the removal of pay-at-the-gate for home fans meaning that all supporters have to purchase a ticket online or through the ticket office in advance. This not only means they're able to communicate with supporters in future and encourage them to return, it also keeps the police happy as they know who is in the ground in each specific seat. If this was the case, you could sell tickets up until kick off for those who have a buying history/loyalty points.When Saints were in Europe and nearly selling out their ground they would have had a good number of fans who wouldn't normally go who turned up to see the games. The club should have gathered details for all of these people and encourage them to return, letting them know there's a game on at the weekend, letting them know that they can get themselves and kids in for £15 (an excellent deal btw). It's amazing that a club who are doing so well on the pitch and in the community can get this so wrong.ETA: And you've just signed Ricky Foster, may as well liquidate your club now Do you want a marketing job at Saints ?It's yours if you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Mckay and Shaughnessy in the middle. Think I need a drink. A lot of drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Imagine if it was Easton injured and not Scobbie. Foster - Joe - McKay - ScobbieWould've been hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Griffiths will score within the first 5 minutes. It's a stick-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Right stench in Perth today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenMonster Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenMonster Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Full strength side from Celtic, thought they may have rotated the squad a bit with the European game in mind midweek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 looking forward to the game is there any st johnstone players celtic need to worry about?tommy wright teams always like to get the ball down and play,5 against motherwell 5 against beer sheva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Intae them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Massive test for the two centre halves and Foster. Wonder if we'll see a more advanced midfielder or a deeper one, last time it was more 4-1-4-1 with Paton sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Griffiths is coming across as surprisingly level-headed sitting next to Sutton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goanjock Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Shevchenko on the bench so back from injury. Interesting to see Christie and Henderson on the bench and I wonder if they will be staying for the season rather than going out on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Do you want a marketing job at Saints ?It's yours if you want it. I'd love to, when can I start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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