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The club have today taken £120 from my debit card- 2nd installment. I understood from the literature this was due 01/10/08 and have checked the brochure and this is what it states.

Has anyone else had money taken today? I am going to call the club to dispute this first thing tomorrow

It says due BY 1/10/08 so though shit stop whining.

It does, but a lot of people wouldn't have expected it to be 6 weeks early, 1 or 2 yes, I wouldn't be happy if that was me.

 They probably thought we were that bad at Cheltnumb...better get the money, before people start asking for refunds...or saying they don't want to bother with the second installment.

It states in the literature due 01/10/08

bit naughty if what Bart says its true, luckily i get comps every week so havent got that worry :)

Bart, assuming it wasn't you raising it there was a post about this on "thisis" under "management" section.

Yes £120 charged to my card today

It's a bit off if you ask me, whilst it  isn't against what was said in the ST
application form



The ST flier said
http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/12/ec/0,,10341~125970,00.pdf


Thankfully for me it just means another month on the credit card as would the full amount have if there was no split payment option.

But had I realised "by 30th Sept" meant 6 weeks early I would never have ticked the 'automatic second payment' box for obvious reasons.

Maybe they are taking the money early to fund the purchase of a player?

Why would we need to suddenly scrounge for money, surely any club selling to us wouldnt mind on credit. Unless they need money soon due to money troubles. You know, like luton...



mwahahaha

Well it would have been nice of them to tell us i guess. If this is true of course.

O.o I'll check my bank account in a second, if this overdraws me I shall be livid.

If Bart is just being an arse, I shall be less livid, and less suprised.

agree FITTON OUT   ;)

Barts on a wind up. :)

Nemo - I just checked, £120 definitely charged  (pending) to my credit card today.

Can't say for definite that it is the same for everyone mind

Nothing on my card yet, but I can't remember whether I ticked the box or not.

Same. I'm not going to be happy if I ticked it though, in fact I'll probably have to give the trip to Franchise a miss.

Thank fuck I just read this thread, had to just do some rapid money transferring as that would of blown the overdraft limit on on the account I paid with. If I'd been lumped with some penalty charge I'd of gone ballastic, back to paying by check in future I guess then, the clubs within their rights I guess but not really within the spirit of things.

@si_pie: Worth checking again tomorrow when debits/credits have been processed. Mine is definitely in a 'pending' state and not showing on the full statement yet.

Having said that, unless it is all automated they may have a lot to go through so you may get lucky!

cheque

haha if this had happend 12 months ago people would be wanting blood

its almost 11 at night, spelling is not high on my list of priorities to be honest

ok mate, not a problme

Ah they cant get mine anyway as I paid by debit card and no cash there til the 28th. I hope we can get the 2nd part of our season tickets soon then?

soapy tit wank yeah very true... I miss those days in a way!

You can still go over on a debit card if they got your details.

you'll be facing a penalty charge mate as it'll still come out of your account and you'll have an unauthorised overdraft

Yeah I will be. Although saying that I think I would have put down my credit card anyway and there's plenty of limit left on it luckily so shouldn't be an issue (if I have indeed ticket the box).

Mine was a debit card

Irrespective of what it says in the brochure (and most people would read that to mean that the payment would be taken around the end of September), part of the idea of the deal was that there were two staggered payments so you had the extra couple of months to find the money rather than having it all taken out in one hit. If payments are being taken out now (and being alarmingly old-school in this regard I can't personally check mine until tomorrow), I can only imagine it's a mistake. But a pretty monumental one if it is - if this is widespread it's likely to catch a lot of people unawares.

If your account is empty then the transaction will be declined due to insufficient funds.

Having said that some current accounts have a hidden overdraft that you don't know about to give you a bit of extra spending power   8)

My exact thoughts. I was just looking at some older posts about people arguing why it was such a good offer and that idea came up a lot.

Is Sandy Gray still working at the club?

I seem to be bill free at the minute, although I do appear to be 20 quid down without anything on my statement explaining it. I'll keep an eye on that.

i've just checked my bank and nothings come out yet...

The £20 could be the charge for a bounced debit. If the account was presented with a debit card withdrawal and the funds were not there to meet it the request would be bounced and you could be hit with a charge. Depends on which bank you are with, but IIRC such charges were regulated recently and should be about £12.

My account has (just about) enough in it to cover the debit though.

You wouldn't be charged for a declined debit card transaction. My guess is that Nemo had a bloody good drink over the weekend and went and got some more money out either for more drinks or a taxi home, but can't remember because he or she was peased. Am I right? It will be interesting to find out.

It may have been something to do with Cheltenham, just the statement shows withdrawals and use of the debit card, but has nothing to cover the last 20 quid. It'll make sense tomorrow, probably.

Make sure you let us know!

not a sausage removed from my sausage cupboard - must be doing the rich ones first

Sounds like a bit of a fuck up, protests anyone?

Roadmark a letter of complaint on AF's driveway!

Nothing left my account!

Right then, orange hats out, protests behind the Arkells on Saturday I assume! :eek:

Still "pending" on my Capital One account. Maybe it takes a day or 3 ???

Like anyone on here gives a fuck what you get

Well you clearly give enough of a fuck to comment.

Without doubt

Quote from: JPC82 on Today at 01:00:05
bit naughty if what Bart says its true, luckily i get cramps every week so havent got that worry



Steady on, if he wants to enjoy a muscle spasm or two surely we all want to know about it?

Got to be honest I will not be happy if I incur a charge over this, at the very least they should have taken this at the start of the month, ie when most people have been paid for the month, not in the week before pay day.

**Just checked account** nothing paid nothing pending.  Just transferred funds across just in case.

I expected the 2nd payment to be taken anytime after the offer had finished upto the end of September. Personally I thought it would be taken in August, so if it is, I'm not surprised.

People should still be given notice of the second collection, whether this be through the programme, or announced at the ground, or through the Adver least it keeps the fans in the picture.  Saying the payment will be taken between the start of Aug and 1/10/09 is too vague.  Especially for the non-credit card users amongst us (and especially when I stupidly agreed to pay for my old mans s.t. - and he'd pay me back.

[smug]I always pay in cash.[/smug]

'Sobvious ennit? The club needed the money from a few carefully chosen ST holders to pay for the complimentary canapes and refreshments at The Members Suite Open Evenings on Wednesday and Thursday.

wow I think I paid in cash - *thinks hard* *head hurting* wow Im glad I did as the last week on the month is SO not a good time to be taking money out of my account

like someone said I thought the whole was to give people time - If you had only just paid the first part before the dealine you might as well have just paid it all upfront?

I've just mailed the club, will let you know what they come back with.

It said on the brochure on page 4 "SECOND PAYMENT DUE 1/10/08"

http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/12/ec/0,,10341~125970,00.pdf

Has anyone spoken to the club yet?

Just to update. Called the ticket office this morning and they have refunded the amount back to my card. Advised them i will go in before 30/09/08 to pay the remainder. Also advised they m ay have many enquiries reference this.

Sounds fair enough, bit of a pain but at least they are being sensible on it.

I can see a statement being released today - mutha uckas!

"My rent comes back to me, minus a 25 dollar penalty"

  Have to say fair play to Bart for getting a season ticket, when it now looks likely we're in for a mediocre season.

I have had a season ticket for over 10 years

 Fuck me you've seen some shit in that time....would you like to list your 10 worst home performances, back to say 96?  League games only.

We've emailed Nick Watkins to try and get clarification on what's going on with this. Hopefully, it's just an administrative error that can (as with Bart) be quickly resolved.

It's not an error Paul, they are starting to collect, I've had a reply from the club and am awaiting for them to let me post the reply. 

should be a statement on the OWS later btw.

the last ten leagues games

 I've picked 10 that I've seen....going back to 64.

  Now these bad boys are utter utter shite....not just your run of mill home defeat.

  Usually its a portent of a relegation side if not that season the following, or the manager getting sacked.

  The most recent in the list is Walsall last season.....which is a worry.

Thank god I didn't tick the box.  Im assuming I'll get an invoice.......?

Its a pretty major error as people especially who have families won't have that much extra cash so soon, esp if they only got their season ticket few weeks back.

It's due to the manual processing of the application forms.  Not much of an excuse but there you go.  So depending on when the person picks up your form and processes it, that's when they'll take your money.

boo, they taken mine out. Luckly I read this thread yesterday, I manage to extend my overdaft just in time.

They better not ignore the fact that I didn't tick the box..........if any money comes out Ill be furious and will complain.

I seriously cant even remember 10 league games in my 20ish years of (on and off) going  :D

I go to some games sober as well.

I wonder if I should just quit going,its clerly doesnt sink in I feel cheated.

 A lot of games are much of a muchness. and so fade from memory, but some stay, because of lack of commitment or ineptitude etc......or for that mattter excellence.

 Think Sat at Cheltnumb will hang around for a bit....

I like this question, it's been a struggle but my 10 (well technically 12) would be:

Ipswich x 3 (the 6-0, 4-0 and 4-1 --- I’ll count these as 1 performance as they were all much of a muchness), 4-1 to Watford sparking the pitch invasion to get rid of Mcmahon, 4-1 against Bradford just remember Robbie Blake destroying us, 3-0 Brighton last season was a terrible match with weird atmosphere, 4-1 against Walsall, 3-1 against Wovers remember Walters having a field day against us after he’d left the season before, Walsall last season was embarrassing, the Cheltenham town 3-0 defeat about 4 years ago was abysmal, 3-1 defeat to Brentford where Nicholas lost the ability to head, 3-0 to Bournemouth with Rhys Evans fucking up then getting replaced by Steve Book who was shit

  I've got a few of those on my list....notably Cheltnumb, and Ipswich.

  Another recentish game was ColU on NYD a few years back, 0-3, when I sat there with a terrible hangover, couldn't even stand and decided the players were in the same state as me.

  It's interesting that Peacock in the Adver today alludes to a lack of spirit on Saturday, and that opponents see us as a soft touch....its when you get this that horror shows occur.

the Colchester match made my top 20 as did a 3-1 defeat at home to Luton and similar scoreline against Crewe and a 3-0 defeat at home to Norwich..............we've seen some good stuff in the last 12 years.

  I'd say though that some of these are getting into routine defeats, not your absolute utter shit stuff...that Crewe game for example, very open we created loads played resonably, they had Ashton and Hulse up front, who for Div 3 were a very tidy partnership and were just too good..

Good point on the Crewe game, not sure about the Luton one though, I remember having a horrible journey back on the the train as we were so bad the Luton fans were ripping it out of us.

I suppose you could add the Cardiff and Stoke tv matches to the list as we went through a stage where we were like a bunch of amateurs whenever we played on the TV, although judging by Yeovil last season not alot has changed, the City and Lincoln matches must have been blips.

That was one of the worst games I have seen

  That Cardiff game was indeed a horror show....that ugly midget Earnshaw scores, Daisy get a red for not tackling their player who dived....then to cap the lot Booby Howe, finally gets himself into the pantheon of hated STFC players, by heading it straight into.....I think Boland's path, when the ball was going out harmlessly for a goal kick.

 I suspect Sky may give us a miss this season.....no idea how the baiting of Mooney came over on the box, but it doesn't usually happen to their guests.

 That Yeovil goal kind of sums us up at the moment....6foot+ black fella, with a bandage round his head, completely unmarked, like nobody notices he's there.  Akinfenwa was the same.

FA Cup, 2nd Round 2002 has got be one of the lowest points....

Scum 1 - STFC 0 

Live on the BBC as well.

That Oxford game come close to my all time low  - Cheltenham away as above. That is the only time the Town shirt went in the bin and it took a long time to get the urge to return back (although I was probably at the next home game).
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Inept performances, well there have been that many that after a while they no longer shock you. In our recent relegation year I got so desensitised that even our 6-1 (or was it more) away defeat to Forest didn't really make much of an impression. I guess by then in that season I expected us to go down and had given up caring.

it was 7. that was one of my favourite away days

 The debate is about home game humiliations in the league....cup games are always a bit random, away games can always be iffy.

Not in the league i know, but surely stevengae must be up there

 That would have to be in the home humiliation cup game thread...you don't get cup games on a season ticket, which is how the thread started.

A cup humiliation thread would run forever really wouldnt it

 We've lost to non league side every decade I've been alive, except the present, still time to go, could you see us avoiding defeat at a half decent non league side?

  I'm really hoping we avoid it, but fear the worst.

Well we did lose to cheltenham!

If we get a cup draw away at some northen non-league side, on a wet windy day in front of the live TV cameras i could easily see us losing

 I was pleasantly surprised we scraped past FGR last season....and that was at home.

 norvern non-league wet windy *shudder*

 at least Barnet were officially a league club.

Another pearler was losing 2-0 at home in the late 90's to Reading. They had the town disasters that were Gareth Davies and Nicky Hammond starting for them and Micheal Meaker on the bench so to not score against them is a good showing of ineptitude.

Although not a defeat I think I have remembered THE home league game that sums us up though Reg and for the second half alone deserves a place in the inept hall of fame, what do you think.....the Portsmouth 3-3 draw.

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FA Cup, 2nd Round 2002 has got be one of the lowest points....

Scum 1 - STFC 0 

Live on the BBC as well.


 The debate is about home game humiliations in the league....cup games are always a bit random, away games can always be iffy.

Well that was me told off then wasn't it... shall i go and stand in the corner?
Twas' still one of the all time lows  :nerner:

It was bloody cold too wasn't it EB1.

Very cold. First game I'd taken my dad to. Hasn't seemed that keen on going to another Town game since. Ho hum.

Point of Order!

So where's the statement Jan PROMISED us on the OS? (What's OWS Jan?) How come Bart gets a refund for now but others are being processed? Is it because of his sunny disposition?

 That was the game where the late Aaron Flahaven passed out, had to go off,and an outfield player went in goal....we then proceded to try and hold a lead, didn't have a shot  for about 30 mins and conceded in teh last minute?

  I seem to remember Pompey were almost down, but their fans dragged them through...fair play to them.

That is the one, we were 3-0 up I think Iffy had collided with Flahaven knocking a few of his teeth out......outfield player went in goal, we didn't even have a shot at him conceded a goal just before half time so they were back in it and another 2 in the second half. A result that only we would be able to manage really.

No money taken from my account so far.

Still waiting for a statement or explanation as to whether this is just an administrative fuck-up. I'm surprised Nick Watkins hasn't at least made a holding statement to reassure people (apologies if it's gone up and I've missed it.)

Have the Trust or Supporters Club said anything about this today? I'd be interested to know their slant/s on it or if they've spoken to the club about it.

I dont want to slate Fitton and his board as they've been nothing short of fucking ace since they came here, but fuck-ups like this that potentially cost people money are no joke and taints the good work they have done in the summer. I hope to fuck that they cool this shit down soon.

 

 

glos, didnt flahaven just pass out, and iffy looked a bit confused, but still scored?

flahaven was diagnosed with some condition that made him pass out every now and then for no reason didnt he? did he pass away in a car accident on the motorway which was assumed he fell unconcious beforehand?

Flahaven was narcoleptic I think.

After he died they found he was well over the drink drive limit and bbasically that's why he lost control of the car.

Actually I think I may have made the narcoleptic bit up, but I'm sure he was well over the limit when they found his body.

Trust email....

Season ticket installments: important
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If you paid for your season ticket by credit/debit card, please be aware that the ticket office have started to take payment for the second installment (£120) this week. This has come as a surprise for most, and a shock to some of those who have already had the payment taken as most fans were not expecting the second payment to be taken until it was due at the end of September. We have checked with the club and they have advised that the ticket office are starting to take the second installments as they need to manually process all 5000+ second payments and so need to start now to be complete by the end of September. However, they are aware that in some cases, especially for fans who paid by debit card, this may cause issues if they were not expecting the payment to be taken until the end of next month. Here is what you need to do:

1) If you paid for your season ticket by credit/debit card and do NOT wish to have payment taken until the end of next month, get in touch with the ticket office ASAP and let them know. We are advised that where fans request it, they will not push through payment requests if fans advise them this would cause them difficulties
2) If a 2nd payment has already been taken and this has caused you difficulty or is likely to do so, again please contact the ticket office. We understand refunds are being made to fans who have been put in difficulty by the 2nd payment being taken unexpectedly.
3) As the process is being done manually, this will not have affected all those who paid by debit/credit card as yet. If you are unsure whether your 2nd installment payment has been taken, and this may cause you difficulties please check your account.

The telephone number for the ticket office is 0871 223 2300, or you can send emails to [email protected]

We have been told the club will do their best NOT to take early payments when processing applications made with a debit card, but that they cannot guarantee to get every debit card application - so if you do believe this is likely to affect you, you should contact the ticket office via the details above. We understand a full statement will be on the club website tomorrow (Wed) morning.


See how the other half live (at football)
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On a brighter note, season ticket holders are invited to sample the newly refurbished posh suites prior to the Colchester game on Saturday, free of charge. The "Members Suite" (VIP area) will be open to the first 70 season ticket holders to book a free place from 1-2.45 pm, when you then take your usual seat with the rest of us hoi polloi. Depending on your usual matchday garb you may need to dress up a bit - dress code is smart casual (no jeans or trainers) but there's a free buffet (insert your own prawn sandwich comments here), which is always worth putting a shirt on for. It's first come, first served so if this grabs your fancy, further details (including how to book) are on the club website here:
http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Hospitality/0,,10341~1370417,00.html

Podcast
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The next issue of our popular series of podcasts will be on the podcasts section of the Trust website tomorrow (Wed) morning - please check http://www.truststfc.co.uk/podcasts.php from around 10 am. This is the first part of a chat with Maurice Malpas, recorded shortly before the pre-season tour of Austria (fortunately, the topics covered are, as always, timeless) and I think most fans will be interested to hear perhaps a slightly more revealing insight into the manager's approach to the game than the usual 2-minute soundbite or post-match quote would allow. For example, hands up who knew Maurice has a degree in electrical engineering? Well, there you are then - if nothing else, we at least know we've got someone qualified on hand to save us from matches being abandoned due to floodlight failure. Other topics covered in this first part include:
+MM's early career in football
+Scotland's last part-time international
+Scouting for players
+Players' wages and attitudes to the game
+Coaching and management

Part two will be on the website shortly.

This is shoddy.

Couldn't they have done this all electronically at once? What's the point of tapping in all the details into the computer? The club definitely should have thought about this before they set up the offer.

I agree that it sounds shoddy.

however I wouldn't be too critical of the board as is there an alternative to manually typing in the details? I have know doubt that they will have recognised this "Speed bump" and will strive to improve it in the future, lets not forget that they inherited a shambles. Also they are at least trying to remedy it by allowing people to request that their payment is not paid yet should it be a problem for them.

I'm not saying that I wouldn't be a bit miffed myself, just that these things can and do happen that's all.

To be honest I have never heard of a second payment being taken "up to 1 October" usually the wording says the second payment will be taken "from...", therefore allowing people to prepare for the payment to be taken, this is a bit of an embarrassment if the truth be told.

   Can we sing sack the Board now then....maybe a protest when they have the meeting with the high ups from Bath Rugby at the CG....I blame Len Bamber.

It seems here must be an obvious soloution.  Get in a load of staff and extra machines later in the day to do it when it is less likely to screw people and incur bank charges.  I cant imagine it would take more than 3 days to do that.  cant be that expensive and in terms of pr / goodwill would be very valuable.

I think that's the underlying problem Si - they were expecting the new ticketing system would be able to do this automagically and for whatever reason it can't. Whether that's because it's duff, they've bought the wrong modules or it simply hasn't been set up right, I'm not sure. But it does seem a bit of a Holtian foot-shooting response to try and then transfer the problem to the customer

Did they ever launch the online season ticket thingamy doo-dah?

I thought the word 'customer' went away when the shit-heads from Newbury left town.... I really hope this is a blip in an otherwise sparkling start to running the club properly and that lessons will be learned by Fitton's men.

Sorry, I was trying to put the problem in more general business terms. I'm quite embarassed, it's "LeverageGate" all over again

Nah the match he passed out in was the 4-2 defeat at there place when we scored a consolation goal whilst he was down. The match where he got knocked out at our place was as a result of a clash with Iffy, he had a few teeth knocked out if IRC. Bit of a tragic story for him they just seemed unable to diagnose what condition he had....

Having looked at the article on the club site, I note the use of "best endeavours" which hopefully is not the same as how Spurs describe that.  I also see they've gone a whacked a big advert for the season tickets using the £229 price still.  Given that price is impossible to achieve now, methinks someone might want to change it sharpish, not sure it complies with many known advertising rules.  It's a shame they've gone dropped the ball on one of their best bits of work since coming here, and although it's clearly a system and staffing issue, they've approached it all wrong, especially given how the "customers" had been treated before they arrived.

Seems to me from the statement made today that the club are attempting to put a brave face (spin) on an obvious admin fuck up.

My sales office machine would piss 10k pre-loaded customer credit card payments for goods in the time it took me to type this sentence. So what prehistoric (shit) IT system are the ticket office fucking about with for processing season ticket sales and, why cant it sort out secondary credit / debit card payments without their sales staff having to input each and every one of them by fucking hand??

 



 





 

Link and quote for the lazy and people at work who can't get on the official site. (sorry if I've missed it)
http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/SeasonTickets/0,,10341~1371207,00.html


Good bit of spin that. I hope ol' Bob is taking notes.

Bottom line is that there must be a lot of people who believe the second instalment is payable ON the 1st October and will be disappointed at least, furious at most especially if it incurs some penalty by funds being taken early.

The apparent cock up could have been avoided if the club had announced before starting to rake in the second lump that processing would start from, say 1st September due to the high volume etc.
The club statement comes across as a bit condescending and patronising.

At least with the previous board you knew you were going to get stuffed.

Apart from this, seriously you're doing a grand job Andrew F, Jeremy, Nicholas, Russell, Andrew B, Sir Martyn ... and James, aaah now I see why.
 

I'm glad I paid by cash now and will do for part 2 in Oct - maybe I'll pay it in Nov, as that could be my best endevours the ST's go until Dec anyway....

Having thought about this for a bit, and having realised they've taken my money, i think it's a bit of a fucking joke. I shouldn't have to ask for a refund or deferral. I'm a bit pissed off.

As will their best endeavours be made to give you the remaining vouchers for the season.

True.....maybe I'll pay on time then, did I see that they charge a small fee if you pay by card ?

No they don't charge an extra fee.

What is the "modest premium" then that is talked about in Nick Watkins PR....it sounded to me like it was an extra fee for paying by card ? :eek:

Took that as having to pay the £40 as 6k not sold.

I see on the OS it is saying that S/T holders have to pay the 2nd installment by 30 Sept or their seat will go on general sale in Dec - I thought as mentioned previously the 2nd payment was not due until Oct  - so it now looks as if everyone has to pay in Sept or lose their seat, am I correct in reading it this way ?

I thought this board were doing things properly, I would have expected this from Diamandis & Co.

 

The 2nd payment is due before the 1st October, hence the statement that it needs to be paid by 30th September. Don't see a problem with that.

Agreed.

P2P I think you are looking very hard for problems that dont really exist.

I'm sure if you were late in paying the 2nd installment but before the december general sale deadline they'd still let you have the 2nd half ST. why wouldnt they?

OMG they want it by the 30th of September, no way I'd done all my financial planning to have the money by October the 1st, that what they said

how on earth will I cope, what will I do.....are you sure diamandis & co arent still at the club. Wanting the money a day early. Think of the 0.000001p interest I lose and they gain.

Its a disgrace.....BOARD OUT

On a slightly more serious not, what the fuck. Do people just go around looking for the smallest, most pointless insignificant thing to have a moan about?

DV, there are many people for for whom £120 taken out of their current account earlier than expected would cause a problem. Mine was taken last week, fortunately, thanks to this thread at least I had some warning.

I agree that some are making a big deal out of it, but I'd say the Board hasn't been spot on with this particular aspect of admin/finance and I'd hope to see a clearer explanation of what was going to happen next time round.

I emailled them asking them to hold fire, and they have done (i didn't receive any reply to confirm this though), i couldn't afford for them to take it prior to my holiday this weekend.

I have to admit that I just spent far to long trying to work out if there was a month between september and october. I thought I'd lost August or something.

The point I was making was that I thought it was due Oct (i.e by 31 Oct) not by 1 Oct, FFS can nobody make a point (and get it wrong obviously) without being accused of looking for problems ?

Now fuck of and leave me alone I'm having a bad day !! :>)

Oooh! Someone's tired!

He's over tired I reckon Hertha!!

No, he's just not getting any :D.

You're going on holiday during the season?

Not very loyal...

You have a life during the football season that doesn't 100% focus on events at the CG?  You should be hung, drawn and quartered.

I'm getting married on 12 September 2009, I couldn't give a flying fork who Swindon are playing that day, in fact I was happy to get married during the season as I kind of hope that it'll tempt fate into us going up and getting someone like Newcastle at home on said date in 2009.

Blimey!

I'll remember to check that you're not online next time I feel like having a little joke with someone...

Where are you going LucienSanchez?

I was only kidding Michael, not about the marriage bit tho.

Oh, I just assumed that you were, in the latter theme of this thread, "over-tired".

Nah man, not at all.

That's fine then.

Where are you getting married?

At Calne Sports Centre

Very nice staff at Calne Sports Centre. They'll look after you Jan.

Yeah we're getting wed in the female changing rooms, it's where we met.  The reception is a 5 a side match in the hall whilst the other guests go on the trampoline, then it's an hours swim, with the island thingy, then upstairs for jelly and ice cream and a little disco.  Can't wait.

I don't even know if my second payment has been taken yet. I don't even remember if i ticked the box or not.

I cunningly used a card that was due to expire a few weeks later, which should ensure it won;t actually get taken, but I'll be paying the balance 20th Sept.

So if i dont pay by oct 1st my seat goes on general sale even though i have paid til december? Bit wrong imo

Ill be paying when I get paid.

i'm boycoutting with the geordies

I'm boycotting because I don't really like football.

im boycounting with gary glitter

I'l probably pay on Saturday.

If you look on the official website, it says if you do not take up the second part of your season ticket, then the seats will be released after the Yeovil game on 20th December

Thankyou my german comrad

I'm going to Cyprus... i only miss Stockport away, which has worked out nicely. Leeds Saturday, holiday Sunday. Good stuff.

Amen brother!!

Jan I simply cannot wait

Where you going in Cyprus? I've just got back, flipping lovely weather over there still, didn't see a cloud in the time we were out there.  Luckily the humidity's dying down at night now, but it still warm.

Paphos... weather looks good as far as i can see in the forecasts - i can't wait! I figured it would still be hot, and there'd be no school kids.

There's a slight breeze most days now on that side of the Island, but to be honest it's a welcome one, it's quietened down a lot since August (according to my sister who lives there at the moment), so you'll be in for a good week mate.

Snap! (well about the missing Stockport bit)  I'm not going to Cyprus!

When do we have to pay and how much is it?

By 30th September. £120.

Cool, cheers sam