Carling Cup ticket sale

[Champ]

Have these gone on sale yet? After the draw I went onto the offal and read the initial notice about selling arrangements and that further details would be released next week (ie this week). I've been back ontot the site a number of times since then but the initial notice has not been updated. I havent missed anything, have I?

[Turkish Delight]

Liverpool have announced ticket details and selling arrangements for the Carling Cup semi-final second leg with Manchester City on Wednesday January 25, 2012.

 

The entire Stadium will be ticketed with prices ranging from £36 - £45 for adults and just £5 for juniors. Over 65 and disabled concessionary prices will also apply.

 

For a full breakdown of the pricing structure for this game, please click here>>

 

Official LFC Hospitality priced from £104 plus VAT - (Call 0151 263 9199 for details).

 

Any future Carling Cup game will be sold based on previous attendance in this year's competition.

 

Official Match Breaks (for availability and prices please call 0870 752 0924 or visit The World of Sport | Official Tickets Hotel Packages and Travel for Fans - Thomas Cook Sport)

 

Match Breaks are sold on a match by match basis. Therefore tickets purchased via the Match Breaks will not qualify for ticket priority in future rounds of the Carling Cup.

 

Sale dates are as follows:

 

ALL Priority Rights Holders ONLY - Friday 9th December 2011

 

ALL Members who have recorded 3 or more Premier League home matches on their Member's card during season 2011/2012 - Thursday 15th December 2011 & Friday 16th December 2011

 

Please note: Members who purchase tickets during the above Member's sales will have their Member's cards activated for stadium access for this game.

 

Subject to availability, if tickets remain the following sale will take place

 

Season Ticket Holders ONLY - Wednesday 28th December 2011 & Thursday 29th December 2011

 

All the above sales are subject to availability and while stocks last.

 

Selling Arrangements for Priority Rights Holders

 

The allocation and selling arrangements for ALL Priority Rights Holders are as follows;

 

On holding:

 

1 Priority Right - 1 stand ticket

2 Priority Rights - 2 stand tickets

3 Priority Rights - 3 stand tickets

4 Priority Rights - 4 stand tickets

 

The above tickets will be available to purchase by personal application at the Ticket Office window or on the Booking line, telephone number 0843 170 5555 (Overseas (0044) 151 907 9399). Priority Rights Holders will be required to confirm their address and details of their Priority Rights.

 

Please note: those supporters wishing to sit with Season Ticket Holders must purchase tickets on the Season Ticket sale dates. Those supporters wishing to sit with Members must purchase during the Member's sales. However, as we cannot guarantee that tickets will be available on these dates we do advise that you purchase during the sale allocated specifically to you.

 

Selling Arrangements for Season Ticket Holders and Members

 

Subject to availability, all the above tickets will be available to purchase online at Tickets - Liverpool FC, on the Booking Line, telephone number 0843 170 5555 (Overseas (0044) 151 907 9399) or at the Ticket Office.

 

Please note: adult/child tickets are not available for sale online.

 

For wheelchair, visually impaired and ambulant disabled tickets, please telephone 0843 170 5555 and select the disability option to speak to one of our specialised advisors.

 

League Cup Auto Cup Scheme for Season Ticket Holders

 

Season Ticket Holders who have registered for the League Cup Auto Cup Scheme must not make an application. Those who remain in their season ticket seat will have their cards activated for entry, whilst those who are issued alternative seats will receive a paper ticket for this fixture. The processing of payments will begin on Friday 9th December.

 

If your payment card has expired or is about to, or you have a replacement card (even if one or two numbers have changed) you must ensure that your details are updated as soon as possible to ensure that you receive a ticket for this game. Please call 0843 170 5000 and speak to one of our specialised advisors.

 

General information

 

We would emphasise to all eligible applicants that no guarantee can be given that tickets will be available to all who apply.

 

The Member's card must be presented when purchasing tickets at the Ticket Office.

 

Supporters can purchase one ticket per qualifying Member's card and a maximum of FOUR per transaction.

 

Any future Carling Cup games will be sold based on attendance in this season's competition

 

Should tickets still be available on the night of the match it will not be possible to capture data at the cash turnstiles and therefore priority for future rounds cannot be credited. Please also note that ALL tickets sold on the turnstiles will be sold at the full ticket price of £45.

 

Refunds will not be considered after Tuesday 10th January

 

Ticket Office Window Opening Hours

 

Monday - Friday: 8.15am - 3.45pm

Saturday: 9.15am - 3.00pm

 

Ticket Office Telephone Opening Hours

 

Monday - Friday: 8.15am - 6.45pm

Saturday: 9.15am - 3.00pm

 

For opening & closing Ticket Office times over the Xmas and New Year period, please visit Christmas ticket office opening hours - Liverpool FC

 

Please note: if collecting or purchasing tickets on the day of a home game, we advise that you arrive as early as possible to avoid unnecessary queuing.

 

Author: Liverpool FC

Tagged: carling cup , manchester city , tickets

[Turkish Delight]

Have to say I'm fuming that the club has not taken into account fans who've traveled away in the competition for this.

 

I share a season ticket with my mate so my home games generally aren't on the fancard and I'm not going to qualify despite going to Stoke and Chelsea. Still it's nice to know that everyone who couldn't arsed with the travel or didn't give a shit about the competition can now show up for the big games.

[chris71]

Following Liverpool's victory over Chelsea to book a place in the Carling Cup home semi-final, a number of fans have contacted the club with questions about the ticket selling arrangements for the tie against Manchester City.

 

Click here for the full selling arrangements>>

 

Click here for a full pricing structure breakdown>>

 

The following Q&A will hopefully answer many of the queries that have been sent into the club.

 

Why have the Club not given priority to Season Ticket holders?

 

Season Ticket holders all had the opportunity to sign up to the Carling Cup Auto Cup Scheme in the summer.

 

What notice did the Club give to Season Ticket Holders about this change?

 

This policy was clearly outlined in the renewal booklet, also sent via email and advertised in a news story published online on the Official Club website in the summer.

 

An Auto Cup Scheme page has also been listed on the website since the summer that states that should Season Ticket Holders not join the Auto Cup Scheme; the Club cannot guarantee they will be able to purchase a ticket for the first home game in either the League Cup or FA Cup.

 

Why have the Club used loyalty to sell this game to Members?

 

Given the opposition it is necessary for the Club to control the majority of the sale.

 

Why didn't the Club use the Northampton Town game from last season?

 

Although over 22,000 attended on the night, less than 11,000 individuals purchased tickets in advance of the game, some of these supporters managed to purchase multiple tickets during the sale and the rest of those who attended purchased at the turnstiles. Less than 300 non Auto Cup Scheme Season Ticket holders purchased for this game and the majority of them are now on this year's Auto Cup Scheme. The majority of non Season Ticket holders who attended are now official Members who will have the opportunity to purchase this game.

 

What about using League Cup games from previous seasons?

 

We have looked at other League Cup games from previous seasons but they do not provide an opportunity to manage the sale correctly.

 

What about using League Cup away games from this season?

 

Again most of those supporters who have travelled this season are already on the Auto Cup Scheme or are members.

 

Why have Members not signed up beforehand, surely it should have been the same as with Season Ticket holders?

 

We clearly stated that our first home draw in both cup competitions would see the Members' sale commence.

 

During the summer we also issued around 2,000 new Season Tickets, some of which were still being sold in September which made it difficult to conduct a Members' enrollment as Season Ticket holders have priority on their seats and had to be afforded the opportunity to join in their new seat.

 

The Club is currently making plans for this entire process to be conducted in the close season. However, it is important to note that this year's process has been clearly laid out for all supporters since the renewal period.

 

Click here for the full selling arrangements>>

 

Click here for a full pricing structure breakdown>>

 

Author: Liverpool FC

Tagged: carling cup , manchester city , tickets

[chris71]

Have to say I'm fuming that the club has not taken into account fans who've traveled away in the competition for this.

 

I share a season ticket with my mate so my home games generally aren't on the fancard and I'm not going to qualify despite going to Stoke and Chelsea. Still it's nice to know that everyone who couldn't arsed with the travel or didn't give a shit about the competition can now show up for the big games.

 

According to the club most of the away boys are in the auto scheme or are members all ready, so that's all right then.:whistle:

[Champ]

Thanks folks. And while I've moaned about the new ticketting arrangements this has turned out all right for me. For the first time ever I've got enough games on my card to at least go into the bunfight next Thursday.

 

Sorry for the season ticket holders that have missed out. Its a long time since we've got this close to anything

[Trucker Paddy]

Hang on, a member who bought 3 tickets for league games will get a ticket while a season ticket holder who has bought in advance tickets for 19 will not, is that correct?

[Randy Marsh]

It stinks that potentially a £20 member who has attended 3 home games this season gets preference over a Season Ticket Holder who has paid 7-800quid upfront to attend 19 home games. Absolutely stinks. This 'well you should have signed up for the Auto Cup Scheme last summer" is bollocks when it's not even Carling Cup loyalty being considered.

[Randy Marsh]

Hang on, a member who bought 3 tickets for league games will get a ticket while a season ticket holder who has bought in advance tickets for 19 will not, is that correct?

 

Yes. Absolutely stinks.

[Trucker Paddy]

 

Yes. Absolutely stinks.

 

It really does, and I'm talking as a member here, that's just ridiculous

[Turkish Delight]

According to the club most of the away boys are in the auto scheme or are members all ready, so that's all right then.:whistle:

 

I was just saying the same thing to my mate.

 

They've made a big assumption about who qualifies which means they've screwed over a lot of people who've made the effort to travel around the country.

 

We won't even qualify for one ticket between us off the shared season ticket unless others don't take up the tickets first.

[Randy Marsh]

Just emailed the club now, not happy at all about this. It's a throwback to the farcical Parry days.

 

ian.ayre@liverpoolfc.tv

[Randy Marsh]

Just emailed the club now, not happy at all about this. It's a throwback to the farcical Parry days.

 

ian.ayre@liverpoolfc.tv

[Liverpool lad]

Ticket office cunts

[WoOGii]

What a fucking joke! I went to Exeter, Stoke and Chelsea away as well as having a season ticket I pay £740 for yet I won’t be able to go to a semi-final because £20 members who went to Wigan, Bolton and Wolves at home last season and can’t be arsed travelling to away games get priority fuck off! FUCK OFF!

[kalasoma]

Question - what would prevent a Season Ticket holder from signing up for the Auto Cup scheme? Do you have to pay in advance for CC and FA Cup tickets? That wouldn't make sense because you wouldn't know in the summer how far the team would progress in either competition.

[WoOGii]

Question - what would prevent a Season Ticket holder from signing up for the Auto Cup scheme? Do you have to pay in advance for CC and FA Cup tickets? That wouldn't make sense because you wouldn't know in the summer how far the team would progress in either competition.

 

 

It’s the same with me as with other people, it says that the money can be taken out of your bank at any given time. Well at any given time there can be £2000 or £2 in my bank. If they take out £32 when I don’t actually have it in my bank, I’d be screwed with the bank.

 

So I couldn’t actually sign up to it. I just don’t understand how somebody who might of only been to say 3 games last season will get a ticket, while I could be sat at home listening to Ray Wilkins say “my word” on Sky even though I attended 31 league games last year and have been to every round of the Carling Cup this year!

[drewy]

What a fucking joke! I went to Exeter, Stoke and Chelsea away as well as having a season ticket I pay £740 for yet I won’t be able to go to a semi-final because £20 members who went to Wigan, Bolton and Wolves at home last season and can’t be arsed travelling to away games get priority fuck off! FUCK OFF!

 

It's 3 homes this season mate.

[WoOGii]

It's 3 homes this season mate.

 

I read it wrong, but it’s still fucking annoying.

[Squabblefest]

Hang on, a member who bought 3 tickets for league games will get a ticket while a season ticket holder who has bought in advance tickets for 19 will not, is that correct?

 

 

Utterly fucking bizarre isn't it?

 

I genuinely presumed it was a typo and they'd got the 'season ticket holders' mixed up with the 'members'.

 

Surely simple common sense dictates that it should be;

 

Away game attendees for the early rounds then season ticket holders and then members with a ton of games from this/last season.

Then whatever's left to the rest of us.

 

This is fucking senseless and if I'd gone the away games I'd be furious right now..

[beejay]

What about the away game - the 1st leg?

 

When will the selling arrangements for that get published, that's the game I'm desperate for after going to Stoke & Chelsea

[Tossed and blown]

What about the away game - the 1st leg?

 

When will the selling arrangements for that get published, that's the game I'm desperate for after going to Stoke & Chelsea

 

There's talk of us having 6-7k tickets, so anyone with at least one away from this season should be guaranteed.

[Yozzer]

They changed the position of the away fans today, Munich were placed somewhere else apart from behind the goal. Don't know whether they plan on doing this in the future.

[Randy Marsh]

Carling Cup ticket controversy: Liverpool FC season ticket holders need to be shown more respect

By Andy Hayes on Dec 8, 11 10:38 AM in Fans

 

 

Cup games at Anfield. There is no better place to see your team try and progress towards the final with the backing of the twelfth man from one of the world's most famous stadiums. A mixture of young and old, fans who have seen it all alongside ones who hope to.

 

Some will have been there v Internazionale in 1965. A few more for St Etienne twelve years later whilst many more modern day match goers would have experienced Barcelona 2001 and the Chelsea semi finals of 2005 and 2007. Special European nights, ones not to be missed. Night's that only Anfield can do justice.

 

 

 

 

Now the Carling Cup will never compare to those night's above. The least revered English competition which usually acts as a platform for promising youngster's and fringe players, seen by many as a more of a nuisance than necessity - a Mickey Mouse cup. A cup however, that Liverpool want to win. Badly.

 

A competition that will likely provide Liverpool supporters with the most important and memorable home game of 2011/2012 as Liverpool take on Manchester City in the second leg of the semi final. A home game that might be missed by many Anfield ever presents.

 

On Wednesday 7th December 2011 Liverpool confirmed to their season ticket holders what the majority of them already knew. They are not thought as an important cog in the Liverpool machine, the ones that provide the side with their fantastic support every other week, every single year. They are a number on a financial spreadsheet, listed as the major contributer in the guaranteed income column.

 

As selling details were released for the big semi final in January, these supporters had to scroll to the bottom of web page to see where they finally come in the ticketing pecking order. Astonishingly, in the first home cup game of the season, members who have been to three league games have more right to a ticket than those who will go to all nineteen. Absolutely crazy. Simply not fair.

 

The reason this has happened is because of a few little boxes that is on the Season Ticket application form. The Automatic Cup Scheme boxes which, if ticked, guarantees all season ticket holders a ticket to every home match that Liverpool take part in that particular competition, in the seat you sit in for Premier League games.

 

In the past it has been viewed as something of a bonus box, great if you want to avoid the hassle of buying tickets online or on the phone (and that is serious hassle) and makes no difference if you don't tick it as you can't be sure if you can make all games all season or just want to choose where you sit.

 

The Club have already basically said that season ticket holders only have themselves to blame as they never ticked the box. Maybe so, but it stinks and the release of a Q&A along with with ticketing details shows they know it stinks too. They know a lot of loyal fans will be outraged, and they still went ahead with it. Driven by greed, this is modern football.

 

Choosing where to sit is the reason why I don't tick the box. As my regular ticket is in the lower centenary stand, I like to move to the Kop for the cup games, much better atmosphere and can get to stand next to good friends of mine.

 

Being next to friends is important to me as they are parts of my memories of the great wins over Chelsea, Inter, Arsenal and Barcelona.

 

Grabbing people you know share the same passion for the game in a victorious group hug is better than a bunch of corporates and tourists who frequent the lower centenary and probably wouldn't hug anyone at the risk of missing a photo opportunity.

 

I have been to every single home game since missing a 0-0 draw with Real Betis in November 2005 and that includes games in all competitions against the likes of Havant and Waterlooville, Unirea Urziceni, FC Rabotnicki and Northampton Town. Many people have had season tickets for much longer than the six years I have and have been to many more away games over the years, yet not ticking a box means their loyalty has not been rewarded.

 

It's that game against Northampton that many have suggested is the catalyst for this ridiculous decision that allows three gamers with twenty odd pound membership to purchase a cup ticket before eight hundred pound season ticket holders. Only twenty two thousand people turned up on that dreadful night when the only thing worse than the weather was the performance.

 

Liverpool Football Club do not want a repeat of that and giving increased priority to members will firstly get more fans to become members and, more importantly, make more season ticket holders tick that box so that there are a majority of tickets sold for every game before the season has started.

 

At the time of writing Manchester United have just crashed out of the Champions League. They also operate an automatic ticket scheme so they won't lose much ticket revenue for when they enter the Europa League.

 

This is a perfect example to why clubs want this system in operation, it covers their own back with no regard for the fan. Even though United will probably play reserve sides against much weaker teams, fans won't have a choice if they want to purchase a ticket as they will have agreed to do so back in June.

 

This is by no means a dig at the members either. I appreciate that it is hard to get tickets for games and many members go to every match and will no doubt care for the club than some season ticket holders do and I can see some cases where they may have more rights.

 

For instance, when Liverpool reached the Carling Cup Final in 2005, A fan card holder who had been to home games against Middlesbrough and Watford in the run up to the final had more rights than a season ticket holder who had been to no Carling Cup games. At the the time I thought that was very harsh as my Dad, a season ticket holder for nearly thirty years didn't get to Cardiff, but I suppose their has to be some incentive for non season ticket holders.

 

You shouldn't be able to miss less glamorous ties at home and expect a final ticket. This time it is different, this is the first home cup game. They have taken it to new extremes. Greed has taken over and the club don't care who doesn't get a ticket as long as the seat is taken.

 

Liverpool are taking the Carling Cup more seriously than they have done for many years and anyone who was at Stamford Bridge last Tuesday will know how much of a buzz it is giving to the fans. Recent trips to Stamford Bridge and The Britannia are two of my most memorable away trips in recent seasons and others who attended Exeter and Brighton before the Stoke game may not be going to the semi final.

 

Just to spell that out, there are a few of us that have paid for all nineteen league games and all four away Carling Cup games (five including the away leg of the semi) yet are behind a member who has been to just three league games and no Carling Cup games.

 

Liverpool Football Club needs to address this quickly, as whatever outrage there is now, will be doubled if Liverpool get to a first Wembley final since 1996. God knows how they are planning to deal with that if it happens.

 

Carling Cup ticket controversy: Liverpool FC season ticket holders need to be shown more respect - Liverpool FC News, Discussion & Debate | Liverpool Banter

 

 

 

Nail on head.

[Chairman Meow]

It's the first time the way they have allocated tickets is in my benefit as a card holder who has done more than 3 games this season.

 

However I certainly agree that those who have attended the cup games so far should definitely be the priority for this.

 

The ticketing system at the club has been a farce this season. Unfortunately the club don't seem to give a toss, but then again why would they when all tickets are sold.