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Hans Gruber said:
You could be in London as a tourist, and just happen to want to watch a game, if a match has gone to general sale, they could just get tickets on the day.

It could also be used as a bragging tool (getting a membership just to go to one match as a red member):

"Hey look Jafar, i went to an Arsenal match."

"Oh, well there's nice Aladdin, how was it?"

"F*ck knows, i didn't understand what was going on"

also, these people are probably getting the offer to upgrade to a Silver member before me, i've been waiting for ages now, and i still haven't been offered an upgrade.
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You're mentioning those foreign names again <whistle>
How long have you been a red member for ?
 
Hans Gruber said:
You could be in London as a tourist, and just happen to want to watch a game, if a match has gone to general sale, they could just get tickets on the day.

It could also be used as a bragging tool (getting a membership just to go to one match as a red member):

"Hey look Jafar, i went to an Arsenal match."

"Oh, well there's nice Aladdin, how was it?"

"F*ck knows, i didn't understand what was going on"

also, these people are probably getting the offer to upgrade to a Silver member before me, i've been waiting for ages now, and i still haven't been offered an upgrade.
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Now logically, what percentage of the fans would just be random tourists who got lucky and snagged a ticket. We all know if they are in the home section 99.99% of the time they are Gunners who got tickets to the game, foreign or not. To try and claim you're a better fan because they weren't born in England is pure unadulterated bullshit
 
TheOXOCube:5pur2 said:
Now logically, what percentage of the fans would just be random tourists who got lucky and snagged a ticket. We all know if they are in the home section 99.99% of the time they are Gunners who got tickets to the game, foreign or not. To try and claim you're a better fan because they weren't born in England is pure unadulterated bullshit
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Or they're people who registered as a red member just to get tickets to a specific game that happened on a weekend that they'd booked to visit Britain, and do whaetever tourists do, look at buckingham palace, look at trafalgar square, admire nelson's column, take seats from people who actually support Arsenal etc.
 
Hans Gruber said:
Or they're people who registered as a red member just to get tickets to a specific game that happened on a weekend that they'd booked to visit Britain, and do whaetever tourists do, look at buckingham palace, look at trafalgar square, admire nelson's column, take seats from people who actually support Arsenal etc.
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You obviously don't know how the membership system works
 
goonercymraeg said:
I would have thought a lifelong fan like you would have been a Junior Gunner when you were a KO'd
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Parents thought it was irresponsible to take a kid to a football match (i feel that way now, the family section should be abolished, and more normal seats put in). Plus train travel down to London is expensive (if you want to avoid the cattle, it costs around £80 per person for a return)
 
Hans Gruber said:
Or they're people who registered as a red member just to get tickets to a specific game that happened on a weekend that they'd booked to visit Britain, and do whaetever tourists do, look at buckingham palace, look at trafalgar square, admire nelson's column, take seats from people who actually support Arsenal etc.
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So if they are a RED MEMBER which team do you think they support? Use your head here. And if they get tickets to a game when they happen to be in the area WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH THAT? Yeah tourists do that.
tour·ist (trst)
n.
One who travels for pleasure.
So does this mean all fans in the stadium are tourists too? Because I sure as hell wouldn't go to the games not to be entertained and leave happy.
 
goonercymraeg said:
You obviously don't know how the membership system works
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Might have changed since you registered in 1472. The way i remember it being is that you register your details, pay some money (was roughly £35 to renew this year), you get your member number (and a nice little card too), then you can apply for tickets after a month. At least that what happened when i did it.
 
Hans Gruber said:
Parents thought it was irresponsible to take a kid to a football match (i feel that way now, the family section should be abolished, and more normal seats put in). Plus train travel down to London is expensive (if you want to avoid the cattle, it costs around £80 per person for a return)
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You're just taking the piss now aren't you.
As well as not wanting people with foreign sounding names or who speak a foreign language going to games you also want to stop cheaper seats for children.
 
TheOXOCube:5pur2 said:
So if they are a RED MEMBER which team do you think they support? Use your head here. And if they get tickets to a game when they happen to be in the area WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH THAT? Yeah tourists do that.
tour·ist (trst)
n.
One who travels for pleasure.
So does this mean all fans in the stadium are tourists too? Because I sure as hell wouldn't go to the games not to be entertained and leave happy.
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For god's sake, just because they register with Arsenal as a red member, doesn't mean they're an Arsenal fan. If i go and register with the Spuds as a member (**** knws how they do their tickets, i think you have to cook a hotpot), does that make me a Spud? No, it makes me someone who's aim is to watch a spurs match while in the area. Only takes 5 minutes to get to Arsenal from St Pancreas, makes us easy pickings for the eurotrash daytripper.
 
Hans Gruber said:
Might have changed since you registered in 1472. The way i remember it being is that you register your details, pay some money (was roughly £35 to renew this year), you get your member number (and a nice little card too), then you can apply for tickets after a month. At least that what happened when i did it.
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So you'd agree that foreigners just can't just become a member and buy tickets straight away?
 
goonercymraeg said:
So you'd agree that foreigners just can't just become a member and buy tickets straight away?
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If you're booking a holiday, you book months in advance. If you're planning on going to london, what's to stop you from booking an Arsenal ticket one month in advance (the usual period when red-level tickets go on sale), and just going along at the expense of someone who actually wants to go, because you're going on Holiday to the place anyway.

I'm going to go on a weekend break in albaniastan, and book tickets to watch their best team, and take the seat of someone who would want to be there, just because i can.

Paybacks a bitch.
 
Hans Gruber said:
If you're booking a holiday, you book months in advance. If you're planning on going to london, what's to stop you from booking an Arsenal ticket one month in advance (the usual period when red-level tickets go on sale), and just going along at the expense of someone who actually wants to go, because you're going on Holiday to the place anyway.

I'm going to go on a weekend break in albaniastan, and book tickets to watch their best team, and take the seat of someone who would want to be there, just because i can.

Paybacks a bitch.
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So tell me who that isn't a football fan would say, hey lemme book a ticket for this team I don't like because I'm on vacation.
 
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