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    FA take stance on touts

    Bearing in mind the arse up with tickets for tomorrow's game, is this likely to stop the illegal sales?

    From the beeb:

    FA takes tough stance on tickets

    The FA is ready to target the Wembley ticket touts
    The Football Association will consider legal action against anyone who sold tickets illegally for the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United.
    The Football Supporters Federation plans to allow fans who bought tickets through unofficial channels to report details on their website.

    And the FA can use records to trace the original owners of Wembley tickets.

    An FA spokesman said: "Ticket touting not only rips off genuine fans, it is also against the law."

    The spokesman added: "The FA and other sports governing bodies have long been pressing for tougher legislation against ticket touting and we want to see it rigorously enforced.

    "We will also consider legal action of our own against unauthorised sales when appropriate."

    606: DEBATE
    Did you buy from a tout?

    Fans who bought tickets through unofficial avenues would need to help by listing their seat, row and block number.

    FSF chairman Malcolm Clarke met with FA officials this week for a general discussion about issues for fans, with black-market tickets on the agenda.

    "We want to encourage a campaign for people who paid over the odds for a ticket to make themselves known to us or the FA," said Clarke.

    "The FA has a complete record of where every ticket went. The FA think they know the name and address of every person against every ticket, so if we can get them the seat number they can trace back who put it on the black market.

    "The people who bought them would not face action and the people who sold them would be identified."
    What have I learned, Mr Mackay? Three things. One - bide your time. Two - keep your nose clean. And three - don't let the *******s grind you down
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    I bet most of those selling them were part of the FA Family
    I live with Steptoe.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Mumsafan View Post
      I bet most of those selling them were part of the FA Family
      I can just imagine the call:

      "Hello, is that Mr.Barwick? We seem to have a problem with a couple of tickets you were allocated for the FA Cup Final..."

      What have I learned, Mr Mackay? Three things. One - bide your time. Two - keep your nose clean. And three - don't let the *******s grind you down

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        #4
        I know a couple who went the cup final last year on the Worcester FA tickets, and they weren't cheap.
        I live with Steptoe.

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          #5
          I don't see how selling a ticket to a concert or match is illegal, even if you make a profit. I'm not saying it's right, but it's supply and demand and I can't see what law it's breaking. If you buy a car and decide you don't want it and it's highly sought after, you can make a profit. Even if you bought it just to sell on, it's not illegal.

          The only thing they can do is say that the tickets aren't transferable and you need ID to match the ticket to get in, but they've tried that unsuccesfully haven't they, at the WC? And it would be difficult with these freebies they hand out to all the clubs. They've got to stop doing that or at least make it so you have to apply for them, so they know who's got them for sure.

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            #6
            Oh yeah and I can see wht all clubs get FA tickets - they're all in the association and all that. But handing out more CL tickets to neutrals than the two clubs is insane.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Helios Creed View Post
              Oh yeah and I can see wht all clubs get FA tickets - they're all in the association and all that. But handing out more CL tickets to neutrals than the two clubs is insane.
              To be fair though, al ot of tickets go to the sponsors and without them there wouldn't be a champions league.
              Originally posted by Gordon Brown
              (1995)
              "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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                #8
                Originally posted by Helios Creed View Post
                I don't see how selling a ticket to a concert or match is illegal, even if you make a profit. I'm not saying it's right, but it's supply and demand and I can't see what law it's breaking. If you buy a car and decide you don't want it and it's highly sought after, you can make a profit. Even if you bought it just to sell on, it's not illegal.

                The only thing they can do is say that the tickets aren't transferable and you need ID to match the ticket to get in, but they've tried that unsuccesfully haven't they, at the WC? And it would be difficult with these freebies they hand out to all the clubs. They've got to stop doing that or at least make it so you have to apply for them, so they know who's got them for sure.
                Yes it is. Touting football tickets is illegal under legislation which came into force this year.

                And the "supply and demand" argument doesn't work either, since the supply has been artificially restricted in the first place.

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