| Even Colchester are getting with the times... 13:32 - Jul 8 with 1970 views | SitfcB |
1. For those of you who buy online, we have upgraded the scanners at the turnstiles so that they will read the ticket from your mobile phone.
3. The numerous points of sales at the stadium will not be taking cash on matchdays. We have around 60 points points of sales and handling 60 cash floats is a financial burden that takes too much away from the club who need to make every penny it can on these occasions. We will make a few kiosks available where cash can be added to a club card, but please bring your alternatives to cash if at all possible.
https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2019/july/robbies-pre-season-update/
Meanwhile, we can’t ‘afford’ to have card machines at the stadium and people have to continue printing paper tickets.
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:34 - Jul 8 with 1949 views | chicoazul |
They have an owner who, for all his faults and having dealt directly with him and his company they are many, is engaged and upbeat and visible and wants success. |  |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:38 - Jul 8 with 1893 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Lol.
Bring on the season.
This is becoming painful. |  |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:40 - Jul 8 with 1865 views | Ftnfwest |
and they can count as well... |  | | |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:41 - Jul 8 with 1869 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
Last season I went and watched games at Achilles, Grundisbugh, Henley and Wenhaston.
Three of the four took card payments at the bar. ITFC still does not.
At least 10 matches last season I fancied a beer or a pie at some point but hadn't any more cash on me after buying a programme, golden gamble ticket etc. That's about an extra £30 I'd have spent.
Times that by 15,000 people and that's nearly half a million quid. Even if I am massively out, that's still a huge amount of money people would spend that would go back into the club.
It is staggering that we don't have card readers when charity shops do. I've even seen bands in the pub that allow you to buy a t-shirt via a card reader and a street vendor selling football scarves who did the same.
I appreciate there are running costs, but they would be minimal to the additional revenue generated. [Post edited 8 Jul 2019 13:51]
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:55 - Jul 8 with 1767 views | Steve_M |
How many years have we had season tickets on cards? It's at least a decade and yet we still need turnstile operators to scan each one verrrrry slowwwly. |  |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:57 - Jul 8 with 1740 views | BlueBadger |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:38 - Jul 8 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Lol.
Bring on the season.
This is becoming painful. |
I rather fear that the season may be more painful... |  |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:57 - Jul 8 with 1740 views | SitfcB |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:40 - Jul 8 by Ftnfwest |
and they can count as well... |
Deleted number two as was irrelevant to the point. | |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:59 - Jul 8 with 1735 views | SitfcB |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:55 - Jul 8 by Steve_M |
How many years have we had season tickets on cards? It's at least a decade and yet we still need turnstile operators to scan each one verrrrry slowwwly. |
When we got the barcoded cards and match tickets I thought we were going to get the automatic barriers not some tiny little machine and an OAP still behind the glass. | |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 14:02 - Jul 8 with 1715 views | DanTheMan |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:41 - Jul 8 by WarkTheWarkITFC |
Last season I went and watched games at Achilles, Grundisbugh, Henley and Wenhaston.
Three of the four took card payments at the bar. ITFC still does not.
At least 10 matches last season I fancied a beer or a pie at some point but hadn't any more cash on me after buying a programme, golden gamble ticket etc. That's about an extra £30 I'd have spent.
Times that by 15,000 people and that's nearly half a million quid. Even if I am massively out, that's still a huge amount of money people would spend that would go back into the club.
It is staggering that we don't have card readers when charity shops do. I've even seen bands in the pub that allow you to buy a t-shirt via a card reader and a street vendor selling football scarves who did the same.
I appreciate there are running costs, but they would be minimal to the additional revenue generated. [Post edited 8 Jul 2019 13:51]
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Yeah, you only need an internet connection to run them. I don't see what the issue is.
Hell, once RCS takes off, you could literally order your food or whatever before hand on your phone with a bot then go pick it up. Then you wouldn't even need the card machines. |  |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 14:09 - Jul 8 with 1684 views | Ftnfwest |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:57 - Jul 8 by SitfcB |
Deleted number two as was irrelevant to the point. |
It's just a sign of the times i'm afraid. All Colcheatster supporters probably have automatic spellchecker on as well! | | | |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 14:11 - Jul 8 with 1679 views | homer_123 |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:55 - Jul 8 by Steve_M |
How many years have we had season tickets on cards? It's at least a decade and yet we still need turnstile operators to scan each one verrrrry slowwwly. |
Given you can buy a kids ticket - simply scan and walk in....maybe that's why people are still there checking the tickets? |  |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 14:28 - Jul 8 with 1612 views | SpruceMoose |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 14:11 - Jul 8 by homer_123 |
Given you can buy a kids ticket - simply scan and walk in....maybe that's why people are still there checking the tickets? |
If you carry out enough random spot checks and boot out the people caught then that would probably dissuade people.
Also, if you did this, you'd be a scumbag who has no right to complain about the chronic underfunding of the club, and hopefully your mates who you went with would heave you over the edge of the upper tier. |  |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 15:40 - Jul 8 with 1453 views | TractorWood |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:59 - Jul 8 by SitfcB |
When we got the barcoded cards and match tickets I thought we were going to get the automatic barriers not some tiny little machine and an OAP still behind the glass. |
Can we really afford not to have a frosty OAP scanning tickets through? |  |
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| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 17:46 - Jul 8 with 1288 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Even Colchester are getting with the times... on 13:41 - Jul 8 by WarkTheWarkITFC |
Last season I went and watched games at Achilles, Grundisbugh, Henley and Wenhaston.
Three of the four took card payments at the bar. ITFC still does not.
At least 10 matches last season I fancied a beer or a pie at some point but hadn't any more cash on me after buying a programme, golden gamble ticket etc. That's about an extra £30 I'd have spent.
Times that by 15,000 people and that's nearly half a million quid. Even if I am massively out, that's still a huge amount of money people would spend that would go back into the club.
It is staggering that we don't have card readers when charity shops do. I've even seen bands in the pub that allow you to buy a t-shirt via a card reader and a street vendor selling football scarves who did the same.
I appreciate there are running costs, but they would be minimal to the additional revenue generated. [Post edited 8 Jul 2019 13:51]
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I pay by card in the fanzone and Legends. There are some in the main concourses but not well advertised, and not at every bar. | | | |
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