So this is all really easy for you to say. You get your seats, you get the cheapest deal in the stadium, you get to watch with your friends. The rest of us don't get to watch with all the people we suffered with for many years, and we may have to go up a price point or two to actually get seats. If your seats were being taken and you were told you have to buy reds instead, you would be up in arms. And I would support you rather than tell you to go get a reality check. It's really unhelpful. We're all happy we're here, and we will buy some tickets, but we have a right to be a bit bummed about the whole thing.
Yeah it seems like a real messy way to handle things. They should have contacted those in displaced sections and offer similar seats elsewhere in the stadium.
I have friends in 126 and 225 who weren't able to get their normal seats and purchased seats in different sections.
eSystem is a bit of a shitshow. Logged in as soon as the code arrived and my seats were available. Clicked on them, started purchase process, then had to deal with the anti-bot quiz. By the time that finished, TM redirected the window to a message saying thousands of people were buying tickets and it couldn't complete my selected seat purchase and forced me to opt for Best Available Seats.
That said, we've now got four seats in prime midfield west at a slightly higher price point.
Back in on Monday for pre-sale to get my regulars if available.
The lower level centre section of the west side seems to have been removed from the pre-sale and likely given to league sponsors. This means that the team basically had two options: 1) tell their highest end Tunnel Club/Rogers Club ticket holders that they've been moved to crappy unsold seats across the stadium (considering how many SSHs there are for TFC), or 2) make everyone outside the south-end move and give priority to the longest tenured ticket holders. I get why they made that choice.
RPB Road Warrior. DC United 9/29/07, Columbus Chaos 3/25/08, DC Rumble 5/24/08, Montreal Madness 5/27/08, Chicago 7/12/08, Kansas City Opener 3/21/09, Columbus Smoke 3/28/09, Boston Bus Bounce 8/1/09, Montreal 1000 4/7/12 Montreal 3200 3/16/2013 Columbus Bus Breakdown 3/21/15, Montreal Playoffs 10/29/15, Montreal Opener 04/23/16, Montreal East Final 11/22/16, Chicago 08/19/17, NY Semi-Final 10/30/17, Columbus East Final 11/21/17, Montreal "Dichio Lives" 3/17/18
I get it too, and I'm not blaming anyone. I'm just bummed.
I agree. I'm pissed, but I know it's not the club's fault. There are things that they could have done better, like doing hourly windows by year instead of all of 2007-2010 in one cohort, but I'm sure there were system limitations. And they could have communicated better when they sent the emails instead of making the fans have to piece it all together after collectively harassing our poor account reps, but I am sympathetic. Scared as hell because I have a noon timeslot, but sympathetic.
RPB Road Warrior. DC United 9/29/07, Columbus Chaos 3/25/08, DC Rumble 5/24/08, Montreal Madness 5/27/08, Chicago 7/12/08, Kansas City Opener 3/21/09, Columbus Smoke 3/28/09, Boston Bus Bounce 8/1/09, Montreal 1000 4/7/12 Montreal 3200 3/16/2013 Columbus Bus Breakdown 3/21/15, Montreal Playoffs 10/29/15, Montreal Opener 04/23/16, Montreal East Final 11/22/16, Chicago 08/19/17, NY Semi-Final 10/30/17, Columbus East Final 11/21/17, Montreal "Dichio Lives" 3/17/18
10 year Season holder Very Happy to get seats for MLS Cup, But still upsetting not to be in my section121, Moved to 108.
There wasn't an option to offer them similar seats in the stadium. The entire lower bowl is sold out to SSH's. The only option would be the temp stand in the south or the nosebleeds. Consider that a lot of this displaced are the people with the most expensive seats in the stadium - I don't see that going over well
completely understood (remember i said 'i get the logic' )
i do not have south end tickets - maybe one day - until then i make the best of what i can get and squeeze in where i can - we will all be there that is the important thing - if someone told us all at the beginning of the year we'd be in the championship but THIS was the ticket scenario...i don't think many people would have denied the opportunity...
i agree perhaps communication from MLS on how this would work IF it happened could be much better...
RPB Road Warrior. DC United 9/29/07, Columbus Chaos 3/25/08, DC Rumble 5/24/08, Montreal Madness 5/27/08, Chicago 7/12/08, Kansas City Opener 3/21/09, Columbus Smoke 3/28/09, Boston Bus Bounce 8/1/09, Montreal 1000 4/7/12 Montreal 3200 3/16/2013 Columbus Bus Breakdown 3/21/15, Montreal Playoffs 10/29/15, Montreal Opener 04/23/16, Montreal East Final 11/22/16, Chicago 08/19/17, NY Semi-Final 10/30/17, Columbus East Final 11/21/17, Montreal "Dichio Lives" 3/17/18
For anyone planning on trying for extras on Monday - remember their is a limit of 4 tickets which can be tied to your billing address.
Whether they enforce it or not is anyone's guess - but if you buy above 4 you do run the risk of at least extras getting cancelled. Keep the risk in mind.
RPB Road Warrior. DC United 9/29/07, Columbus Chaos 3/25/08, DC Rumble 5/24/08, Montreal Madness 5/27/08, Chicago 7/12/08, Kansas City Opener 3/21/09, Columbus Smoke 3/28/09, Boston Bus Bounce 8/1/09, Montreal 1000 4/7/12 Montreal 3200 3/16/2013 Columbus Bus Breakdown 3/21/15, Montreal Playoffs 10/29/15, Montreal Opener 04/23/16, Montreal East Final 11/22/16, Chicago 08/19/17, NY Semi-Final 10/30/17, Columbus East Final 11/21/17, Montreal "Dichio Lives" 3/17/18
FUUUCKCKKKKK.... my seats might be gone. I've been on the phone with TFC for a half hour now.
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Do the fools not realize that if someone has taken my 10 year seat, that they will get thrown over the fucking railing????
okay, sorry that was a bit extreme. This had better get sorted out.
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RPB Road Warrior. DC United 9/29/07, Columbus Chaos 3/25/08, DC Rumble 5/24/08, Montreal Madness 5/27/08, Chicago 7/12/08, Kansas City Opener 3/21/09, Columbus Smoke 3/28/09, Boston Bus Bounce 8/1/09, Montreal 1000 4/7/12 Montreal 3200 3/16/2013 Columbus Bus Breakdown 3/21/15, Montreal Playoffs 10/29/15, Montreal Opener 04/23/16, Montreal East Final 11/22/16, Chicago 08/19/17, NY Semi-Final 10/30/17, Columbus East Final 11/21/17, Montreal "Dichio Lives" 3/17/18
I was able to get my pair in 110. Season seat holder since 2010.
While these blocked sections are out of TFC control, the message could have been delivered much earlier to temper expectations to the league controlled sections.
I also have season tickets to the Raps. We were all given a very early heads up that we would not have the same seats for the All-Star Games (a league controlled event) and would be given the opportunity to buy seats elsewhere.
fwiw, if its not your selection slot yet you can see what's out there still on the map.