Comments on: Why South Africans need to come to the party http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/ Thu, 17 May 2012 12:39:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Kit http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/#comment-5812 Kit Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:42:53 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/#comment-5812 Someone tell me what the average size of a family is in SA - I'm pretty sure it's not 4. So that's why I haven't put in a bid for any tickets. Should I let the boys sit by themselves across the other end of the stadium or the girls? Or perhaps I shouldn't bother with tickets for the girls? Perhaps FIFA would sort that issue out for me if I bid for two blocks and only get one anyway. Or perhaps I shouldn't go at all and let the kids go by themselves and the older ones can mind the younger ones? Plus after hearing someone asking an amusing question on the radio 'what if I get tickets for the boyfriend and myself and we break up?', the answer was less than inspiring... I'm pretty sure that either there will be empty seats galore for some games or Fifa will have to open up last minute bookings sans some of these rules. Either that or give them away in blocks to local schools. Although as I remember, the local schools will probably be closed for weeks and weeks so not sure if they'll manage to get hold of all the kids to come in anyway. Whining aside, I do agree with Mark though. For me it's much like similar issues around guesthouses and Match and vendors around the stadia. If things aren't going to be done to ensure that there is maximum impact for local people, I'm not sure what we were all excited about? Perhaps there will be more enthusiasm as it gets nearer the time. I certainly hope so. There will be much disappointment though as well; one only hopes that the benefits outweigh that. Someone tell me what the average size of a family is in SA - I’m pretty sure it’s not 4. So that’s why I haven’t put in a bid for any tickets. Should I let the boys sit by themselves across the other end of the stadium or the girls? Or perhaps I shouldn’t bother with tickets for the girls? Perhaps FIFA would sort that issue out for me if I bid for two blocks and only get one anyway. Or perhaps I shouldn’t go at all and let the kids go by themselves and the older ones can mind the younger ones?

Plus after hearing someone asking an amusing question on the radio ‘what if I get tickets for the boyfriend and myself and we break up?’, the answer was less than inspiring…

I’m pretty sure that either there will be empty seats galore for some games or Fifa will have to open up last minute bookings sans some of these rules. Either that or give them away in blocks to local schools. Although as I remember, the local schools will probably be closed for weeks and weeks so not sure if they’ll manage to get hold of all the kids to come in anyway.

Whining aside, I do agree with Mark though. For me it’s much like similar issues around guesthouses and Match and vendors around the stadia. If things aren’t going to be done to ensure that there is maximum impact for local people, I’m not sure what we were all excited about? Perhaps there will be more enthusiasm as it gets nearer the time. I certainly hope so. There will be much disappointment though as well; one only hopes that the benefits outweigh that.

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]]> By: Tony McKeever http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/#comment-5796 Tony McKeever Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:21:45 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/#comment-5796 Craig - Selling the tickets online and through FNB is highly discriminatory - hence the 170K sales over 640K available. The LOC has no time to lose, not even a week and has to open up the sales channels and make tickets available through Pick 'n Pay, Checkers & Spar and advertise this through the national press. The Confederation Cup was always intended to be the dipstick for the 2010 World Cup. The 2010 LOC cannot afford to have empty seats for the 2009 Confederation Cup. Remember the Japanese/Korean World Cup? The Japanese implemented a unique local support for international teams. 2010 will be measured on the 009 Confed Cup. Time to also consider block bookings for local companies to buy for their staff and not to b too restrictive on this. A full stadium is better than an empty shell. Craig - Selling the tickets online and through FNB is highly discriminatory - hence the 170K sales over 640K available.
The LOC has no time to lose, not even a week and has to open up the sales channels and make tickets available through Pick ‘n Pay, Checkers & Spar and advertise this through the national press.
The Confederation Cup was always intended to be the dipstick for the 2010 World Cup.
The 2010 LOC cannot afford to have empty seats for the 2009 Confederation Cup.
Remember the Japanese/Korean World Cup? The Japanese implemented a unique local support for international teams.
2010 will be measured on the 009 Confed Cup.
Time to also consider block bookings for local companies to buy for their staff and not to b too restrictive on this.
A full stadium is better than an empty shell.

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]]> By: Mark http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/#comment-5795 Mark Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:06:59 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/#comment-5795 Why should south africans change to do what fifa want ? the ticket sales should be catered to make us souith africans happy and secure (ticket in hand) Why should south africans change to do what fifa want ? the ticket sales should be catered to make us souith africans happy and secure (ticket in hand)

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]]> By: Ongacho http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/#comment-5794 Ongacho Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:33:02 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/craigurquhart/2009/03/04/why-south-africans-need-to-come-to-the-party/#comment-5794 I know south africans will step their ticket purchase record before the confedaration cup. If they dont, i'll make an informal plea to blatter to sale those tickets to East Africans, We'll be there, and trust me, full house!!Coz its me bringing them. I know south africans will step their ticket purchase record before the confedaration cup. If they dont, i’ll make an informal plea to blatter to sale those tickets to East Africans, We’ll be there, and trust me, full house!!Coz its me bringing them.

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