The whole thing has become tiresome.
For days we have defended them (because I am sure it has been difficult) and they have hidden behind the SAG and the delays opening up the SS. Fine, but that was resolved yesterday morning - and a day later we still have no sign of those tickets going only sale because they are still clearing up the backlog (they haven't sold a single match ticket since last Saturday - exactly how many people are working there?). In other words, even if the SAG had given the all clear on Sunday, no SS ticket would have yet been sold.
You'd hope they'll be on sale tomorrow, but I have this horrible feeling they'll put them on sale on Friday. If they do that, I think we can wave good-bye to the chances of a sell out - people will just bin the idea. Friday is a working day and people need to make plans. You can't expect people to wake up on the morning of the game still no knowing if they can get a ticket, especially when getting a ticket will involve a 4 hour queue or a whole day on a website that might crash. Some will, but I can't see them shifting 7000 in half a day.
Just hope they put them on sale tomorrow and the last couple of thousand released seats on Friday.
I said it fairly tongue in cheek before but I am seriously wondering if as well as ST books they ran out of tickets. I can understand the posting necessity as they didn't want chaos on the night but it's dragged on now. They really need to open up a handful of cash turnstiles on the night and demand people bring the right cash. Nothing simpler, just like the good old days !