Groyne Strain
Manager
I happened to be in the ticket office today ruminating on whether or not to avail myself of the virtues of the South Upper or the simple pleasure of East Yellows for the Burnley game.
As I ruminated, a genetleman (for want of a better expletive) marched up to the counter, literally threw 3 season cards at one of the ladies not serving me and just said "Southampton tickets." No please, no modicum of even the slightest human decency.
I took it upon myself to say to the lady dealing with my request. "Jesus, what a ****." Whereupon said man replied "What?" My response was simple - "There's no need for rudeness, mate. You didn't like it, did you?"
At just that point, the wise member of staff firmly said to him "Here you are, 3 Southampton tickets. How would you like to pay sir?" before anything became heated. Slightly red-faced, he took the tickets, paid his money over, and left
It's one thing to perhaps look down our noses at ticket staff - we all do when they get something wrong - but to behave in such a moronic manner gives us supporters a bad name and is hardly conducive to having things run smoothly.
So perhaps the next time we get riled when we don't get exactly what we want when we want from the ticket office it may be as well to take a step back and consider what eejits they have to deal with before we go onto our high horses.
God bless the ticket staff - especially that young one with the curly, shoulder-length browny-blondey hair.
As I ruminated, a genetleman (for want of a better expletive) marched up to the counter, literally threw 3 season cards at one of the ladies not serving me and just said "Southampton tickets." No please, no modicum of even the slightest human decency.
I took it upon myself to say to the lady dealing with my request. "Jesus, what a ****." Whereupon said man replied "What?" My response was simple - "There's no need for rudeness, mate. You didn't like it, did you?"
At just that point, the wise member of staff firmly said to him "Here you are, 3 Southampton tickets. How would you like to pay sir?" before anything became heated. Slightly red-faced, he took the tickets, paid his money over, and left
It's one thing to perhaps look down our noses at ticket staff - we all do when they get something wrong - but to behave in such a moronic manner gives us supporters a bad name and is hardly conducive to having things run smoothly.
So perhaps the next time we get riled when we don't get exactly what we want when we want from the ticket office it may be as well to take a step back and consider what eejits they have to deal with before we go onto our high horses.
God bless the ticket staff - especially that young one with the curly, shoulder-length browny-blondey hair.