Re: [LU] Bates attacks the SC -- yet again

2011-03-13 Thread Michael ALCOCK
*The club want the option of setting out how tickets are distributed, rather than letting a third party do it.* I'm a member of LUSC London. I have no experience of other supporters club or how they're run but we have no say on how tickets are distributed. The secretary might apply for tickets

Re: [LU] Bates attacks the SC -- yet again

2011-03-13 Thread Damian Walsh
The LUSC used to (used to - I've no idea these days) give the impression that it was a rotten organisation that existed for the sole benefit of certain of its members and officials. There were constant scandals about murky finances, about unfair ticket allocation, about unwarranted secrecy and

[LU] Bates attacks the SC -- yet again

2011-03-12 Thread Rick Duniec
http://www.thescratchingshed.com/2011/03/history-repeats-itself-as-bates-attacks-lusc/ It was back in 1997 when Ken Bates was still in charge of Chelsea that he first decided Supporter's Club were an unnecessary nuisance. The fact that some fans chose to join the societies that have for decades

Re: [LU] Bates attacks the SC -- yet again

2011-03-12 Thread Sam Gibbard
Don't mistake the Ken Bates Members Club for anything close to the valuable service LUSC offers. It's nothing more than a gimmick set-up to charge you extra for the privilege of booking tickets.                  Wasn't the Supporters Club doing the same thing before Bates introduced his