London 2012 Olympics Tickets

so next to no one actually got what they wanted
i smell a rat

don't forget those that didn't get anything have another go on the 24th june
a second chance to be turned down

Random isn't fair, it's just morally neutral.

Well put.

I'm still baffled that 2.3m tickets weren't allocated.

I would have been much happier with a ranking system for all tickets.
People could have ranked one, some or all events in order of preference so that people who just wanted tickets to an event of any kind at least all got something...

don't forget those that didn't get anything have another go on the 24th june
a second chance to watch turkistan under-23s vs chad under-23s in Coventry.

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^^^ fair comment

I applied for that Coventry match but didn't get anything.

Random isn't fair, it's just morally neutral.

You are forgetting it's 'random' only after the preallocated stuff has gone.

So, it's not random at all. Bigwigs have their tickets.

I got everything I asked for.

a slap?

I requested zero tickets and received precisely that many.

do you often get what you deserve?

I often get what I like, such as taking the proverbial out of people on this very forum.

got an email today
I got 2x basketball tickets
That's it

That could be pretty good, if you like basketball, that is. You might get to see the USA. Are they early rounds or later?

Handball.

Get to fuck.

Handball.

Get to fuck.

That's right! To fuck with you on two separate occasions!

On the one hand ...

on the other hand ...

fuck the olympics

Im going out riding like a demon right now, not watching, schlepping around,
getting out and doing it on the longest day, dirty and fun

That could be pretty good, if you like basketball, that is. You might get to see the USA. Are they early rounds or later?

I do like basketball (I like most team sports), Used to follow it when I lived in Nazereth as it is the national sport of israel
Not sure which round they're for.

I just tried to buy some tickets, using the second chance process.
No track cycling available at all

Hardly a wide selection available on second chance, no bmx or mountain biking either.. Womens footy final at Wembley it is, and still not "confirmed" tickets FFS

amd so the farce starts all over again

Fuck it am going to wait 5 years and go to the ones in Rio because:

1. It will not be designed to further that smug cunt Coe's political career.
   
2. It may actually be properly organised.
   
3. If I am going to run the risk of being stabbed on the way to / from the olympic stadium I would rather it happened somewhere exotic, not hackney.
   

1. If I am going to run the risk of being stabbed on the way to / from the olympic stadium I would rather it happened somewhere exotic, not hackney.
   
   

lol, nice reasoning
i managed to score some basketball tickets, gutted i didnt get any BMX ones.

i managed to score some basketball tickets, gutted i didnt get any BMX ones.

Congratulations, someone actually got the tickets that they applied for! Not the ones that selected as a back up to the events that they really wanted to see.

Actually I just re read your post, god I'm a mong sometimes, thought you said you had BMX tickets.

Oh and:

1. It is pretty much guaranteed that the scheduling for the London Olympics will go out of the window due to our shitty weather, not in Rio!
   

1. Rio!!!
   

Bradley Wiggins shares his opinion about the ticketing system:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/13892584.stm