NYCFC Fans Are Furious Over A New Ticketing Policy
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/GettyLast month the New York Yankees announced a new ticketing policy saying, among other things, that print-at-home tickets would no longer be accepted. The fraud prevention measure hasn’t been received well by fans, not least because it seems to be a transparent swipe at StubHub.
The Yankees are, of course, major stakeholders in NYCFC. The nascent MLS franchise also plays at Yankee Stadium, leaving some fans of the team wondering if they would be stuck with the new policy as well.
At first the team said that it was just a Yankees thing and NYCFC would still accept print-at-home tickets.
@NYCFCfan@SneakerheadJav@NYCFCForums just a Yankees policy- we accept print at home tix, same as 2015
— NYCFC Fan Services (@NYCFCHelp) February 17, 2016
But late last week the team took advantage of the Friday Night News Dump to say they were just kidding about the print-at-home thing. This was, of course, two days before their home opener against Toronto FC.
So how did the new policy work out yesterday?
Thanks to member [Albany] for the pic. 8 minutes out! pic.twitter.com/wqaKJ9UmQ2
— NYCFC Forums (@NYCFCForums) March 13, 2016
Yankee Stadium doesn’t care about its customers, the ticket-holders. overtly disrespects them. @Yankees@NYCFCpic.twitter.com/pQOCmT0Jud