Foul!

Rimau with a mock ticket in this picture taken from jomcuti.com.my "Bro, got free tickets?" I was flooded with that question throughout the just concluded SEA Games - especially for the Malaysia-Thailand men's football final. No, I didn't get any free tickets. But was it right for our ex-internationals to ask for free tickets especially for the opening ceremony? There were those who believe former 'Malaysian Olympians' deserve to witness the historic moment and watch our national athletes in action. Screen shot of a conversation from a WhatsApp group consisting former Olympians. But others insisted these 'elders' should set an example and show their support by paying — arguing the tickets for the opening ceremony were, after all, priced at RM20 each. There were also claims a large number of tickets were given out to certain individuals only. For the record, only the venues of 19 sports, opening and closing ceremonies required fan...

Latest (11.02pm): Negri Sembilan staged a come back to edge Terengganu 2-1 in the Malaysia Cup final at the Shah Alam Stadium. ----- Let's study the scenarios below. 1) Bukan sengaja mahu mencipta alasan, sebaliknya kos membaiki permukaan padang menjadi punca utama Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) terpaksa meletakkan harga tiket kepada RM 50 bagi semua tempat duduk untuk aksi final Piala Malaysia esok. - Utusan Malaysia 2) Kutipan tiket bukan 100 peratus milik FAM sebaliknya akan diagihkan kepada Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Sembilan dan Terengganu yang beraksi pada perlawanan akhir itu selain pelbagai perbelanjaan lain. - Harian Metro 3) He (FAM general secretary Azzudin Ahmad) said the issue on the ticket price being too high did not arise as it has been agreed to by the football associations of both states. - Bernama Now let's look into these details 1) FAM will first collect between RM450,000 to RM500,000 as levy followed by 30 percent of the remaining money from...

UPDATE (Oct 24, 9am): MSL Sdn Bhd are aware of this problem and will added security features in the sales of tickets next season. Read more in today's Mailsport . ----- Isu tiket lagi. I remember writing about the 'over-printing of tickets' during the FA Cup final this year as seen here . A month prior the FA Cup, I mentioned in my column there were past year's tickets sold at the venues this season as written here . Hours ago, I received this email. You be the judge. Assalamualaikum Dan Salam 1Malaysia. Saya disini mewakali ribuan penyokong Pasukan Terengganu ingin meluahkan rasa kesal dan tidak puas hati kepada Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Terengganu (PBSNT) mengenai penjualan tiket Separuh Akhir Semi Final 2 antara Terengganu vs Selangor di Stadium Sultan Ismail Nasaruddin Shah. Untuk pengetahuan saudara media yang dihormati, PBSNT telah memaklumkan bahawa penjualan tiket separuh akhir ke 2 hanya akan mula dijual pada hari sabtu 22/10/2011 jam 9.00 pagi. Oleh...