Whether such a mail, on such a day, without a break for the fan soul, really has to be posted immediately after the final whistle – at least debatable for some supporters.
At 6:44 p.m., members and season ticket holders received an email with the following wording: “The 2021/22 season is going into overtime for our capital city club. Despite the struggle and passion, a late goal sealed the 1-2 in Dortmund and a goal by Stuttgart in added time the bitter outcome after 34 match days. But we stick together, shake each other! Now even more so! From now on, all club members and all fans with season tickets (2019/20 + 2021/22 + five-game package) can buy tickets for the first of the Buy the two decisive duels! Tickets for the duel in the Olympic Stadium are now available in all fan shops (digital form), via the hotline and online.”
The sentence “From now on, all club members and all fans with season tickets (2019/20 + 2021/22 + five-game package) can buy tickets for the first of the two decisive duels” caused great excitement and indignation on the Internet and in the fan forums . Many fans wondered why they – as the most loyal of the supporters – didn’t come to the stadium for free after a sporting season that was so used with the season ticket, but also had to buy an extra ticket.
Card confusion at Hertha
Another hour and a half later, the club responded. At 8:12 p.m. the following tweet was sent: “Hertha fans, fans with a season ticket for 2021/22 or with the five-game package come to the Olympiastadion Berlin with their season tickets for the relegation first leg!” The problem: In the meantime, some fans had already bought tickets because they assumed that season ticket holders would not get free admission. And: So far, not all fans have been informed about the latest change and tickets can still be bought happily.
What surprises many fans: Individual blocks are blocked completely and without reason, in others all seats are still available, although there are some season ticket holders.