Wednesday, May 10, 2006

The 'What Will You Do With Yours' Fiasco

It has just been brought to my attention by an anonymous poster that Arsenal are now unable to supply the Highbury seats that were sold to their season ticket holders.

Here is a copy of the email that has been sent out...

It is with great regret that the Club announces that we are unable to sell any Highbury seats to you. We have been informed that all of the Highbury seats, apart from the Directors' Box, the dug outs and the Executive Box seats, contain very small amounts of the toxic metal cadmium. The seats are completely safe and are not a risk to health when located within a stadium, but it is understood that if the seats are stored inside and used regularly over a long period of time, there is a slight risk that very small amounts of cadmium could be released.

Although being a very small risk, the Club is not prepared to put any of our supporters in this situation, and having also received a directive from the European Commission, unfortunately we cannot sell any Highbury seats for individual domestic use.

It is very frustrating for us to be told that we cannot offer you your seat at this stage as we have all worked very hard, well into this week, to try to make it happen, but the fact that there is a very small risk is enough reason to stop us from releasing them to individual supporters. I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

All supporters who have committed to purchasing a Highbury Seat will be fully reimbursed within the next five days. The Club will, as planned, make a donation to the David Rocastle Trust on behalf of all purchasers and would also like to remind supporters that the sale of the Highbury pitch and the Highbury Auction will go ahead as scheduled. Further information on these can be found via www.highburyauction.com


Your views?



(Many thanks to the anonymous poster for making me aware of this!)

14 Comments:

Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

Just seen this has gone up on Arsenal.com!

10:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So thats why it was unavauilable this week

10:24 AM  
Blogger AvP said...

yea i just got this email, im fucking pissed off mate, i was looking forward to sitting on it whilst watching the games at our new place. now i got to buy something else.

althought, i dont get how it can be dangerous in the home, whilst its safe to use in the stadium, i dont get it? whats the deal

10:33 AM  
Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

Science lesson for the day...WHAT IS CADMIUM?

http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/cadmium.html

10:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i wish they'd let us know last week... i would have taken a screwdriver with me to the Wigan game

10:42 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The only reason they are not selling them is because somewhere down the line some fool will sue the club over some sort of poisoning etc!! As with everything they will win the case & arsenal will be left wide open to hundreds of lawsuits from people that have had their health risked!! Its ridiculous really but this is the world we live in when everyone including the spuds continually threaten to sue when thigs dont go their way!!

10:43 AM  
Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

Anon 10:43 - you're spot on mate!

10:45 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

well we could sue them now... i've been sitting on mine for the last 15 years

10:46 AM  
Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

At least wait till we've paid for Ashburton!!!

;o)

10:57 AM  
Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

Bootiful Red, bootiful!!!

11:25 AM  
Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

Has anyone seen a preview of next season's shirt yet? I saw one a few months ago - dunno if it was pukka or not. Back to the old red and white, with 'FLY EMIRATES' on the front! Weird!!!

11:28 AM  
Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

Red, tickets to Paris are like unicorn shit - so a boozer in Highbury will probably be the next best thing. However, Ive been watching all the CL away games at home with my old man - and we've been doing well! So Im a little superstitious now...!!! If I go out and we lose - i'll be convinced it was my fault!!!

11:46 AM  
Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

You got me thinking though Red...it wouldnt be a bad idea! I'll bring the old man!

;oD

11:48 AM  
Blogger NyssietheGooner said...

VERY, VERY GOOD POINT MATE!!!

Right then, I'm up for it!!!!

Gonna book the 17th and 18th off work - cos Im gonna get in a PICKLE!!!!

12:02 PM  

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