from Highbury&Islington Express
TICKETS for Arsenal’s Boxing Day match against Wolves were being sold for almost £150 by professional ticket agencies.
阿森纳对狼队的票价在圣诞节后一天已经被黄牛卖到150英镑(超过2000人民币)
After dialling the number on the fax, this newspaper was told there were still blocks of tickets available in the North Bank and West Stand for the supposed “sell out” game.
But the seats would cost £146 (£125 plus VAT) each – up to four times the normal price.
媒体被告知,那些预计售空的比赛，在北看台和西看台仍然有票。但是票价将高达146英镑(125英镑加增值税),几乎是平时的四倍.(原来也要400人民币一张票)
Sgt Dave Spooner, football liaison officer at Arsenal, said: “Unfortunately there’s no denying that these agencies are in existence and are breaking the law. You cannot sell match day tickets unless you are authorised by the club.
阿森纳联络官员说:"很不幸,不可否认那些中间商违反法律的事实。没有俱乐部授权是不能卖那些票的."
“But these agencies can also make huge profits by selling tickets as part of hospitality packages to foreign customers. They offer a weekend in London with hotel and match tickets and can add on however much they want and blame it on the hotel prices.
"但是那些黄牛仍然通过倒卖那些给境外顾客的优惠套餐票获得巨大的利润。他们只要花钱在伦敦住一晚旅馆,就可以买那些优惠票,然后在旅馆价上另外加上无论多少他们想要的利润.
All members of the ticket registration scheme have their names printed on any tickets they buy through the scheme. So it is easy to identify and ban the members involved if the police find black market tickets in the hands of agencies or individual touts.
所有的会员通过注册以后买到的票都打印有他们的姓名.所以很容易去区分和禁止那些涉及黑市上在黄牛和个人手中的黑市票.
A club spokesman said: “Earlier this season a raid on an agency in Piccadilly resulted in a large number of tickets and cash being confiscated. The memberships associated with the tickets being distributed from the agency were cancelled and the case against the agency is continuing.
一位俱乐部发言人称:"这个赛季早期一个在Piccadilly大街的抓捕行动中,大量的票子和现金被查收.那些把票子卖给给黄牛获益的会员已经被取消会员资格,反黄牛行动仍然继续着."
