Originally Posted by
NorthEasterner
Or if you want to be seated together, be sensible and pay for a reserved seat.
If you are among one of the last to check-in or you need to be guaranteed to sit together, then I can appreciate this sentiment.
"If you don't pay, you get the luck of the draw." But there's luck no longer.
Ryanair are intentionally and maliciously ensuring that every reservation without paid seats is split apart as far as possible, regardless of how early you check in.