It really looks to me like people's differing views on the issue boil down to what they mean by "fair": rewarding loyalty/financial commitment, or being more inclusive, which means introducing more churn or randomness into ticket allocation. Different definitions, but both sides use the same word.
Sorry I don't mean that at all,, I should qualify my post that my "mate" is only 11 so its not that he hasn't bothered at all, and definitely should not jump up the list (I am a high pointer myself) I know, and I have told him so more than once that he is very lucky to have started this journey now and I'm pleased he stood and suffered Forest as that nearest he's come to what us oldies have had to put up and will make him appreciate the rest more. He know he won't get to the London games for maybe 3 or 4 years but I can see Wolves selling out quickly, which will be his last chance this season, and that will be because of the possibility of Europe again (ole ole).
Maybe it does't happen much, but when you see people on here saying people turn up at turnstiles and have three or four tickets in their hands to put though the system and how many do take the risk and pass on their tickets to others once they have tickets in hand
And what about the points at the start of next season with Europe confirmed.
Maybe it does't happen much, but when you see people on here saying people turn up at turnstiles and have three or four tickets in their hands to put though the system and how many do take the risk and pass on their tickets to others once they have tickets in hand
I'm not sure how that is unfair? That new STH has been to far less matches over the last 8 years than the STH with 200 points. Over the next 7 years, they will continue to accumulate points, and providing they go to the less popular aways, be very quickly into the upper two tiers. By season 4 they should be well above 200 points and in priority tier 3 or 2 during that season.
To be fair, that's likely just one person and we should probably do that because he's responsible for the trains being a bit crap (@jackalbion)
Now i may be wrong but i would think most of the fans in the highest point brackets will go irrespective of the points on offer because they simply want to watch and support the team. Maybe the zero points idea would be useful if applied to games with reduced allocation i.e. Brentford and Bournemouth as even if that did not put many off it would at least mean that the higher points people would not be getting even further ahead of others that have no chance of getting to those games.
I don’t know any. We have an increasing away support because it’s enjoyable and - suspect a lot are like I was…..once you’ve been to one or two you want more, and those numbers are growing as our ‘yoof’ support grows. Good football (mostly) and the atmosphere is usually much, much better than a home game.
Genuinely never seen thatMaybe it does't happen much, but when you see people on here saying people turn up at turnstiles and have three or four tickets in their hands to put though the system and how many do take the risk and pass on their tickets to others once they have tickets in hand
I’ve seen it once for chap who’s son couldn’t make itGenuinely never seen that
Should be a simple login control….’you’re logged in on another device, cannot sign in’
Agree with all that. I also think there should be more checking of tickets by the club at the away turnstile. I keep getting emails about random ID checks but so far have never seen one!!
Me neither. Had to collect it from the ticket office with ID once, that’s all.
if you're close to T1 then there's definitely an incentive to do a few more aways to push yourself up the ladder.
Do know a few people that are STH and do a few aways a season anyway that have started doing a few more because of the points. So the matches they were umming and ahhing about the lure of 15 points persuaded them to go. Obviously they go to support the team but matches they might not bothered about previously they now do.
Only been ID checked once, Liverpool this season bar the obvious checks at CPFC away which were about as rigorous as the Covid certification checking
I was asked for photo ID recently at (I think) the Forest game, as was everyone going into that turnstile. Not sure if it was just a temporary 5-
Never had an ID check outside the ground other than, as you say, Palace. Once had to collect tickets at the Etihad but that was around the first year they brought it in.
