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somebody had to start it....

 

for me, the easy things, which i think nobody can disagree with

 

get a reliable selling platform

give more notice

dont do it at 10am

no under counter sales

 

maybe more divisive

 

kids season tickets should not be able buy adult match tickets

put somebody who has had ST for 5 years ahead of somebody who bought a half season ticket in december - exaggerated to make the point, but a reasonable one, imo. If relegated, it may encourage ST retention

 

definitely more divisive

 

some sort of points system based on attendance

 

 

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14 minutes ago, Casino said:

somebody had to start it....

 

for me, the easy things, which i think nobody can disagree with

 

get a reliable selling platform

give more notice

dont do it at 10am

no under counter sales

 

maybe more divisive

 

kids season tickets should not be able buy adult match tickets

put somebody who has had ST for 5 years ahead of somebody who bought a half season ticket in december - exaggerated to make the point, but a reasonable one, imo. If relegated, it may encourage ST retention

 

definitely more divisive

 

some sort of points system based on attendance

 

 

Points system based on away attendance or home?

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42 minutes ago, Casino said:

somebody had to start it....

for me, the easy things, which i think nobody can disagree with

get a reliable selling platform

give more notice

dont do it at 10am

no under counter sales

maybe more divisive

kids season tickets should not be able buy adult match tickets

put somebody who has had ST for 5 years ahead of somebody who bought a half season ticket in december - exaggerated to make the point, but a reasonable one, imo. If relegated, it may encourage ST retention

 

definitely more divisive

some sort of points system based on attendance

I agree with all of the above.

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Good points @Casino

I agree with most of what you say 

get a reliable selling platform - YES

give more notice - YES

dont do it at 10am - YES 

no under counter sales - YES 

I actually think the points you think might be divisive should also be implemented.

kids season tickets should not be able buy adult match tickets - YES

some sort of points system based on attendance - YES

Other/lesser clubs use this system it should be done

And @mickbrown, not that I’m answering on Casino’s behalf as I think he has a different opinion to me, but both home and away attendance should be taken into account.

10 points per match - so season tickets immediately get 230 points. Maybe additional points as Casino says for long term loyalty. Then for all extra games, including home cup games and away games it’s 10 points every game.

The Accy semi (although there were plenty of others - Morecambe, Fleetwood etc) was the best example of how poor our system is.

People who hadn’t been to one EFL trophy game, people who aren’t ST holders, and those who hadn’t been to one away game this season were able to get tickets above those who’d watched us around the country. 

It’ll happen this week/next week when we get stupid 2k allocation away at Barnsley 

 

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57 minutes ago, Casino said:

 

kids season tickets should not be able buy adult match tickets

 

From a fans perspective, absolutely.

From the clubs point however, if they have (say) 400 of these ST, are they going to want to lose £20k of income ? (as presumebly, the 'hundreds' of unscanned child ST would not be bought if people couldnt get adult tickets. Personally, I'm not sure the number will be that high).

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9 minutes ago, desperado said:

Good points @Casino

I agree with most of what you say 

get a reliable selling platform - YES

give more notice - YES

dont do it at 10am - YES 

no under counter sales - YES 

I actually think the points you think might be divisive should also be implemented.

kids season tickets should not be able buy adult match tickets - YES

some sort of points system based on attendance - YES

Other/lesser clubs use this system it should be done

And @mickbrown, not that I’m answering on Casino’s behalf as I think he has a different opinion to me, but both home and away attendance should be taken into account.

10 points per match - so season tickets immediately get 230 points. Maybe additional points as Casino says for long term loyalty. Then for all extra games, including home cup games and away games it’s 10 points every game.

The Accy semi (although there were plenty of others - Morecambe, Fleetwood etc) was the best example of how poor our system is.

People who hadn’t been to one EFL trophy game, people who aren’t ST holders, and those who hadn’t been to one away game this season were able to get tickets above those who’d watched us around the country. 

It’ll happen this week/next week when we get stupid 2k allocation away at Barnsley 

 

Aye its a tricky one. You have Garrp and his gaggle of nonces down south chipping off all the aways down there but never step foot in reebok.

Is a wank Tuesday night at home v Everton under 23s worth less superfan points than an away jolly at Charlton?

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1 minute ago, ZiggyStardust said:

From a fans perspective, absolutely.

From the clubs point however, if they have (say) 400 of these ST, are they going to want to lose £20k of income ? (as presumebly, the 'hundreds' of unscanned child ST would not be bought if people couldnt get adult tickets. Personally, I'm not sure the number will be that high).

For the Barnsley home game u were only able to buy your ST seat corresponding to age range

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Regardless of how many sold out, the scramble was for Fleetwood, Accy (x2), Morecambe and Bristol Rovers. One incoming for the 2nd leg too. If people wanted tickets for literally any other game this year they could have got them. 

Should be priority for playoffs for folks who've done the amount some this year have though absolutely.

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i wouldnt give points for having a season ticket

a st trumps any non season ticket holder, even if they have seen 261 games this season

 

as despo says (cheers lusty) if there is 'loyalty' bonus, same value every game is fair

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Just now, Casino said:

while i am at it

 

if you are going to have a queuing system, announce it in advance

2 dont start selling earlier than the advertised time

 

Yep.

And if there’s a loyalty scheme introduced, give a window of opportunity to buy. “320 points has from 9am -1pm to secure your tickets” Getting on at 10am sometimes just isn’t possible. 

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13 minutes ago, BeeversLeftPeg said:

 

Should be priority for playoffs for folks who've done the amount some this year have though absolutely.

id be proper pissed off if they start playing games like that at this stage

 

announce it in the summer and thats fair enough

though it shouldve been announced before folk bought STs!

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3 minutes ago, Casino said:

id be proper pissed off if they start playing games like that at this stage

 

announce it in the summer and thats fair enough

though it shouldve been announced before folk bought STs!

100%, can't bring it in now but should be the case.

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