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Loyalty Points & Priority for Away Matches

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Birky Bantam, Jun 23, 2022.

  1. Birky Bantam

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    Only 676 tickets for Hartlepool, looks like the trouble last year has meant a reduced allocation and we've been given less than 10% of capacity so must be something that the police have requested
     
  2. Loyalbantam

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    Surely if Barrow tickets didn’t sell out to people with 960 points then there can’t be many fans who have 1040 points.

    The way they are selling tickets is silly with the different bands.
    They should look at how many tickets are available , say 1000 and then filter their list in points order and whatever the number is in 1000th place is how many you need.
     
  3. Rogered Tart

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    This whole thread gives me more pleasure every time I see it. I'm at the stage in life where I'm not bothered if I get a ticket or not. Good luck to those counting Thier loyalty points, you're dedication to the cause keeps me amused.
     
  4. Stafford Bantam

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    Looks that way. Away capacity is 967 according to Football Ground Guide
     
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    Me too Rog. I'm unlikely to go to more than 2/3 away matches so really cant be arsed with this bitch fest on who should get them. It makes me chuckle. The only one I might be peed at is Northampton as we have family there, but worst case scenario is we will get hospitality tickets and go in there as my sister will be able to pass herself off as a local having lived there 30 plus years.
     
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  6. BWWB

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    960 points to buy a Colchester ticket
    1000 seats (2000 if pushed)
    Tuesday night 214 miles away
    No wonder we need 1050 points to get a Hartlepool ticket
     
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    I bet the club ticketing staff absolutely love administering this scheme o_O
     
  8. Loyalbantam

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    It’s the silly staggering of bands that will cause the problem for groups who usually travel away together.
    1 person might have 1050 points but won’t buy a ticket without others so has to wait until everyone can get one.
    In reality what will happen is groups will end up with tickets not seated together and on the day will just sit where they want.
    I pity the poor folk arriving 1 minute before kickoff clutching their tickets and can’t find a seat.
     
  9. Ulysses S Grant

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    They are currently wandering around Manningham looking like extras from Shaun Of The Dead.
     
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  10. Loyalbantam

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    If the police feared trouble for this match then they’ll get it with these daft ticketing arrangements when fans fighting amongst themselves and with stewards trying to enforce correct seat allocations
     
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    The system shows a lack of understanding of its own customer needs and will cause all but the most determined to travel to be put off and lose interest in away travel. It is worrying the management seem so distant from its customer base
     
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    Having gone to most away games last year Hartlepool was the only ground that forcibly (tried) to enforce sitting in allocated seat
    It was also the only ground where there was any noticeable trouble in the away end
     
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    This system makes it virtually impossible to hook up with mates in other parts of the country, or who only go to occasional games. Last season I met up with various friends at different away games, but those people wouldn't get priority now and I can't buy more than one ticket. Eg, I went to Hartlepool last season with a friend but that wouldn't work this season. I'd like to go (assuming I can get a ticket) but have to be back home by 7, so that rules out a coach party who'd probably stop for a beer somewhere. Can I be arsed to drive up there on my own? Not sure.
    The system seems to have created as many problems as it's solved.
     
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    Whatever the club does, some will be unhappy.
    At least this system rewards those who are attending games consistently.
    Bar the Priority cards, not really sure what else the club can do?
     
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    It’s the stupid bands causing the problem, not the points system in general.
    Ffs it’s not hard to work out how many tickets are available , say 600 for Hartlepool and then search the database for the top 600 points holders, then put ALL tickets on sale to everyone with that total.
    I can’t see any reason not to do that.
     
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    Yes it does but now unless everyone who travels together have exactly the same number of points it’s impossible unless they make all away games unreserved seating.
    I’ll be getting 2 tickets today and 2 more on Monday and we’ll just sit where we want together.
     
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    TBH I still don't accept the basic premise behind the scheme. I don't accept that those who are currently in a position to go to lots of away games - ie mostly younger people and/or those with few family commitments, health issues etc - should have priority over others who have supported the club physically and financially for decades, but whose personal circumstances now only allow them to go to occasional away games.
     
  18. Stafford Bantam

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    And they may be doing that. The problem is that some of the bands may be full of people who never / rarely go away.

    A season ticket holder who attended all home matches could have amassed points as follows:
    21/22 - 1903 Membership = 40 points
    21/22 - Away Priority = 50 points (quite a few purchased these just in case)
    21/22 - Season Ticket = 150 points
    21/22 - 23 League matches = 460 points
    21/22 - 3 Cup matches = 60 points
    22/23 - Season Ticket = 150 points
    22/23 - 2 Pre-season matches = 20 points
    22/23 - Doncaster Rovers = 20 points

    That's 950 points without needing to have attended a single away match.

    So, its quite likely that some of these bands will have quite a significant number of people who have no intention of going to the likes of Hartlepool or Colchester. I suspect, like Barrow, we will see availability reach the lower bands in many cases, with only the likes of Harrogate (and end of season matches, if we are doing well) being much of an issue.
     
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    I can guarantee that nobody will be sat at Hartlepool, everyone was stood last season, maybe in the general vicinity of their seat.
    I am 6'2" and still could not see the goal line at our end.
     
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