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Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Stafford Bantam, Jun 20, 2019.

  1. Loyalbantam

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    It’s the fans who never go to away games that buy one who piss me off.
    That’s what makes the system unfair when really it should be done via a loyalty system where you get points for every away game you go to.
     
  2. BingleyBantam

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    Got mine & my lads. Had them for the past 3 seasons. I hope the club don’t pull another ‘Fleetwood’ where BDFC & a few other “chosen few” supporters clubs were given priority for free before those who had paid for priority cards again!

    Hopefully the club can resolve the issue for next season where ‘Priority’ is given to those who travel to the most games. But I don’t mind paying, season tickets are cheap and the additional £20-£30K this brings in for the club goes towards the budget.
     
  3. Loyalbantam

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    I don’t mind paying but wouldn’t have to if we had a points system
     
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  4. Birky Bantam

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    Ryan Sparks said at the fan forum last night that a points system will almost certainly be in for next season. They did have a look at it for this season but they didn't have enough time to get it all set up and make sure it was working so rather than risking it and issues occurring with it they decided to wait until next season when they are sure it would work.
     
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    Only fair way to do it. The fans who follow every week should get first dibs on ticket sales. I would have gone for a priority ticket but most of the away games this season don't really excite me.
     
  6. Storck

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    If they are not starting it till next year then it will not really kick in till late in the season or the season after when they have enough points to separate people
     
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    It depends how far in the past they go really when awarding points. Will it be going forward only or past seasons?
     
  8. Bronco

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    How will that work is an away day at Bury/Oldham calculated the same as an away day at Exeter or Plymouth ?.
     
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    That is what they have to decide and make public before hand.
     
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    Unless they are able to have the system in place midway though this season and award people points but not start selling games based on points until next season. If not then yes it will be a bit slow to start with basically the same as we have now with season ticket holders/flexi card and the rest but it does give everyone the same opportunity to build up points so the fairest way to do it. Ryan seemed to be very pro having a points system in place so i'm sure we'll hear more when more is confirmed and put in place.
     
  11. Storck

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    Surely it has to be going forward only as people have previously had other options to buy tickets on day etc
     
  12. Loyalbantam

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    Are you suggesting that the further away the game, the more points are awarded? If so, that’s just silly
     
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  13. Bronco

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    I'm not suggesting anything, if you read it again I was asking if the away games would be categorised as accruing more points because fans have traveled the length of the country rather than 28 miles down the M62 to Bury or Oldham.
     
  14. Birky Bantam

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    Most teams who have a loyalty system have a set points regardless of distance or it starts to get really complicated so it's set at something like season ticket = 230 points, home & away tickets = 10 points each.

    One option i've always thought if the system was in place to take payment and send out the tickets is to have an away season ticket that way anyone that wants to commit to the season they can do https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2019/july/pompey-launch-away-season-ticket/
     
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    And what if someone lives in the south west and only goes to 3-4 away games like plymouth, Exeter, Cheltenham and Forest Green. How’s that fair? It should be 1 point for each away game. Doesn’t need to be anymore complicated than that
     
  16. Bronco

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    This part is a big commitment "Please note that an away season ticket commits you to buying a ticket for all 23 away league matches." I'm sure we have fans who would commit themselves to all 23 away games but couldn't IMO see more than a few hundred taking that option.
     
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    They may copy the Shipley Bantams travel club loyalty points scheme where points are awarded on a mileage basis so an away trip to Exeter would get you more points than a trip to Bury
     
  18. Bronco

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    That would be just the same as fans living local and not attending the above games, 1 point per game sounds about right but as we didn't have a any such scheme running I was interested to know fans thoughts on how the club might run it.
     
  19. Bronco

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    Exactly my point.
     
  20. Loyalbantam

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    I am wondering how many seasons it will take though before away travel is a closed shop where new fans or younger fans who have grown up can’t get an away ticket because too many fans have accumulated hundreds of points over several seasons.
     

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