Away Priority

Surely it will be calculated by by the previous season basis, IE starting this season 2019/20 with Grimsby right the way through to Northampton, each game as you suggest accrued 1 point or 10 points per game, this data base would then be used for the following season 2020/21 and the points accrued that season will be used for the following season and so on ?.

 

Priority away ticket for league 2 football. Living the dream eh?

 

I don’t get how that will work.
Let’s say someone goes to all 23 away games this coming season and have 23 points. They also attend all 23 games the season after, Will they have 46 points and then 69 points after season 3 etc etc.
Or will points start from zero again at the start of each season?

 

Exactly the reason we shouldn’t be in this league.

 

That is how some clubs do it, plus more points for midweek games.

 

The England travel club is cumulative, or at least was, which caused complaints of it being a closed shop now. If it zeros every year then the first few games everyone is equal which again could make the scheme pointless

 

Doesn't really matter, Bury and Oldham we will probably get enough tickets for those wanting to go any way. Exeter Plymouth away ditto.

 

Could the solution to the away priority issue be contained in some of the other debates currently ongoing in other threads. Away priority tickets given away free to all those giving x number of hours voluntary work to the club cleaning seats or whatever else needs doing.

 

These days it’s a 70/30 split so 70 % to top cappers ( most points /games ) 30 % to people who ever else applies via a ballot if it’s over subscribed .

 

No

 

Yes your points would be accrued from the previous seasons away games attended, other clubs may have different methods of awarding loyalty points to traveling fans.

 

Why? There are a lot of people who follow City home and away who have neither the time or the inclination to give their free time to what is a professional organisation. A points system can only work if the more regular of supporters gets rewarded.

 

I doubt if any away matches last season sold out before the tickets went on general sale - even Fleetwood and Accrington games fairly early on in the season had tickets on general sale.
Whilst in the lower reaches of the EFL structure the only reason to buy a priority away ticket is on the (usually mistaken) belief that towards the end of the season we will be at or near the top and that at least I can buy a ticket for the play off semi final away leg. (Sadly disabused at Fleetwood 2017)
I'm quite happy to "donate" an extra £20 to the club even though I realise my priority ticket is somewhat superfluous
As for sell outs at Plymouth, Exeter, Chorley etc - don't make me laugh

 

I doubt if any away matches last season sold out before the tickets went on general sale - even Fleetwood and Accrington games fairly early on in the season had tickets on general sale.
Whilst in the lower reaches of the EFL structure the only reason to buy a priority away ticket is on the (usually mistaken) belief that towards the end of the season we will be at or near the top and that at least I can buy a ticket for the play off semi final away leg. (Sadly disabused at Fleetwood 2017)
I'm quite happy to "donate" an extra £20 to the club even though I realise my priority ticket is somewhat superfluous
As for sell outs at Plymouth, Exeter, Cheltenham, Crawley etc - don't make me laugh

 

Yes no doubt but going to the likes of Oldham or Bury on a Saturday will only get you the same amount of points as going to Exeter or Plymouth on a freezing Tuesday night in December which IMO is a darn sight more commited.

 

Bollocks to helping multimillionaire Rupp save a few quid so I can get a free priority ticket to guarantee my place at Stevenage away.

Don’t accept the mediocrity of dirty seats, terrible toilets and poor ale. You wouldn’t in McDonalds or Tesco, don’t let Rupp and Rhodes off the hook.

 

I think its a great idea I could help out by getting the training stuff out before the lads train , then maybe on none training days pop down and wipe a few seats down, a great idea mate, think the wife would be more than happy to get rid of me .

 

Bound to happen soon m8. I mean the queues around the block for Exeter away tickets are going to be there for all those with the accumulated points in a system that doesn’t exist yet. And of course it wouldn’t be possible to put unsold tickets on sale to those without a card. Clearly the club haven’t properly thought through a system they haven’t implemented yet which is almost certainly unnecessary for the majority of games in Division 4.
#RhodesOut.

 

The points system basically defines loyalty by how thick your wallet is. The volunteering idea is more egalitarian. It doesn't have to be exclusively one or the other. The club seem to be crying out for people to go down, help out and keep costs down. Why not offer an incentive like this?

 

I'm not sure what all the moaning is about? The home end is generally a better view and much more fun to be ejected from when we've just netted a last minute winner.