Sky Blue Pete
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At away grounds?
Wimbledon sold out on day 1 (14 Viewers)
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I guess the barcode is scanned on entry so not hard to get the data.
Mucca Mad Boys
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It will do and it’s common at bigger clubs too where there’s a pressure. Once you’ve attained the privileged status of 1100+ points, there’s an incentive to get tickets and resell them to keep accumulating points. I really don’t think there’d have been a rush to sell out Wimbledon away without it.
Before, the top privilege was being a ST holder only. Which didn’t reward fans who followed us at cup games and away matches.
Unlike the England system where you need to collect tickets and have ID to get them.
Sky Blue Pete
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Focus on this????
Bugsy
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I've got the same amount of points as you, that's why I'm going to Exeter this Saturday instead of Leicester, I've just got to accept that I will only get to the games I can get to and can manage to get tickets for.
Evo1883
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If the away end is full , the we sold out Wimbledon because fans wanted to go , not because of points .. it's also a new ground for many , a thing fans seem to forget
clint van damme
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That's not true, alot of us also wanted to make a profit selling the ticket
Evo1883
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Nobody will be moaning about tickets for the midweek trip to Plymouth, and that's why this argument of fans saying points are unfair doesn't hold water
Mucca Mad Boys
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I never said I should have more priority.
What I am getting at is that if the system becomes a closed shop, it is possible it could deter a lot of newer fans from following the club away.
There’s been a quite a lot of games I’ve really wanted to get tickets to but couldn’t because of availability and not getting a chance.
Evo1883
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But last season we never sold out all our away games .. there will be several matches this season where fans can go that aren't sold out and they can probably add a couple hundred points to their total ..
So loyal fans who followed us away when we were shite should miss out now newer fans can jump on the bandwagon?
Mucca Mad Boys
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ST holders are hardly bandwagoners. There’s a risk that the points system will close off away games to the most ‘elite’ fans.
There’s no control that the fan ID using their priority to get the ticket is actually the one using it on the day.
That lack of control, has obvious loopholes.
I agree that those of you with most points deserve the most priority but if every allocation fails to get out of the 900+ points window - that’s a problem.
clint van damme
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There's an easy way to get your points up, get a season ticket and go away to Preston, Cardiff midweek etc.
Of course some people can't do this, which is unfortunate, but there is a route to getting your points up.
I think most away games made it to general sale last season, certainly a fair percentage did.
You said it puts newer fans off following the club away, not ST holders.
What I am getting at is that if the system becomes a closed shop, it is possible it could deter a lot of newer fans from following the club away.
David O'Day
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We'll sell out not many away games, local teams, relegated teams and london
Mucca Mad Boys
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Newer fans can also have season tickets…
Local teams yes, relegated teams possibly Leeds but not Saints as its midweek. London teams, QPR yes if playing weel as big allocation but we never sell out Millwall although we do tend to take more each season.
Yes and so they need to start going to mid week away games like Preston on a cold, wet Tuesday to build there points and not moan that they can't get a ticket for a local derby.
Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue
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Imagine how much you’d get laughed at if you joined the Man Utd away membership and complained you didn’t get away tickets straight away for Man City or Liverpool away etc but refused to do Forest or Fulham away…. You wouldn’t gather much sympathy and get told to earn your place.
We had to put up with nonsense and tears about the play off final. If you went to 6 home games in 3 years or something daft you were guaranteed a ticket.
I’ve missed out on a Scotland away ticket this week, missing the cut off by 6 points but it’s a small allocation and I’ve not been able to do as many England away games in the last year whilst renovating a house and the sizeable cost. No point complaining. Just crack on and do the crap games until I get back up there and hopefully have enough points to get some Euros tickets.
Irish Sky Blue
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As has been mentioned though, not too many away games sold out last season. I’m lucky, I’m retired and can afford the time and the money to attend games such as Wigan, Preston and Blackburn away last season. I have a son living in Stockport who comes with me to these games iso that is an added bonus.
The fact is that those games didn’t sell out and anyone attending would have boosted their points. It costs a fair bit of money to attend such matches with ticket and fuel prices what they are. You then have to factor in the horrendous journey back down the M6 with all of the night closures that entails. I know I’m fortunate but I do put the time, effort and money into following City up and down the country. I do think it’s fair that the system rewards supporters like me with priority booking. It’s much better that the frantic fight for tickets that occurred before this system, at ten on a Monday morning.
I take your point about ‘closed shop’ maybe putting some supporters off, but at the moment it is only closed for a few select games.
I missed out on the sale of Wimbledon tickets, ( I didn’t realise they were on sale), so no thirty points added to my total, but I have bought one in the home end so will still go.
Evo1883
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I'm not retired and I got back from Blackburn at 1:30 am and had work at 5:30 .
Same shitty journeys with preston as you say the m6 is wank ..
I attended 43 of the 46 league games last season
My points are what they are because of that
Yorkshire SB
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As an FYI Leeds eventually had to change their system as it became a closed shop, as others have said, so there’s merit to the argument.
Evo1883
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leeds sell out everywhere we don't , there's no argument
Yorkshire SB
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Demand is increasing significantly though
Evo1883
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But until we sell out every match then it's just some fans moaning they can't do big games
Kingokings204
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and if we have a bad season or two. Demand will massively drop off. It’s swings and round abouts.
FWIW this system isn’t perfect as no system will be. This is the fairest I can see even with its imperfections which I acknowledge
Irish Sky Blue
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Same total as me but I have to confess I was still in my bed when you were setting off to work!
