Using your 'it's not black and white' scenario. Those that have high points often/always get asked if they are using their points for games with a small capacity. How do you think these people should answer this to friends and family? There's only one answer.
It's no argument. It was just the same for those on 1700+ at some point. They ''HAD to be making trips like Hull on a Monday night'' to get those points. They didn't just get 1700+ by buying 4 season tickets, they got them by attending plenty of games over a sustained period. Someone on 1200...