Evo1883
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But there's no reason to not do a points based system and then you don't need to charge fans a fee for the luxury of travelling thousands of miles a season , which already costs a fortune
That's the point though, people would only pay who would utilise it. The club could offer something in reward to it for one game.
To get the membership, you must have gone to a certain number of away games this season. It's all doable. You reward fans for their support this season.
As you said you don't travel away , your opinion is irrelevant on the issue .
Sorry to break that to you
But there's no reason to not do a points based system and then you don't need to charge fans a fee for the luxury of travelling thousands of miles a season , which already costs a fortune
I live 120 miles away and a couple of weeks ago had someone come up and talk to me about a particular player that they knew (I was a saddo wearing my hoodie). Won’t mention the player but this person said that they were going to Bmouth. When I said “good luck getting a ticket” he simply said that the player will get it for them.All that would happen is people would be queueing for the 1,000 membership tickets. People would then be moaning about who gets first dibs on acquiring them. I suspect Bournemouth tickets have been hoovered up by players/staff//supporters clubs, etc eating into a good few hundred of the Bournemouth allocation.
That's where the club would reward the fans with something.
It's an option. The points system is a comparable idea.
There's clubs that sell away memberships are there are those that do points. I see fans of both complain. Just like Blues fans and their points system.
The club gain an average of 1900 fans travelling away from home backing their team , they don't need to charge them extra for the luxury .Or I'm looking at it from a neutral position whereas you have a personal vested interest in how the tickets are allocated.
I can see your point of view (I actually agree with it on a personal level) but economically it's a shit opinion. The club gain nothing from doing so and they'd be missing out on a potential income stream. We live in a society where money rules everything, and football seems to be especially so. If we don't maximise every income stream possible we're at a disadvantage and that's eventually going to show on the pitch. Fact is, if we can sell large quantities of away tickets gaining income from a scheme giving access to them is something the club has to look into.
This season we're charging more for some games than others because they expect them to have higher demand. Is it right that it will cost 50% more to watch Sheffield United than Millwall when it's still 90 minutes of football in the same stadium? Or is it a con to take even more money out of fans pockets? Last game against Huddersfield at this point could cost £20. It could also cost £30. Price hasn't been set yet depending on what happens over the season. It's still going to be the same game of football so if they could potentially sell it for £20 why would they be charging £30 if not for the sole reason to get more money out of the fans?
I don't like it, but it's the way it is.
I live 120 miles away and a couple of weeks ago had someone come up and talk to me about a particular player that they knew (I was a saddo wearing my hoodie). Won’t mention the player but this person said that they were going to Bmouth. When I said “good luck getting a ticket” he simply said that the player will get it for them.
not a problem with that at all as players deserve to have friends / family but I just hope that these don’t come out of the official amount as advertised to normal fans. Ie Bmouth officially gave us 1300 but in reality maybe 1200 ?
100%
We've given a logical and affordable solution , charging supporters more money isn't necessary
It isn't necessary for the club to charge the best part of £50 for a shirt - they could sell it cheaper. It's not necessary for them to charge £30 for some games and £20 for others. But they do. Because they're a business and they need to make money. And the fact is if a business has an option that will make them money and another that won't they choose the one that makes money. Because if they don't they're leaving themselves at a disadvantage to their competitors. It's a shit system, but it's the one our society runs by.
Exactly which proves they get guaranteed tickets something I am told doesn't happen. Likewise not being able to choose seats even tho certain people are always in the same front row seats.....
I have 2 for sale. £100 for the pair if anyone is interested pm me
The club gain an average of 1900 fans travelling away from home backing their team , they don't need to charge them extra for the luxury .
Weird angle this is
Delete the price and get a bidding war going. You'll make more.
They don't need to charge an extra £10 for games like Sheffield for the luxury but you're not up in arms about that.
From the perspective of a fan I agree with you about rewarding dedication.
From the perspective of the club it's not sensible. If a commercial manager when into a board meeting and said "right, we can make some extra money by charging a premium for access to something that's heavily in demand, but I've decided not to do that and just give it to previous customers" you'd be looking at an ex-commercial manager.
We've allready booked our hotel and train but missed out on match ticketsWe managed to get some tickets. Going for the weekend.
Bournemouth jib on the way.We've allready booked our hotel and train but missed out on match ticketsstill going down for the weekend though
I think we should put the season ticket prices upto 600 next season ,other clubs pay it , you get the benefit of away day priority ..plus capitalism rules so just go with it and you're helping your club
And mate , my point is we don't need to charge at allMissing the point tbf. No one is saying charge £100 for an away membership.
£20 is enough to put those off who may not go to most and therefore won't mind missing priority for Bournemouth.
For that £20 you would get some other form of reward at the end of the season or something. It's something other clubs do.
And mate , my point is we don't need to charge at all
Those gap toothed simpletons get in at home on junior tickets I’ve been told. They were bragging about it on a coach to an away game a few weeks back.Exactly which proves they get guaranteed tickets something I am told doesn't happen. Likewise not being able to choose seats even tho certain people are always in the same front row seats.....
I think the of us that watched us blow it right at the end away to Palace with a team so bad even Josh Ruffels was playing should get first dibs
That’s a joke if true.I’m sure it’s been confirmed before on here that they get priority
Last game you went to?
That’s a joke if true.
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Limited allocation at Sunderland
Not sure this has been posted before, but looks like our allocation at Sunderland could be capped at 1500 - Portsmouth and Coventry fans face ticket restrictions for Sunderland gameswww.skybluestalk.co.uk
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