Away tickets

[Prestwich_Blue]

City know corporates are buying tickets to pass on, they'll even give the points to the season ticket holder they're passing it on to!

Be interested to get proof of that.

Or should I add you to the loons list? ;-)

 

[bluesmith]

Be interested to get proof of that.

Or should I add you to the loons list? ;-)

You would have to take my word for it, I'm sure city would confirm in your meetings....

 

[RACHACE]

As a matter of interest would you still go if you got a ticket and the better half didnt ?
I go with the lad its either both of us or neither

Not if it was a game that we both have planned to go to. For example, we both want to go to Fulham this season so it’s both or nothing. But she didn’t want to go to Newcastle so I went alone.

 

[Maccblue]

You would have to take my word for it, I'm sure city would confirm in your meetings....

Fact

 

[GortonBlue62]

City know corporates are buying tickets to pass on, they'll even give the points to the season ticket holder they're passing it on to!

Be interested to get proof of that.

Or should I add you to the loons list? ;-)

First time we played Bournemouth away I got my ticket from a Superbia member. I gave him my supporter number and I was credited the points. Apparently I went as his 'guest' even though I'd never met him (he's a friend of a friend). I'd imagine the practice applies to high end corporate ticket holders too.

 

[squirtyflower]

First time we played Bournemouth away I got my ticket from a Superbia member. I gave him my supporter number and I was credited the points. Apparently I went as his 'guest' even though I'd never met him (he's a friend of a friend). I'd imagine the practice applies to high end corporate ticket holders too.

Why are Superbia members allowed additional tickets?

 

[bluesmith]

Why are Superbia members allowed additional tickets?

I thought that was common knowledge. It's a joke.

 

[squirtyflower]

I thought that was common knowledge. It's a joke.

I was offered it a couple of times but turned it down as I couldn’t make European aways or some midweek aways.
I don’t have that problem now so would take it if it also offered me tickets for my mates.

 

[The blue phantom]

Fact

Of course it's a fact, I'm just surprised some folk are even questioning it.

 

[Chappie]

It's funny how one our reps is quick to attack point whores, Facebook tickets, but defends to the hilt the supporters club and City hierarchy
Poacher turned gamekeeper springs to mind.
Regards
One of the loonies
I

 

[bluesmith]

Of course it's a fact, I'm just surprised some folk are even questioning it.

I am surprised that @Prestwich_Blue hasn't been told this by city. It makes it difficult for him and the other reps to do their role if they aren't aware of these type of things?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I am surprised that @Prestwich_Blue hasn't been told this by city. It makes it difficult for him and the other reps to do their role if they aren't aware of these type of things?

I had heard that seasonal hospitality members are asked for supporter numbers of people they give tickets to. It just never occurred to me they would get the points.

But to a large degree it's irrelevant as we have agreed that points will not be awarded for away games from next season. So it won't be happening for much longer.

 

[howfen blue]

It's funny how one our reps is quick to attack point whores, Facebook tickets, but defends to the hilt the supporters club and City hierarchy
Poacher turned gamekeeper springs to mind.
Regards
One of the loonies
I

It stands out like a sore thumb doesn't it. Hes Been told by numerous people as our 'rep' about a huge % of tickets being took at especially the so called glamour games by people who have no business being there which obviously come through the club but is more interested about going after the people who least deserve it! This also may be an issue with our away ends being pathetic at the moment!

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

I had heard that seasonal hospitality members are asked for supporter numbers of people they give tickets to. It just never occurred to me they would get the points.

But to a large degree it's irrelevant as we have agreed that points will not be awarded for away games from next season. So it won't be happening for much longer.

That's interesting. What do regular away supporters think about that? How can that be agreed based on feedback from a tiny proportion of supporters who post on here?

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

I had heard that seasonal hospitality members are asked for supporter numbers of people they give tickets to. It just never occurred to me they would get the points.

But to a large degree it's irrelevant as we have agreed that points will not be awarded for away games from next season. So it won't be happening for much longer.

At what point and by who has it been decided no away points next year ?
You havnt mentioned this before ?

 

[Maccblue]

How will not giving points for away games help that much?
The ones with high points (myself included) will still get first dibs as believe it or not the ones that attend nearly all the aways attend all the homes too and subscribe to all the schemes too as we have to because city forced us down this route so there’s no chance anyone can catch or overtake us?

People with higher points will still get the away tickets even if they aren’t going for their mates who have less points as they won’t wanna risk not getting an away ticket

The proposal makes no difference to me so bring it on
Personally I think your pissing in the wind

 

[East Level 2]

At what point and by who has it been decided no away points next year ?
You havnt mentioned this before ?

Absolutely bloody ridiculous if true.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

It's funny how one our reps is quick to attack point whores, Facebook tickets, but defends to the hilt the supporters club and City hierarchy
Poacher turned gamekeeper springs to mind.
Regards
One of the loonies
I

Why shouldn't I defend SC's and the club? I'm an SC member and my branch, Alkrington, is fantastic, with monthly meetings and organised travel. On the other hand, another branch seems to have only had a handful of meetings in the last few years yet I bet they still get tickets. And the system of allocating tickets to branches long pre-dates the points system and explosion of seasonal hospitality members.

And while the club hierarchy don't always get it right, the CM committee members are happy that hte club is making a serious effort to engage with us. We're working with club staff on working groups covering ticketing, equality & diversity and catering. But we tell them what we think and one senior exec got challenged very robustly by committee members on Thursday night. We've pushed back on the arrangements for the 18-25 ballot and the TC Euro away trips in order to get better outcomes than the ones we were offered originally and I think we'll succeed in getting those. We're stressing that good communication is key and that you can't do things like introduce a completely new ticketing system and just expect people to get used to it instantly and they have certainly taken that on board. So I'm going to give them credit for that as it's more than we've ever had before, from the 'Fan on the Board' days through to the demise of Points of Blue.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Why shouldn't I defend SC's and the club? I'm an SC member and my branch, Alkrington, is fantastic, with monthly meetings and organised travel. On the other hand, another branch seems to have only had a handful of meetings in the last few years yet I bet they still get tickets. And the system of allocating tickets to branches long pre-dates the points system and explosion of seasonal hospitality members.

And while the club hierarchy don't always get it right, the CM committee members are happy that hte club is making a serious effort to engage with us. We're working with club staff on working groups covering ticketing, equality & diversity and catering. But we tell them what we think and one senior exec got challenged very robustly by committee members on Thursday night. We've pushed back on the arrangements for the 18-25 ballot and the TC Euro away trips in order to get better outcomes than the ones we were offered originally and I think we'll succeed in getting those. We're stressing that good communication is key and that you can't do things like introduce a completely new ticketing system and just expect people to get used to it instantly and they have certainly taken that on board. So I'm going to give them credit for that as it's more than we've ever had before, from the 'Fan on the Board' days through to the demise of Points of Blue.

Are any minutes of these meetings available as a lot seems to be being agreed on our behalf.or dont city want it documented ?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

At what point and by who has it been decided no away points next year ?
You havnt mentioned this before ?

It was in the minutes of the second CM meeting. It's been talked about on here before so people saying it's the first they've heard of it clearly haven't been paying attention. We're moving the focus to attendance at home games, particularly cup games.