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i haven't read the thread properly, but it is good to hear something is potentially being done to change the away ticket system. it doesnt work as it is now. its near impossible to actually catch up on points now. you could go to swansea away/ less glamorous sides for the next ten years and i still don't think many would catch up- that shouldnt be the only way to attend games properly either. for younger fans who want to go to aways - how on earth do they stand a chance of getting tickets properly ? most of my mates go through getting tickets off others.

id keep some back for 18-25 year olds, reserve say 75-80%% for season ticket holders with points and then have another general ballot section for everyone. scrap platinum and the corporate allocation ( not going to happen)
 
Simple 5% to staff
All remaining tickets through the loyalty system
Corporates won't be interested in Newport at 1730 on a Saturday night
Probably get 1600 tickets they put a temporary stand up for spurs fans
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
i haven't read the thread properly, but it is good to hear something is potentially being done to change the away ticket system. it doesnt work as it is now. its near impossible to actually catch up on points now. you could go to swansea away/ less glamorous sides for the next ten years and i still don't think many would catch up- that shouldnt be the only way to attend games properly either. for younger fans who want to go to aways - how on earth do they stand a chance of getting tickets properly ? most of my mates go through getting tickets off others.

id keep some back for 18-25 year olds, reserve say 75-80%% for season ticket holders with points and then have another general ballot section for everyone. scrap platinum and the corporate allocation ( not going to happen)
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Seems to be working tomorrow, everyone who had a seasoncard could buy a ticket.
Same last week in Newcastle as well.
 
Just a thought but if we are going to offer away tickets as part of the corporate experience why don't we make it the full experience instead of offering tickets that you can do what the fuck you want with. If you must offer an away ticket to corporates then make that part of a full on corporate awayday. You're less likely to be able to tout the full experience than you are a single ticket
 
Andyleg said:
Just a thought but if we are going to offer away tickets as part of the corporate experience why don't we make it the full experience instead of offering tickets that you can do what the fuck you want with. If you must offer an away ticket to corporates then make that part of a full on corporate awayday. You're less likely to be able to tout the full experience than you are a single ticket
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Point being you wont get 20% take up on such an offering
 
I’m entertained by the odd comment in the last couple of pages. Maybe bemused is more appropriate.

Newcastle, Everton and Wembley (probably)
go to Cityzen’s and we’ve already got people bitching that they won’t get a ticket in the away end in Newport’s tiny ground.
 
I'm not sure how the boxes work but I'm sure that the other corporate areas you can only put in for 1 ticket per person?
And for big games such as Dippers and Swamp donkeys etc it goes to a ballot. I don't think it is a free for all that's for sure.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
I’m entertained by the odd comment in the last couple of pages. Maybe bemused is more appropriate.

Newcastle, Everton and Wembley (probably)
go to Cityzen’s and we’ve already got people bitching that they won’t get a ticket in the away end in Newport’s tiny ground.
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Booked Newport trains via Brum good price back easy too
 
East Level 2 said:
That could explain why they stopped inviting me. It was offered to 1,000 but only about 50 took up the offer in the first season.
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I got offered it a couple of times but was working full time and couldn’t go to any away games in Europe and the odd mid week game here so I turned it down.
Now I can get to the games but it isn’t offered
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
It's a good question.

I have said before on here that our current ticketing process has developed from a set of piecemeal initiatives put in place a long time ago when the landscape has changed and maybe renders some of those not fit for purpose in that changed landscape. We should look at the whole thing afresh and decide what's a more suitable and flexible process for where we are now and are likely to be in the foreseeable future.

Personally I'm not against the principle of a group of ordinary fans having access to tickets that their points might not qualify them for. If we stopped the SC allocation and put 500 tickets into a ballot like we're planning to do for the 18-25 year olds, that would do the same job but I think might be more acceptable as it's open to all and less prone to potential abuses. That's just me thinking aloud though and certainly doesn't reflect any discussions we've had in City Matters.
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I’d agree with a percentage going to general ballot for every game too.

City is for everybody.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
I’m entertained by the odd comment in the last couple of pages. Maybe bemused is more appropriate.

Newcastle, Everton and Wembley (probably)
go to Cityzen’s and we’ve already got people bitching that they won’t get a ticket in the away end in Newport’s tiny ground.
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I won’t get a ticket for Newport away. To be honest it doesn’t bother me too much. My wife and I go to the ones we qualify for. However you can bet your bottom dollar that they’ll be a decent amount at the game that won’t have qualified that have got their tickets either through someone they know who does qualify, or via a supporters club. I think some supporters have the right to bitch about not getting in Newport’s tiny ground. So why is it that other passionate blues being gutted about the possibility of not having a fair chance of obtaining a ticket entertains you?
 
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squirtyflower said:
Seems to be working tomorrow, everyone who had a seasoncard could buy a ticket.
Same last week in Newcastle as well.
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The main point being made is that it’s completely irrelevant if a fan goes to your Newcastle’s, Watford’s, spurs and Everton’s away midweek. That fan could do that for the next 10 seasons and still have absolutely no chance of getting a ticket for Bournemouth, Newport, manure or Liverpool away.

When I 1st started away games it would have seen you catch right up. Today, it doesn’t.
 
RACHACE said:
The main point being made is that it’s completely irrelevant if a fan goes to your Newcastle’s, Watford’s, spurs and Everton’s away midweek. That fan could do that for the next 10 seasons and still have absolutely no chance of getting a ticket for Bournemouth, Newport, manure or Liverpool away.

When I 1st started away games it would have seen you catch right up. Today, it doesn’t.
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My post was in response to someone saying they couldn’t get to an occasional game.
However there is one today that went to zero points, so the opportunity is there, and it has been eight times this season, which is more than occasional.
The fact people choose not to is their right but they shouldn’t then pontificate to others who do
 
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The Supporters Clubs and cup schemes intrigues me. I wonder what percentage of supporters club members are also on the cup scheme is and shouldn't the percentage allocated to supporters club decrease for away games if it is less?

I still don't see the need for the supporters club allocations. I can understand the corporate and internal allocations, even if I don't like the former, but the supporters club one doesn't wash with me. I've heard things like they put coaches on but how does that work for Euro away games. They don't put planes on. We're all fighting for the same cause at the end of the day and a fairer system should start with doing away with the supporter club allocation and increasing the pot available to points. Until that happens, a ballot or new system shouldn't even be discussed.
 
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