Seasoncard Amnesty

Saddleworth2 said:
Do you have any insight into club thinking about how we will get back into stadia? I saw something yesterday re Rugby union about having covid passports to prove that you are covid free. Is City Matters sitting at all just now?
Thanks mate.
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Some insight but nothing really firmed up yet. We're actively engaged with the club on this and we have another meeting on this tomorrow, when we hopefully should know a bit more. But there were more questions than answers after the last meeting. I'm sure many will jump at the chance to get back in the stadium but I'm also sure many won't think it's worth the bother.

What I'd like to see is every game on TV, as per the restart of this last season. Then at least if you can't or don't want to go, you won't miss the game.
 
liamctid said:
Think there's quite a few out there who go on tickets in other peoples names (dead relatives etc.) because they've been told that they cannot change the name on the card/they lose the seasoncard and they have to join the back of the queue for season tickets. Hopefully the club will rethink this before they bring these new measures in.
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When you say "new measures" what do you think a seasoncard amnesty is Liam? You will be able to transfer someone else's ticket you've been using into your own name. And it was always the intention to allow people to do this for next season, Covid or not.
 
blue44 said:
so they just go on dead relative's season cards ?

cos they want to sit with friends /family etc ?

its cheaper than match day tickets ?
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Why would you give up a season ticket if someone wanted to use it? My son went off to uni in the USA after the 2011/2012 season. I kept his ticket thinking he'd be back sooner or later but he's still there, married and unlikely to ever come back here (unless Trump wins in November, in which case he reckons he's on the first plane back). So someone uses his ticket but now they can have it in their own name. I know people who use tickets where the person named is coming up to 65 and therefore they'd automatically be charged the concessionary rate even though the user should pay full adult price.

So we've been asking for this for a while and really should have done it last summer but the club wasn't sure about a few things so we missed the opportunity.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
Why would you give up a season ticket if someone wanted to use it? My son went off to uni in the USA after the 2011/2012 season. I kept his ticket thinking he'd be back sooner or later but he's still there, married and unlikely to ever come back here (unless Trump wins in November, in which case he reckons he's on the first plane back). So someone uses his ticket but now they can have it in their own name. I know people who use tickets where the person named is coming up to 65 and therefore they'd automatically be charged the concessionary rate even though the user should pay full adult price.

So we've been asking for this for a while and really should have done it last summer but the club wasn't sure about a few things so we missed the opportunity.
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What if your son comes back? re-transfer the card back to him?

Does this end up with a 'black market' of transferring ST names instead of people waiting on the list?
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
Why would you give up a season ticket if someone wanted to use it? My son went off to uni in the USA after the 2011/2012 season. I kept his ticket thinking he'd be back sooner or later but he's still there, married and unlikely to ever come back here (unless Trump wins in November, in which case he reckons he's on the first plane back). So someone uses his ticket but now they can have it in their own name. I know people who use tickets where the person named is coming up to 65 and therefore they'd automatically be charged the concessionary rate even though the user should pay full adult price.

So we've been asking for this for a while and really should have done it last summer but the club wasn't sure about a few things so we missed the opportunity.
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i was asking liam btw but fare enough

btw

does the new season ticket holder keep the points from the person they're taking their season ticket from ?
 
quiet_riot said:
What if your son comes back? re-transfer the card back to him?

Does this end up with a 'black market' of transferring ST names instead of people waiting on the list?
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It's a one-off opportunity, which was planned anyway but has been precipitated by the current situation. If my son says no, then we don't do it. If he agrees then comes back, he'd have to go on the waiting list (if we have one). The club need the right contact details for everyone attending games so even if you aren't planning to transfer your ST then you'll have to ensure your details are in order on the database.

The same situation exists at Liverpool and certainly used to at Old Trafford. Mate of mine (now sadly passed on) had something like 9 tickets which he rented out.
 
I can see them installing facial recognition in the future, to check your ID as you use the turnstiles. If you let someone else use your card, it would be quite easy to upload their picture and details onto your supporter account. They've probably wanted to do something similar for a while but now with COVID, it means they can implement such a scheme without fear of pushback from the fans.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
It's a one-off opportunity, which was planned anyway but has been precipitated by the current situation. If my son says no, then we don't do it. If he agrees then comes back, he'd have to go on the waiting list (if we have one). The club need the right contact details for everyone attending games so even if you aren't planning to transfer your ST then you'll have to ensure your details are in order on the database.

The same situation exists at Liverpool and certainly used to at Old Trafford. Mate of mine (now sadly passed on) had something like 9 tickets which he rented out.
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come on

its an industry at utd

a rag i know sells her season ticket for about 14 of 19 home games and makes a massive profit for each game

as an aside,she's only had a season ticket for 4 years ,there waiting list of 100,000 is bollocks
 
unexpected item said:
I can see them installing facial recognition in the future, to check your ID as you use the turnstiles. If you let someone else use your card, it would be quite easy to upload their picture and details onto your supporter account. They've probably wanted to do something similar for a while but now with COVID, it means they can implement such a scheme without fear of pushback from the fans.
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Not while masks are a must!
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
It's a one-off opportunity, which was planned anyway but has been precipitated by the current situation. If my son says no, then we don't do it. If he agrees then comes back, he'd have to go on the waiting list (if we have one). The club need the right contact details for everyone attending games so even if you aren't planning to transfer your ST then you'll have to ensure your details are in order on the database.

The same situation exists at Liverpool and certainly used to at Old Trafford. Mate of mine (now sadly passed on) had something like 9 tickets which he rented out.
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That explains the empty rows of seats against the less attractive opposition
 
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