Return of Supporters

[lancs blue]

Help. I am 75 years old and have had my two Covid jabs, but only have a cheap mobile phone and haven’t got a clue about using it for tickets.

Will I still be able to attend if successful in the ballot?

Print at home tickets will be available.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I feel like Charlie hoping more than anything that I have the golden ticket! Let’s hope Mr Wonka or the yellow Team Leader in our case, let’s me in if I am one the lucky ones! I can’t hardly go to sleep I’m so excited.....the ballot is tomorrow! Football is BACK!!!

 

[seafordblue]

GortonBlue62 said:
Pre covid the last home game I missed was Villa, 7th Feb 1976.

My run of 1108 consecutive first team home games began with Everton, 21st Feb 1976.

I have 21660 loyalty points.

Feel physically sick at the thought of missing the game.

If I do miss out and my personal record is lost I'll be adopting a saner (less fanatical) approach to supporting City.

I hope you get a ticket. I'm nowhere near that.
I genuinely hope you are successful as that’s some record and commitment.

The loyalty lost its way the moment platinum was brought in for double points.

You definitely deserve a ticket for this match and it’s crazy that you’re not guaranteed one.

I agree the platinum double points was unfair and just extra money for nothing in return.

But the loyalty points scheme has lost its way with this ridiculous part loyalty points, part ballot allocation of tickets.

 

[g180aj]

fully appreciate what you say and your position and circumstances. Also fully agree number of points don't make a fan bigger than any other, but if someone has chosen and committed to follow City whenever their circumstances allow instead of doing other things, under a points based system that is in place, then surely they are within their rights to expect that the points based system they signed up to will be in operation when availability is limited?

I’d be inclined to agree with you, however, this a slightly different circumstance and let’s be honest none of us currently has a season ticket.

We’ve also got to factor in that out off these 10,000 “fans” all of the players family will take some tickets as it’s a big game for the players.
My personal opinion is with us having 2 games in front of fans, the club should only allow anyone to attend 1 off the 2 games and as @Prestwich_Blue has already stated there is going to be 30,000 usual season card holders missing out, why should anyone get to go to both?

 

[simmo]

I feel like Charlie hoping more than anything that I have the golden ticket! Let’s hope Mr Wonka or the yellow Team Leader in our case, let’s me in if I am one the lucky ones! I can’t hardly go to sleep I’m so excited.....the ballot is tomorrow! Football is BACK!!!

What a great idea. The club should of sent a wonka bar via Amazon to each fan. Only the ones in gold wrappers get to log on.

After reading this thread it wouldn’t be any less popular.

 

[we are the east stand]

The pricing is hilarious isn’t it. Only we could have about 50 different prices for a one off game of 10,000 fans! Why didn’t they just say tickets will be £30 each for adults and £15 for kids or whatever. Who thinks this shit up? They probably had an all day meeting with breakout sessions to come up with this.

It’s unbelievable how out of touch the club can be at times, especially recently.

The mixed prices is a massive og, as you said should have been a (low) set price across the ground, Burnley are doing it for free for their fans - ok totally different circumstances and quality of action on offer but the revenue for this game isn’t make or break for us whereas it actually could make a difference at Burnley.

 

[g180aj]

Ballot idea is total bollox. Everybody seems to have a story as to why they haven't got a lot loyalty points but that's how the tickets should have been sold.

let’s be honest about it, every city fan hated ffp because it was designed to keep the rich clubs rich and everyone else had no chance to catch up......the loyalty points system is the same thing!

All you moaning fuckers complaining that you didn’t get a guaranteed ticket and you should because you’ve got 18,19,20,000 points ....your all just the Ac Milan in this equation.

How can anyone build points when away games are double and sell out 3,000 tickets above 22k points.

 

[91:23]

If there is one thing that annoys me more than any about City its loyalty points. Yet I can nip onto various FB sites and send a message then meet a guy who can sell me a ticket. Its a closed shop going via City, but somehow its an open market on social media. I've often wondered how those tickets become available? Maybe someone with 22k points is keeping it that way so they get to whatever games they want and then act as an unofficial 3rd party distributing tickets they just happen to have available. Meanwhile City turn a blind eye to it.

I don't have 22k points that's for sure, like most in my position life got in the way of me achieving that. 40 years of attending games and I'm left to scrabble across unofficial social media sellers trying to get tickets. Yet when I watch a game at the swamp or canalfield I see kids and teenagers and wonder just how they qualify for tickets. This isn't a slight on kids at games, they are fans like the rest of us regardless of age, but it does make me wonder and consider that maybe City can do this a better way.

What the answer is I don't know, yes loyalty should be rewarded, but I think there's a hint of piss taking going on that I have never liked the whiff of.

 

[WickyWain]

Good luck to all fellow blues going in the ballot.

I was unsure about going because of the pandemic but I've decided to go for it. I'd love to see the team lift the trophy and to say bye to our Sergio but it won't be the end of the world if I don't get picked.

Make love not war.

 

[lancs blue]

How can anyone build points when away games are double and sell out 3,000 tickets above 22k points.

Double what? No points for away games, and many aways went to open sale last couple of seasons.

 

[Tonster]

let’s be honest about it, every city fan hated ffp because it was designed to keep the rich clubs rich and everyone else had no chance to catch up......the loyalty points system is the same thing!

All you moaning fuckers complaining that you didn’t get a guaranteed ticket and you should because you’ve got 18,19,20,000 points ....your all just the Ac Milan in this equation.

How can anyone build points when away games are double and sell out 3,000 tickets above 22k points.

I may have mentioned this before (ahem) but in our last full season 8 games made open sale so there wasn’t a clamour then for people to only go to one of ‘Newcastle away at Christmas’ or ‘Oxford away in the Cup midweek‘ and nobody was arsed when all the usual faces turned up and supported the team even when ‘it was cold’, ‘there were no trains back’, ‘I couldn’t get the time off’, ‘I was doing my hair’. Loyalty point system isn’t perfect but it’s the fairest way possible. This argument when demand is greater than supply airs every time. For Everton home or CL final now, read Old Trafford or Anfield in previous seasons.

 

[East Level 2]

Pre covid the last home game I missed was Villa, 7th Feb 1976.
My run of 1108 consecutive first team home games began with Everton, 21st Feb 1976.
I have 21660 loyalty points.
Feel physically sick at the thought of missing the game.
If I do miss out and my personal record is lost I'll be adopting a saner (less fanatical) approach to supporting City.

Blimey! I thought missing 6 home games in 30 seasons was good going.
I know several people in similar position to you. They've had season tickets for 40 years but not done the away games to generate the extra points. I really think the bar should have been set lower, say 19,000 or 20,000.

 

[Gingers Dad]

let’s be honest about it, every city fan hated ffp because it was designed to keep the rich clubs rich and everyone else had no chance to catch up......the loyalty points system is the same thing!

All you moaning fuckers complaining that you didn’t get a guaranteed ticket and you should because you’ve got 18,19,20,000 points ....your all just the Ac Milan in this equation.

How can anyone build points when away games are double and sell out 3,000 tickets above 22k points.

Vast majority of most people's loyalty points come from home games. I go to every single home we play so I joined the cup schemes. I go to as many away games as my points allow through the season. I can't get a ticket for some away games because I haven't done enough over the years. I don't complain about it because there a people ahead of me that have earned it. Now I'm in a ballot with a lot of people who really just couldn't be arsed going to home games over the years.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Pre covid the last home game I missed was Villa, 7th Feb 1976.

My run of 1108 consecutive first team home games began with Everton, 21st Feb 1976.

I have 21660 loyalty points.

Feel physically sick at the thought of missing the game.

If I do miss out and my personal record is lost I'll be adopting a saner (less fanatical) approach to supporting City.

And this is a perfect example of why it shouldn't be a ballot

 

[Gingers Dad]

What's the betting there'll be tickets available online before its even sold out?

 

[Impeccable One]

It's only fair some guy who had his first season card last season gets the same shot at a ticket as you though...

I think you’re correct. I mean he’s getting on a bit, how many games has he got left in him ? And, I bet he never does selfies in the ground and post them to his instagram and twitter. Hardly contributing to the expansion of the club. Whereas the newbie will be in the club shop, tweeting and he has lots of years ahead of him. Sound logic by the club, if you ask me.
















JOKING ! :O

 

[fivercider]

I’ve heard that the ticket office have already got a system in place for who gets a ticket and who doesn’t.

CCTV from all around the ground has been capturing the seat and row numbers of all the early leavers for the past 5 years.

The 10,000 loyal supporters that stay until the final whistle every game have already been allocated their ticket and the balloting process is just a formality.

 

[GortonBlue62]

Pre covid the last home game I missed was Villa, 7th Feb 1976.

My run of 1108 consecutive first team home games began with Everton, 21st Feb 1976.

I have 21660 loyalty points.

Feel physically sick at the thought of missing the game.

If I do miss out and my personal record is lost I'll be adopting a saner (less fanatical) approach to supporting City.

I regret posting this as it smacks of self pity and that's not me. If I don't get a ticket in the ballot tough shit.

I'll make the following points though:-

To the club: what is the point of having a loyalty points system for the last 20 years if at the time when it's most relevant and necessary you chose to ignore it?

To the members of City Matters: you don't matter and you don't do any good. If you had any self awareness you'd realise that the club are taking you for a ride and if you had any integrity you'd resign from the charade.

 

[ysmsa]

If there is one thing that annoys me more than any about City its loyalty points. Yet I can nip onto various FB sites and send a message then meet a guy who can sell me a ticket. Its a closed shop going via City, but somehow its an open market on social media. I've often wondered how those tickets become available? Maybe someone with 22k points is keeping it that way so they get to whatever games they want and then act as an unofficial 3rd party distributing tickets they just happen to have available. Meanwhile City turn a blind eye to it.

I don't have 22k points that's for sure, like most in my position life got in the way of me achieving that. 40 years of attending games and I'm left to scrabble across unofficial social media sellers trying to get tickets. Yet when I watch a game at the swamp or canalfield I see kids and teenagers and wonder just how they qualify for tickets. This isn't a slight on kids at games, they are fans like the rest of us regardless of age, but it does make me wonder and consider that maybe City can do this a better way.

What the answer is I don't know, yes loyalty should be rewarded, but I think there's a hint of piss taking going on that I have never liked the whiff of.

Course that happens, the same memberships will be applying for tickets for every game, it wont be the same fans using the tickets though.

Its shit but really no other way with all ticket games and restricted away fan numbers.

 

[ysmsa]

I’ve heard that the ticket office have already got a system in place for who gets a ticket and who doesn’t.

CCTV from all around the ground has been capturing the seat and row numbers of all the early leavers for the past 5 years.

The 10,000 loyal supporters that stay until the final whistle every game have already been allocated their ticket and the balloting process is just a formality.

If that were true I'd be laughing. What about the late arrivals and the bar hangars.

Actually maybe they should sell more tickets for concourse only.