Should be an absolute givenWe’d all love for away tickets to be 100% sold by loyalty points, but in the modern, greed is good world, in which we live, that isn’t going to happen. If a corporate paying tens of thousands of pounds a season, or a sponsor pumping money into the club wants four tickets for Liverpool away, then they will get them, we might not like it but they will. However there should be mechanisms put in place to ensure that they use them legitimately and aren’t sourcing them to make a profit.
There is a battle to be fought with the club over this and where they could meet us half way is the guarantee of 60% sold via loyalty points, and transparency over who has got what tickets. Anybody found to be putting tickets on resale sites should be sanctioned and barred from applying for a designated period, irrespective of whether they are bog standard general admission season ticket holders or corporate, sponsors etc.
I don’t think that’s too much for us as supporters to ask of the club.
What was promised should be guaranteed. My reckoning is it’s 57% with the 60%, less three / fifths of the 18-25 allocation.Should be an absolute given
What’s the point of any of the supporter groups or reps if basic things like away allocations are not at the forefront. I think people accept that some tickets are siphoned off and resold to corporate etc, but if there was a cast iron guarantee of the allocations at least we would know what to expect
Shudders at the thought of that guy with big bollocks in a superhero kit.....was one of those .Bensons For Beds or Brentford Nylons. Don't think they ever merged to create Brentfords for Beds!
Shudders at the thought of that guy with big bollocks in a superhero kit.....was one of those .
“ I'm not going to talk about what little they did tell us”Don't be naive. If someone is paying us millions of pounds a year, they're going to get tickets. It's even written into the contract. I know Hays got them as I was at a game and saw someone I knew from when I'd done some work for them. He told me they got 4 tickets for any game they wanted them for.
No one has an issue with a last minute emergency meaning someone can't use their ticket and passes it to another blue.
But you're being naive again if you think the club didn't do their homework on away tickets. They were mostly very coy about their methods and I'm not going to talk about what little they did tell us but I'd be monitoring social media sites, having 'spotters' at games and doing test buying, among other things. Their evidence indicated that 25-30% of away tickets were being passed on and that's completely unacceptable. I know at least 2 former mods on here (not anyone who's currently moderating I hasten to add) were doing it regularly.
There was one game (might have been Cardiff away) where there were over 100 tickets available on this forum alone. I think that game (it was a 3pm kickoff on a Saturday) went to general sale and I was glad of the chance to go.
Would you advocate for a system , whereby every single ticket that goes to an OSC must be bought by someone with the requisite points? Dead easy to implement.What was promised should be guaranteed. My reckoning is it’s 57% with the 60%, less three / fifths of the 18-25 allocation.
As others have commented, it’s surprising to see “eligible groups” added like ex players when those tickets could come out of the allocations to staff / management etc.
Not really sure what that achieves to be honest lots of members in our branch have the requisite points and don't travel that often now.Would you advocate for a system , whereby every single ticket that goes to an OSC must be bought by someone with the requisite points? Dead easy to implement.
Transparency; that’s all.Not really sure what that achieves to be honest lots of members in our branch have the requisite points and don't travel that often now.
The only way would be names on tickets and produce ID at turnstile which would result in chaos, not a cat in hells chance that will be implemented over here.Transparency; that’s all.
Just think there should / could be a system whereby OSC tix can only be purchased by those with sufficient points.The only way would be names on tickets and produce ID at turnstile which would result in chaos, not a cat in hells chance that will be implemented over here.
Trouble is OSC is now a world wide organisation so unlikely member from Brazil or elsewhere would have required points, but like all other branches are entitled to apply for allocation if a member wants to attend a game. Our branch applies for allocation for every away game very rare we get more than one or two tickets anymore unless it's a game nobody else fancies.Just think there should / could be a system whereby OSC tix can only be purchased by those with sufficient points.
It’s easily doable without recourse to names on tix etc. anyway, not going to happen so we soldier on!
If supporters have the requisite points, why are they bothering with applying through a supporters club.Not really sure what that achieves to be honest lots of members in our branch have the requisite points and don't travel that often now.
Well I only go to the games if the fixture reaches my ticket points so you would be better off asking your loaded questions to somebody else.Would you advocate for a system , whereby every single ticket that goes to an OSC must be bought by someone with the requisite points? Dead easy to implement.
To say that between 25/30% of tickets were not being used by the original buyer for away matches is a bit of a stretch.“ I'm not going to talk about what little they did tell us”
Consistent, I’ll give you that.
Transparency was never your / the club’s strong point sadly.
Don't think you're reading it right mate, question was posed as to why supporters club members who get a ticket through branch should have required number of points. I only pointed out our branch like many others have members who don't travel away now with enough points to use their numbers. The reason why we apply together through branch is we can get tickets together always good to stand with your mates, makes sense to me.If supporters have the requisite points, why are they bothering with applying through a supporters club.
That makes no sense.
Is it not better if they do. It means they are taking a ticket from the OSC pot rather than the loyalty points pot.If supporters have the requisite points, why are they bothering with applying through a supporters club.
That makes no sense.
They then take the ticket from the loyalty pot and the osc take the 2 they get form the 'other pot' it why the likes of Arnie take a full coach to Bournemouth Brentford etc.Is it not better if they do. It means they are taking a ticket from the OSC pot rather than the loyalty points pot.
I'd actually bargain that the tickets that are bought from the points pot are passed around more by OSCs than anybody else in order to fill coaches. It's not an issue, but it just lays bare the scrutiny from the club that seems to only be reserved for tickets going to points.They then take the ticket from the loyalty pot and the osc take the 2 they get form the 'other pot' it why the likes of Arnie take a full coach to Bournemouth Brentford etc.
I'd have thought it was because it enables them to sit with other members of their branch.If supporters have the requisite points, why are they bothering with applying through a supporters club.
That makes no sense.