Did they say if United have explained why they have made this change?
From United's website - agree with others that this could be a logistical nightmare for them. Asking 5% or 10% of fans to collect is one thing but asking everyone to do it for a domestic away could cause all kinds of problems. It seems that the reasons for employing these stricter measures are to try and get their allocations back up, plus they've identified a suitable location this time to implement a 100% collection but I think it's also to stop anyone blagging it and trying to pass their tickets on - note the 2nd last paragraph that states 30% of those who have been asked to collect so far this season didn't turn up:
Leicester City Ticket Collection Information
As you may be aware, we are undertaking domestic away game validations with the primary objective of getting back to receiving full ticket allocations at as many away games as possible.
To help achieve that, we need to demonstrate to clubs that we have stopped the very small minority of fans that have previously caused trouble at away grounds from receiving tickets, and ensure that the people allocated tickets are actually the supporters using them (it is our understanding that this minority did not obtain tickets directly through the Club).
With this in mind, and as agreed in the
Fans' Forum, we have implemented a number of ticket checks / validations over the past few seasons for away games. Despite having validated just c3k Season Tickets since we began the process in 2013/14 (mainly due to the lack of suitable locations for collections at / near away grounds), these validation exercises are showing positive signs of working. Post-match observations from the Police and stewards have pointed to improved fan behaviour at away matches, we negotiated the full allocation for West Ham (for the first time since 2009) and additionally, Hull City have allocated more tickets to us for the EFL Cup semi-final than we are entitled to (historically they have reduced our allocation).
Therefore we will now start to apply pressure on other clubs to increase our allocation, as well as making representations to the Premier League to contest any ongoing / further reductions. However, we kindly request that fans help self-police at away games, to ensure that gangways are kept clear which will undoubtedly help our cause.
To facilitate the validation process, after a lot of planning we have managed to secure a suitable location for the Leicester City game, and will be inviting
all successful applicants to collect their ticket in Leicester on the day of the game.
Supporters will only be able to collect their own ticket in Leicester, with a passport or driving license as proof of identification. Additional details of the specific collection point location, and opening times, will be posted to each registered ticket holder, along with a ticket exchange voucher in the next couple of weeks.
If supporters are unable to collect their match ticket as requested, they will need to contact us on 0161 868 8000 to cancel the ticket before 5pm on Sunday 8th January. Please note, around 30% of people who have been asked to collect their ticket this season haven't done so.
Please click
here to view our ticket allocation information for all domestic away matches played throughout the 2016/17 season.
