It's an emotive subject supporters clubs and tickets, obviously at our club you are only in a ballot if you've applied to the club for a ticket and then the club have to inform City who the tickets are allocated to and their supporter number. Again I would reiterate that if there's any hint of transferring tickets City will impose a ban on that club applying for tickets. On balance, I'd probably be in favour of dispensing with supporters club allocations but I understand the contribution they made in the days when tickets weren't in the same demand as now and why others may not agree.
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It's an emotive subject supporters clubs and tickets, obviously at our club you are only in a ballot if you've applied to the club for a ticket and then the club have to inform City who the tickets are allocated to and their supporter number. Again I would reiterate that if there's any hint of transferring tickets City will impose a ban on that club applying for tickets. On balance, I'd probably be in favour of dispensing with supporters club allocations but I understand the contribution they made in the days when tickets weren't in the same demand as now and why others may not agree.
squirtyflower
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Fair response mateIt's an emotive subject supporters clubs and tickets, obviously at our club you are only in a ballot if you've applied to the club for a ticket and then the club have to inform City who the tickets are allocated to and their supporter number. Again I would reiterate that if there's any hint of transferring tickets City will impose a ban on that club applying for tickets. On balance, I'd probably be in favour of dispensing with supporters club allocations but I understand the contribution they made in the days when tickets weren't in the same demand as now and why others may not agree.
Whatever the future holds some people aren’t going to be happy.
Alex - City Matters
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I agree, a ballot is illogical.That may be the case, so it needs stricter control, not ballots.
I know people who I’ve been friends with for over 25 years who go to the odd game yet are still able to get tickets for the ‘big’ games. Why’s that? Because every week their tickets are sold through their branch.
So the hard core, of about a thousand or less (I think it’s more like 500), follow City up and down the country, and abroad, to the unglamorous games but have to go into a ballot for the big games with people who haven’t gone up to the unglamorous games?
No, perhaps I explained it badly. I am saying we all want tickets for the Rags or Dippers and some moan about those fans on 20k+ points always getting those tickets. If these people want to increase their points they could have gone to Bristol or quite a few others that went very low or open sale, (Cardiff a nd Spurs away this season) I was trying to stick up for the twenty kayers ! They have done the hard graft pre 2011/12 and should not now be subject to a lottery.
squirtyflower
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Fair enough mate.No, perhaps I explained it badly. I am saying we all want tickets for the Rags or Dippers and some moan about those fans on 20k+ points always getting those tickets. If these people want to increase their points they could have gone to Bristol or quite a few others that went very low or open sale, (Cardiff away this season) I was trying to stick up for the twenty kayers ! They have done the hard graft pre 2011/12 and should not now be subject to a lottery.
You in Lyon?
cleavers
Moderator
Good for you, and i've no interest in taking your ticket.I haven't missed a home game since 1976 and I typically do almost all domestic away games.
Perhaps the club could implement a system in which you have my ticket.
Fair enough mate.
You in Lyon?
Oh yes. via Amdam out and Paris back ! I love my euro aways !!
Fame Monster
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No, perhaps I explained it badly. I am saying we all want tickets for the Rags or Dippers and some moan about those fans on 20k+ points always getting those tickets. If these people want to increase their points they could have gone to Bristol or quite a few others that went very low or open sale, (Cardiff a nd Spurs away this season) I was trying to stick up for the twenty kayers ! They have done the hard graft pre 2011/12 and should not now be subject to a lottery.
What about the people too young to have done the hard graft prior to 11/12? What about the City fans who weren’t even born prior to 11/12? They get the opportunity to go to 3 or 4 out of 25 away games a season and even when they do go, they still lose ground over the course of the season if those ahead of them are buying up all the tickets, often to sell on to the younger fans who do want to go but can’t due to the loyalty point system. Just like FFP, it’s a closed shop and the present system favours a small minority and makes it nigh on impossible for those of a certain age to go because the drawbridge has already been pulled up.
Fame Monster
Well-Known Member
I agree, a ballot is illogical.
Just because it isn’t as beneficial to you as the current system doesn’t make it illogical.
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What about the people too young to have done the hard graft prior to 11/12? What about the City fans who weren’t even born prior to 11/12? They get the opportunity to go to 3 or 4 out of 25 away games a season and even when they do go, they still lose ground over the course of the season if those ahead of them are buying up all the tickets, often to sell on to the younger fans who do want to go but can’t due to the loyalty point system. Just like FFP, it’s a closed shop and the present system favours a small minority and makes it nigh on impossible for those of a certain age to go because the drawbridge has already been pulled up.
Anyone who is even slighty interested in City could have got tickets for Spurs this season, Cardiff went to very low points, there's 80 if you are on Platignum (which is another arguement altogether.) Bristol City away, a semi final went to open sale !! Some, not all, don't want to travel to the far away matches especially when it is on TV but moan when they can't get Liverpool away. Every League Cup and Champs League at home is open sale to fans. So points can be built up if you put some miles in or go to less popular matches. I accept that some ticketholders on high points buy them just sell them on but does that mean that fans who have been there week in week out should suffer ? Newcastle away last season, a shit January night, midweek and on tele, but they still went. There is no easy answer but to penalise someone who was going to shit games under Pearce is wrong.
Footnote. I am on 14,300 pts. so not looking to do a FFP from the inside.