I know someone too,he gets 2 tickets for any away game he wants,tbf,he is home and away everywhere,every game,and the last couple of years gets 3 when he wants.Depends on you tier ;)
Overseas branches should not get access to away tickets unless the person going has required pointsThat’s true but the cynic in me says maybe the “newer over seas branches” find London a better option for tourism:)
Or maybe a lot think I’ve no hope in a United ticket I’ll go for an Arsenal one instead
I was speaking to someone recently who lives in Manchester who is a member of the crete branch and another - He said they only have 13 members but I thought branches had to have more members than that and they got 2 for United away. Whilst its always who you know surely having members who are Manchester based beats the point of being an overseas branch.Overseas branches should not get access to away tickets unless the person going has required points
Plenty of seats at the etihad and let’s be honest that is an away game for them
Season cards go up by half the rate of inflation. Roel and Danny (and others) are tasked with increasing the Club’s income by at least the rate of inflation. Match day ticket prices and hospitality offerings increase.No new Gold SCs issued for the last two years. Any non-renewals sold at match day prices.
Match day prices increasing massively (sic)
Most in-demand away match tickets being siphoned off to the highest bidders.
Can anyone spot a trend here? Yes, it's all about maximising income so from a club commercial perspective they will think why should we 'give away' away tickets just because a large proportion of the support base has been going for years. Equally, they won't be thinking that they will need this core support 'if' we decline in the future as they won't be here by then. You have to assume that this is being driven by demands from the very top so either Khaldoon or our owner. Football at the top level is a business first and foremost. Yes that requires footballing success but the days of moderately wealthy local businessmen running them as an interest or because they are actually supporters are over.
What are the chances of changing the club's strategy on any of the issues at the beginning of my rambling post? Zero in my view.
Exactly, hence the drive to reduce the overall number of SC holders. The club view currently is that they aren't needed to sell out so less of them is better. I can't see any new SCs being issued for the foreseeable future so if you have one think long and hard before giving it up.Season cards go up by half the rate of inflation. Roel and Danny (and others) are tasked with increasing the Club’s income by at least the rate of inflation. Match day ticket prices and hospitality offerings increase.
Season cards go up by half the rate of inflation. Roel and Danny (and others) are tasked with increasing the Club’s income by at least the rate of inflation. Match day ticket prices and hospitality offerings increase.
Don’t think that’s fair now myself who’s to say they don’t go to home games as well . I do agree with you should need the required number of points but that should go across the board with all branchesOverseas branches should not get access to away tickets unless the person going has required points
Plenty of seats at the etihad and let’s be honest that is an away game for them
The club knows who goes to games, they can administer thisDon’t think that’s fair now myself who’s to say they don’t go to home games as well . I do agree with you should need the required number of points but that should go across the board with all branches
Great point. Domestic supporter club should get zero.Unfortunately you are spot on and it reflects yet another gap between the fans and the club. The lack of transparency as to where these tourists are coming from is telling.
I mean they do it at home games. Often up in EL3 I've felt like an away fan as I'm surrounded by tourists who haven't a scooby that cheering for the other team to score may result in a dig in the back. Stewards are next to useless, unless a brawl broke out they would do nothing and even then they'd probably do fuck all anyway. Rags and Dipper games are always close to kicking off.
The club don't seem to care about our fanbase at all.....it's all about maximising profit. They seem not to give a royal shit.
Arsenal away was probably the one away game I could get a ticket for, from the Supporters club, now with the Tarquin revival they are impossible to get hold of. Where were we when they were shit !
I'd say the current way of allocating tickets needs a shake up. It can't be right that ST holders of 10+ years have no chance of an away ticket. There needs to be some sort of ballot taking place for ST holders of at least 5 years. I'm sure I'll take some pelters from the 25.000+ points holders, but we need to open it up to long term fans and at the same time remove the tourists from the away following.
In that case the individual should get their own ticketsDon’t think that’s fair now myself who’s to say they don’t go to home games as well . I do agree with you should need the required number of points but that should go across the board with all branches