Ladies and gentlemen - this thread is getting a little out of hand. This is how I see it.
So far we know that for an away allocation the tickets are split as follows: 60% are allocated to season card holders, 20% to supporters clubs, 15% to corporate and 5% to players/club. Those are the facts given to us by the club. Most would agree that the 60% allocated to season card holders on the loyalty points scheme is too low and that the numbers given to the supporters clubs and corporate should be lowered maybe to 15% and 10%. Too many tickets end up on ticketing websites for extortionate prices although it appears that nobody knows or can be bothered to find out where these tickets originate from and therefore can't be tracked back to see who is abusing the system. This needs to be investigated immediately and needs stopping. There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that some branches are requesting tickets and these are being used by people on low loyalty points whilst their members on high points buy their tickets via the club. This is wrong and needs to be stopped immediately. Why should a branch member on 10k points receive a ticket whilst someone on 15k not in a branch doesn't. Anyone who thinks that is right needs their head examining. Tickets that are returned to the club by players etc should be done earlier so that these can then go back on sale to season card holders via the loyalty points system. Platinum needs to be stopped immediately and I speak as someone who was mug enough to go on platinum. The solutions are very simple and I am not sure why there is so much personal abuse being given out. All it takes is a little common sense - the current system isn't perfect and can be improved very quickly and simply without the need for a huge overhaul.