I don't have a problem with the supporters branch for what it brings to those that follow city. The branches are good and bring people together to go to home matches and were lucky away matches together. Friendships and relationships are made that move on from just football. The big problem I have with supporters branches are the amount that pop up in a certain area. 1 Branch for each area in some places you literally have 4 branches in a 5 mile radius.
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Away tickets
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I think you may find Kevin will state its up to each branch how the allocate the tickets. That has been his stock answer in the past.
I'm sure it is but, to the best of my knowledge, the person the branch allocates the ticket to is the person who must use it. If someone from a branch who has been allocated a ticket is found to have passed it on then the branch stands to lose any future allocation.
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What is the argument for Supporters Clubs getting an allocation of tickets?
Most reasons I can see can be sorted by the friends and family linking of groups on the ticket website. Maybe they supporters clubs need to move with the times, and utilise this feature than slag others off.
I agree with around 90% of that
The original supporters clubs (for all teams) would have been organised to provide cheaper travel, at a time when few supporters owned cars.
They also provided an opportunity for inter-branch social interaction in the form of darts/pool/quiz competitions.
It's also forgotten that until the Keegan era, it wasn't that uncommon for a player to visit a branch.
However, the football demographic has since changed, so whilst the old First Division average attendances were considerably lower than the stadium capacities, we now face a situation whereby virtually every Premier League team take 3,000 to every away game. The clubs are less dependant on the match attending fans, which is particularly ironic, as the demand for match tickets has never been so high.
Where I disagree slightly is the allocation of tickets for supporters clubs who still run coaches to away games.
Somebody keeps mentioning the Blackpool branch, and personally, I don't have a problem with a few extra tickets being allocated, so that a coach can be filled, mainly because we're talking about less than 1% of the total allocation.
There will be a lot of branches losing there allocation after the next away match then.I'm sure it is but, to the best of my knowledge, the person the branch allocates the ticket to is the person who must use it. If someone from a branch who has been allocated a ticket is found to have passed it on then the branch stands to lose any future allocation.
There will be a lot of branches losing there allocation after the next away match then.
And rightly so if they're abusing the system. I see an awful lot on here about supporters clubs and generally keep my own counsel but the vast majority of what I read doesn't reflect what happens at the branch I'm a member of.
stadiumcat
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I'm sure it is but, to the best of my knowledge, the person the branch allocates the ticket to is the person who must use it. If someone from a branch who has been allocated a ticket is found to have passed it on then the branch stands to lose any future allocation.
Can anybody verify this has ever happened? By that I mean a supporters club, that have lost allocation of future tickets because tickets have not been allocated to the correct person out outside the supporters club.
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Can anybody verify this has ever happened? By that I mean a supporters club, that have lost allocation of future tickets because tickets have not been allocated to the correct person out outside the supporters club.
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I don't know if it has happened and maybe our branch is different from others but we, as a group, get reminded of our obligations with regards to tickets obtained through the branch at virtually every meeting.
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Sf family went to their first game at Hyde Road in 1920 when my grandad went, they lived in Ardwick at the time.Chappie established in 1955 paid for every ticket I've had.
Helped thousands with travel without the aid of the supporters clubs and handouts from the club.
My father went to his first game in the forties, after the war. I went to my first game in 64, my daughter’s first in Dec 1990 and now my grandson’s first game was May 2018. That’s five generations of our family coming up to nearly 100 years of support.
Pah, the Supporters Club are JCLs.
mancitymick
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1. Why can't members of supporters clubs apply for tickets like the rest of us plans ?
2. See point 1
3. @Tim of the Oak See point 1. At the moment you are sounding like political TV. So effin one sided
2. See point 1
3. @Tim of the Oak See point 1. At the moment you are sounding like political TV. So effin one sided
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1. Why can't members of supporters clubs apply for tickets like the rest of us plans ?
2. See point 1
3. @Tim of the Oak See point 1. At the moment you are sounding like political TV. So effin one sided
Watch Kevin’s video Mick for the OSC answers. It’s rare that I will take ticket out of the OSC allocation but I don’t lose any sleep when I do for the effort I contribute towards growing our fanbase.
Why weren’t you allowed in a Supporters Club Branch? If it’s so brilliant, the 20 who give the impression they would sell their Granny for an away ticket would surely be banging down the door to join a Branch.
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Watch Kevin’s video Mick for the OSC answers. It’s rare that I will take ticket out of the OSC allocation but I don’t lose any sleep when I do for the effort I contribute towards growing our fanbase.
Why weren’t you allowed in a Supporters Club Branch? If it’s so brilliant, the 20 who give the impression they would sell their Granny for an away ticket would surely be banging down the door to join a Branch.
They probably have too much integrity to take that path.
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They probably have too much integrity to take that path.
Hardly, this is the self interest thread.
Watch Kevin’s video Mick for the OSC answers. It’s rare that I will take ticket out of the OSC allocation but I don’t lose any sleep when I do for the effort I contribute towards growing our fanbase.
Why weren’t you allowed in a Supporters Club Branch? If it’s so brilliant, the 20 who give the impression they would sell their Granny for an away ticket would surely be banging down the door to join a Branch.
Anyone joining a supporters club in the belief they'll have away tickets whenever they choose is going to be sorely disappointed. Other than finals I can't recall our branch ever not having to do a draw for the tickets we receive.
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Anyone joining a supporters club in the belief they'll have away tickets whenever they choose is going to be sorely disappointed. Other than finals I can't recall our branch ever not having to do a draw for the tickets we receive.
We turn away people Bozzie who are only interested in away tickets. Like you say people who think away tickets are plentiful are sorely disappointed. Our standard allocation is now 2 tickets between 114 members. It’s all anbonus anyway.
I’ve mentioned before that I didn’t apply for any tickets for Bournemouth because the people wanting to go hadn’t done enough for the Branch.
Eccles Blue
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I think you may find Kevin will state its up to each branch how the allocate the tickets. That has been his stock answer in the past.
You misunderstand the question I intend to ask.
The question will be how do the OSC Committee decide on how many tickets to allocate to the branches? Is it on the percentage of their membership; i.e. if they have 100 members do they get 6 tickets & if they have 50 members they get 3? Or is it, as I personally think, that they have their ‘pet’ branch(es) & allocate them as many as they ask for!!!
What the branches who are not the ‘pets’ do with their 2 to 5 tickets once allocated is up to them as long as they are being fair to their members. The 2 I know about are fair & above board.
As I say @stadiumcat you have misunderstood my concerns. :-)
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I was in Reddish blues and you only got tickets if you had the points......we were taking coaches all over when we were shit too. Every game usually not picking and choosing.
Supporters clubs shift a lot of tickets and provide transport for many rather than a few .....hence better for the environment.
People getting tickets without entitlement does do my head in though. Most are probably corps or trips by travel agents. (disclaimer: Whether they be foreign or home grown fans )
If you join a supporters club you'll find out it ain't that easy.
Supporters clubs shift a lot of tickets and provide transport for many rather than a few .....hence better for the environment.
People getting tickets without entitlement does do my head in though. Most are probably corps or trips by travel agents. (disclaimer: Whether they be foreign or home grown fans )
If you join a supporters club you'll find out it ain't that easy.
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One,, he's not the leader of the official supporters club.Not what the Official leader of the Official supporters Club stated. Who is correct?
Two what he said you can't read correctly he said 7000 members world wide by which he means outside the UK, 19000 in total.
Three, I'm right.
i kne albert davy
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Branches apply for tickets well in advance to an extent it's based on how many tickets they apply to get for the games most don't want to go to ie the mid weeks in Newcastle etc. Pretty sure there's some reflection on the size of branch membership as well,we have 114 members to date applied for ten for Bournemouth received 2.You misunderstand the question I intend to ask.
The question will be how do the OSC Committee decide on how many tickets to allocate to the branches? Is it on the percentage of their membership; i.e. if they have 100 members do they get 6 tickets & if they have 50 members they get 3? Or is it, as I personally think, that they have their ‘pet’ branch(es) & allocate them as many as they ask for!!!
What the branches who are not the ‘pets’ do with their 2 to 5 tickets once allocated is up to them as long as they are being fair to their members. The 2 I know about are fair & above board.
As I say @stadiumcat you have misunderstood my concerns. :-)
We turn away people Bozzie who are only interested in away tickets. Like you say people who think away tickets are plentiful are sorely disappointed. Our standard allocation is now 2 tickets between 114 members. It’s all anbonus anyway.
I’ve mentioned before that I didn’t apply for any tickets for Bournemouth because the people wanting to go hadn’t done enough for the Branch.
We're similar in numbers and in allocation. The enjoyment for me is watching away games (BT or Sky permitting) in the company of fellow Blues with a pint and a bit of craic. Alex Williams is our Hon President and he's a cracking lad who makes a big effort to come out to the wastelands of Tyldesley whenever possible and, as numbers seem to be increasing, the SC is definitely helping to introduce City to an area that's historically not even a football town.