You seriously think that the OSC would invite ticket requests from members without being led to believe there was going to be a ticket allocation.
I don’t know what you mean by Branches being directly messaged that all tickets would be direct purchases from UEFA for season card holders. I run a Branch and didn’t get that message:sent to me as Branch Secretary.
Do you think sponsors, corporates, players friends and families etc will be using the season card system?
I use my own points and if there had been clarity from the start I could see both sides of the argument on the point if OSC allocations. To reduce the chances of people getting a ticket retrospectively is a piss take IMHO. Also, shifting the goal posts at the 11th hour is a piss take too just like the problems with the Brentford away tickets and Madrid at home for Cityzens.
People might forget their dislike for Supporters Clubs if they turn up at the Etihad next season and find that their season cards have been reallocated to tourists or there’s been a last minute decision to increase the cost of season cards.
Let’s not forget that the closed shop on away tickets was created in part by a vocal minority on forums like this insisting that there shouldn’t be any iD checks on small numbers of away fans