There's no logical reason to have separate selling criteria. You'll just get the option of whether you need travel or not. It may reach a point where you are obliged to travel with the club but we don't know that for a fact. Hopefully we will will in the next hour.My guess...It will effectively be 2 aways that go on sale on the same day
1) CL final - With official travel... 4 to 5k allocation... starting on xx thousand points
2) CL final - Without official travel... 1 to 2k allocation... starting on yy thousand points
That's what I think it will be too. Where it gets complicated is do we sell them as separate allocations rather than all at once with the same points requirements. Think about it: city have a set number of travel places they can sell so they can't just sell 6000 tickets and give every buyer the option of free travel. At some point that travel gets full.I think it's more likely to be on proof of travel plus loyalty points rather than proof of travel alone, and the rest on the club day trip also based on loyalty points.
That's what I would think but I expect it will be CL scheme plus points, not points alone.My guess...It will effectively be 2 aways that go on sale on the same day
1) CL final - With official travel... 4 to 5k allocation... starting on xx thousand points
2) CL final - Without official travel... 1 to 2k allocation... starting on yy thousand points
I'm not talking about special privileges. I'm talking about them getting tickets at the same points level as those on club travel.Out of interest, why would proof of travel be a criteria for getting a ticket?
A bargain hunter's bonus?
Or a "prudent tax" for people who wanted to hang fire to see if they got a ticket before buying travel.
I genuinely feel sorry for people with enough points to go who have bought travel and may lose out. But I think it's a bit preposterous to reward them and give them special privileges over people who have hanged fire.
Yes I agree, I forgot to add that bitThat's what I would think but I expect it will be CL scheme plus points, not points alone.
I still don’t think that’s right or will work. I think a bit like Wembley they will let people purchase based on points /cup scheme and assign a method of travel. When all the independent allocations (similar to cars for Wembley) are gone only club travel will be left.No. You aren't reading it properly: Ryanair traveller and spike's travellers get the same priority. 2000 tickets are put aside for ALL independent travellers.
Its my off-the-cuff suggestion to cover everyone.
I don't think there will be that many who've done their own thing. Not as many as on spikes trip. At a guess 500-1000?I think you're vastly under-estimating the number who will have booked independently not using Spike
How many with the requisite points though?I think you're vastly under-estimating the number who will have booked independently not using Spike
And that's the way it should be. UEFA Cup scheme members and then based on loyalty points. The only fair way and I say that as someone who will miss out based on this criteria even though I've been away with City in Europe before.the conversation is futile, Tonster has it 100% correct, the tickets will be sold like always on loyalty points with the caveat of being on the champions league scheme, last season. What trips have been booked won't have any bearing whatsoever