The club should do two things, double your loyalty points (for that particular game) if you scan through the turnstile 30 mins before kick off. Treble loyalty points (for that particular game) if you scan a card reader, located on the concourse, that's activated after full time.
Would be relatively easy to come up with some software to do that as well as buying a couple hundred scanners to log each ticket. Loyalty points is just one example of what you could earn. You could also get Citizen points (they do something like that in City Square). They could register it and if you do it for 90% of the home games you attend you get a discount on next years season ticket. cheaper rate at the food/beer kiosks if you've scanned your card after full time for a number of consecutive games.
Other than this, the club needs to fully identify WHY people leave early. Is it because of traffic and issues getting home, or is it because people can't be bothered watching a full 90 minute game? Could things like a smoking area in each stand help? Could they interact with the council to improve transport? Put something more entertaining on than City square?
But will blame the family stand fans for leaving early because the kids need to be at school next morning or the fact that it's a race between all stands to get to the trams or there cars first.I don't blame anyone for fuckin off early out of SSL3. It's absolutely shocking getting out of that stand at the full time whistle.
No - I made the assumption that some season ticket holders are sacking off games. I never once implied that every empty season ticket seat is down to people who can't be arsed attending and can't be arsed passing their ticket on to a mate/putting it up for re-sale. All I said is that some people do it. If you actually believe that there isn't a single season ticket holder that doesn't do such a thing then you're kidding yourself.
Personally, I'd make all early leavers scan their seasoncard on exiting the stadium and have a sliding scale of punishments based on how early they left the stadium. For instance, leaving a few minutes early would result in a relatively modest punishment of, say, a deduction of 20 loyalty points. The severest penalties would be reserved for those "scanning out" before the 70 minute mark and would consist of public executions in City Square beamed live into the stadium after the match has ended.
But if people cant be arsed watching the last 10-15 min why bother coming in the first place.But will blame the family stand fans for leaving early because the kids need to be at school next morning or the fact that it's a race between all stands to get to the trams or there cars first.
Does that go for the thousands who take their seats late, or fuck off to the bar on 36 mins.But if people cant be arsed watching the last 10-15 min why bother coming in the first place.
What exactly are people griping about? If someone wants to leave early, it's their call, why so many are getting bent out of shape about it is puzzling
I'm not arguing that point, my point is that it's happening all around the ground and not just in the family stand. And whether you need to get kids home early or it's a nightmare getting out of your stand it doesn't make it right either way.But if people cant be arsed watching the last 10-15 min why bother coming in the first place.