Empty Seats - Away this time

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Saw the named envelope they came in

Of course they were.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Was sat just in front of the large mainly unoccupied section mentioned by previous posters

 

[Wilmslow Road]

Daft Donald likes this post. 'Can you borrow me 10p?'

Mar's Bars have gone up in price now.

 

[bluesmith]

It was 2002 that loyalty points were first given when we got back into the PL to stay. I cannot recall any credit being given for my earlier away matches or else I would have had a fair old wad - there were a lot of games in the lower divisions plus those minor cup matches. Please.please spare me the sob story about 'student eats toast shocker'. There were many blues who couldn't go to matches because they had to put decent food into their kids' mouths. They found it difficult to earn enough to feed those families let alone 'earn' points. Were you able to afford Platinum btw?

I am afraid that there is an awful streak of self entitlement and perceived superiority amongst many high points holders. You use the word 'we' as a collective pronoun for that group and some even use 'us and them' in a disparaging way and laugh about those who in vain hoped to catch up. Not pleasant at all.

You may not be able to recall it but I can assure you it is true, platinum came about years after the point system came in, 2011 from memory. It wasn't a sob story it was my choice, one that now entitles me to get tickets for pretty much any game under the system city put in place. As for us and them as far as I can see its the high points holders who have been saying the new system is flawed, ironically it was those with less points who were pushing for the change, a change which has now frozen them out.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

So whose allocation do the extra come out of if the 5% has already been allocated

No idea

 

[Fabled mabel]

Not pleasant but accurate.

Rich Blues look down arrogantly with a superior sneer on their less fortunate counterparts openly saying 'I am alright Jack'.

Not the Conservative Party conference but the way so many City fans act over tickets. Unfortunately.

 

[GortonBlue62]

Rich Blues look down arrogantly with a superior sneer on their less fortunate counterparts openly saying 'I am alright Jack'.

Not the Conservative Party conference but the way so many City fans act over tickets. Unfortunately.

Where are you posting from comrade? The 1930s?

I'd be astonished if there was a correlation between personal wealth and points accrued.

The clear correlation is between away games attended and points accrued, which requires effort over a prolonged period of time.

 

[RACHACE]

Where are you posting from comrade? The 1930s?

I'd be astonished if there was a correlation between personal wealth and points accrued.

The clear correlation is between away games attended and points accrued, which requires effort over a prolonged period of time.

Those with personal wealth don't need points. Many feel that they've put in the effort over they years and are now being looked over in favour of a new fan who has this personal wealth we speak of.

 

[GortonBlue62]

Those with personal wealth don't need points. Many feel that they've put in the effort over they years and are now being looked over in favour of a new fan who has this personal wealth we speak of.

Fair point, but the corporates are a fact of life.

What is at dispute here is the distribution of away tickets to non-corporates.

 

[Fabled mabel]

You may not be able to recall it but I can assure you it is true, platinum came about years after the point system came in, 2011 from memory. It wasn't a sob story it was my choice, one that now entitles me to get tickets for pretty much any game under the system city put in place. As for us and them as far as I can see its the high points holders who have been saying the new system is flawed, ironically it was those with less points who were pushing for the change, a change which has now frozen them out.

I don't know when platinum came in - I just instantly disliked the system of buying 'loyalty' points as a matter of principle. When I got my new 1500 points in July 2002there was an entry for both my son and me giving us both 110 points. That might be a backdated 10 points for 11 aways the previous system - I don't know without getting old fixture lists out but 11 aways the season before seems a small number for us in one season

It was the club that was not happy with the situation over the way the same old customer numbers as opposed to very different same old faces, got away tickets and brought City Matters into the discussions. There are still quite a few changes under serious consideration but the club is doing it little by little. Note the Club is going to do it not the corporates, not the Official Supporters Club, not certain branches in the south Manchester suburb, not City Matters and certainly not the much maligned Prestwich Blue and Kevin Parry.