Fairer Loyalty Points Scheme?

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It was discussed on another thread and Corky came up with a fairly blinding idea (imo) for loyalty points. I just wondered what everyone else thought as the club always say they welcome feedback.

At present, the loyalty points awarded all add up and those with the most points will always have first dibs on everything and younger fans that may have only been a SC holder or regular "game goer" for 3-6 years have no chance of ever getting towards the front of the queue for big games, finals etc.

What Corky proposed was to move onto a ten year "rolling" system. This would mean from next year 2001/02 points would no longer count but 2011/12 games would.

This system would mean that those with the most points now, would continue to be able to go to the big games, but younger fans on 2-3000 points would know that over the coming years, their points would start getting closer to the top.

At present, an 18 year old knows they will only ever get top go to Utd away, a Euro final etc, when the old guard depart the mortal coil. And whilst I know that people will say that older fans that have been going for 20 years should always get presidence, but it doesn't seem 100% fair that those lucky enough to have been born a decade or two earlier should always be on top.

Atleast a rolling 10 year period would reward loyalty, regardless of age.

(before anyone has a go, I am 29 and in the middle on about 4,000 so neither system particularly benefits me - I only started the thread as loyalty points, bonuses, away/final tickets seem to be at the fore-front of attention at present).

Thouughts?
 
Posted in another thread but its on this topic so Ill put it here....

Easy way to make the loyalty points system fairer and keep it current, whilst allowing newer fans the chance to accrue more points would be to deduct the equivalent points if you choose not to attend. Ie anyone with a customer number that bough their ticket for Notts County gets 50 points, those that dont lose 50, those who renew their season tickets get 200, those that dont lose 200. Means anyone who earned points years ago but stopped going, then came back will have a reduced number of points but those who go to the less glamorous games earn points over those that dont.
 
I'd be pretty pissed off in 10 years from now when they take the 1000+ points I've earned this year off me. Then again in 10 years I probably won't be able to afford a season ticket!
 
allan harper said:
I'd be pretty pissed off in 10 years from now when they take the 1000+ points I've earned this year off me. Then again in 10 years I probably won't be able to afford a season ticket!

Exactly, thats who the points deduction for choosing not to go to games works better. Away games can only count as added points, no deductions apply.
 
On the whole i think it works well as it is, with our away support at the moment, a ST holder can get ticket's for all away games bar the "big 4" and then the one off minnows like Burnley/Blackpool etc

That means you can accrue the points to catch up to the majority, it may just take 4-5 seasons.

That should be ok though, as then you've shown the loyalty to get the big game tickets.

I'm not sure punishing fans long term loyalty to reward short term loyalty is the best idea.
 
pml79 said:
they should just rotate who can go to big games in the league once you been should be 3 yr wait before you can go again to the swamp etc.that way you get more chance to get tickets imo.

Hahaha youre on the wind up.
 
pml79 said:
they should just rotate who can go to big games in the league once you been should be 3 yr wait before you can go again to the swamp etc.that way you get more chance to get tickets imo.
Blackpool wasn't a big game but demand for tickets was high.
 
allan harper said:
pml79 said:
they should just rotate who can go to big games in the league once you been should be 3 yr wait before you can go again to the swamp etc.that way you get more chance to get tickets imo.
Blackpool wasn't a big game but demand for tickets was high.
I don't think that was because of the game in fairness ;-)
 

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