Loyalty Points - Time For Change?

[Bill]

how odd that this topic has only reared its ugly head now we have a good side.

very strange!!

its alright for you mods i bet you've got contacts everywhere to get tickets :)

amrik always sorts me out.

 

[Eccles Blue]

how odd that this topic has only reared its ugly head now we have a good side.

very strange!!

its alright for you mods i bet you've got contacts everywhere to get tickets :)

amrik always sorts me out.

And then de niro sorts me out.......................................................................................................................................................................





with a ticket!!!!

 

[Deleted member 58678]

7 years ago we took 1900 to Wigan and 2000 to Everton for Saturday 3pm.

No one was too bothered about loyalty points then as not many wanted to go.

Me and my mates took four car fulls of lads to a Newcastle game one year (Keegan/Pearce era) and we had a United fan and a "Celtic fan" (who doesn't really like football) with us and we got them tickets and they came in the ground singing City and anti-United songs. Away end was about 3/4 full max.

 

[dw7]

I agree there is no fair system but you ask fans of other clubs who have a decent following away from home and they'll say city's is the best/fairest way

 

[blingy]

Yes !

So in affect the branch uses tickets with points on to obtain tickets for there branch, then those tickets can be given to anyone, then owner of said tickets can used it again to get themselves a ticket should they not get one from the branch even though there ticket has been submitted by the branch to get a branch allocation !!!
Very confusing and have been given many different versions when asked about it b4, puts me off joining a branch...

Know I may sound dumb but just for clarification ,
if I joined a branch would I have to declare my ticket ?
( i have a good few points on it ) the branch would then use my ticket to obtain tickets for the branch and give them to whomever they seen fit, (posable not me,)?
would I still be able to use my ticket again to get a ticket even though the branch has used my ticket to get there allocation ?
No it's the same question as above but just want to clarify as I wouldn't want to joins a branch, have them use my ticket then give it to someone else leaving me unable to use when it gets to my criteria

Your supporter number can only be used once.

If you have been allocated a ticket for X game through the branch then you cannot buy one on the day of sale through the usual avenue.

Similarly, if you have bought a ticket through the usual website way, then your ticket cannot be used by the branch. Sometimes you can confirm the names and supporters numbers on the 10th but the ticket office don't process the tickets for the branch til the 17th (for example).

Thanks for taking the time to reply,
just wanted to clear a couple of things up as m8 of mine has joined the local branch and was asking me about it..

So in effect the osc could use my ticket then give it to whomever they wanted leaving me unable to get one at my criteria ? Dose this not cause a lot of friction at branches, and could I for example choose to get my own ticket rather then let the branch use it ? Or do you have to declare it when joining and hope your face fits with the bloke deciding on who gets the tickets ( guess that bloke is the most popular at the branch and early buys a drink)

Thanks

 

[Eccles Blue]

Blingly, different branches seem to use different criteria. If you are joining a branch it might be as well to find out what their criteria is.

 

[lancs blue]

So in affect the branch uses tickets with points on to obtain tickets for there branch, then those tickets can be given to anyone, then owner of said tickets can used it again to get themselves a ticket should they not get one from the branch even though there ticket has been submitted by the branch to get a branch allocation !!!
Very confusing and have been given many different versions when asked about it b4, puts me off joining a branch...

Know I may sound dumb but just for clarification ,
if I joined a branch would I have to declare my ticket ?
( i have a good few points on it ) the branch would then use my ticket to obtain tickets for the branch and give them to whomever they seen fit, (posable not me,)?
would I still be able to use my ticket again to get a ticket even though the branch has used my ticket to get there allocation ?
No it's the same question as above but just want to clarify as I wouldn't want to joins a branch, have them use my ticket then give it to someone else leaving me unable to use when it gets to my criteria

Your supporter number can only be used once.

If you have been allocated a ticket for X game through the branch then you cannot buy one on the day of sale through the usual avenue.

Similarly, if you have bought a ticket through the usual website way, then your ticket cannot be used by the branch. Sometimes you can confirm the names and supporters numbers on the 10th but the ticket office don't process the tickets for the branch til the 17th (for example).

Thanks for taking the time to reply,
just wanted to clear a couple of things up as m8 of mine has joined the local branch and was asking me about it..

So in effect the osc could use my ticket then give it to whomever they wanted leaving me unable to get one at my criteria ? Dose this not cause a lot of friction at branches, and could I for example choose to get my own ticket rather then let the branch use it ? Or do you have to declare it when joining and hope your face fits with the bloke deciding on who gets the tickets ( guess that bloke is the most popular at the branch and early buys a drink)

Thanks

If this actually goes on then any branch operating a system like that should be closed down by the club. My branch certainly doesn't do anything like that, the branch secretary would double check that the member didn't want a ticket before using a member's details to get a ticket for someone else. Your membership details don't become the property of the branch to use as they see fit when you join a SC.

 

[TGR]

The people on here who want to change the loyalty points system are those with not enough points.
The reason why they haven't got enough points is because you have not been to enough games over the years.
Coincidence?

 

[blingy]

Your supporter number can only be used once.

If you have been allocated a ticket for X game through the branch then you cannot buy one on the day of sale through the usual avenue.

Similarly, if you have bought a ticket through the usual website way, then your ticket cannot be used by the branch. Sometimes you can confirm the names and supporters numbers on the 10th but the ticket office don't process the tickets for the branch til the 17th (for example).

Thanks for taking the time to reply,
just wanted to clear a couple of things up as m8 of mine has joined the local branch and was asking me about it..

So in effect the osc could use my ticket then give it to whomever they wanted leaving me unable to get one at my criteria ? Dose this not cause a lot of friction at branches, and could I for example choose to get my own ticket rather then let the branch use it ? Or do you have to declare it when joining and hope your face fits with the bloke deciding on who gets the tickets ( guess that bloke is the most popular at the branch and early buys a drink)

Thanks

If this actually goes on then any branch operating a system like that should be closed down by the club. My branch certainly doesn't do anything like that, the branch secretary would double check that the member didn't want a ticket before using a member's details to get a ticket for someone else. Your membership details don't become the property of the branch to use as they see fit when you join a SC.

Thanks for the update, just asking as some one said earlier in the thread that it was up to the secretary or whoever who got the tickets, seems there is posable different rules for different branches, iv asked my m8 who has joined a branch and he said he get to use his ticket if he wants, but the branch will give it to another member should he not want to go. Maybe I'll join if it don't cost to much and I'm guaranteed to use my ticket when I want to.. Cheers

 

[happychappy]

The people on here who want to change the loyalty points system are those with not enough points.
The reason why they haven't got enough points is because you have not been to enough games over the years.
Coincidence?

Know loads of lads who have gone regular for 40 years, previous to the the loyalty point system being active. Plus many like myself, being born jibber's who watched city for the first 8 years at the etihad courtesy of my mates business. My two kids both have 9000 pts, but for the veterans like myself we don't look smugly down on people with out the required pts, we source our tickets, like we always did in what ever way we can