PSG Away Ticket details - Update now 2,200 tickets available

[seafordblue]

I'm slightly bemused by this discussion about the wristband collection being a way of stopping 'points whores'

I've got 3 tickets now for next week and find this ticket band collection a real inconvenience as it's a day trip, but it's not that that's stopping people going. It's the matching of tickets to passports that stops a lot of this unfair redistribution of tickets. I also went to Juventus in November and all 4 of us (kids as well) had the names on the tickets checked to our passports at the turnstile. City didn't even sell out our allocation. Same at Roma, although the passport check was only threatened but not carried out there.

So in future, I'm very much in favour of names on tickets for European matches, but not this irritating wristband collection idea. Hopefully, it's only a one off due to the current situation there.

Now we just need a fairer distribution of tickets for domestic matches. Names on tickets to ID would unfortunately just not be practical for English games, but ticket/loyalty points only and the removal of tickets to supporters clubs would be a start.

Finally, who at City thought the tickets would sell out at 15,000 points. It would have been really useful to plan ahead if I'd have known I'd be able to get my kids some tickets.

 

[M18CTID]

Personally I think if they are caught doing this , which like you say, is not difficult to monitor, they should have ALL of their points removed. Maybe one warning first.

Aren't there 2 main Facebook groups? One seems a lot less blatant than the other with regards to this. I think it was the blatant one when I read for Sevilla away a bloke saying "I can get 3 tickets from Thursday"! If there's loads more doing it as the poster you've quoted says then perhaps it is that widespread after all.

I think we're all pretty much agreed that blatant whoring like that is different to helping a mate out but both actions are unfair in their own way. Howver, what I don't understand is what a blatant points whore gets out of doing this - if they never attend any away games why the need to keep up with everyone else?

 

[RACHACE]

I honestly don't believe the way we're playing, price of the ticket or recent terrorist threats will have put many off attending this fixture.

The fact that you have to virtually prove that you've travelled to actually attend the game will be the main reason behind the slow sales.

Proof of travel documents have been needed in order to get your caps (loyalty points) with England for at least 10 years and it's about time premier league clubs made it fair.

Bet there's loads of dads with their lads and younger supporters who are pretty happy with the result of what city have done here.

Hope it stays this way.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Still on sale

good

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Aren't there 2 main Facebook groups? One seems a lot less blatant than the other with regards to this. I think it was the blatant one when I read for Sevilla away a bloke saying "I can get 3 tickets from Thursday"! If there's loads more doing it as the poster you've quoted says then perhaps it is that widespread after all.

I think we're all pretty much agreed that blatant whoring like that is different to helping a mate out but both actions are unfair in their own way. Howver, what I don't understand is what a blatant points whore gets out of doing this - if they never attend any away games why the need to keep up with everyone else?

They do it so they can attend the games that they want to. And the Facebook pages are not only unfair, they're illegal as it's been a criminal offence for a while to aid the re-selling of football tickets unless you're authorised to do so by the club.

 

[mancitymick]

I'm slightly bemused by this discussion about the wristband collection being a way of stopping 'points whores'


Finally, who at City thought the tickets would sell out at 15,000 points. It would have been really useful to plan ahead if I'd have known I'd be able to get my kids some tickets.

The initial criteria came from the first allocaton. From historical sales they presumed that would be te tally it sold out. Like City and most of us on here we all a bit shocked at how low it has gone

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

The initial criteria came from the first allocaton. From historical sales they presumed that would be te tally it sold out. Like City and most of us on here we all a bit shocked at how low it has gone

Hopefully it will be an eye-opener for the club as to just how many buy tickets in order to sell them on and with no intention of going.

 

[cleavers]

Howver, what I don't understand is what a blatant points whore gets out of doing this - if they never attend any away games why the need to keep up with everyone else?

I think that's obvious, for some the holy grail is a ticket at OT (don't ask me why though), then these european away games.

 

[mancitymick]

I think that's obvious, for some the holy grail is a ticket at OT (don't ask me why though), then these european away games.

Also for some, may be money is tight (now married with kids etc) . No longer single attending all the games. It ensures they will not fall downthe pecking order if and when they start going again

 

[ultimateharold]

Hope this continues in the same manner, dropping to lower points. Our group, 5-6 guys have STs ranging from 7-15000 points, and while we've bought tickets for each other if needed, now there is a much better chance of all making some games.

Also, I guess it will cut out some of the utter turboweapons who I guess by their behaviour (towards locals and blues) on some of these trips, and age, didn't have the requisite points in the first place.