Return of Supporters

The blue phantom said:
Yeh I seen that post too and with a record like that I'd like to think the Club could surely make an exception. I've missed out with a very high points total and my mates lad Seasoncard holder for two years has got one, Am I happy, No, I'm still in the camp of rewarding loyalty and always will be. Citizens should of been nowhere near the Ballot either but hey ho, as for the fuckin email debacle how anyone can defend that is mind boggling. A Royal fuck up by all involved.
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After the year we have had, a ballot was the fairest way to decide criteria for this match. Maybe for once we can give the "I am loyal and have lots of points" argument a rest.
 
Anyone know what you do if in this RESERVE POT? Do I just wait and see if get email, do I ring up at 9am monday? nit very clear???? (or maybe just me!)
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You have been placed into the reserve pot following the draw of the ballot for the following match:

Manchester City v Everton
Sunday 23rd May, kick-off 4pm

Should tickets remain available once the priority pot sales window has closed, they will be made available to supporters in the reserve pot from 9am, Monday 17th May.

There is no guarantee that the opportunity to buy will be offered to the reserve pot. Please ensure you check the ticketing website for updates and should the reserve pot sales window open, simply log in to your online account, to select and purchase a seat.
 
dannybcity said:
We didnt "agree" to it.

The club propose how they intend to do things, we offer suggestions or advice and the club take it on board or ignore it. The idea that we sit there with final sign off is simple untrue.

If you're unhappy with the club feel free to email any of us and we'll pass it on.

And for what it's worth I've not had any email about the ballot and I'm really annoyed about it.
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If the club aren’t taking on board what you say why bother being on City Matters? This isn’t a criticism of you and your colleagues in any way. I’m just curious.
 
I’ve got no issue regarding who got a ticket, I didn’t, let’s get one thing straight though, I’ve been going to City for 45 years, had a season ticket for decades, had to give it up for a number of reasons, military service, now living in the South East to name a few. I now have a Citizens card as I can’t attend every game, I do all the European games, ticket or not, about 12 home and as many aways as I can get tickets for ... Does this predicament mean I’m any less loyal than someone on 25,000 points??
Just asking as some on here seem to think that Citizen card holders are glory hunting twits who don’t deserve tickets for anything...
Apologies for the rant, I actually believe those with the most points should get the lions share of tickets, it’s just that loyalty to City isn’t just about the points on your SC ...
 
Finally put myself out of my misery by logging in at 9 this morning and finding out I was unsuccessful (pretty much knew anyway but was nice to get confirmation even if I had to do it myself).

Loads have said it before but every person lucky enough to be there, make a shit load of noise.
 
Quagmire blue said:
Finally put myself out of my misery by logging in at 9 this morning and finding out I was unsuccessful (pretty much knew anyway but was nice to get confirmation even if I had to do it myself).

Loads have said it before but every person lucky enough to be there, make a shit load of noise.
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I’m in the queue doing the same process. I’ll be gutted but at least I’ll know.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I don't have too much of a gripe with the eligibility for the draw, just the way it was done. It should have been drawn first thing on Friday, with an email going out to the unsuccessful first, then the reservists, then the successful. It's quite simple really.

As for eligibility, there's an argument for lots of different ways to do it. They tried to do something fair, but I would have restricted it to those with attendance to a minimum x number of games over the last y seasons for 9500 tickets and then another ballot for, say, 500 tickets for anybody not eligible above.
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I get some people would like it to at least be recognised that they have been unsuccessful but the net result is still the same: no ticket. At least you are now in no doubt as to how much the club values your support.

What I don’t get is why there is even a debate on eligibility. Loyalty first and tickets distributed as per previous criteria for many years. Zero complaints.

If the underlying points system is becoming a problem, either by being abused or blocking new blood, then this game - trophy lift/Sergio’s last game/ pandemic is absolutely not the game to start pissing about.

Start next season making all away games ballot only. Announce it now, give the reasons why and then people can get their head round it. The loyal fans may be up in arms but the club seems to want to break this for some reason.

Now I’ve been screwed over in the ballot for Everton are we going back to loyalty points system for Porto so I get screwed over twice?
 
Don't get the logic of Citizens being allowed in the ballot.
A season ticket membership is effectively a contract between you and the club. They provide the seat, you pay your money whether you actually turn up or not.

Sure they can't give every ST a place from the ballot due to restrictions but why give tickets to Citizens at the expense of ST holders.

Gutted not to be going.
 
Why didn't City just say anybody who has been fortunate to get a ticket in the ballot will be notified by 6pm and if you haven't received an email by that time then you have been unlucky.
I think what's pissed off most blues is that we didn't have a clue what time they were notifying the lucky ones and that lots of us spent ages checking our emails in the hope we would be lucky.
I didn't get a ticket and I'm gutted but that's the luck of the draw.
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
I have had confirmation that I was in the ballot but I have received fuck all since. Am I in the reserve pot, playing Stoke in the Carabao, on a freezing night in February next year, the fuck off pot, or have I got a ticket? What's the likeliest scenario. Anybody know?
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If your email address was up to date on the website and you've checked your spam folder then sadly it looks as if you missed out.
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
I have had confirmation that I was in the ballot but I have received fuck all since. Am I in the reserve pot, playing Stoke in the Carabao, on a freezing night in February next year, the fuck off pot, or have I got a ticket? What's the likeliest scenario. Anybody know?
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Not even received email so if you have one saying in reserve hang fire

If no email then fuck your loyalty up your arse with the rest of us
 
The site won’t allow me to buy a ticket as when I choose one it says I’m over 65 but it doesn’t give me an option for over 65 tickets.

Edit: just me being a thick FOC. Please ignore
 
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blue by birth said:
Why didn't City just say anybody who has been fortunate to get a ticket in the ballot will be notified by 6pm and if you haven't received an email by that time then you have been unlucky.
I think what's pissed off most blues is that we didn't have a clue what time they were notifying the lucky ones and that lots of us spent ages checking our emails in the hope we would be lucky.
I didn't get a ticket and I'm gutted but that's the luck of the draw.
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Exactly. There's so many ways they could have notified us all, they could even have just added a yes or no kind of thing on our online accounts that we could have checked ourselves.
 
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