See below for my reply to the other chap. VG's (if any are issued this year) are offered after renewals and then relocations. If he doesn't do as I have suggested, he ends up with the possibility of no Seasoncard at all, as there may be no VG's.I’m sure you’ve good intentions but that’s bad advice. Not how Value ones work.
If VG's are issued, and even if he has renewed and relocated, he can still try for one and if successful he will end up on VG.
My advice is about him not losing out altogether by asking him to think about SS3 at £385 as a fallback to avoid total wipeout!