Depends what you call high points, I have over 17000 and I am over 1000 behind people I travel with.
No need to feel inferior mate, there will be plenty there, even travelling with you, who will have 10,000 less than you.
Pretty much every person who has enough points buys tickets for near enough every away game, a lot of them travel and give up their time and money to follow us all over the place but there are an increasing minority who openly tout tickets to away games before they've even gone on sale.
I realise that in the tickets and travel forum on here that the blatant points whoring has been banned but you need to only glance on the facebook group to see people openly offering to get Villa away tickets with no intention whatsoever of going to the game merely to keep their points balance ticking over, the same names crop up time and time again yet its tolerated. The club could quite easily look on that group and ban anyone offering this 'service' from getting away tickets for that particular game although, personally, I dont think they're that arsed as long as they sell the allocation.
Im fortunate enough not to be in the position where I need to keep boosting other peoples points tallies but do feel sorry for the people who do end up doing so as they are going to struggle even more to catch up high point holders despite attending the matches themselves.
It is all very well that the club put on the site that various groups receive tickets but the question that needs answering is how many each group receives.That is exactly the case, in the last two years the selling out threshold has risen more quickly than the points that have been awarded
The site you refer to was set up in response to the disgraceful City alliance with Viagogo.
Had City started their own return/sell at face value scheme it would not have happened.
Many City ticket for home matches are sold at well below face value on there.
The people who use this site obtain their own tickets.
I would suggest it's the Corporate /OSC that need looking into more.
Dont get me wrong, mate, I know people who use the site and are extremely lucky to get tickets for under face value. I've even sold a ticket on there myself once (below face value) I just dont like the blatant points whoring that goes on.
Anyway I didnt mean to go away form the original point of the thread but in my opinion the OSC arent a major part of the problem, the major part, and 1 that in my opinion, needs to be adressed immediately is the fact that these 'rich' corporate clients have suddenly got access to any tickets they like just because they've thrown a couple of grand at the club for a season ticket.
A Very good post.When the sole reason so many pay the premium for Platinum & join the cup schemes is to accrue more loyalty points to ensure they maintain their position to get tickets for the popular matches - I think it is reasonable that if the chances are lessened because the club have increased those for the corporates and consequently reduced those for general sale, this should be made clear.
If this is a definite change of strategy by the club, they are misleading those fans to spend money needlessly - nobody chooses to spend an extra £50 if there is no point.
I am lucky enough to have just qualified for both OT and Seville but it feels that last year I would have qualified easily and this year I've just squeezed in. Next year, who knows!!
It is all very well that the club put on the site that various groups receive tickets but the question that needs answering is how many each group receives.
I hope to fuck when (not if) we reach a champions league final its being held at a venue with a high capacity!