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so the cup scheme then
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sneakitawc
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didn't join this year, won't be joining next year.
FAIR SYSTEM: cup scheme subscribers should be awarded temporary 'loyalty' points (e.g. give them 500 points that are then taken away at the end of the season), with all tickets then being sold solely on the level of points that a person has.
apologies if this has already been addressed by the club but, provided that each individual has a set number of points (e.g. 3/4/5/6 thousand), groups of up to five people should also be able to qualify for tickets based on the average of their combined points total. it's important that city acknowledge and understand that the primary reason most people go to games is to share moments with family/friends, which the cup schemes in their current state will continue to make more and more difficult.
the inconsistency of it all is another issue. i got something like 60 or 80 points for going to a £15 cup game two years ago. how is that anywhere near fair for the season ticket holders who, for whatever reason, didn't go to that game?!
the club must be foaming at the mouth at some of the posts in this thread.
FAIR SYSTEM: cup scheme subscribers should be awarded temporary 'loyalty' points (e.g. give them 500 points that are then taken away at the end of the season), with all tickets then being sold solely on the level of points that a person has.
apologies if this has already been addressed by the club but, provided that each individual has a set number of points (e.g. 3/4/5/6 thousand), groups of up to five people should also be able to qualify for tickets based on the average of their combined points total. it's important that city acknowledge and understand that the primary reason most people go to games is to share moments with family/friends, which the cup schemes in their current state will continue to make more and more difficult.
the inconsistency of it all is another issue. i got something like 60 or 80 points for going to a £15 cup game two years ago. how is that anywhere near fair for the season ticket holders who, for whatever reason, didn't go to that game?!
the club must be foaming at the mouth at some of the posts in this thread.
peoffrey
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At the end of the day, there's not going to be one solution to accommodate everyone. I think rewarding those who've been to unfashionable ties against Watford or Barnsley is fairer than rewarding those who weren't there.
sneakitawc
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i can appreciate that, but where's the reward for the fans who poured their time and money into the club throughout the unfashionable years? what if the watford, barnsley and leeds games were all away fixtures?peoffrey said:At the end of the day, there's not going to be one solution to accommodate everyone. I think rewarding those who've been to unfashionable ties against Watford or Barnsley is fairer than rewarding those who weren't there.
i honestly think that the 'temporary points' idea i put on this page is the fairest way to create a balance between the older and newer supporters. as it stands, the club is forcing the hand of its supporters to buy into a scheme on the basis of "what if...?"
the least the club should do is change the name from 'loyalty points' to something more suitable (e.g. ’blue points’, 'priority points', etc).
peoffrey
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sneakitawc said:peoffrey said:At the end of the day, there's not going to be one solution to accommodate everyone. I think rewarding those who've been to unfashionable ties against Watford or Barnsley is fairer than rewarding those who weren't there.
i can appreciate that, but where's the reward for the fans who poured their time and money into the club throughout the unfashionable years? what if the watford, barnsley and leeds games were all away fixtures?
i honestly think that the 'temporary points' idea i put on this page is the fairest way to create a balance between the older and newer supporters. as it stands, the club is forcing the hand of its supporters to buy into a scheme on the basis of "what if...?"
the least the club should do is change the name from 'loyalty points' to something more suitable (e.g. ’blue points’, 'priority points', etc).
I think the problem is that you really need to reward those who are still there and not those who were there in the past. The loyalty points system, despite some flaws, is a perfectly fair way to decide who gets first dibs on a ticket.
With the Cup Schemes, the subscribers are registering to go to a match despite not knowing who the opponents are.
Gingers Dad
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Loyal supporters already join the cup schemecitybluesmith said:As much as I am against it and do not believe it is fair to the loyal supporters I will be forced to sign up.i am lucky enough to have a final ticket but I feel the cup scheme system will be less nail biting
peoffrey
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citybluesmith said:As much as I am against it and do not believe it is fair to the loyal supporters I will be forced to sign up.i am lucky enough to have a final ticket but I feel the cup scheme system will be less nail biting
Why don't you believe it's fair? Fans attended 3 matches at home against lower league opposition yet don't get the first choice of seats at Wembley against fans who didn't go to any?