Intolerance towards fellow supporters?? Lol it's just a different point of view mate but you enjoy yourself on your high horse.
What's fairer? A system that enables points whoring or supporter clubs pooling large amounts of tickets or a system that helps those that actually qualify (by attending games for years) have a chance of getting a ticket?
Think united do it for high profile games, they did it for Bournemouth this year. If City bring this in I'll just fuck my season ticket off, I'll go and watch non league football.I'm sure City will do what's right as best they can. As for the Celtic game it may well be coming in for high profile league and Cup away games.
Just how many "points whores" do you think there are regularly selling on their tickets? Hundreds?? I very much doubt that, I agree with the collection system for European away games but for domestic aways it's like taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut, and that's without the inevitable logistical problems of implementing it domestically, I can't see too many fans being thrilled at the idea of queueing twice to get into every away game where there's a lot less time to spare than on a European trip.Personally I'm glad that the club has introduced something that makes it more difficult for fans who buy tickets and sell them on regularly just so they can stay at the front of the queue.
It's not the clubs fault that some that want to go can only take half a days holiday etc. Ticket collection ensures that those that purchase tickets actually go to the game and that's fair.
I little bit of an inconvenience at times maybe but I'm all for it.
And supporter clubs were guaranteed tickets for united away before the criteria was announced?For the sake of clarification.
Do all those blues who think this new system prevents points whoring, seriously believe that every single City fan who bought a ticket for Stoke last Saturday, actually attended the game?
Not one single person bought a ticket, with no intention of travelling to Stoke, knowing that the points (double if platinum) would take them over a points threshold, and thus ensure a derby ticket?
Well that seem to indicate that the rags are still oversubscribed for their domestic away ballots. City, regrettably, failed to come close to selling out a number of domestic aways last season, so why would we need such a system?United have started doing ticket collections for some domestic away matches.
They only do it for certain games. There are certain games we could introduce it for. Anyway, my point is it can be done and it is being done by them so don't be surprised if it comes in at city.Well that seem to indicate that the rags are still oversubscribed for their domestic away ballots. City, regrettably, failed to come close to selling out a number of domestic aways last season, so why would we need such a system?
For the sake of clarification.
Do all those blues who think this new system prevents points whoring, seriously believe that every single City fan who bought a ticket for Stoke last Saturday, actually attended the game?
Not one single person bought a ticket, with no intention of travelling to Stoke, knowing that the points (double if platinum) would take them over a points threshold, and thus ensure a derby ticket?
Remember the match tickets for Gladbach are likely to be cheap so people whining about having to pay for one train ticket to the collection point are going over the top IMHO.
My plane tickets were also a lot cheaper than other games £95 return.
Stoke wasn't in the rest of Europe last time I checked mate
To be honest, I don't think it's the price so much as the hassle.
I had to queue for a tolerable 40 minutes in Paris, but Madrid was nearer to two hours.
Sorry, are you taking the piss out of me, or Stoke, or are you just ignoring the bits that don't suit your "points whoring" argument?Stoke wasn't in the rest of Europe last time I checked mate
Neither is Celtic then? We can play an English team in the Champions League too.