^ yeah i see the gossipy old women on forums who suck their cheeks in and say "all the empty seats are from people buying season tickets for just united and liverpiool cos their sooo cheap and then don't turn up for the rest" (!!!) have got their wish, in that anyone who actually has a life breakdown such as family death or serious illness and is too stressed to remember ticket exchange would have to beg to the club at the end of the season why they deserve to renew! (and yes, i know, that's likely to be about 1 in 20,000 people so not really likely)
Ok, ok, not likely, and it's not hard to list on the exchange, and i never used to miss any for 25 years til my son was born but now miss about 4 or 5 a season, it wont affect me. But i guess with losing my dad in May and worrying like hell about my mums health, and my sons problems, and just feeling so stressed lately that i seem to spend a lot of time crying and worrying about money and family and illness and health, my head skipped forward to the perfect storm of that kind of thing happening ;) Had just been crying actually about the fact that it's the first new season he's not around for... and then the email popped in.
Still think it's an overkill reaction by city, just like the myth of points whores in the away thread. City listened to the city matters reps, and made it harder for the normal fans ;) (In the billion to one scenario i imagined above that is... oops!)
Anyway, nothing to see here, just thinking out loud, carry on!