Me and my grandson are in the same boat 13,000 points. both in all cup schemes (we keep getting home draws) he's only 13 years old and I've promised him as many away games as possible.Something has materially changed this season. I have 13k points yet the cutoff in the league has come down to my level once (Chelsea). I reckon that was because it was just after Xmas and midweek. The cutoff seems to be about 18k. Naturally the cutoff goes up every year but it’s poor that I can only really have hope for a midweek match.
I suspect more tickets are going to the increased part hospitality like the Managers Corner.
A development I am not a fan of.
The next generation you mention is the same as the next generation I was behind 20 years ago. You'll get there in the end. Unless you want something forThat's not true as it's near impossible for the young generation to catch up. In contrast, when I bought my first season ticket in the 70s I became a "regular" season ticket holder after 5 years.The next generation you mention is the same as the next generation I was behind 20 years ago. You'll get there in the end. Unless you want something for nothing.
9,000 watching at Maine Road. Most of whom wanted a ticketNo totally different times. For the vast majority of games through the 80s, 90s, early 00s away tickets were far more accessible. Many games you could just turn up to. Just one example wigan v city play off semi final, allocation 1300, I only needed 5 ticket stubs from away matches that year.
Just daft to suggest things are the same the demands for tickets for both home and away games is completely different.
And like I say I am not that young generation most affected.
Sorry sir - it absolutely should!!Points should also only get counted over a shorter period of time. Going to matches in 2004 should not be the decider of whether you get a ticket to Old Trafford or Liverpool etc in 2022
9,000 watching at Maine Road. Most of whom wanted a ticket
Feel free to name themI know of people who dont do home games, dont have season tickets, but because of supporters clubs have got tickets for all the big away games, yet make no effort to watch City at home
Loyalty points is the best system in my opinion but it should on a five year rolling basis not just kept on an individual’s account forever more. Hopefully if we are soon going down the road of digital away tickets then loyalty points for away games can be reintroduced.
The distribution of tickets is the bigger issue however.
The club are always going to give tickets to corporate but it shouldn’t be any more than their percentage of our season ticket base. So if corporate makes up 10% of our overall season ticket holders (I’ve no idea of the numbers by the way) then they should get no more than 10% of the allocation for away games.There’s a clear 33.3333% split here isn’t there
The fans who have the points 33.3333%
Inc myself in this
Supporters Clubs have always been there 33.333%. I won’t join one. Bin there done that
Whichever bellend thought to attract the box holders and table bookers in corporate to cough up by offering a third of the allocation needs to be held accountable for all this bickering. This is where they’re all going
They only turned up 10 years ago. I’m sure 90% are being passed on.
So when they club decide to make an example who do they pick on!!!!
Remove this lot out of the equation you would have got a ticket for OT or Anfield on 15/16k I would guess