its all bollocks anyway,I wouldn't worry about the points system there were about twenty round us today couldn't speak a word of English and certainly hadn't attended enough games (if any) to attain 22.5k loyalty points,use to be the Mancunian section of Old Trafford not anymore.:-(
I wouldn't worry about the points system there were about twenty round us today couldn't speak a word of English and certainly hadn't attended enough games (if any) to attain 22.5k loyalty points,use to be the Mancunian section of Old Trafford not anymore.:-(
For those of us pay for a season card travel away and Europe if we don't make it on points it's hard to fork out a small fortune for one game though. It's crap when you see those who only attend the odd game can blow big money on the big games while others miss out,we're turning into everything we've always hated Utd for.I agree. Points don’t really mean anything now. If your prepared to pay you’ll get a ticket. The club also give large amounts of home and away tickets to ticketing agencies and corporates as well - hence why there’s rows of tourists and often away fans at games.
The club couldn’t care less about our fans. Long term I think they are making a huge mistake.
Don’t forget as well that a lot of fans are paying £50 a year for the “platinum” privilege of missing out on tickets due to the club giving them away to every Tom Dick and Harry!For those of us pay for a season card travel away and Europe if we don't make it on points it's hard to fork out a small fortune for one game though. It's crap when you see those who only attend the odd game can blow big money on the big games while others miss out,we're turning into everything we've always hated Utd for.
I signed up for Platinum for the first 3 yrs or so until I figured out there was no real benefit to me. Turns out now that it's been a big con, mainly for the reason you state, and in the meantime I've saved myself £100 a season for our 2 Seasoncards.Don’t forget as well that a lot of fans are paying £50 a year for the “platinum” privilege of missing out on tickets due to the club giving them away to every Tom Dick and Harry!
It’s the biggest rip off since PPI. I’m surprised solicitors are not on to it.I signed up for Platinum for the first 3 yrs or so until I figured out there was no real benefit to me. Turns out now that it's been a big con, mainly for the reason you state, and in the meantime I've saved myself £100 a season for our 2 Seasoncards.
its all bollocks anyway,
on my stream before the game.
loads and loads of young kids in our end, how the fk did they get tickets with their parents etc,but like i have said on other threads,i know a lad that gets 3 tickets for any away via his dads box.
its a joke
I was in 231. Loads of young kids in there todayKids don’t need points if their parent has very high points ( first window ) As long as they’ve got a season ticket.
Although I didn’t notice that many kids there today particularly.
I honestly don’t think it’ll be any different at any of the big clubs in the country and across Europe. It’s a numbers game and cash is king.I agree. Points don’t really mean anything now. If your prepared to pay you’ll get a ticket. The club also give large amounts of home and away tickets to ticketing agencies and corporates as well - hence why there’s rows of tourists and often away fans at games.
The club couldn’t care less about our fans. Long term I think they are making a huge mistake.
I was in 231. Loads of young kids in there today
Lot more youngsters than I usually see at aways
I honestly don’t think it’ll be any different at any of the big clubs in the country and across Europe. It’s a numbers game and cash is king.
There should be more transparency but I know a rag who gets to every away game by buying tickets at inflated prices from fellow rags. There’s a small chance of getting found out but for the seller it’s a very lucrative risk.The difference is that we don’t know. United probably have the biggest demand for their allocation of all clubs. And whatever else they may get wrong off the pitch, on this matter they have absolute transparency. Every single one of their away tickets are accounted for and made public knowledge where they’ve gone. All we ever get is a big list of people and organisations who get an unspecified share.
You’ll never, ever get full agreement on where tickets should go when demand outstrips supply. But I think it would remove a lot of the bad feeling if they were open and honest about exactly where they are going.
Arguably, the low point for the point system was Aguero’s last game against Everton. Rather than having a few thousand tickets allocated to points at 22k, a few hundred were allocated to Blues with 22k, that I guess is a bit like having 25k now (with points inflation).There is no perfect system but the introduction of Platinum only resulted in the loyalty points system being similarly discredited. I stuck with Gold as by buying loyalty points you yourself become part of the issue, sadly for reasons I fully understand others ‘bought’ loyalty. At that point the system was discredited.
I know they dont,i know an adult can " pull through " a kid while buying an away ticket,Iv managed to do it myself for my.nipper,but there appeared a lot of youngsters in our end yesterday.Kids don’t need points if their parent has very high points ( first window ) As long as they’ve got a season ticket.
Although I didn’t notice that many kids there today particularly.
It’s the young kids /teenagers who make the atmosphere we’ve all been there some of the oldies around me looked like they’d got out of bed in southern cemeteryArguably, the low point for the point system was Aguero’s last game against Everton. Rather than having a few thousand tickets allocated to points at 22k, a few hundred were allocated to Blues with 22k, that I guess is a bit like having 25k now (with points inflation).
I would have just been short of the 20k at the time so this observation is not out of personal interest.
Arguably, the low point for the point system was Aguero’s last game against Everton. Rather than having a few thousand tickets allocated to points at 22k, a few hundred were allocated to Blues with 22k, that I guess is a bit like having 25k now (with points inflation).
I would have just been short of the 20k at the time so this observation is not out of personal interest.
It certainly was a low point that game coming out of the pandemic,my son had seen his dad ( nhs ,me ) and his mum work on ITU for more than a year at that point in time,he desparately wanted to see agueros last home game,instead,people like esteemed kompany got tickets with his then girlfriend,lucky that wasnt it when we were all put in a ballot,A few thousand could have been given out to any key worker imho.Arguably, the low point for the point system was Aguero’s last game against Everton. Rather than having a few thousand tickets allocated to points at 22k, a few hundred were allocated to Blues with 22k, that I guess is a bit like having 25k now (with points inflation).
I would have just been short of the 20k at the time so this observation is not out of personal interest.
No mate. Plus the 2nd “ballot” wasn’t really a ballot.I never knew that I thought all the tickets for the home match went into a ballot?