Ticket Points Sales Tracking

[Prestwich_Blue]

Digital tickets are easier to pass on than paper tickets

But the club can monitor it, which means they can see who's passing tickets on and who they're passing them to.

 

[Chappie]

But the club can monitor it, which means they can see who's passing tickets on and who they're passing them to.

How can they do that for away matches.
The ticket is sent as a email for you to download, if I chose to forward that email onto someone else, they wouldn't know.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

But the club can monitor it, which means they can see who's passing tickets on and who they're passing them to.

How unless they can find out what phone it’s downloaded to

 

[fathellensbellend]

I also wanted to flag that the Club are keen to revisit the idea of collection for some away tickets.

They raised this at our latest City Matters meeting, which can be found in the minutes.

https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/...ll-group-minutes-monday-14th-october-2024.pdf

The Club highlighted concerns with fans attending away matches when they have not purchased in line with the criteria and the idea of going back to ticket collection at the away match for a number of tickets. This topic and the Club’s proposal will be discussed in more detail in the City Matters Ticketing sub-group.

Again, I would welcome views.

work 6 days a week, my spare time is precious, i have no desire to be stood in a queue collecting tickets when i have spent a small fortune to get there, yesterday went to all season ticket holders, it was a complete ballache in terms of kick off time, ensuring left in good time to make connections home, in fact Spurs in the league cup and yesterday had to duck out on 90 mins or would have struggled to get home on both occasions. If someone said you had to piss about getting tickets that would have been enough to sack it off, the sheer volume of games now is becoming a chore, transport is becoming a chore, cost is becoming a chore, kick off times a chore, throw in collect your tickets and i think the tv would become very appealing, it's not far away now to be honest

 

[bladdered]

I've had a season ticket now for nearly 50 years but only have under 10K points.

Mainly because I refused to pay the disgraceful Platinum tax. So away games for me are usually Wembley even though I used to do them all BITD.

My main gripe though is for youngsters getting on board. What chance have they got of building up a points record?

Us FOCs will be gone soon and we need a system that helps the next generation getting on board.

 

[East Level 2]

I've had a season ticket now for nearly 50 years but only have under 10K points.

Mainly because I refused to pay the disgraceful Platinum tax. So away games for me are usually Wembley even though I used to do them all BITD.

My main gripe though is for youngsters getting on board. What chance have they got of building up a points record?

Us FOCs will be gone soon and we need a system that helps the next generation getting on board.

When FOCs go to the Kippax in the sky their points go with them leaving room for the next generation to build points.
One of the main problems at City is that there are a hell of a lot of FOCs who witnessed a few decades of crap and won't willingly surrender their season tickets while they are capable of getting to games.

 

[meeesh]

I've had a season ticket now for nearly 50 years but only have under 10K points.

Mainly because I refused to pay the disgraceful Platinum tax. So away games for me are usually Wembley even though I used to do them all BITD.

My main gripe though is for youngsters getting on board. What chance have they got of building up a points record?

Us FOCs will be gone soon and we need a system that helps the next generation getting on board.

There’s plenty of young uns in away end from what I’ve seen and plenty of “tourist” fans as well and how the fuck they have tickets is beyond my reckoning because they all aren’t paying 3rd party sites at 200 a pop surely

The points system at City is and always will be bullshit just like the ticket office we’ve had for plenty and I mean plenty years absolutely shit

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

work 6 days a week, my spare time is precious, i have no desire to be stood in a queue collecting tickets when i have spent a small fortune to get there, yesterday went to all season ticket holders, it was a complete ballache in terms of kick off time, ensuring left in good time to make connections home, in fact Spurs in the league cup and yesterday had to duck out on 90 mins or would have struggled to get home on both occasions. If someone said you had to piss about getting tickets that would have been enough to sack it off, the sheer volume of games now is becoming a chore, transport is becoming a chore, cost is becoming a chore, kick off times a chore, throw in collect your tickets and i think the tv would become very appealing, it's not far away now to be honest

I doubt Mr and Mrs Hospitality will be expected to collect their tickets at an away game?

 

[Alex - City Matters]

Thanks for your message, Colin.

It was before your time so if you don't believe me, then ask Simon & Kevin.

We've had this discussion before as part of CM and you're the only one making the case for reintroducing away ticket points. But then you've got high points so you would be in favour. Be careful you don't get accused of acting in self interest, like I have. However, there are ways this could be done, as I describe below.

I think it's the opposite. The current system suits me perfectly. I'm practically guaranteed an away ticket for life, as I currently qualify for each and every ticket point available regardless of my away attendance. I might not attend another away game for the next ten years, but as long as I purchase my home tickets, I am guaranteed a ticket for Old Trafford or Anfield. In what world is that fair?

So it would be to my own detriment if the system changed.

As I've said to you before, your reasoning on people being able to catch up is flawed. The reason people can't catch up is that people on high points generally bought tickets even if they planned to sell them on. Whether that's to family, mates, members of their supporters clubs, on here or other social media sites like Facebook pages and Twitter. It's easy to get rid of a ticket, particularly when demand outstrips supply. This is the core of the problem and that's why the club were gathering evidence about it and wanted to stop it. For one reason, it's not fair to those with high points who miss out. For another, the risk is that tickets fall into the wrong hands, be that third party sites, touts or just individual away fans. I don't think anyone would disagree that we need to clamp down on that. If there's a way of stopping people selling on away tickets then your argument makes more sense but until there is (see below) it doesn't.

Haven't you just proved my point?

People still pass on tickets even if away ticket points aren't available, as their main intent in doing so is usually to help a friend or family.

I'd also add that my reasoning about catching people up isn't flawed. As I've set out numerous times, including my paper, the current system makes it physically impossible for quite a few supporters to catch-up and for the remainder it has greatly decreased the rate at which they can catch up.

That said, always appreciate feedback on this one. I understand there's a real range of opinion.

 

[fathellensbellend]

I doubt Mr and Mrs Hospitality will be expected to collect their tickets at an away game?

Or mister and misses Liverpool fan who will no doubt be sat in our end at Anfield in a few weeks, another attempt to suck the joy out of actually attending. I wonder how they would have implemented it yesterday, hellish logistics in getting to the ground, the town miles away from the ground, they do realise we go to enjoy the experience, I wonder if the Americans in our end yesterday would be up for a collect your ticket job