Ticket Points Sales Tracking

[seafordblue]

At Bournemouth last week I was surrounded by supporters that clearly hadn’t purchased their tickets the correct way. I also met someone last year who boasted how he can get tickets for any match yet has no season ticket and doesn’t belong to a supporters club. He has ‘contacts’..

One resale ticket site has 2K+ plus tickets for our next away match including multiple tickets in the City end starting at £320 per ticket!

This is wrong and has got to change.

Problem with a rolling 5 years of points is that in 5 years time we will have 30K supporters all on maximum points.

Problem with away ticket points is they’re very cheap and will attract points whores. Also too easy to sell on.

My suggestion would be to divide every supporter’s existing points total by 10, with weighted future points quickly closing the gap. Older supporters would have to attend most matches to keep their slight lead above the newer fans.

Award 50 points for away matches and ensure names are written on each ticket. Have City staff situated on every away ground’s queue, checking each supporters Id. Apparently, for away games Brighton give 10 match bans to anyone not able to reconcile their ticket with id. City should adopt something similar.

So, proportionately reduce everyone’s ticket points, give points for away games and enforce ticket id checks, would in my opinion make the allocation of tickets fairer.

 

[Chappie]

At Bournemouth last week I was surrounded by supporters that clearly hadn’t purchased their tickets the correct way. I also met someone last year who boasted how he can get tickets for any match yet has no season ticket and doesn’t belong to a supporters club. He has ‘contacts’..

One resale ticket site has 2K+ plus tickets for our next away match including multiple tickets in the City end starting at £320 per ticket!

This is wrong and has got to change.

Problem with a rolling 5 years of points is that in 5 years time we will have 30K supporters all on maximum points.

Problem with away ticket points is they’re very cheap and will attract points whores. Also too easy to sell on.

My suggestion would be to divide every supporter’s existing points total by 10, with weighted future points quickly closing the gap. Older supporters would have to attend most matches to keep their slight lead above the newer fans.

Award 50 points for away matches and ensure names are written on each ticket. Have City staff situated on every away ground’s queue, checking each supporters Id. Apparently, for away games Brighton give 10 match bans to anyone not able to reconcile their ticket with id. City should adopt something similar.

So, proportionately reduce everyone’s ticket points, give points for away games and enforce ticket id checks, would in my opinion make the allocation of tickets fairer.

If you don't mind me asking how did you get your ticket for Bournemouth.
Seaford along way from Manchester.
Are you a season ticket holder?

 

[seafordblue]

If you don't mind me asking how did you get your ticket for Bournemouth.
Seaford along way from Manchester.
Are you a season ticket holder?

Season ticket holder for the past 25 years. 580 mile round trip to each match, attended every home match last season and have only missed Bratislava away this season.

How about you?

 

[Chappie]

Season ticket holder for the past 25 years. 580 mile round trip to each match, attended every home match last season and have only missed Bratislava away this season.

How about you?

Fair play to you.
Season Ticket holder since 1967 and like you home and away since.
Just short of 32500 points .

 

[jaymcfc1968]

Fair play to you.
Season Ticket holder since 1967 and like you home and away since.
Just short of 32500 points .

Part-time supporter.

 

[johnnytapia]

Fair play to you.
Season Ticket holder since 1967 and like you home and away since.
Just short of 32500 points .

You’d have 33k if you’d have pulled your finger out and gone to Hartlepool.

 

[Chappie]

You’d have 33k if you’d have pulled your finger out and gone to Hartlepool.

Or if you had chipped in for the petrol more often

 

[Stephen230]

I do appreciate the City Matters guy coming on here regularly and asking for feedback to take to the meetings. He’s clearly a genuine guy with the fans best interests at heart.

But I honestly think it’s pointless even bothering discussing anything to do with away ticket allocations with the club, whilst they refuse to be open about exactly how many tickets are going to which groups.

And I highly doubt that is going to change any time soon.

Any discussions always seem to focus on fucking around the allocation going to points holders. Whilst even knowing who some of the other groups are seems to be a state secret.

I mean, who the fuck do “The owners” allocation go to exactly, just as one example?

 

[wolfie1988]

I do appreciate the City Matters guy coming on here regularly and asking for feedback to take to the meetings. He’s clearly a genuine guy with the fans best interests at heart.

But I honestly think it’s pointless even bothering discussing anything to do with away ticket allocations with the club, whilst they refuse to be open about exactly how many tickets are going to which groups.

And I highly doubt that is going to change any time soon.

Any discussions always seem to focus on fucking around the allocation going to points holders. Whilst even knowing who some of the other groups are seems to be a state secret.

I mean, who the fuck do “The owners” allocation go to exactly, just as one example?

This. I wouldn't be putting my name to anything until the club disclose this information, personally.

- What percentage goes to points?

- What percentage goes to OSC's and how are these allocated?

- What percentage are the other groups allocated?( Corporate, players family etc.)

- Why do tickets keep ending up with 3rd party ticket sites before they've even reached the start of sales? Sometimes in batches of 10 together.

Until that is disclosed, don't put your name to anything that could punish the standard paying fan more. Whilst in the background the club work to siphon more and more tickets away from their allocation with no pushback.

There are some good suggestions. I think random ticket collection isn't a bad thing in small numbers. However, the club should need to inform the purchaser at least 7 days in advance so that they can plan and change their plans accordingly. And there should possibly be the option to return the ticket without punishment after the they've been informed too. If there was to be any punishment for the wrong person collecting a ticket or a no show, it should only be done if the buyer has had an option to return it and ignored or turned it down to chance their arm.

 

[cheddar404]

I appreciate it's never going to happen but not one single ticket from the allocation should go outside of the ticket point system apart from the 18-25 year olds percentage.