Ticket points survey.

[jrb]

Why?

Because City fans are paying extra money to harvest loyalty points.

Another club money making scam titled Platinum.

 

[mayo31]

Because City fans are paying extra money to harvest loyalty points.

Another club money making scam titled Platinum.

Platinum does fuck all really nowadays and no one makes anyone pay

What this is really about is JCLs getting upset because they are not first in the queue

Beaker who i replied to joined here in 2020, now I don’t know but they may have also just started following City then so no doubt they are behind in the queue

Plenty of opportunity for people to get tickets though. Brighton away went to open sale, Palace 18k, Villa now is down to 19k

If our form continues as it is there will be plenty of other opportunities also

Soton, Ipswich will easily go down to low points.

IMO the loyalty points should stay, a lot who have them will stop going, we can see that with the above. The real issue is the passing on of any tickets but that has always happened and will do forever no matter what system is in place

 

[blue_85]

Ipswich will easily go down to low points.

Do you reckon so? I was expecting that one to be popular as a lot aged under early 40s won't have done that ground before, or at least not as an adult, and it's not a huge allocation.
I guess it won't be much of a draw for tourists though so be interesting what points level it does reach...I'm hoping below 23.5k!

 

[Maccblue]

Do you reckon so? I was expecting that one to be popular as a lot aged under early 40s won't have done that ground before, or at least not as an adult, and it's not a huge allocation.
I guess it won't be much of a draw for tourists though so be interesting what points level it does reach...I'm hoping below 23.5k!

3000+ allocation. They’ve moved home fans to increase the away allocation
Travel lodge next to the ground booked
It was on £35 free cancellation

 

[jrb]

There will always be certain away matches that will go to low points due to the day and time of the match, and the distance of the match.

But the big away games, or games with a low ticket allocation, will always sell out at high away points. Those are the away matches most City fans want an away ticket for.

 

[Beaker]

Platinum does fuck all really nowadays and no one makes anyone pay

What this is really about is JCLs getting upset because they are not first in the queue

Beaker who i replied to joined here in 2020, now I don’t know but they may have also just started following City then so no doubt they are behind in the queue

Plenty of opportunity for people to get tickets though. Brighton away went to open sale, Palace 18k, Villa now is down to 19k

If our form continues as it is there will be plenty of other opportunities also

Soton, Ipswich will easily go down to low points.

IMO the loyalty points should stay, a lot who have them will stop going, we can see that with the above. The real issue is the passing on of any tickets but that has always happened and will do forever no matter what system is in place

Beaker has had a season ticket since we were playing at Maine Road, used to have a different account on here but hadn’t contributed for a good while, forgot the login, so set up a different account. Is that OK?

Just over a decade ago I was quite high up the loyalty points list, but kids and a mortgage put a stop to attendance at away games for a number of years, so fell down the list, I accept that, but I disagree that points should go back to an arbitrary date in 2001. There’s thousands of people who attended regularly before that date, so why isn’t their attendance prior to 2001 recognised? In the early 2000’s the club were throwing 100’s of points at people for purchasing tickets to low demand games, they don’t do that anymore, so supporters who didn’t gain from that are at a disadvantage straight away.

It should be a rolling 3-5 year basis, points reinstated for away games,(if a percentage of people have to produce ID to prove they’re the legitimate ticket holder then so be it) platinum scrapped, and the club should be held to the commitment to minimum 60% tickets to points holders (this should be more, but one step at a time).

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

I’ve had a ST continually since 86/87 season but only 17390 points. In that time I’ve missed probably no more than ten home matches in all competitions.
I don’t bother even looking at away match tickets now although I still go to a few per year if there’s any spares knocking about - including today as it happens!
Platinum is what’s been the killer. What a disgraceful concept that is.

 

[jrb]

I’ve had a ST continually since 86/87 season but only 17390 points. In that time I’ve missed probably no more than ten home matches in all competitions.
I don’t bother even looking at away match tickets now although I still go to a few per year if there’s any spares knocking about - including today as it happens!
Platinum is what’s been the killer. What a disgraceful MONEY MAKING concept that is.

Corrected for you.

 

[tedmak]

I received the survey and am not sure whether to.complete it.
Maybe i am a but too sceptical- but in my experience surveys are used to justify what an organisation intends to do anyway.

 

[jrb]

Platinum does fuck all really nowadays and no one makes anyone pay

What this is really about is JCLs getting upset because they are not first in the queue

Beaker who i replied to joined here in 2020, now I don’t know but they may have also just started following City then so no doubt they are behind in the queue

Plenty of opportunity for people to get tickets though. Brighton away went to open sale, Palace 18k, Villa now is down to 19k

If our form continues as it is there will be plenty of other opportunities also

Soton, Ipswich will easily go down to low points.

IMO the loyalty points should stay, a lot who have them will stop going, we can see that with the above. The real issue is the passing on of any tickets but that has always happened and will do forever no matter what system is in place

You’re right, nobody is forced to pay, it’s a personal choice. Platinum did make a difference initially, and it still does for lots of City fans lower down the loyalty points ladder. If you add Platinum to CL, FA Cup, and Carabao cup scheme points, as a total, that makes a big difference in the increase each season on your loyalty points, and could and does make a difference to getting an away ticket or not.

 

[Corky]

You’re right, nobody is forced to pay, it’s a personal choice. Platinum did make a difference initially, and it still does for lots of City fans lower down the loyalty points ladder. If you add Platinum to CL, FA Cup, and Carabao cup scheme points, as a total, that makes a big difference in the increase each season on your loyalty points, and could and does make a difference to getting an away ticket or not.

It made a big difference to those who got it who were away regulars, probably about 10k points, but it just meant they stayed where they are and other who got it fell behind at a slower rate as point were cut.

 

[jrb]

It made a big difference to those who got it who were away regulars, probably about 10k points, but it just meant they stayed where they are and other who got it fell behind at a slower rate as point were cut.

The initial take up on Platinum was probably slow at first as people didn’t want to spend an extra £50 on their season tickets, and it was seen as nothing more than an additional money making gimmick by the club. But over the seasons, added with the cup scheme points, I think the take up on Platinum did increase a lot, because people genuinely thought it would make the difference between getting an away ticket or not. Is it worth doing now, definitely not, because away tickets are getting harder and harder to get, and the away loyalty points gaps for those away tickets is getting bigger and bigger.

 

[fathellensbellend]

Brazilian in front of me at a field, 400 euros off StubHub, that's where your tickets are going

 

[bluebarry]

Brazilian in front of me at a field, 400 euros off StubHub, that's where your tickets are going

Annoying but not surprising! I've been to all but 2 league aways this year and there's been far too many tourists.

 

[Andrewjh009]

They should have some randomly allocated away tickets, like a lottery say 100 tickets to those with over 150 points perhaps? 48hr window to make the purchase otherwise passes to someone else, been to a few away games but £200+ for a resale ticket plus travel costs is too much.

 

[NPBlue]

I recieved the survey, and made the point I no longer care about loyalty points.

I used to go away regularly until a few years ago, but as tickets became increasingly difficult to obtain, I stopped looking.

My first away was at Sheffield United in 1967.

My last away was at Arsenal in December 2019.

I've given up with it.

 

[tedmak]

Just completed it - so points for attendance/listing on exchange on way.
They don't give a fig about ticket points for aways.