Similar post to mine mate..........that was the biggest waste of £50 to thousands of people, i couldnt get my head round some doing it..Kennyblueboy said:the gold and platinum cards was a master stroke by mcfc everybody i know went for platinum to get double points by paying a extra 50 quid if you have around 4000 you should get gold next season has away tickets seem to go by 6000+ you will never catch up people with high points will always get a ticket if they are going or not and sell it on this site
I'm not sure how much of this thread you have read, but there are a number of replies in it, pointing out that branches who have asked for even small numbers of tickets, have got about 1/3 of what they asked for. There is mention of 1 branch getting 90 tickets, which actually isn't factual, its speculation, and I very much doubt its anywhere near that, that poster offers no evidence.CHT said:Heres a novel idea ......................If you have the required loyalty points you get a ticket ...............END OF .............
No "Back Door" getting one via a Supporters Club as is clearly happening .
Being a member of Bredbury /Didsbury /Reddish or whichever branch shouldnt give you a better chance of a ticket ..........
Anybody who doesnt think this is happening is in it for self interest or is living in cloud cuckoo land .
cleavers said:I'm not sure how much of this thread you have read, but there are a number of replies in it, pointing out that branches who have asked for even small numbers of tickets, have got about 1/3 of what they asked for. There is mention of 1 branch getting 90 tickets, which actually isn't factual, its speculation, and I very much doubt its anywhere near that, that poster offers no evidence.CHT said:Heres a novel idea ......................If you have the required loyalty points you get a ticket ...............END OF .............
No "Back Door" getting one via a Supporters Club as is clearly happening .
Being a member of Bredbury /Didsbury /Reddish or whichever branch shouldnt give you a better chance of a ticket ..........
Anybody who doesnt think this is happening is in it for self interest or is living in cloud cuckoo land .
I know for FACT that the one I'm a member of, asked for less than 15 tickets (and we probably have 10 members with the points it sold out at or more), and we got just 4.
Its boxing day, hardly anyone is working, they've been stuck with family all day the previous day, its little wonder that people want to escape to the football.
I also suspect that the claims that its down to increased corporate tickets are also rubbish for this game, because 1. its not high profile (we're not playing one of the not so big sky 4), and 2. not many companies will be wanting to entertain clients/employees on a cold wet boxing day.
The reasons its sold out are simple, we got a smallish allocation (they only need to give us 10% of capacity), there are a lot more people available to go because its a holiday, its close by, and we are no much more interesting to watch.
cleavers said:I'm not sure how much of this thread you have read, but there are a number of replies in it, pointing out that branches who have asked for even small numbers of tickets, have got about 1/3 of what they asked for. There is mention of 1 branch getting 90 tickets, which actually isn't factual, its speculation, and I very much doubt its anywhere near that, that poster offers no evidence.CHT said:Heres a novel idea ......................If you have the required loyalty points you get a ticket ...............END OF .............
No "Back Door" getting one via a Supporters Club as is clearly happening .
Being a member of Bredbury /Didsbury /Reddish or whichever branch shouldnt give you a better chance of a ticket ..........
Anybody who doesnt think this is happening is in it for self interest or is living in cloud cuckoo land .
I know for FACT that the one I'm a member of, asked for less than 15 tickets (and we probably have 10 members with the points it sold out at or more), and we got just 4.
Its boxing day, hardly anyone is working, they've been stuck with family all day the previous day, its little wonder that people want to escape to the football.
I also suspect that the claims that its down to increased corporate tickets are also rubbish for this game, because 1. its not high profile (we're not playing one of the not so big sky 4), and 2. not many companies will be wanting to entertain clients/employees on a cold wet boxing day.
The reasons its sold out are simple, we got a smallish allocation (they only need to give us 10% of capacity), there are a lot more people available to go because its a holiday, its close by, and we are no much more interesting to watch.
cleavers said:I'm not sure how much of this thread you have read, but there are a number of replies in it, pointing out that branches who have asked for even small numbers of tickets, have got about 1/3 of what they asked for. There is mention of 1 branch getting 90 tickets, which actually isn't factual, its speculation, and I very much doubt its anywhere near that, that poster offers no evidence. I know for FACT that the one I'm a member of, asked for less than 15 tickets (and we probably have 10 members with the points it sold out at or more), and we got just 4.CHT said:Heres a novel idea ......................If you have the required loyalty points you get a ticket ...............END OF .............
No "Back Door" getting one via a Supporters Club as is clearly happening .
Being a member of Bredbury /Didsbury /Reddish or whichever branch shouldnt give you a better chance of a ticket ..........
Anybody who doesnt think this is happening is in it for self interest or is living in cloud cuckoo land .
Its boxing day, hardly anyone is working, they've been stuck with family all day the previous day, its little wonder that people want to escape to the football.
I also suspect that the claims that its down to increased corporate tickets are also rubbish for this game, because 1. its not high profile (we're not playing one of the not so big sky 4), and 2. not many companies will be wanting to entertain clients/employees on a cold wet boxing day.
The reasons its sold out are simple, we got a smallish allocation (they only need to give us 10% of capacity), there are a lot more people available to go because its a holiday, its close by, and we are no much more interesting to watch.
That doesn't mean they are all going through their branch getting tickets.RACHACE said:What evidence would you want?
There will be 3 coaches leaving for West Brom, approx 150 people so 150 tickets with over 6000 loyalty points on their cards.
Actually I said less than 15, yes we got 4, and the rest of us have ordered theirs through their own steam. The reason we ask for them from the SC is that we travel, and like to sit together, this no crime.CHT said:Your Branch asked for 15 but only an estimated 10 may have the points it sold out on ....you were given 4 you say ...........The 10 could apply under their own steam add them to the 4 you got and suddenly youve got 14 when only 10 are eligible .....Hows that fair ?
cleavers said:That doesn't mean they are all going through their branch getting tickets.RACHACE said:What evidence would you want?
There will be 3 coaches leaving for West Brom, approx 150 people so 150 tickets with over 6000 loyalty points on their cards.
My point anyway was not having a go at you, it was just pointing out that people should believe the facts rather than speculation.
There are a couple of posts in here that confirm branches are actually getting less tickets, (last year we asked for and got 16 for WBA), but I can only speak for the branch I'm a member of, and we've got less than we've asked for several times this season, when in the past we have almost always got what we asked for.
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Actually I said less than 15, yes we got 4, and the rest of us have ordered theirs through their own steam. The reason we ask for them from the SC is that we travel, and like to sit together, this no crime.CHT said:Your Branch asked for 15 but only an estimated 10 may have the points it sold out on ....you were given 4 you say ...........The 10 could apply under their own steam add them to the 4 you got and suddenly youve got 14 when only 10 are eligible .....Hows that fair ?
Manchester City have a supporters club with branches all over the world, and we pay to be members of it, and being able to get tickets from the club is one of the few benefits left, a benefit that itself seems to be diminishing, and once again people on here are claiming that its the supporters clubs fault that tickets have sold out before some have got tickets, when the actual reason is far simpler.
Anyway I'm not posting in this thread again as its pointless, because those who didn't get a ticket just want to blame someone, despite not having the required number of points in the first place, luckily I and my lad have tickets because we both have the required number of points.
Yep. I think it stinks and haven't done so this year as I've managed to get the tickets I wanted but did use it for Blackpool away and a couple of others last season. But its always gone on, its just more noticeable recently as the aways are selling out unlike in past seasons.Prestwich_Blue said:Right. So the club allocate tickets to individuals who have enough points but the individual may not be the one who actually applied for the ticket or want to use it. But they will presumably get the loyalty points for that ticket.
But does that stop that individual for applying for a ticket on their own behalf and would they get turned away if they went to the ticket office and tried to buy a ticket?