by standupsitdown » 27 Mar 2019, 21:13
At large clubs it is normal for season ticket holders to get priority, then members. Many Premier League clubs also have priority schemes where supporters get points / credits for each away (and sometimes also home) game they go to, and tickets are sold in descending order of points held. Obviously this only works because all games are ticketed and the home club have a record of who they are sold to.
Ours is a more difficult situation. I'm not a season ticket holder as I live in Essex, so I get to more away games than home - more than half by the end of this season but only about a third of home games. Should someone who has a season ticket but rarely away get priority for the big end of season games over someone who has been to more away games? Hard to say. But they shouldn't have priority over those who travel from Torquay to most away games - although most of them are season ticket holders anyway.
As most of our games aren't ticketed it's not so easy to give priority to loyal away fans. The club could for example have given out vouchers at places like East Thurrock but that is hard to administer.
Perhaps there should be a compromise, for example put aside 25% of tickets for season ticket holders for sale on the first day, but after that anyone can buy.
(If we win the league I'm planning to buy a season ticket next season with my winnings on the 25-1 bet).
At large clubs it is normal for season ticket holders to get priority, then members. Many Premier League clubs also have priority schemes where supporters get points / credits for each away (and sometimes also home) game they go to, and tickets are sold in descending order of points held. Obviously this only works because all games are ticketed and the home club have a record of who they are sold to.
Ours is a more difficult situation. I'm not a season ticket holder as I live in Essex, so I get to more away games than home - more than half by the end of this season but only about a third of home games. Should someone who has a season ticket but rarely away get priority for the big end of season games over someone who has been to more away games? Hard to say. But they shouldn't have priority over those who travel from Torquay to most away games - although most of them are season ticket holders anyway.
As most of our games aren't ticketed it's not so easy to give priority to loyal away fans. The club could for example have given out vouchers at places like East Thurrock but that is hard to administer.
Perhaps there should be a compromise, for example put aside 25% of tickets for season ticket holders for sale on the first day, but after that anyone can buy.
(If we win the league I'm planning to buy a season ticket next season with my winnings on the 25-1 bet).