Barnsley Away Ticket Info

My point is that where two fans both attend the same number of games each season, I don't think it's fair that the one who goes to the fewest away games gets priority for away tickets.

But I accept that my argument has already been lost. It's been done to death and nothing's going to change.
 
clay said:
My point is that where two fans both attend the same number of games each season, I don't think it's fair that the one who goes to the fewest away games gets priority for away tickets.

But I accept that my argument has already been lost. It's been done to death and nothing's going to change.
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So let me get this right....

A) someone could pay for a season ticket, and attend 20 home games (missing 3 due to other commitments - work etc) and go to 0 away games.
B) someone could attend all 23 away games, 0 home games.

And because B has gone to more games than A, B deserves to be ahead in the pecking order for away tickets?

What a load of tosh.

Season ticket holders rightly deserve to be ahead in the queue as opposed to non season ticket holders (regardless of how many games the non-season ticket holder has attended).
 
A lot of these arguments would seem to be hypothetical, although everyone's circumstances are unique, I cant envisage our supporter base being diverse enough where any of these situations play out and people end up being ticketless despite their perceived worthiness.
 
The main issue I have with the system is it doesn't reward people who only go to a couple of games a season over those that never go.

Currently it looks like you have to have 33 points to benefit from the system and for some like me who due to family circumstances and location can only go to a few games a season will only get say 8 or 9 points a season.

However when tickets go on sale these points are irrelevant as there is no buckets for people who have a low number of points, you just get chucked in with general sale. Surely there should be a small window for people who attend a few games above people who never go?
 
ChingBoro said:
The main issue I have with the system is it doesn't reward people who only go to a couple of games a season over those that never go.

Currently it looks like you have to have 33 points to benefit from the system and for some like me who due to family circumstances and location can only go to a few games a season will only get say 8 or 9 points a season.

However when tickets go on sale these points are irrelevant as there is no buckets for people who have a low number of points, you just get chucked in with general sale. Surely there should be a small window for people who attend a few games above people who never go?
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This is my situation, although I don't really have an issue with it. Demand will be high when the team is doing well. Commercially it makes a lot of sense to prioritise season ticket holders (essentially a loyalty card).

I could buy a season ticket just to enable access to probably one or two away games I fancy each season, but given that I likely wouldn't attend any home games it seems a slight false economy.

My main issue would probably be with Barnsley - they've averaged 10k spare seats this season (including away fans) - surely they could make more away tickets available?
 
I used to buy my season ticket when I was working away even though I only got to 6 games at home one season. I know not everyone can afford to do this but I did it to ensure I got away tickets. Some years I got more away games than home. I used to give my season ticket free to lads not working when I was away. I have had a season ticket since long before we moved to the Riverside. I think I have earned the right to be up there in the points sytem as I have put my money into the club, as have many others of course. There is no easy answer to the points system but this is the best we have had. If folks would rather go back to queueing all night I am ok with that I am retired but lots are not so that system would not be beneficial to the or the people who live outside the area. As I said no easy answers.

This thing with the points system only seems to come up when the team is playing well or we have a big game. I know lots of people who live in London etc who come up for all the home games and have season tickets. As I said not everyone can do that either for financial reasons, family commitments or just getting sick of the constant travelling. I get sick of the travelling these days and will miss a couple of games I normally would go to. Swansea, Birmingham are two off the top of my head. Swansea I have other commitments which is my choice same for all who say they cannot go due to comittments. Such is life.
 
Marvanelli said:
So let me get this right....

A) someone could pay for a season ticket, and attend 20 home games (missing 3 due to other commitments - work etc) and go to 0 away games.
B) someone could attend all 23 away games, 0 home games.

And because B has gone to more games than A, B deserves to be ahead in the pecking order for away tickets?

What a load of tosh.

Season ticket holders rightly deserve to be ahead in the queue as opposed to non season ticket holders (regardless of how many games the non-season ticket holder has attended).
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I think season ticket holders with the most away games should get priority first, then season ticket holders, then non ST holders who have attended away games. But its worth remembering that attending away games takes 5x the level of time and money than going to a home one does
 
JM14 said:
I think season ticket holders with the most away games should get priority first, then season ticket holders, then non ST holders who have attended away games. But its worth remembering that attending away games takes 5x the level of time and money than going to a home one does
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Agree even more sometimes but its not money going to club which is why they want attendance at the Riverside rather than away. One of the reasons why they made sure you get 3 points for attending an home match but only 2 for attending an away match. England did something similar years ago where you used to get more for away than home tickets but not anymore. They swapped it around.
 
JM14 said:
I think season ticket holders with the most away games should get priority first, then season ticket holders, then non ST holders who have attended away games. But its worth remembering that attending away games takes 5x the level of time and money than going to a home one does
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Living away from Teesside home games and away games are pretty even in terms of time and cost commitment.
 
JM14 said:
I think season ticket holders with the most away games should get priority first, then season ticket holders, then non ST holders who have attended away games. But its worth remembering that attending away games takes 5x the level of time and money than going to a home one does
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The home games take more travelling for me - a typical away game is 125 miles (each way) but a home game is over 250 miles each way.

For a fan on Teesside I would agree with JM14.
 
I was looking at the available seats a few minutes a go, if they have released all the seats it more like over 3000 sold than 2200. They will definitely sell today.

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