Priority points system

I don't have an ST (due to location) yet I've no gripes with the points system.

I didn't get a ticket. Its just one of those things. I'd be more annoyed if I had been a ST holder and been throw into a free for all and not got one. I'm always in the mindset of the more games you go to the more' priority'you have.

We are lucky than normally you can get a Boro ticket without any issues.

I was saying to a mate last night imagine being a Liverpool fan trying to get a ticket for a league cup final. They have over 50k ST holders and 100s of thousands of members. I'm so glad I don't support someone like that. So many ST holders won't even get a ticket.

We are pretty lucky. I think it's the first time since cup finals and the play off final that it's been an 'issue'. We'd probably get 30-35k for a playoff final so you'd want a points system. That or someone who'd been to 10-20 games could miss out to someone who went to 1 or even none. Then you'd rage.
 
DCI_Gene_Hunt said:
Would you care to explain how season ticket holders sell their points to others?
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On twitter and Facebook people sell tickets using the points they have to none season ticket holders for a profit. Nerds to be better validation that the people with the points actually attend match with the ticket
 
I'd give priority to all season card holders. At least that way everyone that's put money in the clubs coffers gets an opportunity to buy an in demand ticket. Under this system, we have season card holders with high priority points giving away their card to allow non-season ticket holders the chance to purchase tickets. This has prevented other season card holders (season card holders with 70 points in this instance) the opportunity to buy tickets.
 
joeydiaz said:
I also believe that if the person who has the adequate priority points to buy a ticket, doesn't want to go then they are well within their rights to pass to a family member or friend - providing they aren't doing it for financial gain.
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That's exploitation of the system and exactly why it isn't fit for purpose.
 
Redwurzel said:
There will be some people transferring their ticket to others, but I would be surprised if its the majority of season ticket holders. More likely elderly season ticket holders say over 75s not fancying a late night trip to Salford or very young season ticket holders say under 9s. Touting (selling on at profit) will be rare because tickets are traceable, so a ticket sold can be checked to see who originally bought it.

I think there could be some tweaking of the system for example its not possible for say someone under 25 to be Gold Card holder. Maybe more points could be given for purchasing away tickets in the last 3 seasons.

It appears over 15k wanted to go to the MU game and we had only around 8,800 tickets for the core body of Boro fans (club sponsors and employees take tickets).
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Your ticket your choice,up to you if you by a ticket for a friend or family member along as people not making profit,which at £46 a ticket don't think anyone would pay much more than that anyway.
 
borgelite said:
Your ticket your choice,up to you if you by a ticket for a friend or family member along as people not making profit,which at £46 a ticket don't think anyone would pay much more than that anyway.
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I wonder how many family or friends who’ve had tickets bought for them are going just to see Ronaldo, I hope he doesn’t play.
 
Humpty said:
I'd give priority to all season card holders. At least that way everyone that's put money in the clubs coffers gets an opportunity to buy an in demand ticket. Under this system, we have season card holders with high priority points giving away their card to allow non-season ticket holders the chance to purchase tickets. This has prevented other season card holders (season card holders with 70 points in this instance) the opportunity to buy tickets.
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What, you mean so a season ticket holder with 70 points with the opportunity to give their card away.
Our fan base is loyal however some are more loyal than others.
 
At least that season card holder, who's put their money into the club, will have a chance of getting a ticket over a fan that turns up every so often.
 
I really don't understand the mindset that people who go regularly deserve to go as if they are suffering by partaking in a leisure activity of their choosing. Some people are lucky enough to be in a position to go to every single game, most others aren't. I don't understand why people with all of their privileges think they deserve more than other people.

It's in the terms and conditions of the season ticket and priority system so I have no problem with it but the mindset is silly. Thank yourselves lucky that you can go home and away every week instead of complaining that you might miss a game here or there and heaven forbid somebody "less deserving" gets to go.
 
Boro4life said:
On twitter and Facebook people sell tickets using the points they have to none season ticket holders for a profit. Nerds to be better validation that the people with the points actually attend match with the ticket
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Selling the tickets is different to selling the points which isn't possible.

Sadly it's impossible to validate that the person buying the ticket is actually the one using it. This has always happened, always will.
 
DCI_Gene_Hunt said:
Selling the tickets is different to selling the points which isn't possible.

Sadly it's impossible to validate that the person buying the ticket is actually the one using it. This has always happened, always will.
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It will probably be done away with by the 4th I assume, but don't they check the name on your vaccine pass against your ticket currently?
 
DCI_Gene_Hunt said:
Selling the tickets is different to selling the points which isn't possible.

Sadly it's impossible to validate that the person buying the ticket is actually the one using it. This has always happened, always will.
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It won't allows happen. Snoop Dogg was talking earlier this week about using NFTs as tickets. It was about forged tickets because you would be able to verify that the ticket was genuine as it would be on the blockchain but other rules could be put in place such as no transferring etc. The current system is exploitable in loads of ways which might be removed in the future with technology.
 
Ash88 said:
The priority points system is perfect. I'd even say it's too lenient and the first sale should be upped to 170-180.

I've had a continuous season ticket (150 points), plus I've been to two cup games in the past two years (3 points each) - 156.

The first sale needed 160, which was disappointing for me because I didn't get in the block I wanted, but I don't go to many away games... so I shouldn't have priority over fans who do...

If the points system was scrapped, you'd have part time fans who don't even go to home games, getting tickets to Man Utd for a day out and a **** up, and season ticket holders who travel thousands of miles to follow the Boro every season missing out, because they didn't get to their computers in time...
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That has never happened as the ST holders usually got at least 24 hours to purchase their tickets
 
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