Ridiculous membership scheme 10:45 - Jul 13 with 5470 views | onceablue | As I didn’t have Gold card last season the away games I attended don’t count so no additional points for me other than the 5 for buying membership card Although I only did 5 away games I would have had 10 points rather than 5 Feel sorry for my Boy he didn’t have a Gold card but did 10 away games and again none of these games count The club could easily rectify this as they will have records of tickets purchased COME ON ITFC SORT THIS OUT |  | | |  |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:46 - Jul 13 with 3600 views | Cheltenham_Blue | Have you emailed the club? |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:46 - Jul 13 with 3595 views | davblue | there has to be a line in the sand at some point. |  | |  |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:48 - Jul 13 with 3570 views | GlasgowBlue | Drop the club an email. They are extremely helpful. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:49 - Jul 13 with 3568 views | ArnieM | I’ve had a text this morning from a friend who lives in Manchester and does the northern away games. They are elderly and can’t drive so uses local rail. This new membership is doing nothing for them and effectively now rules out any likelihood of ever getting a ticket to watch the Town again. It’s an OG Mr Ashton….. an OG! [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 10:51]
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:51 - Jul 13 with 3543 views | SitfcB |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:46 - Jul 13 by Cheltenham_Blue | Have you emailed the club? |
What difference will that make? Loads of people have the same problem. Club have confirmed that’s the case. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:52 - Jul 13 with 3490 views | JakeITFC |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:49 - Jul 13 by ArnieM | I’ve had a text this morning from a friend who lives in Manchester and does the northern away games. They are elderly and can’t drive so uses local rail. This new membership is doing nothing for them and effectively now rules out any likelihood of ever getting a ticket to watch the Town again. It’s an OG Mr Ashton….. an OG! [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 10:51]
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Would have thought the away games near Manchester will get to general sale like normal - I can't see us selling out away ends at Blackburn, Preston etc. unless we are absolutely flying. |  | |  |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:53 - Jul 13 with 3481 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:51 - Jul 13 by SitfcB | What difference will that make? Loads of people have the same problem. Club have confirmed that’s the case. |
....rather than telling us all about it.... I'm not sure how much difference TWTD will make either. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:54 - Jul 13 with 3462 views | SitfcB |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:53 - Jul 13 by Cheltenham_Blue | ....rather than telling us all about it.... I'm not sure how much difference TWTD will make either. |
Place for a moan innit. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:54 - Jul 13 with 3454 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:51 - Jul 13 by SitfcB | What difference will that make? Loads of people have the same problem. Club have confirmed that’s the case. |
Yep, there is a line that specifically states that points won't be backdated under any circumstances. It is what it is, I am in exactly the same situation as OP. Just using this year as a trial - if it is worth it great, more points next season. If not, then will drop it. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:54 - Jul 13 with 3445 views | SitfcB |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:49 - Jul 13 by ArnieM | I’ve had a text this morning from a friend who lives in Manchester and does the northern away games. They are elderly and can’t drive so uses local rail. This new membership is doing nothing for them and effectively now rules out any likelihood of ever getting a ticket to watch the Town again. It’s an OG Mr Ashton….. an OG! [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 10:51]
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Honestly don’t think it’s going to be as bad as people think. There will be loads of games tickets still make s/t holders and then general sale. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:54 - Jul 13 with 3442 views | iamipswich | I thought I read that once you buy the membership, they retrospectively add your away game points from last season regardless of gold membership etc. I may be wrong and don't want to spread misinformation but maybe someone can shed some light. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:56 - Jul 13 with 3420 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:49 - Jul 13 by ArnieM | I’ve had a text this morning from a friend who lives in Manchester and does the northern away games. They are elderly and can’t drive so uses local rail. This new membership is doing nothing for them and effectively now rules out any likelihood of ever getting a ticket to watch the Town again. It’s an OG Mr Ashton….. an OG! [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 10:51]
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Huh? These games probably wont sell out and will make general sale? |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:59 - Jul 13 with 3394 views | Bluebell | Hence the reason we have always had gold cards! We couldn’t even buy tickets to some of the away games as we weren’t able to get online at 10am some Mondays. I will add they were only £20 so were worth buying in previous years. [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 11:01]
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 11:16 - Jul 13 with 3252 views | GlasgowBlue |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:49 - Jul 13 by ArnieM | I’ve had a text this morning from a friend who lives in Manchester and does the northern away games. They are elderly and can’t drive so uses local rail. This new membership is doing nothing for them and effectively now rules out any likelihood of ever getting a ticket to watch the Town again. It’s an OG Mr Ashton….. an OG! [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 10:51]
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What bearing does their inability to drive have on the new membership scheme? |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 11:30 - Jul 13 with 3167 views | Ryorry |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:56 - Jul 13 by TRUE_BLUE123 | Huh? These games probably wont sell out and will make general sale? |
Yes, maybe some people were going by sellouts last year at the smaller grounds in L1, and forgetting that now we're in the Champ & visiting places like Elland Rd & Sunderland, there's likely to be plenty of availability. Even in the glory days of our 5th in the Prem season under Burley, I don't think travelling support to those games went much over 5,000. I tried to sell a ticket v MUFC at face value for a friend who was unable to go at the last minute - there was no take-up. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 11:37 - Jul 13 with 3126 views | Freddies_Ears |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:52 - Jul 13 by JakeITFC | Would have thought the away games near Manchester will get to general sale like normal - I can't see us selling out away ends at Blackburn, Preston etc. unless we are absolutely flying. |
If said person buys a membership, it actually makes it more likely he can get away tickets this season. Previously, anyone only able to do Northern away games (and no homes) ranked behind all Gold Carders. Now, they can buy a membership & rank above regular season ticket holders. |  | |  |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 11:38 - Jul 13 with 3116 views | SaleAway |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:49 - Jul 13 by ArnieM | I’ve had a text this morning from a friend who lives in Manchester and does the northern away games. They are elderly and can’t drive so uses local rail. This new membership is doing nothing for them and effectively now rules out any likelihood of ever getting a ticket to watch the Town again. It’s an OG Mr Ashton….. an OG! [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 10:51]
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Depends on your point of view really. As a non season ticket holder ( also in Manchester), I love this new scheme. I do as many northern away games as I can, and at least this gives me a chance to up my priority by going to more games, whereas previously, even if I went to every away game, I was still going to be deprioritised by a season ticket holder who bought a gold card but hadn't been to any away games. I also don't think that many northern games are going to sell out. The only ones I struggled with as a silver card holder last year, were Derby and Fleetwood. |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 11:40 - Jul 13 with 3090 views | Ryorry |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 11:37 - Jul 13 by Freddies_Ears | If said person buys a membership, it actually makes it more likely he can get away tickets this season. Previously, anyone only able to do Northern away games (and no homes) ranked behind all Gold Carders. Now, they can buy a membership & rank above regular season ticket holders. |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 12:03 - Jul 13 with 3015 views | NeedhamChris |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:49 - Jul 13 by ArnieM | I’ve had a text this morning from a friend who lives in Manchester and does the northern away games. They are elderly and can’t drive so uses local rail. This new membership is doing nothing for them and effectively now rules out any likelihood of ever getting a ticket to watch the Town again. It’s an OG Mr Ashton….. an OG! [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 10:51]
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I mean, they have a better chance than season ticket holders so hardly as disastrous as you're making out. And if you disagree, you can avoid the aggressive private message :) |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 13:03 - Jul 13 with 2903 views | Funge |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:52 - Jul 13 by JakeITFC | Would have thought the away games near Manchester will get to general sale like normal - I can't see us selling out away ends at Blackburn, Preston etc. unless we are absolutely flying. |
Add Hull to that, too; basically an away game in Denmark.... |  | |  |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 13:28 - Jul 13 with 2777 views | ArnieM |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 12:03 - Jul 13 by NeedhamChris | I mean, they have a better chance than season ticket holders so hardly as disastrous as you're making out. And if you disagree, you can avoid the aggressive private message :) |
Surely if there is a priority order and a northern based fan can’t get to PR to clock up points so not much point in having a ST ( the issue of not being able to drive and elderly was my point re earlier post.getting to PR on a regular basis is almost cost prohibitive for a person on a fixed low income and having to use rail services etc)… BUT will tickets for away games in northern clubs be that easy to come by with this new membership ? I found this on another site re the allocation of tickets to away fans… I’d think Town will easily take 2-3k to allow of away games this coming season . If the new membership means my friend is more likely to be able to get a ticket , then great. But it’s looks like to take a grandson and a partner along like they sued to do, they’ve now got to shell out £120? On a membership card for each , for the right to buy a ticket? If so, I don’t think this is particularly fair. Clearly you do. Blackburn 7,500 Preston 5,800 Coventry 4,500 Sheff Wed 3,500 Bristol City 3,000 Leeds 3,000 Leicester 3,000 Millwall 3,000 QPR 3,000 Southampton 3,000 Stoke 2,600 Sunderland 2,500 Huddersfield 2,300 Rotherham 2,300 Birmingham 2,250 Cardiff 2,250 Ipswich 2,100 Hull 2,000 Middlesbrough 2,000 Norwich 2,000 Swansea 2,000 Watford 2,000 WBA 2,000 Plymouth 1,500 Away Allocations for all the Grounds If you malign me on the forum ( which I perceived as aggressive too), then I will pm you . :) |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 13:32 - Jul 13 with 2762 views | ElderGrizzly |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 10:54 - Jul 13 by SitfcB | Place for a moan innit. |
It'll be a bigger problem next season won't it? Only those who buy the new membership this year will have their away games from the coming season counted: "Initially, points will be awarded historically, based on away games attended by members during the 2022/23 season. Going forward, points will only be awarded to active Super Blues members, with one point awarded for every away ticket purchased." Would be interesting to know how many memberships they sell. [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 13:40]
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 13:34 - Jul 13 with 2744 views | hype313 |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 13:32 - Jul 13 by ElderGrizzly | It'll be a bigger problem next season won't it? Only those who buy the new membership this year will have their away games from the coming season counted: "Initially, points will be awarded historically, based on away games attended by members during the 2022/23 season. Going forward, points will only be awarded to active Super Blues members, with one point awarded for every away ticket purchased." Would be interesting to know how many memberships they sell. [Post edited 13 Jul 2023 13:40]
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Forgive my ignorance, if you're a ST holder that rarely goes to away games, this membership is essentially a waste of time isn't it? |  |
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Ridiculous membership scheme on 13:43 - Jul 13 with 2661 views | SheffordBlue |
Ridiculous membership scheme on 13:28 - Jul 13 by ArnieM | Surely if there is a priority order and a northern based fan can’t get to PR to clock up points so not much point in having a ST ( the issue of not being able to drive and elderly was my point re earlier post.getting to PR on a regular basis is almost cost prohibitive for a person on a fixed low income and having to use rail services etc)… BUT will tickets for away games in northern clubs be that easy to come by with this new membership ? I found this on another site re the allocation of tickets to away fans… I’d think Town will easily take 2-3k to allow of away games this coming season . If the new membership means my friend is more likely to be able to get a ticket , then great. But it’s looks like to take a grandson and a partner along like they sued to do, they’ve now got to shell out £120? On a membership card for each , for the right to buy a ticket? If so, I don’t think this is particularly fair. Clearly you do. Blackburn 7,500 Preston 5,800 Coventry 4,500 Sheff Wed 3,500 Bristol City 3,000 Leeds 3,000 Leicester 3,000 Millwall 3,000 QPR 3,000 Southampton 3,000 Stoke 2,600 Sunderland 2,500 Huddersfield 2,300 Rotherham 2,300 Birmingham 2,250 Cardiff 2,250 Ipswich 2,100 Hull 2,000 Middlesbrough 2,000 Norwich 2,000 Swansea 2,000 Watford 2,000 WBA 2,000 Plymouth 1,500 Away Allocations for all the Grounds If you malign me on the forum ( which I perceived as aggressive too), then I will pm you . :) |
Personally I think most of the northern games will go to general sale although probably not a huge number of tickets so your friend might need to be quick. If we don't get off to fast start and end up mid-table then it will only get easier. I'd certainly be very surprised if Blackburn and Preston don't reach that level and some of the other fixtures are likely to end up on Friday or Sunday evening which will reduce demand. |  |
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