| Membership Priority 12:15 - Jul 16 with 4672 views | itfc48 |
Am a bit disappointed you only needed to have attended one home game last season as a member to qualify for the ballot.
If definitely favours the day trippers who just did the Huddersfield game over those that went more frequently. |  | | |  |
| Membership Priority on 12:22 - Jul 16 with 3822 views | Guthrum |
If they went much more frequently, they qualify for the higher points brackets anyway. You get 10 just for signing up last season and this.
Besides which, how else does a new fan get to see ITFC for the first time? |  |
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| Membership Priority on 12:23 - Jul 16 with 3803 views | HungryLikeTheWoolf |
Tbf for the Huddersfield game you would've had to been to 2 games prior to Huddersfield, in order to purchase a ticket. |  | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:24 - Jul 16 with 3789 views | NeedhamChris |
How many day trippers do you really think went to the Huddersfield game AND bought them in their own name? | |
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| Membership Priority on 12:25 - Jul 16 with 3777 views | Parky |
The only bit I disagree with (probably won’t impact me and I might be reading it wrong) is the ballot cut-off point.
Say somebody has 20 points and tries to buy a ticket at that stage, but it sells out quickly online, they can’t enter the ballot as it appears the ballot would only go up to 19 points and below.
Edit - This is for away games. [Post edited 16 Jul 2024 12:26]
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| Membership Priority on 12:27 - Jul 16 with 3694 views | sjg |
| Membership Priority on 12:22 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
If they went much more frequently, they qualify for the higher points brackets anyway. You get 10 just for signing up last season and this.
Besides which, how else does a new fan get to see ITFC for the first time? |
This only applies for away tickets - they have made a real hash of the system for home tickets. | | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:29 - Jul 16 with 3650 views | portmanking |
| Membership Priority on 12:25 - Jul 16 by Parky |
The only bit I disagree with (probably won’t impact me and I might be reading it wrong) is the ballot cut-off point.
Say somebody has 20 points and tries to buy a ticket at that stage, but it sells out quickly online, they can’t enter the ballot as it appears the ballot would only go up to 19 points and below.
Edit - This is for away games. [Post edited 16 Jul 2024 12:26]
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Don't you think they used the 15+ points example because they expect anyone with 15+ points to have a decent shout of getting an away ticket?
My gut feel is everyone with 15+ points will get an away ticket with a ballot for 10+ most weeks (rewarding those who have bought memberships this season and last at the very least). | | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:31 - Jul 16 with 3587 views | Hogger |
| Membership Priority on 12:23 - Jul 16 by HungryLikeTheWoolf |
Tbf for the Huddersfield game you would've had to been to 2 games prior to Huddersfield, in order to purchase a ticket. |
It was a minimum of 5 I think, maybe 7 | | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:31 - Jul 16 with 3570 views | itfc48 |
| Membership Priority on 12:23 - Jul 16 by HungryLikeTheWoolf |
Tbf for the Huddersfield game you would've had to been to 2 games prior to Huddersfield, in order to purchase a ticket. |
Good point. I'm thinking they must have loads of members with just one home game though and are trying to protect that income.
Sadly a lot of Premier League sides like the more casual fan as they increase matchday merchandise revenue. Mates a Spurs fan and he says if you go into their shop on a match day it's full of Son fans from South Korea spending obscene amounts of money.
We've definitely not reached that point yet but I'm wary of what may happen as with the current spending rules, clubs have little choice but to put income over loyalty. | | | |
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| Membership Priority on 12:31 - Jul 16 with 3554 views | NeedhamChris |
| Membership Priority on 12:25 - Jul 16 by Parky |
The only bit I disagree with (probably won’t impact me and I might be reading it wrong) is the ballot cut-off point.
Say somebody has 20 points and tries to buy a ticket at that stage, but it sells out quickly online, they can’t enter the ballot as it appears the ballot would only go up to 19 points and below.
Edit - This is for away games. [Post edited 16 Jul 2024 12:26]
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And even then - anyone on 14 or below misses out completely (and the away point goes to loads in the 15+ category - eventually making the 20+ group even bigger) | |
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| Membership Priority on 12:32 - Jul 16 with 3551 views | Parky |
| Membership Priority on 12:29 - Jul 16 by portmanking |
Don't you think they used the 15+ points example because they expect anyone with 15+ points to have a decent shout of getting an away ticket?
My gut feel is everyone with 15+ points will get an away ticket with a ballot for 10+ most weeks (rewarding those who have bought memberships this season and last at the very least). |
You’re probably right, but like I say you’d be a bit pìssed off if you missed out on a ticket despite ‘qualifying’ and then a number of tickets get offered on a ballot to people with lower points than you.
Tbf I’m just moaning for the sake of it at this point, with 3k allocations and 28 points I’d like to think I’ll be alright. (Look at me) | | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:36 - Jul 16 with 3432 views | portmanking |
| Membership Priority on 12:32 - Jul 16 by Parky |
You’re probably right, but like I say you’d be a bit pìssed off if you missed out on a ticket despite ‘qualifying’ and then a number of tickets get offered on a ballot to people with lower points than you.
Tbf I’m just moaning for the sake of it at this point, with 3k allocations and 28 points I’d like to think I’ll be alright. (Look at me) |
You'll be just fine.
I really don't see your scenario happening, except for the grounds with the smallest allocation.
But anywhere offering 3,000+ should see 15+ pts through IMO. There needs to be a point for people to buy a Super Blues membership below 15+.
As I've said in other threads before, I went home and away for 20+ years and then had two kids in the last three years, during which this points system came into play. I respect that some say "tough" and I agree you need to value short-term loyalty wholeheartedly, but don't forget those who also went week in week out when it was just as unfashionable in the Champ and first season of League 1. | | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:36 - Jul 16 with 3442 views | havinit69 |
Really disappointed with this set up.
Me and my lad did 23 home games (league & cup) last season and now fall in to the same category as someone who attended just 1 game. How have they not thought to add at least another tier for people that attended say 10+ games?
I get that they needed to do something for the next generation of fans but can't see that this is the answer. |  | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:42 - Jul 16 with 3263 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Membership Priority on 12:36 - Jul 16 by havinit69 |
Really disappointed with this set up.
Me and my lad did 23 home games (league & cup) last season and now fall in to the same category as someone who attended just 1 game. How have they not thought to add at least another tier for people that attended say 10+ games?
I get that they needed to do something for the next generation of fans but can't see that this is the answer. |
Would it not be economic for you to get a season ticket? |  |
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| Membership Priority on 12:44 - Jul 16 with 3228 views | gringoblue |
| Membership Priority on 12:31 - Jul 16 by NeedhamChris |
And even then - anyone on 14 or below misses out completely (and the away point goes to loads in the 15+ category - eventually making the 20+ group even bigger) |
I don't think that is correct. The club states:
For example, should an away fixture sell out during the 15+ APP points window, members who fall in the next priority window and below (ie 5+ through to 14 APP) will be eligible to enter a ballot for the chance to purchase a ticket for the selected away fixture.
So, everyone with 5+ points, who hasn't yet had a chance to buy a ticket in a priority window, can enter the away ballot.
One of my questions, for both home and way ballot, is what those of us who travel to games with kids / elderly relatives are meant to do? Say my 9 year old boy gets a ticket in a ballot and I don't, there is no point in then purchasing his ticket as he can't go to the match without me. I can't see this covered in the FAQs. |  | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:44 - Jul 16 with 3224 views | J2BLUE |
I know a couple of people who got memberships and then didn't attend a game.
Ouch! |  |
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| Membership Priority on 12:45 - Jul 16 with 3192 views | sjg |
| Membership Priority on 12:42 - Jul 16 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Would it not be economic for you to get a season ticket? |
Very clever, when is the last time you saw the club advertising season tickets? | | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:54 - Jul 16 with 3050 views | havinit69 |
| Membership Priority on 12:42 - Jul 16 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Would it not be economic for you to get a season ticket? |
I've never had a season ticket, but I have attended a minimum of 10-15 home games a season for the last 25 years and usually 4-5 away games. Not to have a season ticket was my choice so I that's on me and is my own fault for not realising sooner that this might happen should one day we make the Premier League.
I'd love to attend more away games but I am firmly in the camp that loyalty should be rewarded, that's why I've never complained about not getting away tickets to more local/attractive away fixtures.
But loyalty for attending home games should be rewarded as well. Fortunately, I am old enough to remember the Burley Premier League years but I am more annoyed that (the last 2 years aside), my lad has had to watch McCarthy/Hurst and Lambert ball and may miss out on watching the best players in the world.
There's a points priority for away, perhaps they should have considered doing one for home games. | | | |
| Membership Priority on 12:59 - Jul 16 with 2929 views | Keanos_Monkey |
The bar for the Huddersfield game was quite high |  | | |
| Membership Priority on 13:01 - Jul 16 with 2896 views | SitfcB |
| Membership Priority on 12:36 - Jul 16 by havinit69 |
Really disappointed with this set up.
Me and my lad did 23 home games (league & cup) last season and now fall in to the same category as someone who attended just 1 game. How have they not thought to add at least another tier for people that attended say 10+ games?
I get that they needed to do something for the next generation of fans but can't see that this is the answer. |
Is a bit wrong, home games should work on a point system as well. |  |
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| Membership Priority on 13:08 - Jul 16 with 2801 views | SitfcB |
| Membership Priority on 12:25 - Jul 16 by Parky |
The only bit I disagree with (probably won’t impact me and I might be reading it wrong) is the ballot cut-off point.
Say somebody has 20 points and tries to buy a ticket at that stage, but it sells out quickly online, they can’t enter the ballot as it appears the ballot would only go up to 19 points and below.
Edit - This is for away games. [Post edited 16 Jul 2024 12:26]
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It would save a lot of anxiety if the club released how many people were in each away bracket!
I’d like to think they’ve crunched the numbers and everyone with 15/20+ points will be guaranteed an away ticket before the ballot. | |
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| Membership Priority on 13:13 - Jul 16 with 2741 views | Vaughan8 |
I did find the one game term a bit odd. My only thought it to stop those who bought a membership near the end of last season but failed to get any tickets to be excluded.
I'm disappointed because I went to 3 games last season, without a membership, but I get it. Its a loyalty thing.
Just to confirm, I have 2 options:
1. Get a membership and join every other member (bar ST holders and people who got the ballot tickets) on the Monday?
2. Don't bother but will never get a ticket? | | | |
| Membership Priority on 13:17 - Jul 16 with 2689 views | management |
| Membership Priority on 13:01 - Jul 16 by SitfcB |
Is a bit wrong, home games should work on a point system as well. |
100% correct, tiered 15+ then 10+ then 5+ & finally 1+. Pretty much own goal by whoever devised this system. | | | |
| Membership Priority on 13:22 - Jul 16 with 2593 views | ParisBlue |
| Membership Priority on 13:01 - Jul 16 by SitfcB |
Is a bit wrong, home games should work on a point system as well. |
Agreed, huge divide now between season ticket holders and non- season ticket holders.
Statistically, if they kept the same scheme next season, I could enter each ballot without success and thus be excluded from next season entirely
The away system has worked well imo. |  |
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| Membership Priority on 13:40 - Jul 16 with 2407 views | ITFCson |
Lets hope it is a typo and the 1 should of read 10. 1 match for last season seems pointless. | | | |
| Membership Priority on 14:38 - Jul 16 with 2101 views | Dennyx4 |
| Membership Priority on 12:22 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
If they went much more frequently, they qualify for the higher points brackets anyway. You get 10 just for signing up last season and this.
Besides which, how else does a new fan get to see ITFC for the first time? |
Think you may have missed the point that the original poster is talking about home games, where the points make no difference.
It does seem odd to run a different system for away tickets compared to home tickets. |  | | |
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