Town have announced their revised membership scheme ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.

The Blues have reviewed the existing schemes and have made wider ranging changes than had been anticipated.

A new single membership has been introduced for all adult supporters, the Super Blues membership package priced at £39.99, which will be available to buy here from 10am on Thursday 13th July.

Home games

For games at Portman Road, Super Blues members will receive priority for ticket sales, with non-season ticket holders at the head of the queue. All priority sales will be limited to one ticket per member.

Typical sales window for home games:
Monday, 10am — Super Blues members who are not season ticket holders.
Wednesday, 10am — Super Blues members who are season ticket holders.
Friday, 10am — Season ticket holders.
Monday, 10am — General sale.

The club reserves the right to monitor attendances and add additional priority levels.

Away games

Away sales will be prioritised towards Super Blues members and will work using a newly structured Away Priority Points scheme.

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, one point for every away ticket purchased.

Points will be visible on supporters’ online ticketing account in due course to help fans know where they stand in the priority windows.

Those purchasing a Super Blues membership will be awarded a five-point bonus at the point of purchase.

Ahead of the 2024/25 season, any points awarded from the 2022/23 season will be wiped down, therefore supporters will only carry one season’s worth of points into the next. This will be the process ahead of every new season with the oldest season’s collected points being wiped down.

Prior to each away game going on sale, the club will communicate how many points will be required to guarantee a ticket, which will be available at a rate of one per member.

Example sales window for away games:
Monday, 10am — Super Blues members with 30+ points.
Tuesday, 10am — Super Blues members with 25+ points.
Wednesday, 10am — Super Blues members with 20+ points.
Thursday, 10am — Super Blues members with 15+ points.
Friday, 10am — Super Blues members with 5+ points.
Monday, 10am — Season ticket holders.
Tuesday, 10am — General sale.

Super Blues membership benefits
In addition to priority access to home and away tickets, a Super Blues membership also comes with a range of benefits, including:

Five bonus away priority points
Priority access to home & away match tickets *
Members discount on home league match tickets *
25 per cent off return coach travel to a match of the member’s choice
Promotional retail offers at shop.itfc.co.uk
20 per cent off tickets to selected club events. *
10 per cent discount on matchday hospitality **
Free access to U21 league matches at Portman Road ***
Discounted match tickets for ITFC Women home fixtures ***
Priority access to purchase ITFC Season Tickets *
* subject to availability"
** subject to availability and for selected matches"
*** advance tickets only

Throughout the priority sales windows the Junior Blues memberships will have the equivalent priority to the Super Blues membership, while also earning one priority point per away game attended.

Further information including FAQs, visit the club site.

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PhuketPete added 18:26 - Jul 11 I'm going to write to the club proposing some sort of reduced cost membership for bone fide overseas fans who may want to visit or return to Uk and watch a game. Or has anyone here know about any such scheme already?
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Suffolk_n_Good added 18:30 - Jul 11 This is what I consider to be the first dire decision by our club since the take over, so despite spending over £1000 on season tickets, those who spend £39.99 on a membership have the most priority on buying an additional home match ticket??….. that is disgraceful ITFC hang your heads in shame
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BigscarfAl added 18:31 - Jul 11 The Gold card was a really beneficial thing. Easily got my money back by having one. This is double the money with half the benefit, especially when considering the away grounds this season will have more capacity than league 1. Don't think I will be buying one. Not well thought out idea maybe for £20.00 would have been ok.
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Coastalblue added 18:36 - Jul 11 Suffolk_n_Good I'm guessing that the thought process is that tickets will never get beyond season ticket holders then, meaning those that can't afford one or don't live nearby and so can't justify a season ticket will just never get the opportunity to see a game.
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HighwoodsBlue added 18:53 - Jul 11 I feel that season tickets holders should get reduced price membership seeing as the benefits are much reduced. We're paying £40 simply for access to away tickets.
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cressi added 19:05 - Jul 11 So a non season ticket becomes a member does 5 away games and gets a away ticket before a season ticket holder who may done 3 games really a poor decision if that's correct.
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HighwoodsBlue added 19:11 - Jul 11 I note that children need to become a member of Junior Blues for access to away tickets. And there is a discount for season ticket holders.
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BlueMancunian added 19:15 - Jul 11 Great idea
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cazwells1 added 19:18 - Jul 11 2 x Season ticket holders and went to 5 away games last season. Will save the £39.99 x 2 and risk general sale. Not worth it. Yes we need to share the love but by the looks of this away tickets would be sold before our 10+ points hit the market!
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Bazza8564 added 19:19 - Jul 11 I'm very pro MA but this feels like a massive kick in the teeth. Ive spent £1200 on 2 season tickets, i don't need access to more for home games so two of us are expected to pay £80 on top to buy away tickets when I can watch the hosts IFollow account on streamed service for free, no fuel cost, no food cost, no ticket cost and no TownTV fee either. Sorry ITFC you've got this massively wrong ill watch them for free on the Firestick. RETHINK

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Juggsy added 19:26 - Jul 11 I guess as a lifelong ITFC fan living at the other end of the country, I'll not be seeing any live away matches this season then. Sad decision.
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ArnieM added 19:41 - Jul 11 Bit of an own goal by the Club here in my view. Has cash cow written all over it . £1/2m income if just 12.5k fans buy one. Then they still have to buy the bloody match ticket .
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runningout added 19:50 - Jul 11 Similar to me Juggsy. I'm trying to understand why the change, as system was ok in Championship last time. Is this the reason the sales lady decided to move on
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ChestnutSe added 20:11 - Jul 11 Surely season ticket holders should get free membership to this scheme
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ChestnutSe added 20:11 - Jul 11 Surely season ticket holders should get free membership to this scheme
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Gogs added 20:27 - Jul 11 Be interested to know how this stops away fans from ‘bigger' clubs (ie those likely to fill the away end) buying a membership so as they can get a ticket for their game in amongst town fans
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benfromkent added 20:40 - Jul 11 So last year I was able to purchase a ticket for me, my dad and nephew in one transaction (as non members, general sale). So now, we basically all need to be a member (approx £110), we then all have to log on separately and hope there are still 3 seats together and buy individually??? Will you be able to link memberships to give one person the facility to buy multiple tickets so families can sit together?

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MickMillsTash added 21:10 - Jul 11 I was mainly concerned in whether it rewarded my historical level of support which it does but at £40 plus the same for my son its at an unwelcome cost for some admin. Pay £40 is an unusual way to reward me for my loyalty - and to ensure I stay loyal. However I like the way that you do not have to be a season ticket holder to amass points -There are many folk who live far away from Ipswich and have been watching home and away when we have been poor - for many years. Doncaster away on a Tuesday night - 50% + fans are from the North, this scheme I think rewards those fans who have been to 30 games a year + - its just that only 12 are at Portman Road. This should also avoid a repeat of the Cambridge away ticketing fiasco.

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BlueFarmy added 21:10 - Jul 11 What benfromkent said, not being able to buy tickets together with friends/family really will ruin the experience. I can't warrant a season ticket due to other commitments, but when I can go I want to be able to buy 2/3 tickets like before....
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BlueFarmy added 21:12 - Jul 11 If it ain't broke and all that
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Bluearmy_81 added 21:21 - Jul 11 Imho it's equitable and inclusive.
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1967blue added 21:29 - Jul 11 As an occasional fan now (due to not living in Town and other commitments) the old scheme which I think was £30? and included a free ticket seemed fair. If I have read this post correctly I won't now have the free ticket and all I am paying for is to have priority booking. As I can probably only make 3 or 4 matches a season, in effect it will add £10-£13 per match ticket. Sad to say that is pricing me out of going now. I never thought, having followed the Town for 50 years including as a season ticket holder for 20ish, I would reach the day when I am being priced out of attending.

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blues1 added 22:12 - Jul 11 1967blue. Yes £40 is somewhat more thsn before but £40 is pricing you out of going? Really?
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Kickingblock added 22:17 - Jul 11 I guess they will run with this "scheme" having implemented it, they won't back out. I personally don't like it. I was happy with the gold and silver memberships, they worked for me, this does not. I shall give it a miss and keep my money. Shame.
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Kickingblock added 22:17 - Jul 11 I guess they will run with this "scheme" having implemented it, they won't back out. I personally don't like it. I was happy with the gold and silver memberships, they worked for me, this does not. I shall give it a miss and keep my money. Shame.
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