Town have confirmed that they will be running the season ticket resale platform which was trialed in the latter stages of last season during the campaign ahead.

The Blues initially announced that the proposal was under discussion in September last year as part of its new policy aimed at addressing the reselling of tickets, which had become a major issue in the opening weeks of 2023/24.

The club trialed the scheme for four matches at the end of last season, allowing season ticket holders unable to get to a match the opportunity to sell their seats on to other fans.

The resale platform will go live for the Liverpool match on the opening day - Saturday 17th August - from 10am on Monday 29th July with tickets up for resale subsequently released at the club’s discretion.

The available seats will initially be available to those supporters who were previously eligible to purchase up to and including the stage at which the fixture sold out, with any further sales dates released in due course subject to availability.

Season ticket holders whose seat is sold will receive a refund of the value of their season ticket for a single match, 1/19th of the overall cost of their seat minus a £1 administration fee with payment made to a nominated bank account within 10 working days of the fixture.

Season ticket holders can delist their seat from the platform should they subsequently decide they wish to attend the game after all, however, once a ticket is sold, the resale cannot be cancelled.

Season tickets can be put on sale via the club's ticketing website here. There is an FAQ available here.

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Guthrum added 13:59 - Jul 23 A good idea. Increases the availability of tickets, while recompensing ST holders who are unable to attend and giving the club some extra sales with even fewer empty seats in the stands. Everyone wins.
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Keanos_Barmy added 14:01 - Jul 23 Seems like a good scheme. I guess the club will sell the tickets at the same price as match day tickets, meaning they'll make a margin on top of the £1 admin fee, which is fair enough.
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ozzy_itfc added 15:28 - Jul 23 Arsenal give their fans face value minus an admin fee. Surely most people will know someone who is willing to pay face value, or even just below, and then its win-win for both parties. Season Ticket holder gets more and helps out a mate, the mate pays slightly less than face value. Which then de-values the 'goes back on sale at the level it sold out' as those people miss out on extra tickets being on the re-sale platform.

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ButchersBrokenNose added 18:28 - Jul 23 I agree with Ozzy. If the club is forcing the season ticket holder to sell back their seat at the bulk rate and they then sell it at face value, the club is making a profit. Surely, it would be better to split the difference and let the season ticket holder make a few quid while ensuring the seat doesn't go to waste? Otherwise, I think they are giving season ticket holders an incentive to break the rules once or twice and sell their seat on Stubhub and make a bit of money.

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Edmundo added 18:30 - Jul 23 This is a good idea. Was done by the previous regime one season iirc. The majority of ST holders will attend all bar 1 or 2 (probably letting a close family member use it) but for a few there are commitments that crop up due to travel for work, and if no one else in their household is interested in Town, this gives other Town fans another opportunity. Won't add much to the availability but shows common sense rules at ITFC

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Kickingblock added 19:40 - Jul 23 My mate missed several games when he was hospitalised, I had his season ticket and was only able to lend it a couple of times, his seat went empty for a few games. This way, a fan would have benefitted with a resold seat and my mate would have been credited for his loss. Win win!
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flykickingbybgunn added 21:05 - Jul 23 Excellent idea. We live away so any matches in the evening are unavailable. Before it would have been lost. We will use it.
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