Changes to ticket sales for away games
I notice that all away games are now sold on a priority system (ST holders and members first). Am I missing something? Cause that seems pretty pointless when we won't come close to selling most away allocations.
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It's to sell the new memberships isn't it, although effectively making it a little bit more difficult for lots of regular fans might not be the best marketing idea.
Wouldn't be surprised if it stops being a thing later in the year.
I assume ST holders who travel are usually first in the queue anyway...but yes probably for marketing the memberships and yes it will probably quietly drop off as the season progresses.
If we can get more clubs to give us the seating plan so that people can book specific seats then having some priority for STH/members make sense I think
Will there be a 'drunks who lurch in late' section?
Specific seats at away games is just a recipe for disaster - and unnecessary at the bigger grounds (we've got an allocation of more than 2,000 for Bolton)
They should be made to sit next to the headteacher until their behaviour improves
Nah, In the smaller grounds it's necessary because wanting to be able to guarantee a decent seat near some friends should be a fairly basic ask, because when people spread out others don't get a seat at all and because people want to try and avoid the areas that regularly get clogged by the 5 past 3 brigade.
In larger grounds this should be even easier to accommodate .
The idea of specific seats at aways sounds like it's one of those steps to prepare us for when/if we get back to the championship, and such things being more important.
As it stands, we perhaps have 2-3 games a year looking like sell outs.
I think even the dimmest fan has finally realised a sell out means you have to be in your exact seat. Worked well at MK away, sort of works at Oxford with the set sections.
Wimbledon away was carnage, and only just about worked as quite a few didn't turn up.
What some may have missed is this bit which allows groups of friends to sit together even if it is allocated seating:
"Season ticket holders and members can buy up to six tickets each"