That seems a costly operation to root out what will probably be no more than a handful of supporters buying tickets and not attending. I would suggest that if somebody was intent on trying to jump the queue then they would buy a ticket and then sell it on. You'll have a job in finding those without any ID being required at the gate and I doubt even Premier League clubs would facilitate such resources for away supporters let alone EFL clubs.
It's possible. I don't have a problem with the idea. It's just the timing of it. Plus you're not been given what you ordered. Think of a restaurant analogy.
Surely the need has come about because of the huge upsurge in season ticket sales which has highlighted the need. Would you rather they capped season ticket sales to say, 6,000?
I must say, at Palace this does happen. We get one loyalty point for every £1 spent in the club shop. Also if you buy your food and drinks in the club outlets you receive one point for every pound spent. I will add though that this has proved controversial amongst supporters as many see it as "buying" your way ahead of fans who are going to more away games.
I went to 19 away games last season and I voted no. You will soon have a closed shop where the same fans get the tickets for all popular away games. Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland league games at Home Park last season were a case in point. Numerous complaints on their forums about the same fans ‘who had the points’ getting tickets. Mainly getting their points by buying tickets for every away game if they attended or not. Sheffield Wednesday in the cup replay was a a perfect example. They sold circa 1600 tickets for the Tuesday night and how many actually attended. Will not affect me in the slightest as I will have plenty of points but I am more than happy to take my chances with all other season ticket holders.
Alf, how many times did we sell out our away allocation last season? I can't remember many. Yes, we will sell out more often this with FGR and Bristol Rovers (there's another one I think). Whichever way tickets are sold there are going to be large numbers disappointed, but we are way short of the situation that Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday fans find themselves in. There are other less popular destinations, which I accept devour more time and money, and if our travelling support grows then it will be a question of spreading it across more distant away games.
So why is there not a "closed shop" already seeing as there are more season tickets sold than any away allocation the club is going to get this season unless there is a trip to Wembley?
Because all season ticket holders currently have the same chance of going to an away game. As explained and using Sunderland as a example; obviously their away following far exceeded the capacity of most League 1 grounds. They would therefore sell tickets stating that you had to have so many points. This was always far more than most fans could ever hope to achieve and so the same 1000-1500 fans got the away tickets every game. Now, I understand that Argyle are only reserving a percentage of tickets for Season Ticket + Points holders this season, that it will only be a handful of games and again it will not affect me but this will be reviewed. My simple point is I do not feel that I should have any priority over any other ST holder
Off the top of my head, Chelsea, Oxford, Cheltenham, Wimbledon, Charlton, Birmingham, Burton and I believe Ipswich and Wycombe
