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I’ll go to Wembley to watch Blades play a football match because I like watching Blades play matches.
I’m a fan. It’s what I like doing.

We’re playing in a big match, and I can go and watch it, so I’m going to go.

If other people would rather do something different then that’s fine. But for me going to football matches when United are playing is pretty much the number one thing I would always choose to do on a weekend.
 

100% part time blade said:
I’ll go to Wembley to watch Blades play a football match because I like watching Blades play matches.
I’m a fan. It’s what I like doing.

We’re playing in a big match, and I can go and watch it, so I’m going to go.

If other people would rather do something different then that’s fine. But for me going to football matches when United are playing is pretty much the number one thing I would always choose to do on a weekend.
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And about 28000 people think the same way, but the other potentially 12,000 tickets we can receive should be sold up to six at a time to the first come first served
 
The ticketing policy isn't good, loyalty points are a joke to a certain level, you been a blade for 40 years had numerous season tickets over the years and attended home and away, then maybe circumstances change, having kids, working away etc and not being able to get as much, and getting your hands on freebies when you can make it, where's loyalty from the club from your support for 40 years? Your on data base and according to the club they can see back 19 years ago. But your lotalty points are wiped off after 3 years.i do get that season ticket holders should get first dabs. But again the 200 point system on general is a joke if the club can see back 19 years to prove who you are. Smaller clubs than ours sell out it's sad that we won't.
 
Hblockblade said:
But again the 200 point system on general is a joke if the club can see back 19 years to prove who you are.
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200 points is potentially 0.1 games a year on your own customer number during that time.

I do think if they are left, there should be an additional band if you can prove you are not an opposition fan, but that might happen should it get to that anyway.
 
United can't win on this. I'm on favour in theory of season ticket holders being able to take two friends with them but if I then missed out despite thousands of loyalty points I'd be pretty miffed!

There is of course nothing stopping season ticket holders from waiting till general sale to buy tickets for fans with less points who are not season ticket holders as with current ticket policy we know we'll not sell out so thereby they can still sit with others they wish to with lesser points provided they have over 200 loyalty points.
 
Not that I give a chuff but here’s Slumderland’s arrangements:-

Phase one: 12:00 noon, Wednesday 14 May 

2024-25 season ticket holders will be eligible to purchase one ticket per season ticket during this period. 

Due to the volume of season ticket holders, all tickets will be subject to availability and sold on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Phase two, which will include new 2025-26 season ticket holders and 2024-25 six-game package holders, will commence from 9am on Friday 16 May, subject to availability. 

Additional sales phases will be communicated should any tickets remain.

Also their ‘old folk’ concession is 65 (not our60)
Which I assume is (required?) in line with ‘ordinary’ league games?
 
metalblade said:
Well what is the reason they have held back sales of the BLUT? Does the ticket office still think it is like the FA cup where 25% has to go to away fans if possible as they did when they handed Forest a huge boost giving them all the lane end two years ago? That is what it smacks of to me, every time we have a big game we have this garbage because the club is run by a bunch of amateurs who don't seem to have learned anything from that mistake. And Chris wants a full house they are taking the piss.
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Forest didn't have all the BL end 2 years ago they had all the top teir including the corner. I was sat in the lower with numerous other Blades having to put up with all the crap from the scabs above even including their disabled supporters and carers at the front due to our useless stewards.
 
Foxy said:
200 points is potentially 0.1 games a year on your own customer number during that time.

I do think if they are left, there should be an additional band if you can prove you are not an opposition fan, but that might happen should it get to that anyway.
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Is it true there wiped after 3 years mate?
 
Only 18,539 left as at 5.02pm.
 
JJBlade said:
17000 sold today then, hopefully season ticket holders are out of the way by tomorrow and they can move to 200 loyalty points on Thursday instead of Friday, every day counts
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I agree we take so long to get the tickets out there to anyone below season ticket level, as shown today if you want it when it’s your time you’ll be on it and buy if not they can still buy at any point after, hope the new owners really get a grip with the tickets for games like this
 

Foxy said:
200 points is potentially 0.1 games a year on your own customer number during that time.

I do think if they are left, there should be an additional band if you can prove you are not an opposition fan, but that might happen should it get to that anyway.
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Again, this is assuming that every single person who wants to buy a ticket will have already been a fan for at least 19 years. There are any number of reasons why a casual fan might not have an account or points - I know some myself who never set one up because it's a total hassle (having to ring up the ticket office to put points on your account, etc). Maybe a new arrival in Sheffield fancies going to a United game. Maybe they're young without any family connections to United. Maybe they’re just young. Maybe they only go occasionally on someone else's points/tickets. Maybe they support us from afar.

Thing is, you post on a United forum. You actually RUN a United forum. You're deeply involved with the club, and will therefore struggle to see this from the perspective of an outsider. Like plenty on here. It's not a dig, it's just a comment.
 
Foxy said:
200 points is potentially 0.1 games a year on your own customer number during that time.

I do think if they are left, there should be an additional band if you can prove you are not an opposition fan, but that might happen should it get to that anyway.
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I was a season ticket holder for years before moving to Ireland.
Been back for the odd game but none since before Covid hence zero loyalty points.
I like the sound of "an additional band"
 
Proper Blade said:
Again, this is assuming that every single person who wants to buy a ticket will have already been a fan for at least 19 years. There are any number of reasons why a casual fan might not have an account or points - I know some myself who never set one up because it's a total hassle (having to ring up the ticket office to put points on your account, etc). Maybe a new arrival in Sheffield fancies going to a United game. Maybe they're young without any family connections to United. Maybe they’re just young. Maybe they only go occasionally on someone else's points/tickets. Maybe they support us from afar.

Thing is, you post on a United forum. You actually RUN a United forum. You're deeply involved with the club, and will therefore struggle to see this from the perspective of an outsider. Like plenty on here. It's not a dig, it's just a comment.
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I see it "as an outsider" too, hence my comments on a potential additional band. My point is, we have north of 100k people who are eligible with the above conditions, it requires minimal involvement on your own customer number... This number is why I'd assume, in deciding to reward their existing "customer base" and in trying to comply with the rules of sale given to them in ensuring sales are to Sheffield United supporters, the club have gone with what they've gone with.

It also doesn't assume everyones done it for 19 years (you'd think they'd pick a higher points total if so), I gave it over 19 years as that was in the context of the 19 years of the system given the message I was replying to.

I appreciate we're in a fortunate position and have been interested all our lives and found a way to attend, but we've a 7 year old and 3 year old, who clearly haven't done it for 19 years... Both are eligible in what the club have done. Ones going, ones too young to be going. They aren't deliberately excluding folk for the sake of it, it's quite a wide band and as pointed out elsewhere, actually less restrictive than other clubs have done before despite some opinions.

I'd also argue, that if I was an outsider, whether right or wrong, I'd expect it to be a little more difficult than asking for a ticket in the first band of sales :)
 
Foxy said:
I see it "as an outsider" too, hence my comments on a potential additional band. My point is, we have north of 100k people who are eligible with the above conditions, it requires minimal involvement on your own customer number... This number is why I'd assume, in deciding to reward their existing "customer base" and in trying to comply with the rules of sale given to them in ensuring sales are to Sheffield United supporters, the club have gone with what they've gone with.

It also doesn't assume everyones done it for 19 years (you'd think they'd pick a higher points total if so), I gave it over 19 years as that was in the context of the 19 years of the system given the message I was replying to.

I'd also argue, that if I was an outsider, whether right or wrong, I'd expect it to be a little more difficult than asking for a ticket in the first band of sales :)
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Don't think any casual fan would expect first dibs. But based on our ticket sales for our previous trips to Wembley, this kind of restrictive system doesn't work and puts thousands of fans off from getting tickets, because we would always sell out if it didn't.

You could also look at the Bristol C home game and pretty much any other home game this season as proof - how many times have we even nearly sold out?

We make it too difficult for our own fans to buy tickets and the proof is there in the numbers. I don't believe that there weren't 30k fans out there who wanted a ticket for the Man City game, for example.
 
Proper Blade said:
Don't think any casual fan would expect first dibs. But based on our ticket sales for our previous trips to Wembley, this kind of restrictive system doesn't work and puts thousands of fans off from getting tickets, because we would always sell out if it didn't.

You could also look at the Bristol C home game and pretty much any other home game this season as proof - how many times have we even nearly sold out?

We make it too difficult for our own fans to buy tickets and the proof is there in the numbers. I don't believe that there weren't 30k fans out there who wanted a ticket for the Man City game, for example.
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We did sell north of 30k for the city game out of a 35.k allocation
 
Proper Blade said:
Don't think any casual fan would expect first dibs. But based on our ticket sales for our previous trips to Wembley, this kind of restrictive system doesn't work and puts thousands of fans off from getting tickets, because we would always sell out if it didn't.
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But if not wanting first dibs, why is it too restrictive? Is it just that there isn't the additional band I suggested to hoover up anyone < 200 points? (caveat: I don't know how they'd administer that in terms of ensuring no opposition sales, or how Wembley/EFL dictate it). There are over 100k eligible to buy and currently 35k tickets?

How many do you think we'd pick up < 200 points?
 
Proper Blade said:
Don't think any casual fan would expect first dibs. But based on our ticket sales for our previous trips to Wembley, this kind of restrictive system doesn't work and puts thousands of fans off from getting tickets, because we would always sell out if it didn't.

You could also look at the Bristol C home game and pretty much any other home game this season as proof - how many times have we even nearly sold out?

We make it too difficult for our own fans to buy tickets and the proof is there in the numbers. I don't believe that there weren't 30k fans out there who wanted a ticket for the Man City game, for example.
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Man City was a nightmare for me, ill health etc has meant I get to the odd game now and then but wanted to make a real effort to go and my son who I needed just in case lives in London loves the blades but hadn’t got an account or points allocated to him, I had to ring the box office who where incredibly supportive and we were able to buy tickets in the final round.
I’ve been going home and away since 1986-7 been taking my son for as long as I can remember but no points added to my account for these or they’ve been wiped.
I have an extremely long history but due to circumstances hadn’t got enough points and my son none, last season I brought us both membership to try and keep adding to the tiny amount we had, not everyone fits in the same box and I’m chuffed for all that have managed to secure tickets but we need to do better in the speed, distribution and the amount of people/family who can go or we will never sell out.
 
JJBlade said:
And about 28000 people think the same way, but the other potentially 12,000 tickets we can receive should be sold up to six at a time to the first come first served
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I’m a season ticket holder and hope to buy 7 tickets, 5 adults and 2 kids.
2 of us have season tickets, 1 had loads of points, 3 have been to 1 game so don’t have enough points and 1 I don’t know, probably no points.

We all want to sit together in the upper tier.
I’m going down to the ticket office to see where I stand.
Don’t mind waiting until next week and if there are tickets left like I expect then surely I’ll be allowed to buy 7 tickets?

I’m not bluffing…..might have to request ID numbers for 2 adults and 2 kids.
Missed out on the Man City game because we couldn’t all get tickets together but don’t want to miss this one.

PS: The wife isn’t going, it’s the mother of my grandson, who supports United but never goes, altho they did go to the Leicester match in the PL when there was a family deal on in the BLUT and she wants to take her 2 young daughters.

Obviously more genuine fans should have first option but if there are tickets left next week then can’t see a problem for me to buy.
The whole point of restrictions is to reward more loyal customers and to prevent Sunderland fans buying tickets in our end, none of this applies.

Does make you wonder how many more casual fans famcy a day out, 5,000? Probably more and that’s how you slowly grow a fanbase.
If we win…you find there’s a good chance the casuals become regular fans.
 
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Sheffsteel said:
I’m a season ticket holder and hope to buy 7 tickets, 5 adults and 2 kids.
2 of us have season tickets, 1 had loads of points, 3 have been to 1 game so don’t have enough points and 1 I don’t know, probably no points.

We all want to sit together in the upper tier.
I’m going down to the ticket office to see where I stand.
Don’t mind waiting until next week and if there are tickets left like I expect then surely I’ll be allowed to buy 7 tickets?

I’m not bluffing…..might have to request ID numbers for 2 adults and 2 kids.
Missed out on the Man City game because we couldn’t all get tickets together but don’t want to miss this one.

PS: The wife isn’t going, it’s the mother of my grandson, who supports United but never goes and she wants to take her 2 young daughters.

Obviously more genuine fans should have first option but if there are tickets left next week then I should be able to buy.
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If they all have account numbers join them as friends or family ( or open an account if someone doesn’t have one). Then phone the ticket office, - you can do that tomorrow dont wait until next week - explain the situation and see if they can help. All having accounts already will make it easier for the TO staff to award the 200 points. If you are successful you can then get the tickets Friday afternoon.
 

Sheffsteel said:
I’m a season ticket holder and hope to buy 7 tickets, 5 adults and 2 kids.
2 of us have season tickets, 1 had loads of points, 3 have been to 1 game so don’t have enough points and 1 I don’t know, probably no points.

We all want to sit together in the upper tier.
I’m going down to the ticket office to see where I stand.
Don’t mind waiting until next week and if there are tickets left like I expect then surely I’ll be allowed to buy 7 tickets?

I’m not bluffing…..might have to request ID numbers for 2 adults and 2 kids.
Missed out on the Man City game because we couldn’t all get tickets together but don’t want to miss this one.

PS: The wife isn’t going, it’s the mother of my grandson, who supports United but never goes, altho they did go to the Leicester match in the PL when there was a family deal on in the BLUT and she wants to take her 2 young daughters.

Obviously more genuine fans should have first option but if there are tickets left next week then can’t see a problem for me to buy.
The whole point of restrictions is to reward more loyal customers and to prevent Sunderland fans buying tickets in our end, none of this applies.

Does make you wonder how many more casual fans famcy a day out, 5,000? Probably more and that’s how you slowly grow a fanbase.
If we win…you find there’s a good chance the casuals become regular fans.
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Ticket office is closed pal.
 

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