Rotherham Sold Out

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Blade&Snuff

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Could have got mine yesterday as I have over 40k points but left it until today so I could sit with my mates.
Phoned at 9am prompt but is took 33 calls before they stopped cutting the calls off.

Good support though.
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Disappointing that it's got to the point where having over 40k points isn't enough to buy a ticket.

The gap between those with fewer points and those with the most points just keeps increasing
 
Only blades with the club badge tattooed on their chest 25 cm actoss should get tickets . And anyone with megson is a cunt tattoo should get a discount
I unfortunately am excluded due to my Hammond is ace tattoo.let that be a warning against drinking Absynth on top of 6 pints
 
Disappointing that it's got to the point where having over 40k points isn't enough to buy a ticket.

The gap between those with fewer points and those with the most points just keeps increasing

Why is it disappointing.

I’m in the 40k plus club and more or less guaranteed tickets for any fixture I want to attend, that is rewarding my loyalty.
 
Disappointing that it's got to the point where having over 40k points isn't enough to buy a ticket.

The gap between those with fewer points and those with the most points just keeps increasing
This. Some of our gang have got over 45k but a few of us are between 40-45k so have to wait till the 2nd day to buy. Managed to get tickets for Forest & Rotherham but only just.

I didn't expect Rotherham to sell out so quickly though.
 
Why is it disappointing.

I’m in the 40k plus club and more or less guaranteed tickets for any fixture I want to attend, that is rewarding my loyalty.


Which suggests STs since the scheme was introduced plus plenty of away matches, cup games etc. That's both historic and recent loyalty. Why should an overhaul of the system result in a points loss for fans like that?
 
This. Some of our gang have got over 45k but a few of us are between 40-45k so have to wait till the 2nd day to buy. Managed to get tickets for Forest & Rotherham but only just.

I didn't expect Rotherham to sell out so quickly though.

You could have got them yesterday.
 

This. Some of our gang have got over 45k but a few of us are between 40-45k so have to wait till the 2nd day to buy. Managed to get tickets for Forest & Rotherham but only just.

I didn't expect Rotherham to sell out so quickly though.

Only sold out late on day 2. If you went online day 2 morning absolutely no drama !

They even adjusted points requirements slightly before 9am.
 
Surely the actual problem is very limited supply. Not an issue with the loyalty points system.

Struggling to see what would be fairer than letting the most loyal have first dibs at scarce tickets?

Local rivals, limited seating, not the largest ground, attractive match.

I wouldn't have got tickets even if I had been able to go. But even so, I dont begrudge the loyal fans that get it. I would love to have the opportunity to build up my points, but I don't go to enough matches, so I can't grumble.
 
I saw the requirements for this game and thought there was little chance of getting in (pushing towards 2k in points now).

It's a shame as I work next to the New York and wanted to take my nephew but I'm not complaining (bolded to verify!).

Low allocation coupled with high points is going to mean the vast majority will struggle / miss out, but ultimately it is fair. I say the majority because I don't know anyone with high points, as we're all casuals generally.
 
You could have got them yesterday.
We did.
Only sold out late on day 2. If you went online day 2 morning absolutely no drama !

They even adjusted points requirements slightly before 9am.
I wasn't in charge of the buying, one of the 45k guys was. I was just commenting on it cause as I'm only in the 40k club, it isn't fair to ask my 45k mates to wait till the 2nd day if thats when they're selling out.
 
Think some people are missing the point of my post about it being 'disappointing'

What i'm trying to say is this:

People who have around 40k points, are still loyal fans of the club. That's still plenty of matches that the person has attended. That's still loyalty.

If the threshold is 40k points and then the tickets sell out, if a person has 39k points, they would have had to rely on asking if anyone over 40k points isn't attending and is able to use their ticket.

This then rewards the person not attending, with the loyalty points. That person has their loyalty points increased, the people below 40k are still stuck where they are.

If this happens throughout a whole season, the person 'not attending' would be above 50k points possibly, and the threshold keeps getting higher and higher, therefore deeming it very difficult for people to actually attend matches.

I don't think it's entirely fair that those with only just fewer points are unable to attend matches such as Rotherham, Leeds, Pigs, Barnsley (when in same league as us, obviously) just because they didn't go to Cardiff away on a Tuesday night for example.

Not everyone is in the same position as those with higher loyalty points, some people don't have the time, don't have the money and just simply cannot attend. They are still LOYAL fans, just trying to attend as many as possible, but they can't because of people with higher loyalty points 'lending tickets' to people with lower points.

TL;DR - It shouldn't be possible to lend people their tickets/loyalty points in order to attend the match as it then causes the bridge between being beneath the threshold and above the threshold become further and further apart.

The loyalty point system is the most fair way possible to buy tickets, but in a way, people aren't really helping themselves when asking to borrow points from people with a higher number
 
Again, why should an overhaul cost you points as at that level the same things apply like brownie .
It's not an overhaul I want, it's for people to stop lending other people tickets if you're unable to attend a match.

Obviously if i wasn't attending a match but someone asked to borrow my points then there would be a massive benefit for me - i'd be getting free points for literally doing nothing.

The loyalty point system isn't supposed to be used in this way. Some people just aren't helping themselves or other fans.
 
Never mind loyalty points, I need to tell you all that I'm going away somewhere exciting.

Anyone know any bars in New York (the real one, not the Rovrum one) which will be open at 7:30am and showing the game? (although, in reality, I'll probably watch it in bed on Sky Go to be fair)
 
Think some people are missing the point of my post about it being 'disappointing'

What i'm trying to say is this:

People who have around 40k points, are still loyal fans of the club. That's still plenty of matches that the person has attended. That's still loyalty.

If the threshold is 40k points and then the tickets sell out, if a person has 39k points, they would have had to rely on asking if anyone over 40k points isn't attending and is able to use their ticket.

This then rewards the person not attending, with the loyalty points. That person has their loyalty points increased, the people below 40k are still stuck where they are.

If this happens throughout a whole season, the person 'not attending' would be above 50k points possibly, and the threshold keeps getting higher and higher, therefore deeming it very difficult for people to actually attend matches.

I don't think it's entirely fair that those with only just fewer points are unable to attend matches such as Rotherham, Leeds, Pigs, Barnsley (when in same league as us, obviously) just because they didn't go to Cardiff away on a Tuesday night for example.

Not everyone is in the same position as those with higher loyalty points, some people don't have the time, don't have the money and just simply cannot attend. They are still LOYAL fans, just trying to attend as many as possible, but they can't because of people with higher loyalty points 'lending tickets' to people with lower points.

TL;DR - It shouldn't be possible to lend people their tickets/loyalty points in order to attend the match as it then causes the bridge between being beneath the threshold and above the threshold become further and further apart.

The loyalty point system is the most fair way possible to buy tickets, but in a way, people aren't really helping themselves when asking to borrow points from people with a higher number

But there will always be someone just below the threshold, I cannot see any fairer way of doing it than there is now.
 
I posted on the other thread that I missed out due to ‘only’ having 36100 points (which I don’t think is too bad for a 23 year old) and whilst it is disappointing, I’m fully behind the points system and have no complaints.

The only aways I couldn’t get a ticket for last season if I wanted, were Wednesday and Forest, so add Rotherham to that this year and 3 out of 23 games isn’t bad at all. A few of my mates who are Leeds season ticket holders struggle most weeks to get them. You have to accept its what comes with following a well supported club.

My attitude is that in 2 years time I’ll have enough to not miss out on the likes of Forest and Wednesday, so I’m not crying about it now. I prefer longer journeys to the likes of Norwich and Millwall anyway :p
 
TL;DR - It shouldn't be possible to lend people their tickets/loyalty points in order to attend the match as it then causes the bridge between being beneath the threshold and above the threshold become further and further apart.

The loyalty point system is the most fair way possible to buy tickets, but in a way, people aren't really helping themselves when asking to borrow points from people with a higher number

I agree. People shouldn't be able to do it, but how do they stop people doing it? It's surely impossible to avoid?

The second paragraph is where I stand. So many people complain about not having enough points, then ask other people if they can borrow them. Repeat cycle and end up in this situation over and over on the rare occasions that supply is bigger than demand.
 

I want a new Explore Discovery Sport 'HSE' Luxury but they want 45k and i've only got 25k,so i didn't even bother trying,even worse,i can't get a ticket for the Rovrum match,life is a bitch !!!!
 

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