Wembley - Ticket Details

[Creepy]

so how would you measure loyalty?

Well I think they almost have it right. But this 'must have a membership card as well' thing stinks (and I did not get any notification about it). As someone says, it's just a tax
(sorry for the double post)

 

[fishpie]

Idecided to phone and get mine. When I asked what block I'd got for £54 tickets was told 502, really high up and on the side, so I asked for £64 tickets and was told block 102 again not great, on the side! So rang off and will try again later and hope to get behind the goal. It's all bollocks really isn't it? I pay £216 for tickets and have absolutely no choice where I sit.

To be fair Northyorksblade, I went down Wednesday to get ours. I got block 104. I'd swap them for your 102 offer (admittedly trying to get 11 close-ish together seemed to limit the options). Last time we went we got front row of the 3rd tier (equivalent price bracket as this year). Perfect view, but a bit detatched, so aimed for 1st tier this time, preferrably on the side, and not low down. Not sure how much exactly is dictated by Wembley, but the lad in the ticket office did his utmost to accomodate. I appreciate it's easy for me to go in person. I'm not sure that the person behind me was so appreciating of my efforts to have so much say in how I spent my money. It became apparent that if you did want behind the goal seats, you were better off leaving it til later..It was also apparent that you'd stand no chance of being as picky as I was being if booking over the phone or on-line.. Anyway, hope you got your tickets, and if it's any consolation I've no doubt that the person next to me will have paid £10 less ..UTB

 

[boo radley]

You are wanting to change the rules AFTER they have been introduced . Who says the members are less 'loyal'. What happens if you don't go for two years but still have more points than someone who has one for the last two years(e.g. a kid who has got their first season tickets)...who should get priority then ?

All you had to do was pay £15 at the beginning of the season to become a member and save moneyt on the games you can attend. Some fans chose not to so chose to slip down the priority list.

As for the 'crap' last statement? You response proves the point.

You obviously have not read my other points. Its not just about ME. Its about others in different circumstances too.
When you can explain why my student son,who may attend 2 or 3 games each year should have to shell out an extra £15 to be classed as loyal when he has over ELEVEN THOUSAND POINTS, 11000, 11K, then I may get drawn in to a constructive discussion. Until then I stand by my statement about it being crap for you to generalise about people.

 

[jt64]

I am in a queue to get onto the website. What joy.

 

[bartman]

You obviously have not read my other points. Its not just about ME. Its about others in different circumstances too.
When you can explain why my student son,who may attend 2 or 3 games each year should have to shell out an extra £15 to be classed as loyal when he has over ELEVEN THOUSAND POINTS, 11000, 11K, then I may get drawn in to a constructive discussion. Until then I stand by my statement about it being crap for you to generalise about people.

You obviously haven't read my posts then.

If he is only attending 2 or 3 games a year and is not a member,should your student son get higher priority than a member who has been to over 30 games this season?

Getting a membership card was an individual choice(especially at a time where we had been relegated and many fans were refusing to go because DW was now manager).No one was telling a supporter to get one.The club introduced a product that they thought would benefit fans(which it did for many) and clearly publicised the benefits so nothing was hidden. Your son chose not to get one therefore made his choice and so fell down the priority route as did someone who did not get a season ticket.


There will ALWAYS be the odd person who believe they fall outside the system but what is the alternative ? The tickets will go on general sale so again re Wembley tickets I cannot see the issue.

Your student son hasn't got a season ticket or membership so even by the previous systems we used previously(i.e before the points system),he wouldn't have had priority.

All the points you ask for to enter a constructive discussion ,are in this thread .

Generalise about people ? There are certain posters on this forum who appear to like nothing better than to knock the club.

 

[bartman]

Well I think they almost have it right. But this 'must have a membership card as well' thing stinks (and I did not get any notification about it). As someone says, it's just a tax
(sorry for the double post)

I think getting people to buy a membership card now so they can get tickets is totally wrong . The club should have the balls to tell these people that they have to wait.

As for the membership card scheme,excellent idea for those who will attend 10-15 games a season as they will save money

 

[jt64]

I think getting people to buy a membership card now so they can get tickets is totally wrong . The club should have the balls to tell these people that they have to wait.

personally this. if they did it so it was, say, 20 quid, but you save 2 quid on the first ten tickets you buy (exactly how a norwich mate of mine said their membership scheme works), i'd buy one. otherwise i'm not too fussed about having to wait for big game tickets if needs be. i was only interested in one away game - exile in north west, been to everywhere localish already apart from rochdale, but couldn't make it anyway with it being midweek.

anyway, wallet is 70 quid lighter but going to as yet unknown £34 seat, hoping to god it's in the top tier

 

[BusheyBlade]

You obviously haven't read my posts then.

If he is only attending 2 or 3 games a year and is not a member,should your student son get higher priority than a member who has been to over 30 games this season?

The point is why should his son who has 11,000 points have less.priority than someone who has zero points but shelled out b£15.for a membership card?

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

I bought a membership last Summer and then won a free season ticket, £15 wasted and no loyalty points accrued, a disgrace

 

[boo radley]

You obviously haven't read my posts then.

If he is only attending 2 or 3 games a year and is not a member,should your student son get higher priority than a member who has been to over 30 games this season?

Getting a membership card was an individual choice(especially at a time where we had been relegated and many fans were refusing to go because DW was now manager).No one was telling a supporter to get one.The club introduced a product that they thought would benefit fans(which it did for many) and clearly publicised the benefits so nothing was hidden. Your son chose not to get one therefore made his choice and so fell down the priority route as did someone who did not get a season ticket.


There will ALWAYS be the odd person who believe they fall outside the system but what is the alternative ? The tickets will go on general sale so again re Wembley tickets I cannot see the issue.

Your student son hasn't got a season ticket or membership so even by the previous systems we used previously(i.e before the points system),he wouldn't have had priority.

All the points you ask for to enter a constructive discussion ,are in this thread .

Generalise about people ? There are certain posters on this forum who appear to like nothing better than to knock the club.

Again you failed to explain. If a membership card offers no benefit to my son during a regular season why shpould he have to have it to prove his loyalty? The system shows on line your purchases and if you are supporting the club that should be enough.
I have over SIXTEEN THOUSAND LOYALTY POINTS, 16000, 16 K. YET WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BUY TICKETS TILL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HAVING ATTENDED THE MAJORITY OF HOME GAMES THIS SEASON AS WELL AS SOME AWAY.
Times are hard for a lot of folk and £15 is a lot of money to some people.
So a blades fan falls on hard times and he saves up to attend 1 or 2 games a season. He/she is no less loyal than you or me but feeds her/his family for 2 days for the £15. before the crisis in her/his life he had accumulated 20,000 loyalty points. WHY SHOULD HE/SHE BE DENIED THE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHERS ON 20,000 POINTS?
Before the smart comments start from others lets assume someone offered to buy his/ her ticket to Wembley.

 

[marky200484]

Personally I think the membership card should be introduced next year but only if it is to encourage people to attend home games through a discount e.g. £15 to buy, £2 off per match.

Away games should be done solely on loyalty points.

 

[alcoblade]

Personally I think the membership card should be introduced next year but only if it is to encourage people to attend home games through a discount e.g. £15 to buy, £2 off per match.

Away games should be done solely on loyalty points.

Erm, that's how it works now, isn't it?

UTB

 

[Pistol Creaks]

I have had the same problem. Watched Blades for over 40 years and had a season ticket for many of those years, including 5 of the last 6 years and already got one for 2012/13. For personal reasons was unable to buy a season ticket at the start of this season but I have managed to go to nearly all home matches. I had enough loyalty points to buy tickets on the first day but was not aware of having to have a loyalty card. Subsequently ended up paying £15 for a loyalty card. I do however agree with the loyalty points system but not having to buy a membership card for them to be valid!

Again you failed to explain. If a membership card offers no benefit to my son during a regular season why shpould he have to have it to prove his loyalty? The system shows on line your purchases and if you are supporting the club that should be enough.

I have over SIXTEEN THOUSAND LOYALTY POINTS, 16000, 16 K. YET WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BUY TICKETS TILL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HAVING ATTENDED THE MAJORITY OF HOME GAMES THIS SEASON AS WELL AS SOME AWAY.

Times are hard for a lot of folk and £15 is a lot of money to some people.

So a blades fan falls on hard times and he saves up to attend 1 or 2 games a season. He/she is no less loyal than you or me but feeds her/his family for 2 days for the £15. before the crisis in her/his life he had accumulated 20,000 loyalty points. WHY SHOULD HE/SHE BE DENIED THE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHERS ON 20,000 POINTS?

Before the smart comments start from others lets assume someone offered to buy his/ her ticket to Wembley.

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Again you failed to explain. If a membership card offers no benefit to my son during a regular season why shpould he have to have it to prove his loyalty? The system shows on line your purchases and if you are supporting the club that should be enough.
I have over SIXTEEN THOUSAND LOYALTY POINTS, 16000, 16 K. YET WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BUY TICKETS TILL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HAVING ATTENDED THE MAJORITY OF HOME GAMES THIS SEASON AS WELL AS SOME AWAY.
Times are hard for a lot of folk and £15 is a lot of money to some people.
So a blades fan falls on hard times and he saves up to attend 1 or 2 games a season. He/she is no less loyal than you or me but feeds her/his family for 2 days for the £15. before the crisis in her/his life he had accumulated 20,000 loyalty points. WHY SHOULD HE/SHE BE DENIED THE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHERS ON 20,000 POINTS?
Before the smart comments start from others lets assume someone offered to buy his/ her ticket to Wembley.

The Blades Membership scheme includes:​

£2 discount off all home League tickets*​

Priority on purchasing away tickets*​

100 loyalty points*​

Free admission to reserve/Academy games at Bramall Lane*​

10% off annual programme subscriptions*​

All there in black and white at the start of the season. It's not like this info has only been out since we got to Wembley. If you feel hard done to because you are lower down the priority because of no membership, then it was made clear that members would get priority.

Am I correct in thinking you have 16k points, attended most of the home games this season, yet failed to get a membership which would have saved you £2 a game? Can i ask why?

In the old days it would have been ST>Blades Revival>Members>General Sale - what's the difference here to someone who hasn't got a membership?

There will be plenty of tickets left anyway, United are just trying a method that provides at least some degree of prioritising for ST/members/superdraw holders. Yes there are some cases where a disadvantage in priority has happened because of non-members who still have loyalty points, but United have judged we've got enough tickets that no-one will be significantly put out and I see absolutely nothing to the contrary - I just checked and there are still £34,£44 and £64 bracket tickets available even now as we speak on general sale.

Talk about a huge fuss over nothing.

 

[Northyorksblade]

To be fair Northyorksblade, I went down Wednesday to get ours. I got block 104. I'd swap them for your 102 offer (admittedly trying to get 11 close-ish together seemed to limit the options). Last time we went we got front row of the 3rd tier (equivalent price bracket as this year). Perfect view, but a bit detatched, so aimed for 1st tier this time, preferrably on the side, and not low down. Not sure how much exactly is dictated by Wembley, but the lad in the ticket office did his utmost to accomodate. I appreciate it's easy for me to go in person. I'm not sure that the person behind me was so appreciating of my efforts to have so much say in how I spent my money. It became apparent that if you did want behind the goal seats, you were better off leaving it til later..It was also apparent that you'd stand no chance of being as picky as I was being if booking over the phone or on-line.. Anyway, hope you got your tickets, and if it's any consolation I've no doubt that the person next to me will have paid £10 less ..UTB

Yes, I did, decided to do online, once I realised you had a choice there of side or behind the goal. Have got block 109 which is about where I wanted, so I'm happy. Will be even happier once the tickets arrive through the post

 

[boo radley]

All there in black and white at the start of the season. It's not like this info has only been out since we got to Wembley. If you feel hard done to because you are lower down the priority because of no membership, then it was made clear that members would get priority.

Am I correct in thinking you have 16k points, attended most of the home games this season, yet failed to get a membership which would have saved you £2 a game? Can i ask why?

In the old days it would have been ST>Blades Revival>Members>General Sale - what's the difference here to someone who hasn't got a membership?

There will be plenty of tickets left anyway, United are just trying a method that provides at least some degree of prioritising for ST/members/superdraw holders. Yes there are some cases where a disadvantage in priority has happened because of non-members who still have loyalty points, but United have judged we've got enough tickets that no-one will be significantly put out and I see absolutely nothing to the contrary - I just checked and there are still £34,£44 and £64 bracket tickets available even now as we speak on general sale.

Talk about a huge fuss over nothing.

You quoted my post yet failed to answer anything there.
As for the fuss bit, its not about just this game where everyone will get tickets its about future situations where people without any loyalty to United will get a ticket before others just because they know a season ticket holder or member.
do you not think that the club reads these message boards for feedback?

 

[Northyorksblade]

Happy now, tickets just arrived in post

 

[Hartley Hare]

Just bought two category 2 tickets for me and the boy. £97. Don't know which block, row or seat? Just got tickets.

All a bit confusing really;

loyalty points
membership cards
family friends
categories
blocks
colours
numbers

Still we are on our way. Thinking of parking in Watford somewhere and catching tube in, looks pretty easy. Has anybody else got a similar plan?

HH

 

[ZoneManWilf]

You quoted my post yet failed to answer anything there.
As for the fuss bit, its not about just this game where everyone will get tickets its about future situations where people without any loyalty to United will get a ticket before others just because they know a season ticket holder or member.
do you not think that the club reads these message boards for feedback?

Ok, I'm really not trying to have a dig, just think that United were up-front about this at the start of the season. They probably do need to have a re-think about the length of time loyalty points are valid and whether or not membership/loyalty should actually be linked. Personally I'd have made everyone who has points the same and forget membership in this case, but it was made clear by United at the start of the season.

Membership with the £2 ticket discount during the season is a good idea IMO, but maybe this shouldn't override loyalty points in future, if a loyalty points holder doesn't have a membership. But I definitely don't think that loyalty points should last forever in that case. 3 years is ample IMO.

Again you failed to explain. If a membership card offers no benefit to my son during a regular season why shpould he have to have it to prove his loyalty? The system shows on line your purchases and if you are supporting the club that should be enough.

Membership does offer benefits during the season - £2 off tickets, and priority on away tickets (Wembley included). If he didn't get membership it was clear he wouldn't have had priority over members.

I have over SIXTEEN THOUSAND LOYALTY POINTS, 16000, 16 K. YET WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BUY TICKETS TILL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HAVING ATTENDED THE MAJORITY OF HOME GAMES THIS SEASON AS WELL AS SOME AWAY.

Then it is you missing out - you would have easily saved money over the season by getting a membership and you would have had ticket priority this week.

Times are hard for a lot of folk and £15 is a lot of money to some people.
So a blades fan falls on hard times and he saves up to attend 1 or 2 games a season. He/she is no less loyal than you or me but feeds her/his family for 2 days for the £15. before the crisis in her/his life he had accumulated 20,000 loyalty points. WHY SHOULD HE/SHE BE DENIED THE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHERS ON 20,000 POINTS?

Because it was made clear that members would get priority. If you have 20k points, you have had multiple season tickets, and been to multiple aways. I imagine you could count on the fingers of one hand supporters who have gone from such a regular supporting situation to 1-2 games a season. And in previous seasons someone doing this would have had exactly the same situation, they would have had to wait until general sale - just like 93, 97, 98 etc

 

[terrier1]

Hi people we at Hudds have sold 14,700 at 11am today on first day of general sale,not sure this is that good.How many will Sheffield Utd sell? Not sure everyone prepared to shell out,anyone for pie and a pint £8.50

 

[Foxy]

Hi people we at Hudds have sold 14,700 at 11am today on first day of general sale,not sure this is that good.How many will Sheffield Utd sell? Not sure everyone prepared to shell out,anyone for pie and a pint £8.50

Have they really sold 4700 this morning? Was told by someone at Huddersfield that it was around 10k close of business yesterday.

 

[terrier1]

Hi people we at Hudds have sold 14,700 at 11am today on first day of general sale,not sure this is that good.How many will Sheffield Utd sell? Not sure everyone prepared to shell out,anyone for pie and a pint £8.50

Yes it was 9,300 yesterday at 11am,club doing an update at 11 each day it seems

 

[BusheyBlade]

This system this year has been pretty good, but they should have changed it sightly. They should have kept it as it is but removed the need for a membership earlier in the week. So something like:

-STH and those with lots of points
- then go down in the number of required points as they have done
- Members
- General sale

This gives members priority over general sale and also rewards loyalty points accrued over previous seasons.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

Yes it was 9,300 yesterday at 11am,club doing an update at 11 each day it seems

I expect you will take decent numbers down. But as we have far more fans than you, I'd expect us to take more. And that's despite our poor play off final record & the fact that our chances have been hampered because League One's best player is now doing time.

 

[WhiteHawk]

Is there still no word as to how many we've sold?

 

[MobileBlade]

Is there still no word as to how many we've sold?

£88 tickets sold out and only limited number of £54 left.

 

[beightonblade]

SUFC faxed Wembley this morning requesting more tickets.

 

[Foxy]

Is there still no word as to how many we've sold?

Apparently we've failed to advertise it in the Star, so haven't sold any

 

[MobileBlade]

Apparently we've failed to advertise it in the Star, so haven't sold any

Thought you'd banned Len, Foxy

 

[marky200484]

Erm, that's how it works now, isn't it?

Away matches have been done on membership AND loyalty points. What I'm saying is keep the membership next year but only used it for the home matches.

Let away matches be decided purely on loyalty points before going to general sale.