I think most folk accept that there has to be a pecking order. Last season there was a handful of games I wanted to go to but because I was not an STH, for good reason, it wasn't possible. I bemoaned that but knew the system was mostly fair. It's just the way it is.
There were, I think, four...
You have a circular reference running here.
The only reason tickets are available is because those who do put in 'the hard yards' have a reason not to. The same reason as those who can't normally get tickets may not be available for this game.