I think what is meant here is the higher bracket buyer reserving a seat, then if his lower tier mates get one then he can finalise it.
Would've been handy for me a few times, especially Arsenal where I sacrificed my guaranteed chance of a ticket to join the queue lottery the next day to try to...
The "Withdean effect" is almost completely over. Even the 250 points Withdean STH received at the start of the Amex era have now been reduced to just a single LP after 7 halvings!
I had to buy at a different tier for my son a few times last season, Watford and Leicester off the top of my head were two of them.
We still sat together. I would just say get there early, look for the gaps! After about 10 minutes before kick off anyone coming in (rightly) looking for their...