Bournemouth away tickets

Gazwag said:

At last they have released all blocks at the same time

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Jello said:

Site won't accept my payment and goes in a never ending loop so cancelled tickets and tried again. Still doesn't work, anybody else having trouble paying?

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C1 BHA said:

Just like to say, the Club have opened a hoarders nest going from 281 to 217 in one move. I have 280 and am slightly peeved that I'm in the same bracket as people with 63 less loyalty points than me. [emoji35][emoji35][emoji35]

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Titanic said:

I guess you mean 'hornets' and yes, it does seem a bit odd, if there are any left tomorrow, it is going to be a mad scramble and immediate sell out.

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C1 BHA said:

Just like to say, the Club have opened a hoarders nest going from 281 to 217 in one move. I have 280 and am slightly peeved that I'm in the same bracket as people with 63 less loyalty points than me. [emoji35][emoji35][emoji35]


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The Complete Badger said:

It's hard to criticise without knowing exactly how many people are in each points bracket. However, my impression of the levels set for games so far is that everybody in the first priority group is guaranteed a ticket, i.e. if there are 2,000 tickets available the bar will be set at the number of points the 2,000th person in line has. That allows the club to say they are giving priority to the people who deserve the tickets - and rightly so. No problems so far. However, the second priority group often seems very large, which I would guess is because at that point the club have done their duty to the 'most loyal' fans and simply want to shift the tickets ASAP so they can get on with posting them out.

It would make it fairer and ease congestion on the ticket site if the first stage stays the same but more windows are then opened. It doesn't need to take long either. For Bournemouth, you could have something like:

Tues 9am - 281 points+
Wed 9am - 266 points+
Wed 1pm - 251 points+
Thurs 9am - 236 points+
Thurs 1pm - 221 points+

That only extends the process (and the point at which this game will sell out) by a maximum of 24 hours. But it ensures people with 270ish points will definitely get a ticket over those with 220ish.

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The Complete Badger said:

It's hard to criticise without knowing exactly how many people are in each points bracket. However, my impression of the levels set for games so far is that everybody in the first priority group is guaranteed a ticket, i.e. if there are 2,000 tickets available the bar will be set at the number of points the 2,000th person in line has. That allows the club to say they are giving priority to the people who deserve the tickets - and rightly so. No problems so far. However, the second priority group often seems very large, which I would guess is because at that point the club have done their duty to the 'most loyal' fans and simply want to shift the tickets ASAP so they can get on with posting them out.

It would make it fairer and ease congestion on the ticket site if the first stage stays the same but more windows are then opened. It doesn't need to take long either. For Bournemouth, you could have something like:

Tues 9am - 281 points+
Wed 9am - 266 points+
Wed 1pm - 251 points+
Thurs 9am - 236 points+
Thurs 1pm - 221 points+

That only extends the process (and the point at which this game will sell out) by a maximum of 24 hours. But it ensures people with 270ish points will definitely get a ticket over those with 220ish.

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The Complete Badger said:

It's hard to criticise without knowing exactly how many people are in each points bracket. However, my impression of the levels set for games so far is that everybody in the first priority group is guaranteed a ticket, i.e. if there are 2,000 tickets available the bar will be set at the number of points the 2,000th person in line has. That allows the club to say they are giving priority to the people who deserve the tickets - and rightly so. No problems so far. However, the second priority group often seems very large, which I would guess is because at that point the club have done their duty to the 'most loyal' fans and simply want to shift the tickets ASAP so they can get on with posting them out.

It would make it fairer and ease congestion on the ticket site if the first stage stays the same but more windows are then opened. It doesn't need to take long either. For Bournemouth, you could have something like:

Tues 9am - 281 points+
Wed 9am - 266 points+
Wed 1pm - 251 points+
Thurs 9am - 236 points+
Thurs 1pm - 221 points+

That only extends the process (and the point at which this game will sell out) by a maximum of 24 hours. But it ensures people with 270ish points will definitely get a ticket over those with 220ish.

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Bold Seagull said:

The flip side is it becomes a bit of a closed shop to any new / younger fans building up their points. High demand games like Bournemouth away we'll only have fans of 40+ years old in the away end who've been attending for years – yes that rewards their loyalty and their continued away support, but do teenagers and younger fans now reaching an age they're allowed to go off to matches on their own have to wait years before they can build up points to match those of us with built up historic points?

Loyalty points are a good way of gauging loyalty, but it also prioritises age and length of time attending games, which does risk excluding younger fans from high priority away games.

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Bold Seagull said:

The flip side is it becomes a bit of a closed shop to any new / younger fans building up their points. High demand games like Bournemouth away we'll only have fans of 40+ years old in the away end who've been attending for years – yes that rewards their loyalty and their continued away support, but do teenagers and younger fans now reaching an age they're allowed to go off to matches on their own have to wait years before they can build up points to match those of us with built up historic points?

Loyalty points are a good way of gauging loyalty, but it also prioritises age and length of time attending games, which does risk excluding younger fans from high priority away games.

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