Maybe. But at any time they can easily see the attendance (or resale) habits of STHers living in, say, Newcastle....
[Albion] Club cancelling ST due to non-attendance
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- Sep 3, 2010
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I think the only person who confessed to not attending any games in his season ticket seat was someone who couldn't transfer his points to the 2 he bought in 1901 - in addition to the one he already had - so puts it on the exchange every week instead.
The fact we can now buy concession tickets on the exchange is a massive plus. My youngest season ticket is 180 quid. I paid 52 for my eldest to watch one game earlier this year. I appreciate our owner is one of the best mathematicians on the planet but that never made any kind of sense to me and contributes to the empty seats in the family stand.
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Justice
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RioGrandeGull
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I received the invite from the club, as an A+ Member, to take out a season ticket for next season.
I used to have one pre-Covid, but travel alterations subsequently made it more difficult.
Anyway, I’ve taken one out again, knowing I’ll probably end up going to more Away games than Home, which is the same as the current season, but I’ll get a better chance of getting an Away ticket than now….
Ooh it’s a corner
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Bloody hell! How old IS he?
- Sep 3, 2010
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Bloody hell! How old IS he?
His nickname is "Grandad"
It’s not a must though. Correct me if wrong, but nowhere includes the word “must”. It says “the club may”.
As I’ve mentioned previously - I have not attended 25% of games this season. The club has never been in touch to ask why. I was able to renew as normal. I also get the automated “thank you for your attendance” after each and every game.
I honestly don’t think the club are actively monitoring this. They might suggest they are, and they might want better use of the exchange, but I don’t see any reason to think they are going hard and fast on this rule any time soon.
It’s for 25/26, so they might be planning to do something at the end of the season once they have the data for each ST to be able to apply the rules (Clause 18)
So you think that even though I’ve already renewed my ST and they’ve taken my money etc, they will then take it away from me in a months time? despite the club never contacting me about my non attendance?
No idea, but the T&C in place for 25/26 gives them the right to do so, and they wouldn’t be able to fully invoke it on the current T&C.
If they can't attend the quota then perhaps they shouldn't have a season ticket!!!
I can’t believe this perceived issue is still rumbling on.
This is the crux of it really. If you can commit fine, if you can’t then so be it, there’s no shame.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Which is why, with the aging fanbase, the club are now advertising season tickets for sale on Facebook.
No one knows whether they can fully commit though, surely.
I had the intention of going to every game - as I have done in previous seasons. Circumstances in my life mean this is now not possible, at the moment. I had no way to forsee this when I renewed my season ticket last year.
People don’t attend, for all sorts of reasons. For many, it’s nothing to do with commitment. Instead it’s just circumstance.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
You don’t need to explain yourself to anyone.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
You don’t get to many youngsters on facebook
Super Steve Earle
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The club certainly actively monitors my wife's attendance. She missed one Saturday match and received a strongly worded email on the Monday telling her to use the ticket exchange or risk breaching the 25% rule and lose her ticket. She was mighty pissed off by it.
So you pop each ticket on the exchange/transfer to a friend etc, see out this season and then you’re done? What am I missing?
Whether or not it will be an issue in 25/26 for those who haven’t met the criteria in 24/25