15-07-2016, 10:02
So In light of Town shifting near on 15,000 season tickets this has created a potential problem. How do you determine who gets 1st choice on away ticket allocations when they go on sale?
The clubs solution is to create a away membership scheme called 'Terriers on Tour'
So what it ToT, well it's a priority scheme that will set you back £20ea and in return you get top priority for away game tickets putting you at the very front of the queue, you also get £5 off the away shirt and every time you travel with the clubs away coaches they knock £1 off the cost.
If you were a Patron/Blue and White Foundation member and a Season Card holder one of the benefits was that you had priority on away tickets, not any more you don't. The ToT elevates you to the top of the pile.
So what's everybody's thoughts on this?
Here are mine.
On paper it's a very clever way of bringing in extra revenue to the clubs coffers.
Let's say 2000 people sign up £20 X 2000 = £40,0000
If only half of them buy the new shirt and claim the £5 discount you hand over £35 to the club shop £35 X 1000 = £35,000
If only 2.5% (50)of them choose to travel with the club to 15games in order get the further £15 cost of the card back then I'd estimate minimum cost of £9 after discount £9 X 50 X 15 = £6,750
Total income £81,750.... It's nothing more than a money making scheme.
Here lies the problem in the scheme,
Away allocations, I'm not sure but I think the smallest allocation will be 1400 for Burton away. If more than 1400 sign up for this scheme and they all want to go(why wouldn't they its a new ground to tick off after all) then somebody is going to miss out. My solution would be to limit membership tothe lowest away League allocation.
I don't get why they couldn't implement a Loyalty points scheme, 2 years ago I emailed Clibbens about this and the farcical loyalty(reward scheme) and told him all fans wanted was a points system. Go to away games and earn points. How hard could it be to write a programme onto the club system, they already have a client ref number against each one of us, they already know who buys tickets for which games...obviously those who pay on the day at away games would miss out but that would be their choice. I was told they didn't need one because we rarely sold out and that's where my major grind is, what would happenif we were playing premiership football next season...we'd all be in the same boat as now £20 splashed out each with no guarantee of a ticket, the club have thought about the cash and failed to forward plan and more importantly failed to give the loyal away day supporters a fair crack of the ticket allocation.
The clubs solution is to create a away membership scheme called 'Terriers on Tour'
So what it ToT, well it's a priority scheme that will set you back £20ea and in return you get top priority for away game tickets putting you at the very front of the queue, you also get £5 off the away shirt and every time you travel with the clubs away coaches they knock £1 off the cost.
If you were a Patron/Blue and White Foundation member and a Season Card holder one of the benefits was that you had priority on away tickets, not any more you don't. The ToT elevates you to the top of the pile.
So what's everybody's thoughts on this?
Here are mine.
On paper it's a very clever way of bringing in extra revenue to the clubs coffers.
Let's say 2000 people sign up £20 X 2000 = £40,0000
If only half of them buy the new shirt and claim the £5 discount you hand over £35 to the club shop £35 X 1000 = £35,000
If only 2.5% (50)of them choose to travel with the club to 15games in order get the further £15 cost of the card back then I'd estimate minimum cost of £9 after discount £9 X 50 X 15 = £6,750
Total income £81,750.... It's nothing more than a money making scheme.
Here lies the problem in the scheme,
Away allocations, I'm not sure but I think the smallest allocation will be 1400 for Burton away. If more than 1400 sign up for this scheme and they all want to go(why wouldn't they its a new ground to tick off after all) then somebody is going to miss out. My solution would be to limit membership tothe lowest away League allocation.
I don't get why they couldn't implement a Loyalty points scheme, 2 years ago I emailed Clibbens about this and the farcical loyalty(reward scheme) and told him all fans wanted was a points system. Go to away games and earn points. How hard could it be to write a programme onto the club system, they already have a client ref number against each one of us, they already know who buys tickets for which games...obviously those who pay on the day at away games would miss out but that would be their choice. I was told they didn't need one because we rarely sold out and that's where my major grind is, what would happenif we were playing premiership football next season...we'd all be in the same boat as now £20 splashed out each with no guarantee of a ticket, the club have thought about the cash and failed to forward plan and more importantly failed to give the loyal away day supporters a fair crack of the ticket allocation.