N"Zogbia's fan club
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Rewarding away supporter when the Club do not get a single penny.No but this an away game and it's offering reward for supporting us away.
Rewarding away supporter when the Club do not get a single penny.No but this an away game and it's offering reward for supporting us away.
I'll be pretty relaxed about that one.Shrewsbury away on the last day could be a right laugh. 1400 odd tickets for a game that could have promotion riding on it.
Until then though, people can relax. The fact that Accrington hasn't sold out yet suggests that it will comfortably go to general sale. Fleetwood and Morecambe will both be Tuesday nights and Crewe is Boxing Day. Unless we get a big cup draw, none of our games will see supply outstrip demand apart from Shrewsbury.
I don't see a problem with rewarding people who go to all the away games but when do you start rewarding them - after 2 away games? This away games priority should be based on historical info not current 2 away games.If someone was dedicated enough to go all the way up to Sunderland and all the way down to Charlton i can't see them not bothering with the games on their doorstep.
The number of people who go all the away games but none of the home games i imagine is literally zero.
The supporters who are committed enough to spend the time and money to do the long distances to cheer on their team shouldn't miss the local high demand away games.
In the season we got promoted under Cook, i went to about 15 away games including some of the very unglamorous ones like Northampton on New Years day and Bristol Rovers away on a cold wet Tuesday night but i missed out on Fleetwood when we got promoted. I ended up managing to get in the home end but you had to effectively pretend you weren't a Latics fan when the goals were flying in. It should've been an amazing day but it was bit shit seeing the team celebrate promotion at the packed away end down the other side of the ground and not be involved at all. But there will have been loads in the Latics end who only turned out for their first away game as it's down the road and a bit of glory but weren't doing any of the slogs earlier in the season. I don't blame the individuals as the tickets were a free for all, but i think the club should've given the few hundred fans at the worst away games first refusal for the likes of Fleetwood especially when it was going to potentially be the day we sealed promotion. It's a bit like if you are involved in setting up a party and then being told you haven't got an invite to the big day.
Most clubs reward loyalty of the fans who do the least desirable games with priority access to the most desirable ones. As Jeff says in 2021 there really is no reason our club couldn't sort something out.
I don't see a problem with rewarding people who go to all the away games but when do you start rewarding them - after 2 away games? This away games priority should be based on historical info not current 2 away games.
Mate of mine is struggling to get through on the phone, he's been to Sunderland and Charlton away but is competing with 6000 other people, the vast majority of whom went to neither.
I don't see a problem with rewarding people who go to all the away games but when do you start rewarding them - after 2 away games? This away games priority should be based on historical info not current 2 away games.
Better still - give priority to the season ticket holders who subscribed to the Believe Fund - these are the most deserving supporters.Charlton & Accrington tickets initially sold as a package.
Ipswich & Shrewsbury tickets also initially sold in a bundle.
It was just a tongue in cheek comment.I am quite happy to see the loyalest fans getting preferential treatment for the best away games - generally there are enough tickets to go round and in this case, Accy tickets didn't sell out. So that's all right then.
Having followed the team for a hundred or so years and had some 42 match seasons, I find work commitments and cash get in the way of some away travel nowadays - roll on retirement. I would have been disappointed if I didn't get Accy (or Bolton tickets), as they are my closest teams - living between Chorley and Blackburn.
However, if someone travelled to Charlton, etc, then I think they deserve first dibs. I would try to get in the home end. I am still a member of Fylde and Fleetwood after past Latics trips. I still get invites to jumble sales at both clubs!
As for the Believe thing being a factor, I am not sure that should be a criteria. There are still a lot of people who cannot afford that, so it would be alienating fans who have enough trouble raising money for match days.
Just my opinion as usual.
We've been given the full seating stand now too.Says an extra 80 terrace tickets. Seems bizarre why they weren’t on offer in the first place given they literally can’t do anything else with them.
The initial allocation was, I think, 2,054.At first it was said there would be extra areas of seating given and Stanley fans using those would be moved to the other stand. Maybe those to come yet.