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[Albion] Club will be writing to those who purchased a ticket for Bournemouth [but didn't go]
- Thread starter Bozza
- Start date
Really? You know that for certain, do you? You know the exact circumstances of every fan who's got fewer points than you? Congratulations then, you're either the world's finest seer, or God.
For some people, for all sorts of reasons, it is hard. But of course, you're the perfect fan, so they don't count. I expect you think all poor people are poor because it's their fault too.
Pfft..........
m20gull
Well-known member
I think the club is taking a draconian line on this. I speak as a fan for over 40 years who has seen the Albion play at over 100 grounds and only missed one game at Gillingham, so tend to think of myself as "loyal". I am in tier 3 for current games so little prospect of tickets at the moment, but that is how it is. I have been to less than 10 away in the last four years so there should be loads of people in the queue ahead of me for the glamour ties and good luck to them. I am sad but it's my own fault.
So why do I think the club is draconian? Because if the problem is harvesting then all you need to do is make the allocation of fresh loyalty points dependant on attendance not purchase. Threatening to punish people who legitimately purchase tickets but whose circumstances change is going too far.
So why do I think the club is draconian? Because if the problem is harvesting then all you need to do is make the allocation of fresh loyalty points dependant on attendance not purchase. Threatening to punish people who legitimately purchase tickets but whose circumstances change is going too far.
But nobody was prevented from going to the Barnet game as many are bleating about with regard to Bournemouth. There is nothing wrong with the scheme, just the way the Bournemouth game was handled.
And for some reason those people that struggled to get to games previously are now bleating that, as their circumstances all seem to have miraculously change for the better they could, if they could get a ticket, get to the Arsenal game!!
We all know there will be some whose circumstances prevented them going to games previously but I would suggest for the overwhelming majority it was their choice not to go to those games.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Yes, the club made that clear last season.
Of course not. Your problem will then be that if you chose not to prove that the ticket you have is assigned to you then you might not get any more in the future. Your choice.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
Well-known member
That's rediculous, there is no legal requirement to carry ID.
As an aside, I believe there SHOULD be, but all the time there isn't, the club can't invent laws to suit themselves.
Wardy's twin
Well-known member
- Oct 21, 2014
- 8,871
The club is in a no win situation , it will inevitably p*ss off someone when demand for tickets outstrips supply and this 'over demand' will inevitably lead to people looking for ways to enhance their ability to get tickets
Personally I think the issue has been blown out of proportion , 3 games out of the 250 games played by the Albion in the Amex era, though it might have been more, and that the response is a bit heavy handed and will make more 'victims', for example someone who who lives 150 miles away, has a season ticket but can't get to all the games is now not going to get his full quota of loyalty points and/or could be accused of 'harvesting' (leaving a seat empty that someone else wanted) , yet two seasons ago the same person would have been held up as a good example of loyalty by showing his commitment. This issue will only get compounded by Sky moving games around.
A simple statement along the lines that in future the club will only award loyalty points based on actual attendance should have been enough....
P.S. I bought a B'muff cup ticket and went, i bought it quite late so not sure why people could not get a ticket.
Personally I think the issue has been blown out of proportion , 3 games out of the 250 games played by the Albion in the Amex era, though it might have been more, and that the response is a bit heavy handed and will make more 'victims', for example someone who who lives 150 miles away, has a season ticket but can't get to all the games is now not going to get his full quota of loyalty points and/or could be accused of 'harvesting' (leaving a seat empty that someone else wanted) , yet two seasons ago the same person would have been held up as a good example of loyalty by showing his commitment. This issue will only get compounded by Sky moving games around.
A simple statement along the lines that in future the club will only award loyalty points based on actual attendance should have been enough....
P.S. I bought a B'muff cup ticket and went, i bought it quite late so not sure why people could not get a ticket.
The club haven't invented a law, it's simply a requirement to ensure you can purchase more tickets in the future. You need ID to get on a plane, collect concert tickets, get money out the bank and countless other transactions. I need to carry ID to get into work plus prove who I am to members of the public as and when required.
You don't need to carry ID and no one will make you but ultimately it would be you that loses out
Gazwag
5 millionth post poster
Had to when we played Palace in the play off semi first leg otherwise you might not get in.
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
Seagull Love Review on Paul Barber 2012.
His name is Paul Barber, and his introduction in the role of CEO could well have a far bigger impact on you or I than whichever on-field employee the club gives a contract to this summer.
So, what do we know about this Barber fellow? A man who we've never heard of charged with the task of developing an infrastructure that will take us to, I don't know, the Premier League? He's the guy that, as a fan, you should take a lot of notice of. He's the one who will be quoted infinite times on the website, he's the man who may have a column in the programme next year, he'll be the voice of good news for you, and bad news for you. Ultimately he will be the face of the club; a 'customer-facing' executive like we haven't had before, but you may have seen at other clubs.
https://theseagulllovereview.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/barber-background.html
I think PB and the club in posting the clarification of the ticket abuse, has set a precedent.
If people who bought tickets for the Bournemouth game, and didn't go because of real reasons, then fair enough.
But to buy and intentionally not go for the reasons of 'harvesting' points is beyond me.
I've previously said that as I'm not a STH (my choice), I find it irksome that I couldn't go to this game, because of the latter issues.
Oh well, life's not always fair, so C'est la vie
His name is Paul Barber, and his introduction in the role of CEO could well have a far bigger impact on you or I than whichever on-field employee the club gives a contract to this summer.
So, what do we know about this Barber fellow? A man who we've never heard of charged with the task of developing an infrastructure that will take us to, I don't know, the Premier League? He's the guy that, as a fan, you should take a lot of notice of. He's the one who will be quoted infinite times on the website, he's the man who may have a column in the programme next year, he'll be the voice of good news for you, and bad news for you. Ultimately he will be the face of the club; a 'customer-facing' executive like we haven't had before, but you may have seen at other clubs.
https://theseagulllovereview.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/barber-background.html
I think PB and the club in posting the clarification of the ticket abuse, has set a precedent.
If people who bought tickets for the Bournemouth game, and didn't go because of real reasons, then fair enough.
But to buy and intentionally not go for the reasons of 'harvesting' points is beyond me.
I've previously said that as I'm not a STH (my choice), I find it irksome that I couldn't go to this game, because of the latter issues.
Oh well, life's not always fair, so C'est la vie
Seagulls over Essex
New member
Exactly this. Very unreasonable to penalise people who cannot attend for genuine reasons - not only do they miss the game, they also get docked points because of it!
Sergei's Celebration
Well-known member
I've worked in security compliance and as mentioned on another post I disagree. However let me know how the ico route pans out, I'd be interested.
Ticket data alone, much like a number plate, is not pii.
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Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Maybe the club should have a sickness number just in case you cannot attend an away game you have a ticket for, like at work, ring in sick and if you continue to do it you may get invited to an interview to discuss your non-attendance.
studio150
Well-known member
Do we take it that you got your 1st season ticket at Christmas last year and renewed for this season and have to date not seen any Albion away games but now want a ballot or something so that all 20000 STH can have a chance ofgoing to thegames against the top 6 and CPFC.
Typical of someone with insufficient points who wants to queue jump because they can't be bothered to go to the less glamorous games.
There are always winners and losers in life and not everything is provided on a plate instantly. You have to earn rewards rather than expecting hand outs.
The scheme is fair as it rewards those that have had a ST for sometime AND who have been to a fair number of away games over the past few seasons.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Going to away games used to be a laugh, now some hole with an iPad will be iid checking you haha modern football eh?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The club haven't invented a law, it's simply a requirement to ensure you can purchase more tickets in the future. You need ID to get on a plane, collect concert tickets, get money out the bank and countless other transactions. I need to carry ID to get into work plus prove who I am to members of the public as and when required.
You don't need to carry ID and no one will make you but ultimately it would be you that loses out
This. Most people have a driving licence on them or a bank card with their name on. It's no hardship to carry something in a wallet or purse.