Brighton M
Banned
I have given them plenty of money thanks. And by paying the person for their ticket if you buy from NSC you are indirectly paying the club - by subbing the original payer. Anyway, point being it's a shit thing to do to ask people to buy all 3 and means a big upfront payment. As for rewarding regular attendees - yes they should do some loyalty scheme from their databases. Easy.
if you buy a tv from currys and sell it on ebay when you realise you don't have room for it, is the buyer on ebay paying Curry's? No. Your theory doesn't work i'm afraid. They should reward regular attendees who purchase from them at the full price, rather than buying people's cast offs at a knock down price.
And they've said they are doing a loyalty scheme next year, will be interesting to see how that is managed.
It's not a shit thing to do, it just doesn't suit you. It's good marketing by the club - they make the same revenue with the minimum amount of admin, and maximise the chance of tickets being purchased by regular followers. Also, they protect their existing loyalty schemes by giving priority to the members (as they said they would when the schemes were started). And it's definitely something the ticket office will consider a "big upfront payment" when you consider the cost of a season ticket!!!
it's tough shit sadly, - nothing personal against you as i can see why you would be annoyed. i'd be in exactly the same position if i hadn't purchased a half season ticket at Christmas. but you're coming across a bit like a kid having a tantrum at not getting what they want, when really it's not the clubs fault. sorry matey.