by porcupine » Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:18 pm
Understand both sides of this debate. Normal PATG supporters feel aggrieved at not being able to turn up as usual and get-in, AND the Club wanting to pick up as many neutrals/swithering Sevco disillusioned to start supporting their local team who are playing excellent passing football.
Did anyone at the Club not consider offering/issuing a paper voucher at the last home game to Home supporters for the forthcoming New Year Derby Day fixture? This would then have been required to be redeemed on or before a specific date, prior to the issue of free tickets to non-regulars. In that way regular PAYG had the chance to secure a ticket in advance for the game in the Main Stand.
I can see the commercial reasons to attract 'new' supporters at a Derby Game when many are on holiday anyway, but I suspect that there WILL be gaps in the Main Stand despite the 'offer', if the weather is bad/ stomach upset/ sore head etc. etc.
After all, I get a ticket thingy after paying-ni at the gate for a Cup-Tie, which entitles me to nothing after I have paid, so it should not be difficult to do the same thing IN ADVANCE for games where the Club is intending flooding the area with freebies, and possibly discouraging our core PAYG support.
A Season Ticket is, of course, the answer, but I do understand that many cannot meet the cost in one go. Some Club's do offer two or three part payments before the season starts.... As a Community Club can we not, for the relatively small number of persons affected???