Something to keep a very close eye on when we are in the new stadium and corps. Are getting an increased allocation.Saw lots of people I didn't recognise in the away end yesterday. Did others that went think that? Maybe with it being quite a low LP tally.
Slightly off topic, but...I was talking to a Man Utd fan (from Manchester but living in London) on the way back, he was explaining the extremely complicated ticketing system for getting tickets to United away games. I still don't quite understand it, but basically it's not done on LPs and is instead done on a ballot, but with one group of people (essentially away season ticket holders) almost certainly getting them. However, a lot of these people sell them on for a big profit, so to get a ticket you need to pay between £70-£200 for a normal away game like Swansea, and £400+ for Liverpool or Man City! And he says you end up with tourists etc in the away end and their away support (which IMO is still good) is getting worse and worse.
They don't seem to have the taboo on selling tickets for above face value that we have. In our away ends you rarely see tourists. Do people on here who go away but not with their own ticket ever have to pay above face value? My impression is it don't happen much with us. It's just wrong. And it seems it will eventually be the downfall of a once formidable away support in Yanited.
I can only speak from personal experience have held a Corp season ticket for a number of years whilst waiting for my own ST. No matter what away game I wanted to go to I could get always got a Woolich ticket. Never met anyone that sold it on for above face value, in fact I think it was only the “big” games they were bothered with. All were diehard Spurs fans, just with dosh.
Still don’t agree with this though, don’t think having more money I.e Corp/premium seat holder should make you more entitled for a ticket.