I thought that it was for fans over x amount of points, you get first priority. As long as you are over that (say it was 5k) then it doesn't matter if you have 5k bang on or 50k...

They have a similar (albeit a bit different) system for England games.

Everyone 'new' started at zero some time, you just have to go to every game you can get a ticket for, and slowly you creep up and past other people, to get into the higher points level.

As long as you reach the top 2,500 or so fans, you'll be fine for tickets.

Without a season ticket though (ie the 500 points a year that come with it) I'd say the most in demand games will usually be impossible.

Edited by dorking (03 Apr 2014 8.28pm)

If you want tickets bad enough you can get them. Any mates that have asked me to get them tickets I have managed to get them, that included 10 tickets for the Liverpool game, 5 Chelsea tickets, 6 Arsenal had to buy Cat b games as well but used some of them to swap for other games or sold them on. On Friday there were loads of tickets up for sale for the Chelsea game and no doubt Liverpool tickets will be sold day before. hope you get a ticket ok but as for the loyalty points scheme it does work and those that go week in week out should get priority.

Yeah, it's only the few big/popular away games that they've actually brought in the loyalty points thing anyway, Home tickets are a different policy altogether as far as I'm aware (eg. being a member first or making sure people buy a 'Cat B' ticket too etc, not a bad idea to stop away fans getting them).

I don't see the 'loyalty points scheme' as having any flaws myself. You get 500 points for a season ticket in the last two seasons/next season and then 20 points per an away game, I think. So season ticket holders get a huge advantage (rightly so, although gutting if you're someone who mainly goes away). Those season ticket holders who then go away the most will then have that little bit extra in points, as reward for their loyalty, and get first priority for any 'major' away game high in demand. So yes, difficult for someone to catch up, but it's only over the last few seasons as I understand it (recognising when we were in the Championship too), so not like a young new fan who can't compete with an older guy who's had a season ticket his whole life, but never goes Away.

They'll be problems when people have a ticket and it's not been bought in their name, therefore not on their record. But there are ways to get it shown under Client Numbers online or if you buy it direct from the office, I believe. I myself have been away a number of times with a friend buying our tickets, now I try to make sure it's all recorded so we don't lose out on the loyalty points. It's unfortunate if you're someone who goes away a lot but don't have a season ticket for whatever personal reasons, but the club have to draw the line somewhere and in my opinion it's all very fair.

Impossible to please everyone no matter what the system, this is the one that seems fairest and makes most sense to me.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.