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I think that could be our biggest allocation this season, given the terrible attendances due to the ongoing protests against the owners. We'll definitely get the whole of the Darwen End (about 6k), so it depends whether they decide it's worth the logistical hassle of giving us additional in one of the side stands.

They did that for the Sheff Wed cup game last year (I think) after it was requested at the Fans Forum. Anyone know why they didn't bother this season?

Members should earn loyalty points in the same way ST holders do and then get a priority period of buying tickets that go to members. So a member who has attended hundreds of away games gets priority over someone who has signed up only for this one fixture. If a member later joins up as a ST holder they should then start from 0 as a ST holder as that is the next stage up in the hierarchy. So in my world sales would be something like:- ST Holder with 100+ ST Holder with 75+ ST Holder with 50+ ST Holder with 25+ ST Holder with 0+ Member with 100+ Member with 75+ Member with 50+ Member with 25+ Member with 0+ With all sale dates obviously at shorter periods (a day or two rather than the week long ones currently given). That's not a bad shout. How many members are there that go to multiple away games without having a season ticket though? Folk from elsewhere in the country I suppose. I still think it would be fair enough to carry any points over when you went from a member to a season ticket holder, especially for the younger lot.

Yes. One point for every away ticket purchased via your season ticket.

The only thing I would perhaps change is the loss of loyalty points if you pack your season ticket in. I think it would be better if those points were 'frozen' for the period of time you don't have a season ticket (so effectively you can't use them to purchase away tickets) then 're-activated' once you purchase a season ticket again. I think this would prevent situations where someone has built up a load of loyalty points, then doesn't have a season ticket for a year or two (working away etc.), and has to start from scratch once they return and have a season ticket again. Someone mentioned about members not getting loyalty points. If that is the case I would guess it's to prevent the hypothetical situation of someone racking up, say 25 loyalty points, as a member, who would then get dibs over a season ticket holder for away games. Perhaps members could accrue loyalty points that wouldn't become 'active' until they got a season ticket? That might be a work for younger supporters who initially can't afford a season ticket, but would at least have a bit of a start in terms of loyalty points for when they did get one?