HJK Helsinki (a)

[NEM83]

‘Central Belt Dons Fans’ received an email from the club today, specifically asking us to top up the support at the semi. Don’t recall getting one for Burnley or Helsinki away.

I’m not even asking for parity with the teuchters. I think that if you’re regularly going to games, you at least deserve a chance at the showbiz games, before being completely f*cked over by DNAers on a jolly

We'll be taking about 3 times as many fans to the semi final than to both of those games combined so not sure what your point is.

You are - there's a loyalty point system in place where you're given points for attending games, even those away from home.

[Shetland Don]

FFS Jensen! At least try … truly fuc**** dreadful all round.

[Shetland Don]

Those machines would be really useful, especially if they were fitted with a bleach spray, after the filth visit Pittodrie!

[GASC1980]

Yep I received that email too. Very strange as I have never considered Glasgow to be Central Belt.

Your second paragraph above though emphasises that you are no longer a supporter these days but just as a customer and as ever the customer with the most financial input or clout will win the day.

I'm in the fortunate position at the moment and also through choice of being a regular attender and therefore don't struggle for tickets.

[Auldtoontoby]

Think everyone on AFC and every supporters club on mailing list has received the same email.

Difficult one for club to handle , but some people need to realise that the folk who put money into the DNA scheme are putting their cash into AFC for no returns.
That money has been used on transfers and youth system.
I also assume a considerable proportion of the DNA subscribers also have season tickets, that amounts to a fair amount of cash to AFC.
Buying tickets for away games puts no money into AFC coffers.
Away games in Europe often entail distribution of small amount of tickets at short notice and that makes it very difficult to allocate and keep everyone happy. And I see the reason the club putting the people who give AFC money priority over some tickets and understand the frustration of those who attend away games having to wait for their chance of tickets.

The semi final and final are different in that respect as the four clubs involved at semi stage share the gate receipts,so club want as much fans as possible ( plus help fight cause for allocation if in final against the heathens)

[NaeMairNeeps]

^^ Good points well put.

There is another faction worth considering. Ah've considered doing the DNA thing because I never attend games ... most because I canna due tae gigs and ither commitments, and others I canna due tae lack o' gigs ... therefore dinna hae the cash tae spare. but could maybe contribute .... even though I wid rarely if ever tak any advantage o' membership in terms o' acquirin' tickets.
Ah'm sure there are a good number o' folk of a similar mind ... but fa have actually paid for DNA.

[mondo_notion]

It's a tricky one regarding the ticketing process. If you get a ticket, you think it's fair. If you don't get a ticket, you think it needs changed.

All my family are in Edinburgh so I make a point of going down to the Hibs and Hearts games and making a weekend of it. With Hearts cutting the away allocation down to something silly it rules me out of getting a ticket. Fair enough really but it means those who do have enough points for tickets can get one plus they get the extra points that go with it meaning they'll keep on getting tickets.

I suppose they could take a portion of each away allocation and put them up for general sale to people no matter how many points they have. Maybe dust Deeks tombola machine off and draw fans out of that.

[NaeMairNeeps]

It's a tricky one regarding the ticketing process. If you get a ticket, you think it's fair. If you don't get a ticket, you think it needs changed.

All my family are in Edinburgh so I make a point of going down to the Hibs and Hearts games and making a weekend of it. With Hearts cutting the away allocation down to something silly it rules me out of getting a ticket. Fair enough really but it means those who do have enough points for tickets can get one plus they get the extra points that go with it meaning they'll keep on getting tickets.

I suppose they could take a portion of each away allocation and put them up for general sale to people no matter how many points they have. Maybe dust Deeks tombola machine off and draw fans out of that.

Aye, it's a hoor. be good if the 'powers that be' could look at this page ... particularly the last few posts .... it's nae aa wrang, it's nae aa right.... but it can easy be done better. How? Dinna ask me ,,, Ah'm jist sayin'

[Mason89]

I don’t think it would be a too much of a stretch, if Supporters Clubs were guaranteed a few tickets for these types of games. Would anyone complain if they were given 5 each?

[NEM83]

I don’t think it would be a too much of a stretch, if Supporters Clubs were guaranteed a few tickets for these types of games. Would anyone complain if they were given 5 each?

Why should supporters clubs be given priority over folk that attend more games than their members? Absolute nonsense.