starliaison Firstly, thanks for the feedback (more welcome, of course) I was getting worried when there were only 3 responses from the first 300 views!
Here's my feedback:
There's a strong desire for more reward for attending away games. I can't see completely separating home and away royalty points as being practical. The club don't do 'away season tickets' any more but maybe there is a role for a 'certified genuine away supporter' priority for those who go to most away games but might miss out on Brentford or Fulham. But I can't imagine that happens to many people.
I really like the idea of Royalty Point inflation as a way of getting over the expiry issue! What rate of inflation would you propose? One point (ie 10% in the first year, decreasing thereafter) per annum?
The point about big games / new fans is a good one but I think it applies more to Wembley games or big home cup ties where the pressure on tickets is not so great and the new fan should have a reasonable chance of getting in.
Claiming away ticket stubs for cash-on-the-gate is impractical on a regular basis (we asked). Categorising away games by distance likewise - and not everyone starts their journey from RG1. Middlesbrough Royals would be filling their boots.
Closing the loophole of Mr 3000 points passing on his ticket to Mr 500 points doesn't seem practical either - and passing on might be considered as a benefit of having 3000 points (not to be condoned of course). It's a benefit that can only be used once per game.
More comments on the actual 5 ideas in the OP would be appreciated also.
There is no point in having a priority system unless there is a spread of people across the various points levels. The problem with all 5 ideas is that they would result in pushing more people into the higher band levels and making the scheme less effective. However I do wonder whether the scheme has outlived its usefulness and as a previous poster suggested we might just as well revert to the system used by many clubs which is ST holders get first dibs and then general sale. If the club wanted to stagger sales for high demand games they could sell to Upper West ST holders on day 1, then day 2 Lower West, 3 North, 4 East.