How Many Royalty Points Do You Have?

Bacon Double Cheese · by **Bacon Double Cheese** » 19 Jan 2011 22:10

Royal Lady wrote:I have 1771

Me too

No Fixed Abode · by **No Fixed Abode** » 19 Jan 2011 23:06

Compo's Hat · by **Compo's Hat** » 20 Jan 2011 03:04

royalexile wrote:I sort of agree Compo but perhaps have the home and away points separate. Wiping out previous seasons points would even keel thing but would not push those up the queue who attend the majority of games. Away support is more expensive and timely but garners only 2 - 5 points IIRC.

They'll be a point somewhere down the line where a Stevenage situation will be completely unfair on those new supporters, particular the youngsters who have never had the chance to gain points.

weybridgewanderer · by **weybridgewanderer** » 20 Jan 2011 10:21

other similar schemes I am a member of wipe out points after 3 seasons.

I think RFC could look at maintaining a 5 years.

In addition to this, 2 years after a season ends they should half the points for that season.

JC · by JC » 20 Jan 2011 11:00

royalexile wrote:I sort of agree Compo but perhaps have the home and away points separate. Wiping out previous seasons points would even keel thing but would not push those up the queue who attend the majority of games. Away support is more expensive and timely but garners only 2 - 5 points IIRC.

That's never going to happen is it. The club make nothing from away tickets and they are always going to reward season tickets and home tickets more than away tickets because, at the end of the day, they are trying to encourage more people to attend home games.

Rex · by **Rex** » 20 Jan 2011 11:05

Well that was too obvious to mention.

Wizard · by **Wizard** » 20 Jan 2011 11:30

Only 320

I've only been going since the first season back in the Championship, bar two matches in about 2003. Missed all the Premier League stuff

Kitson12 · by **Kitson12** » 20 Jan 2011 11:34

Exactly 1999.

Oh and 2000th post.

TFF · by **TFF** » 20 Jan 2011 11:45

Tony Le Mesmer wrote:There are 101 ways you could operate the Loyalty system, and they are all wrong.

those that have been to every game inthe last couple of years?
those that have been going for 50 years but not so much these days?
those that have had a ST through rain sleet or shine?

Remember the hasle in 95 for the play off sems? i had to take the afternoon off to queue round the ground with johnny come latelys despite not having missed a game for 2 years. ST holders locked out for Bolton at home as well.

the current system is about as good as you are likely to get.

You know, it really shouldn't be beyond the ability of a half decent programmer to devise a system whereby two royalty points schemes can run side by side - home (with the points valid for a maximum of the last five years to reward "current and active" supporters) and away (say three seasons worth of points awarded).

For home games STHs get first dibs followed by banded access by home royalty points, away games go first to regular away followers across maybe one or two bands before home royalty points are taken into account.

Y21_Royal · by **Y21_Royal** » 20 Jan 2011 13:19

I had exactly 1871 points this morning. Almost made me think twice about getting anymore tickets!

Row Z Royal · by **Row Z Royal** » 20 Jan 2011 13:20

Wizard wrote:Only 320

I've only been going since the first season back in the Championship, bar two matches in about 2003. Missed all the Premier League stuff

PLASTIC

Row Z Royal · by **Row Z Royal** » 20 Jan 2011 13:20

Y21_Royal wrote:I had exactly 1871 points this morning. Almost made me think twice about getting anymore tickets!

DId you get a screen shot?

Harpers So Solid Crew · by **Harpers So Solid Crew** » 20 Jan 2011 17:06

JC wrote:
royalexile wrote:I sort of agree Compo but perhaps have the home and away points separate. Wiping out previous seasons points would even keel thing but would not push those up the queue who attend the majority of games. Away support is more expensive and timely but garners only 2 - 5 points IIRC.
That's never going to happen is it. The club make nothing from away tickets and they are always going to reward season tickets and home tickets more than away tickets because, at the end of the day, they are trying to encourage more people to attend home games.

So as the club only get a small cut for selling away tickets, why not do as so many suggest, there will be fans that have attended a dozen away games in the last couple of seasons that will miss out on Stevenage. While ST holders who rarely go away decide to make a day of it as they have more points.

Rex · by **Rex** » 20 Jan 2011 20:35

Indeed. My point exactly.

LWJ · by **LWJ** » 20 Jan 2011 23:15

In answer to the thread, Not enough.

PieEater · by **PieEater** » 21 Jan 2011 12:44

The system is pretty good as it is. The club need to look after their STHs even if it mean pissing off someone who only does away games.

The only improvement I could see is to create points inflation each year so that makes older accrued points worth less that currently accrued points. i.e 6pts for an away and 11 for a home game.

66DD · by **66DD** » 22 Jan 2011 06:11

Compo's Hat wrote:
royalexile wrote:I sort of agree Compo but perhaps have the home and away points separate. Wiping out previous seasons points would even keel thing but would not push those up the queue who attend the majority of games. Away support is more expensive and timely but garners only 2 - 5 points IIRC.
They'll be a point somewhere down the line where a Stevenage situation will be completely unfair on those new supporters, particular the youngsters who have never had the chance to gain points.

I agree totally. I've been buying a season ticket for my grandson for the last 3 seasons (he's now 5) to ensure that when he's old enough to want to go to high demand away games (like Stevenage) he's got a fair few points to have a chance of getting a ticket.

Ian Royal · by **Ian Royal** » 23 Jan 2011 17:19

It is madness that points just accrue and accrue so someone who hasn't been for 3 years, but had a season ticket for 5 before that, gets priority over someone who has had a season ticket for the last three years. Or someone who has been to 23 games a season, every season for 5 years, but half of them away - which provide fewer points.

Do people think it's fair, that someone like me who goes to about 12 games a season, almost every season, should have a better chance of getting to one of these games than someone who has only been with us one season but bought a ST?

Harpers So Solid Crew · by **Harpers So Solid Crew** » 23 Jan 2011 17:23

Same point keeps being raised Ian, fact is club have been made aware, but not done anything about it.

PieEater · by **PieEater** » 23 Jan 2011 18:35

Ian Royal wrote:It is madness that points just accrue and accrue so someone who hasn't been for 3 years, but had a season ticket for 5 before that, gets priority over someone who has had a season ticket for the last three years. Or someone who has been to 23 games a season, every season for 5 years, but half of them away - which provide fewer points.

Do people think it's fair, that someone like me who goes to about 12 games a season, almost every season, should have a better chance of getting to one of these games than someone who has only been with us one season but bought a ST?

In this case it doesn't matter, neither you as a part timer or a JCL would of had enough points.

The system worked as intended and the most "loyal" fans got the tickets.