Although the ticket office has yet to complete all applications received from season ticket holders with more than one priority point, we can now confirm how we propose to allocate the remaining tickets for the FA Cup semi-final once the priority applications have been completed.
It has been decided that this will be by reference to the number
of years applicants have held a season ticket, up to a maximum of
five years.
Due to the installation of a new ticketing system, the records held
by the ticket office will only go back five years to season
2000-01. As with the priority points system, applications received
from mixed applicants will be ranked by reference to the applicant
with the lowest number of years as a season ticket holder.
Having used the priority points scheme so successfully for so long,
we are satisfied that the decision to use it for this event was
correct. However, we would hope that this secondary method of
allocation will offer those who have held season tickets the
longest a greater chance of obtaining a semi-final ticket.
Going forward, we will continue to review our allocation procedures
and take account of recommendations from our supporters. With this
in mind, we are considering modifying the priority points system
from next season to take account of attendance at home cup matches
also.
For example, we might attribute one point to the purchase of
tickets for home cup ties and two points to tickets for away
fixtures, thereby ensuring that those season ticket holders who
attend home cup matches but do not generally travel away will
receive some form of priority for major events in the future. Once
this new points system is in place, the process of prioritising
applications on the number of years an applicant has held a season
ticket would not be repeated.