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This bit at top of page 4: There was something about it in one of the meetings towards the end of last season, and the FAQs for season tickets this season stated the below on away tickets but nothing was announced.

Can you share any details on the new priority system that was discussed or were you asked not to yet? If the latter any idea when we might hear something?

Not a lot they could do really beyond encourage certain travel routes and have loads of police at tube stations etc. Imagine they'd tell skates to go via Victoria instead of Waterloo but can't actually force them. They'll drop off substantially anyway and probably end up lower midtable. A one off play off game at St Mary's midweek if we finished 5th and 8th would be fun though.

I know it's not great for those further down the points ladder but I think it's great we've got a smaller allocation and I'm looking forward to being in that newer stand.

It'll be by 4 weeks before and definitely won't be Saturday 3pm.

20 points 🤣

There's loads left for it. Interesting that we took a smaller allocation, probably right to be fair as we wouldn't have sold the full one.

Plymouth?

Newcastle Sunderland to be bubbled. I'd say that ruins any chance of us getting rid of it for next season.

@St Louis can you share anything on the proposed new ticket priority system? The club originally said in the summer it'd be announced before this season started but didn't happen and I saw it mentioned in the FAB minutes.

Funny how that game with 16 arrests and problems on St Mary's Street was described as fairly peaceful but the 2019 game has been described as 'major disorder'. Never mind those of us who went who know for a fact it wasn't major disorder. That's the line they've given and we apparently have to accept it.

Probably is cheaper but they still get the horses, helicopter, riot gear etc out. They just mostly have a big jelly instead of doing anything.

I'm not pretending it doesn't do anything. You specified an incident which involved missile throwing and getting at fences saying it stops that behaviour when both of those things have literally happened in 2026. It definitely does the job in terms of its aims of keeping fans apart outside the ground, don't think anyone disputes that. The point is whether that's a proportionate (or even fair) thing to do relative to the amount of trouble there is without it. I and many others say it's not.

Well it doesn't stop that behaviour. People tried pulling fences down on Sunday and at Fratton in January there were loads of missiles being lobbed back and forth.

Agree with your general point but the St Mary's game in 2012 was a bubble as that was the first season of it.