How about all the clubs put their heads together and issued an away season ticket book.

IE 100 tickets are issued to each home club for the fans at a cost of 1/12 of the sum of all the away gate prices (to average it out ) minus a certain discount as an incentive.

100 tickets x 12 clubs = 1200 away season tickets and they can only be used for the nominated club. so up to 600 away tickets are being used at all the weekends football matches.

advantages

All clubs get an early cash advance before the start of the season.

Reassurance knowing that 100 away seats have already been paid for every home game.

Not paying the old firm 5% admin on away seats.

Extra safety at the match as the home club will have access to the names and addresses of the away fans in their stadium. (in theory providing everyone sits in the correct seats)

Edited December 15, 200817 yr by 12th Man

Although the theory of thsi is nice, it would never work out practically. All the clubs pulling together, aye right everyone's out for themselves. I really like the idea though and would be a massive supporter of it, especially handy for the expats farther south.

Edited December 16, 200817 yr by martinskye

If each teams got 100 books then we'd still have to pay the 5% levy on 2400 tickets.

The idea is good but i fear it would go the way of the U12 passports which was essentially a similar thing for kids .....

Its a pretty good idea but im sure a few clubs would dig their heels in and refuse.