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The first tunnel walk of many for Mini 106 yesterday!

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[Carl Nixon @CarlNixyBob]

@TheTilehurstEnd @Reading106 Good piece this. I can understand why the club have done One Royal, BUT it's the finer points of it that let it down.

I can't help but think with a little more consultation with STAR and even the fan advisory group they may have ironed out some of the issues being voiced now.

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@dadros70 @TheTilehurstEnd Cheers mate.

Yeah you're in that cohort of you're losing out, for what?!?!

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@AFrankChristian @TheTilehurstEnd Thanks mate. I think there's even more to write on OR tbh. Not by me I'll add, but this focussed on the loyalty aspect. I think there's a wider piece on the over complication of it all.

As many have said, the issue wasn't how to buy a ticket.

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@Jones1871 @TheTilehurstEnd 😘

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@ohbobbins @TheTilehurstEnd Honeslty.

"What can we give them...?"

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@CScott____ @TheTilehurstEnd You didn't go to your burner acct mate 😂😂

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@MarkHopgoo46439 @TheTilehurstEnd Stop it you

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@AJKendrick @TheTilehurstEnd A lol at this 😂😂

[Simon C @DancesWithYaks]

@TheTilehurstEnd @Reading106 Good piece, with the main point being (again) that the club seem intent on solving problems that don't obviously exist and ignoring ones that clearly do. #readingfc

[Russell @russell1871]

@TheTilehurstEnd @Reading106 Bang on point. It's a complicated solution to a problem that didn't exist. Clearly should have been tested with a focus group of real fans first but wasn't.

[Ross Mobsby @RJMobsby]

@Reading106 @SimFromBucks Well done mate. Found the aspect on the changing dynamics of purchasing tickets really interesting, as I hadn't considered it.

Can absolutely see how making something more complex could push away older, less online oriented, fans as well.

[Al @dadros70]

@TheTilehurstEnd @Reading106 An excellent read that highlights an unnecessarily complex & disengaging offering from the club for many types of supporter

Im a STH that knows a number of games will be missed - so will loose loyalty points despite paying up front & watching dire football

So disaffected rn

[Trebor Blue @trebor_blue]

@TheTilehurstEnd @Reading106 Very good article. Sometimes I cant attend home games because I volunteer for a local charity but now even if I have paid outright or monthly for my season ticket I won't get any loyalty points for those games. And as you say releasing my seat to a 40% full stadium is pointless

[Alex Everson @Readingfanman]

@Reading106 And of course, as Niall's article says - the stadium is 40% empty most weeks right now.

Why would you put up barriers to entry for people to come? Surely, it should be as easy, as pain free, + convenient for non 100% match going fan as possible to come to games & still benefit.

[Alex Everson @Readingfanman]

Fear of complaints from the small amount of people who will have bought it.

A massive shame and as @Reading106 puts it, a huge own goal from those commercially involved in the roll out of One Royal.

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@PictonPedro @HarryMortimer Howany of our side have played Bromley A?

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To beat Bromley at Home 💪

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[Christian @AFrankChristian]

@TheTilehurstEnd @Reading106 Really well-argued and well-written... I sense I'm in a very similar situation to you these days.

A lot of fans are left feeling effectively valueless to the hierarchy, because of the way that they talk about fans and are focused on rewarding a certain type of loyalty.

[hugh rfc vandel'isle @HughIsle]

@Reading106 is bang on here. As a fan who used to be a ST holder but now gets to 8-10 games and is starting to bring my son to games, we'll get 0 loyalty points unless I decide that 10% off food and merch is worth £72 a year (it's not)

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