How Sunderland's L1 rivals have dealt with season card refunds
the four matches lost throughthecurtailmentofthe season and what they have described as an ‘additional goodwill gesture’ for the loss of the Bury match.
SimilarlytoBlackpool,Doncaster Rovers have provided options for supporters. There are two main options that are being put to season card holders – donate the pro-rata value oftheirseasoncardbacktothe club, who will in turn invest it intheacademy;orclaimvouchers for the 2020/21 season.
Fleetwood Town will be offering pro-rata refunds for the four home games which supporters have missed. The refunds will not be processed automatically and can be requested by emailing the club.
Ipswich Town are yet another club to lay out several options to their season card holders and individual match ticket buyers. These include: - receiving a full refund back to the payment card that was used for making the purchase - leaving the refund as credit of the same value to be added to their online account to be redeemed against future match tickets or a season ticket - donating the money to the club, academy or Ipswich Town in the Community
Lincoln City have offered supporters the chance to convert their remaining 2019/20 seasonticketbalancetoshares within Lincoln City Football Club Company Limited. This balance will include the remaining five home games alongwiththelostBuryfixture.
MK Dons season ticket holders are able to log-in to their online ticketing account to view a range of options relating to their refunds – which include obtaining a pro-rata refund or donating the money back into the club.
Shrewsbury Town have claimed that the cost of season ticketrefundswouldcostthem in the region of £150,000 and, while they are accepting refund requests, are adding any season ticket holder who donatestheirrefundbackintothe club to a special ‘Wall of Fame’