I have two friends who have season tickets in the Itchen - I would like to get one this season next to them (there are no season ticket holders there at present). My friend has asked if i can do this and the answer is no - they can renew up to 14 July and then I would have to take pot luck on getting the seat next to them.
I will try to do this but if i can't then I probably won't get a season ticket at all as i don't want to sit on my own for every match. I am prepared to pay the premium for a new ticket. This is quite a big investment for me as I live 145 miles away and will have to travel down for the games at a fair cost.
The policy seems very inflexible and is likely to result in the club being worse off. It seems a funny way to run a business let alone encourage genuine fans.