I think they are doing it the right way IMO. Testing and trialling it and slowly easing it in.
Even if it is a slight ballache to collect, if it fucks the touts off im all for it
It can be more than a slight ball ache. We go to pretty much all of them and need to keep each trip as cheap as possible. The cheaper routes often get us into the city on match day and often not till the afternoon. This has worked fine for years. We got to Munich at 3.30 and had to rush to collect tickets. We’re due to get to Porto at the same time which would no doubt be too late for the in town collection due to kick off being an hour earlier.
If we had to collect every game it might rule out some cheaper routes. So it’s not just inconvenience it’s changing the habits we’ve enjoyed for years and increasing costs.
There’s other ways to beat the touts without fucking up your trip. Proof of travel is tried and tested. It’s worked in the past. Don’t know why that working non-disruptive solution can’t be used.