FA Cup Semi Final - Wembley

[Prufrock]

Coz they have to sell them all. Two per season ticket holder and all sold out is better for the club than one and 2000 left. Everyone will get one for this anyway. Or nearly everyone. IF we get to the final it will be one.

[truewhite15]

If we say we have 12,500 season ticket holders. At home matches, we average this season at 23k attendance. Say it's 3000-5000 average away fans, that means that we have 18,000 home fans at most home matches. That's just about 5000 fans who don't have season tickets at a home match.

12,500 doubled is 25k. Add on the 5000 others, and we've still got nearly 2000 tickets spare. I'd say that, logically, this is the only feasible thing the club could do to maximise attendance.

[CAPSLOCK]

Yeah, I fail to see why every season ticket holder gets to buy two tickets each before everyone else. Surely one would be the happy medium?

Because STH pay up front come wins or loses

They don't get money back if they don't fancy making the effort 'cos it's on the box'

Buy a season ticket or don't, but don't come crying when the most loyal customers get a kick back and the peasants have to join the queue

[HMX]

Buy a season ticket or not isn't a great suggestion.

I'm too far away, otherwise I would. I still regard myself as a big fan and a relatively loyal customer. Four years back, I had three consecutive STs.

[CAPSLOCK]

It's your choice not to have one, dress it up all you like

If I lived in Bristol, it's a choice I'd make, too, as it happens

And then I'd have to take my chances on open sale after STH - y'know, the ones who see dirt chap tickets being offered for the West Ham game

[jmjhb]

Wasn't there a similar problem for the Carling Cup final?

[CAPSLOCK]

The 'problem' was that there weren't enough tickets to give every STH 2 tickets - 18k x 2 being 36 when we only had 30/32 to sell

This time, cos we've lost STH's there are

[Lord Kangana]

I'm really angry about the 4pm Sunday afternoon kick off time. Possibility of half hour extra time plus penalties too. Two teams travelling halfway across England to play a semi at a time that has been engineered to suit the advertising executives at ITV.

And when fecking Wembley is half empty on TV the wise cracking commentary team will no doubt state that teams like Bolton and Stoke don't deserve to be there when the fans don't take it seriously.

I won't care what the say on tv commentary as I expect to be there and not have to listen to their carp.

Have a Family Fortunes ping sound.

[jmjhb]

Ah yes, I remember now. Of course, not every ST holder will take the 2 tickets each, so there should a few thousand spare.

I'll stop moaning now

[Nobbys Belly]

Put me in for one ticket should I fail by other means, missed out last time, no intention of letting it happen again.

[CrazyHorse]

I'm really angry about the 4pm Sunday afternoon kick off time. Possibility of half hour extra time plus penalties too. Two teams travelling halfway across England to play a semi at a time that has been engineered to suit the advertising executives at ITV.

And when fecking Wembley is half empty on TV the wise cracking commentary team will no doubt state that teams like Bolton and Stoke don't deserve to be there when the fans don't take it seriously.

I won't care what the say on tv commentary as I expect to be there and not have to listen to their carp.

No, you won't care because you live within farting distance of the place.
Me, I've got to hope the mother in law will baby-sit my kids all day 'til like midnight on a Sunday otherwise this horse will be sat listening to the wise cracking commentary team slagging me off for not going when it's their frigging fault in the first place. Bastard ITV scum.

If you listen carefully, you can just about hear the lone violin playing softly in the distance.

[Lord Kangana]

Whats the allocation given gratis to other clubs btw (in general)?

[RusholmeRuffian]

OH WEST WEMBLEY! IS WONDERFUL!

[thevza]

open sale still requires you to have purchased a ticket this season right?

[Worthy4England]

I know this might sound a little selfish, but I don't fancy my chances waiting for tickets on general sale. If any ST holders manage to have one, possibly two tickets they need to be rid of, would you please bear me in mind.

I'll offer Pirate's +10%.

Seriously, anyone contemplating buying one when they might be able to get two, please gimmie a shout...

[thevza]

I know this might sound a little selfish, but I don't fancy my chances waiting for tickets on general sale. If any ST holders manage to have one, possibly two tickets they need to be rid of, would you please bear me in mind.

I'll offer Pirate's +10%.

Seriously, anyone contemplating buying one when they might be able to get two, please gimmie a shout...

Well, as long as we're all doing it... +10% and a pint or two for one ticket here.

[Worthy4England]

I know this might sound a little selfish, but I don't fancy my chances waiting for tickets on general sale. If any ST holders manage to have one, possibly two tickets they need to be rid of, would you please bear me in mind.

I'll offer Pirate's +10%.

Seriously, anyone contemplating buying one when they might be able to get two, please gimmie a shout...

Well, as long as we're all doing it... +10% and a pint or two for one ticket here.

Bugger that. What he said +

1) If you normally sit in West - a bag of Werthers

2) If you normally sit in North - Some anti-drum ear plugs

3) If you normally sit in East - A nice new bedsheet, some crayons and a dictionary

4) If you normally sit in South - I'll rendition you with Delilah...

[Lord Kangana]

I think charging more than face value can be seen to be touting. So I'm not sure it should be done publicly like.

But same goes, if anyone's got spare capacity on their ST...

[Worthy4England]

I think charging more than face value can be seen to be touting. So I'm not sure it should be done publicly like.

But same goes, if anyone's got spare capacity on their ST...

I was assuming Pirate was offering a tenner, to save some poor bugger getting lumbered with spares. +10% and a bag of Werthers, and we'd still be under the face value...

[DIPS]

Will be a good idea as has been mentioned, if we progress further start a thread to see if fellow whites can can help out other members getting tickets. Not every one who signs up just for the thread, but the old school members who have contributed to the site. i.e. me Im sure between us, we can sort something out