Cup Final Ticket Phases

[ASCPFC]

why you say no one from the 1990 final?

I think he was having a moment. There's loads of us from 1990 very much still around.

 

[Buckspalace]

There was an FA cup final in 1990 but perhaps the replay is best forgotten.

I was at the replay in 1990 and the ZDS final where Everton were spanked (eventually)!!

 

[BuzzBeats]

Surely this has to be improved for the final, doesn't it? As an ST holder, I think it should be done differently from the semi...

There are one of two options to reward the loyalist fans. Now, we all support the team in different ways, but when it comes to ticket allocation, most games attended should be the only thing that matters.

So either:

A) a points based system. Needs good judgement for the cut-offs, but it can't be that hard...

B) Phase 2 should be ST holders ONLY.

With all due respect to Gold members, anyone can chuck £60 at it right now to get in at the same time as someone who's been there every week, and there is no way that is fair. The cynical part of me suggests it could be a cash-grab by the club to get ST holders to stump up another £45 to be ST+ and be in Phase 1 as well as bumping the Gold Membership, but I hope I'm wrong.

And if you're a Gold member who's there most weeks, well that's why the points system was my first pick.

What does everyone think?

As someone who had ST+ all season and seen zero benefit as have missed out in all ballots.... I think it should be a factor but not to someone who buys one now for example.

Also agree a more phased points based approach would be fairer.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

I think he was having a moment. ,There's loads of us from 1990 very much still around.

Again!! 🤣

It does make you feel old though doesn’t it mate?? Kin’ ‘ell, I was still in my twenties back then 👴🏻😁

 

[esox lucius]

I do agree with this though, shocking how many empty seats there were on Sunday…! Place looked half empty on TV, entire blocks unoccupied.

Also disappointed with number of premium seats that were empty on Saturday though and surprised more effort wasn’t put into flogging them.

The FA need act in some way, the final is televised around the globe and it doesn’t look good with one end of the stadium 75% full. I know segregation is a problem but there must be some way around the problem.

 

[Eagleman13]

FA Cup: Why were there empty seats for Nottm Forest-Man City semi-final?

Manchester City reached their third consecutive FA Cup final by beating Nottingham Forest on Sunday, but the semi-final was played with a backdrop of thousands of empty seats in the blue half of Wembley.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[nclarey]

The FA need act in some way, the final is televised around the globe and it doesn’t look good with one end of the stadium 75% full. I know segregation is a problem but there must be some way around the problem.

I mean there have to be at least 45k Man City supporters in London... allegedly around 900k supporters in the UK...! I think penalising clubs in some fashion for not filling their end.

How about - beer tab for the opposition for every empty seat

 

[Eagleman13]

I mean there have to be at least 45k Man City supporters in London... allegedly around 900k supporters in the UK...! I think penalising clubs in some fashion for not filling their end.

How about - beer tab for the opposition for every empty seat

Think you've mixed up the two 'Manchester' clubs.