Im_Spartacus wrote:Beefymcfc wrote:You've read it wrong mate and I'm not advocating that just because someone's got a season ticket that they get a ticket. However, if the tickets were shared equally then at least the majority who attended games would at least have a chance rather than 40 odd thousand going to people who have no interest but to be at a party or make a few quid for themselves or their club. Now, that's the problem with this system.
On the highlighted point, are you saying that those who have spent a small fortune on a season card and attending PL games have less a right to attend a Cup Final with their team than the Rag supporter who won the club 'Lucky Dip'? That's just crazy talk that makes no sense at all. You've took this thread, and my post, out of all context to highlight a separate issue. This is one of the FA disallowing supporters the opportunity to see their club in a Cup Final in favour of putting tickets into the blackmarket and forcing those fans to pay way over the odds to attend.
Take my position. Myself and friends are long term ST holders with our lads being short term ST holders (4 years at the time with previous points on Access Cards). We attended nearly every match (work commitments) with the lads attending all. We all attend Wembley for the semi as there is enough tickets to go around due to the 'FA Family' not really being bothered about a semi from Manchester. The final comes and due to the reduced allocation the lads are short of the cut-off point whereas if there'd been a few thousand more they'd have been watching our first cup final win in years.
I sort of understand your point but wonder why you needed to make it with regard to my situation. Something for nothing, you're having fucking laugh!
I was in the same position as you last year regarding kids tickets, but the way i explained it to the kids when the ticket criteria was announced, was that in time, it will be their turn. My posts were more towards those who believe every season ticket holder has a right to a ticket.....or whether someone who travels and has a difficult journey has a right to a ticket, do they balls. Like with the kids, put in your shift withe the club and you will get your turn. If you dont live local, or you cant afford a season ticket, its unfortunate, but tough. There are plenty of tickets available on the secondary market like i said.
After all, Its not the fa's fault that city have 37000 season ticket holders is it?
As it happened last year, being resourceful, i managed to circumvent the process and get the kids their tickets with us and a couple extra too via official channels - it is that sort of thing which ACTUALLY fucks it up for the rest, but everyone will always try and look after their own wont they?
The FA family situation is wrong, but it is the same with every governing body worldwide. The FA own the stadium and sanction the competition, so if they need to raise income (for whatever reason) then they have every right to offer a sizeable number of tickets to the sponsors and wider "football family".
They know full well half of those tickets will find their way to fans of the respective clubs, and the price is a simple matter of supply and demand.
If the fans had their way, a stadium would have been built big enough so that at least 30 odd thousand genuine fans of each club could get tickets. That would still leave 30/40 thousand tickets for the fucking touting freeloading wankstains from the 'football family' to sell them on at twice the price but then the demand might not be quite so high, so it wouldn't be so easy for them all to fleece the genuine supporters & dine out on the profits.
That stadium is designed purely for the FA blazers & various freeloaders to enjoy themselves & cash in whenever possible.
