FA Cup Final | Ticket Criteria

kippaxkid74 said:
fuck. fuck. on sale friday, fuck. it's practically impossible for me to be online on friday. fuck.

am i blind as i can't see anywhere in citys page a link or even a mention of being able to book on the phone? I'd be valid from 12noon at almost 15,000 points on cup scheme, what can i do??????

literally sat here crying like a wuss.
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With that many points you’ll be able to buy later on on Friday anyway, wouldn’t panic.
 
UsFansKnowNowt said:
It's just going to be chaos! No ifs, not buts, just chaos.

Lack of trains, accessibility issues with coaches, hassle of driving and parking, the potential for trouble, the game being in half term leading to holiday clashes, and a booking system that hinders the non tech savvy! Without any shadow of doubt, there are people who think they want to go now, but by the time those sales windows open, and people are thousands down in the queue, facing 3 figure ticket prices, then the cost and hassle algorithm will kick into fans thought process, with many just saying 'feck it'!

I cannot recall City ever attempting to sell so many tickets in such a short sales window and fully expext the IT systems to explode. Anyone who is seriously contemplating phone or going to the ground, then God help you. The current disconnect between our club and fans regarding ticket sales is absolutely staggering and as a business we are becoming more akin to a utility company every day, with absolutely no chance to speak or see another human!
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What’s that song the rags sing…..”always look on the bright side of life”
 
UsFansKnowNowt said:
It's just going to be chaos! No ifs, not buts, just chaos.

Lack of trains, accessibility issues with coaches, hassle of driving and parking, the potential for trouble, the game being in half term leading to holiday clashes, and a booking system that hinders the non tech savvy! Without any shadow of doubt, there are people who think they want to go now, but by the time those sales windows open, and people are thousands down in the queue, facing 3 figure ticket prices, then the cost and hassle algorithm will kick into fans thought process, with many just saying 'feck it'!

I cannot recall City ever attempting to sell so many tickets in such a short sales window and fully expext the IT systems to explode. Anyone who is seriously contemplating phone or going to the ground, then God help you. The current disconnect between our club and fans regarding ticket sales is absolutely staggering and as a business we are becoming more akin to a utility company every day, with absolutely no chance to speak or see another human!
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Think about those of us that won't get a chance of going.
 

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A couple of snippets from the info.

Under 2's not allowed into Wembley! Do City do that at the Etihad?

City coach £50

FA coach £60

Robbing fa gits!
 
ninjamonkey said:
Coach destinations are a complete joke. I get people might not live near the Etihad but everybody goes there every other week, they all know how to best get there by now so you'd think they'd arrange somewhere as close as possible or at the very least central-ish. Not city, too obvious, let's pick two destinations on the outskirts on manchester at the very edge of the metrolink and make it as difficult as possible. May aswell have picked old trafford.
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Radcliffe is ideal for me but I sort of agree they're a bit of an odd choice. Technically you can't park on those Park & Ride places unless you have a tram ticket (never checked though) so the theory that it's because they have places for cars isn't the reason. Parking around Radcliffe isn't ideal either. Radcliffe is good for the motorway but it's not as good a choice as Prestwich Tesco which has night bus services going back into Manchester and up into the Rossendale Valley. I wonder if they'll consider a pick up or at least a drop off there as well. I don't know the other stop so can't comment.
 
ysmsa said:
A couple of snippets from the info.

Under 2's not allowed into Wembley! Do City do that at the Etihad?

City coach £50

FA coach £60

Robbing fa gits!
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Not an issue at the Etihad. I was going to take my youngest to the semi final until I saw that so had to take the older two on my tod instead which worked out okay - although I nearly missed both second half goals because they were still tucking into their hotdogs!
 
Official Club Coach Travel

Official Club coach travel will be available to purchase. A return journey will be available priced at £50 per adult, £40 for juniors.

As there is a concert taking place at the Etihad Stadium on the same day as the final, we are unable to offer coach travel directly from the stadium. Instead, there will be two alternative locations for coach departures:

East Didsbury Metrolink Park & Ride
Radcliffe Metrolink Park & Ride.
This means fans will be able to choose the location which suits them best when purchasing coach travel,
 
UsFansKnowNowt said:
It's just going to be chaos! No ifs, not buts, just chaos.

Lack of trains, accessibility issues with coaches, hassle of driving and parking, the potential for trouble, the game being in half term leading to holiday clashes, and a booking system that hinders the non tech savvy! Without any shadow of doubt, there are people who think they want to go now, but by the time those sales windows open, and people are thousands down in the queue, facing 3 figure ticket prices, then the cost and hassle algorithm will kick into fans thought process, with many just saying 'feck it'!

I cannot recall City ever attempting to sell so many tickets in such a short sales window and fully expext the IT systems to explode. Anyone who is seriously contemplating phone or going to the ground, then God help you. The current disconnect between our club and fans regarding ticket sales is absolutely staggering and as a business we are becoming more akin to a utility company every day, with absolutely no chance to speak or see another human!
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You make some valid points but regarding speed of sales, it's not excessive IMO apart from perhaps that last one when it drops from 4000 points to any season ticket holder. It only drops by 3 windows each day and while there will no doubt be queues to get into the website at certain points, it won't be as bad as it was the other week when Real Madrid tickets went on sale to Cityzens.
 
kippaxkid74 said:
^ replied and said thanks, but yeah after a frantic 2am teary phone call to my sister she's agreed to be "ill" and miss work to book it for me.

Just in shock at the short notice of sale date, and so many criteria being on day one. It feels like the life shit is never ending for me and i can't catch a break... but if i can get to the final with my little boy in my mums seat and she can still be here to watch it from her hosp bed in her front room on oxygen, i will breathe and allow myself a small smile.
(And big tears of relief when we beat the scum)
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You shouldn't be in shock with anything to do with our ticket office and management. It's been like this for decades now. CTID
 
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