Fair comment. I really don’t want to get into all the supporters club politics. My comment was about those (like myself) with no involvement there and I should have said as much.Sorry but who are the more deserving fans - season ticket holders who aren’t in the cup scheme, or people who don’t go all season (apart from the cup final) but are in a supporters club?
If this is all that is available there's going to be big pile on at 1pm and they won't last long after that. They should have higher points brackets at this point.FA Cup Final. There are 3,969 seats available for the next criteria of "All season ticket holders on the FA Cup Scheme", a net difference of 566 since last criteria. Note that this does include at least 721 seats which have been added in Premium Level 2 across blocks 236, 237, 238 and 239 which were not available before.
Any category 3/4 remaining?FA Cup Final. There are 3,969 seats available for the next criteria of "All season ticket holders on the FA Cup Scheme", a net difference of 566 since last criteria. Note that this does include at least 721 seats which have been added in Premium Level 2 across blocks 236, 237, 238 and 239 which were not available before.
I always thought in previous years the system run by the branches was a lot stricter but over time this has been relaxed by more and more as they realised the club doesn't give a shit. I am pretty sure that some branches use to say that you couldn't apply for tickets unless you had attended a certain amount of monthly meetings as well as having the points etc. As you say the system is fucked although branch allocation is still limited to a certain percentage. The whole ticket allocation system, not just for Wembley, is fucked and nobody at the club seems to give a shit.It’s not a system being abused, they are only doing what they are allowed to do. They ask for requests, get the total numbers and they are submitted alongside the supporter numbers. The fact that the club don’t give a shit who they are as long as a member is where the system is royally fucked.
There are more branches and more members now we're an elite team. The Executive Committee meetings with branches in the Stuart Pearce days sometimes had about only 10 people sat round a table. 17 major honours, hundreds of branches, thousands of members later, however......I always thought in previous years the system run by the branches was a lot stricter but over time this has been relaxed by more and more as they realised the club doesn't give a shit. I am pretty sure that some branches use to say that you couldn't apply for tickets unless you had attended a certain amount of monthly meetings as well as having the points etc. As you say the system is fucked although branch allocation is still limited to a certain percentage. The whole ticket allocation system, not just for Wembley, is fucked and nobody at the club seems to give a shit.
Life’s a struggle for many would be my guessDon't understand why people who want to go to Wembley aren't in the cup scheme already.
Top tier contained 2646 out of a total of 3969 tickets available.Any category 3/4 remaining?
While new season tickets are not available it would be good if the club introduced a scheme where matchday Cityzens could join the cup scheme so they could have priority over people not in the scheme. It seems wrong that someone who has attended every round will lose out on tickets to someone who can’t be arsed with the FA Cup until we’re in the final.
The club do say that you are encouraged to join the cup scheme to make yourself a priority. This has been the case for 13 years now. Rightly or wrongly, if you are an ST holder not on the cup scheme but you want to attend a final, you must surely realise by now that you are leaving it to chance.Should a new member who joined the cup scheme be given priority over long standing season ticket holders of 25+years? I would say no but I think this is where it's heading.
Kicked out 15 mins beforeIm buying a ticket for a friends and family member, I already have mine so can be logged in, can I stay logged in before 1 o’clock or will I be kicked out and made to join the virtual queue?
Unless you were on extremely low points as a season ticket holder, you have basically been guaranteed a season ticket at every final til now. And the number of season tickets hasn't risen in recent years. So clearly something else is going on ...The club do say that you are encouraged to join the cup scheme to make yourself a priority. This has been the case for 13 years now. Rightly or wrongly, if you are an ST holder not on the cup scheme but you want to attend a final, you must surely realise by now that you are leaving it to chance.
Under 10% left.Tier 5 - 1,967
Tier 2 - 903
Tier 1 - Nil
Total - 2,870.
Strap yourselves in at 1pm.