FA Cup Final | Crystal Palace (N) | Sat 17 May 4:30pm

[East Level 2]

No. They're in London anyway so stop being pedantic!

They were actually better than playing at WHL as the parking and public transport for Wembley is far better. And we won them both!!

 

[Didsbury Dave]

How about we just stay on topic and you leave the brigading and baiting to your other forums eh?

No. My topic is that you are not a City fan.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Been a strong whiff about him for a while

You took your time

 

[bladdered]

They were actually better than playing at WHL as the parking and public transport for Wembley is far better. And we won them both!!

The 3-1 win effectively won us the league as well, with Utd losing the next day.

I'd certainly class that as a competitive game.

 

[Tbilisi]

Really hope all Blues get tickets.

Ive got loads asking me to get them one, going to be a few disapointed if thats replicated.

 

[No One Understands]

Wonder who the starting keeper would be if this is Eddie's final season with us. He did play in an earlier round when Stefan was out.

 

[jrb]

You’re definitely on the wum. One minute saying how bad it’d look if we don’t sell out, now saying interesting 1st time but then who cares.

Can go on ignore for me.

Have you only just cottend on?

He's not on my ignore list, but I've stopped replying to him.

 

[Stelea]

Wonder who the starting keeper would be if this is Eddie's final season with us. He did play in an earlier round when Stefan was out. After all, he’s never won it.

Ederson for me all day

 

[Mr Grumpy]

No. My topic is that you are not a City fan.

Create a thread then.
Stop shitting up this one.

 

[M18CTID]

You took your time

Not really mate - I did say there’s been a strong whiff about him for a while!

 

[Gingers Dad]

Ederson for me all day

We're a different team when he plays

 

[Edghill OG]

Create a thread then.
Stop shitting up this one.

Stop moaning about the FA Cup Final not selling out then and only have a moan if it doesn't. Not that I care that somebody sat on their sofa in America would be sobbing about it. If indeed that this is the truth and you're not watching it from your mum's spare bedroom in Liverpool. There's only you that has mentioned the possibility of the game not selling out and you don't go to games. Enough said.

It will sell out!!

 

[Time will pass me by]

Have a look at some of our home attendances for that FA Cup run in 2010-2011 and try and tell me that apathy didn’t exist back then.

The fact is that apathy has always existed amongst not just City fans but every other fanbase too. It’s why we got 43,000 for the Manchester derby in 1989, but only 26,000 against Luton a week later. Similarly, across town just 6 months earlier United got 55,000 against Forest for a QF FA Cup match but only 36,000 for a league game against Luton the following Saturday.

Personally I wouldn’t call it apathy. Crowds for all teams have always gone up and down according to the appeal of the game. It was the norm until all seater stadium came in. I believe it it was the then Arsenal chairman Peter Hill Wood (?) that advocated making stadiums capacity smaller than the demand for the big games. This lead to a surge in season ticket ownership to guarantee fans tickets for the key games. His logic was that it was better for arsenal financially to sell out every game at 38,000 than have a couple of 50,000 crowds but only average 30,000 because of the less popular games. Artificially engineering full stadium.
Anyway my point is attendances going up and down according to the appeal of the opposition, location and time of day is normal and I believe healthy. Perhaps if all clubs had to publish bodies through the turnstile rather that tickets sold the obsession with empty seats would fade.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

One option for anyone worried about trains but don’t want to drive the full way is park at Milton Keynes. Trains run back there until late (last train 23.55) on Saturdays. Super off peak return is £18.90 into central London or £25 to Wembley. Hotels in MK that night from £50 too.

 

[Corky]

Wonder who the starting keeper would be if this is Eddie's final season with us. He did play in an earlier round when Stefan was out. After all, he’s never won it.

Why has he never won it? He played all 6 one year, every minute.

 

[Franny 1234]

I'll be deeply disappointed if we don't sell out our allocation for the final.
It will be a terrible look for the long term image and good of the club and give the "No fans" brigade all the validity they need for the next 20 years.

I'll be watching the match on my TV at home obviously. (I live remote).

Being a football fan is a journey of contradiction at times.

Big thumbs up to those who do go. Safe journey and hopefully you have a great day.

You won't be deeply disappointed we will sell out + 10000 if we could. CTID

 

[Franny 1234]

There is zero chance that will happen. No idea what your motives for posting it are.

Living upto his username I guess

 

[Norbiton]

Wonder who the starting keeper would be if this is Eddie's final season with us. He did play in an earlier round when Stefan was out. After all, he’s never won it.

Pretty sure I saw him make a crucial save in the final against Watford when it was still 0-0.

 

[Franny 1234]

Anyone successfully been able to view Wembley seat from the link sent with the ticketing criteria ?
I must be doing something wrong (Foc)

I am under the impression that the seat view only come into play when when your points suit the time slot.

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Sorry if already asked or have missed it but had the criteria / sales windows been put out yet ??