FA.com Statement re Cup Final

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In relation to the information announced for the kick-off time of The FA Cup with Budweiser Final, The FA would like to highlight that 5.15pm is a regular kick-off time in the football calendar.

This time was agreed with major stakeholders and broadcasters and has been used across the game for a number of years for televised matches.

In terms of transportation, a small percentage of Cup Final fans use the method of train travel.

Additional coach services which National Express are running, including directly from Wembley Stadium, mean there are more options for fans returning north after the game from Wembley on Saturday 11 May.

The kick-off time is unchanged from last year and this allows more football fans around the country to watch The Cup Final in its entirety.

The domestic viewing figures for last year’s FA Cup Final, shown on ITV and ESPN, recorded a combined peak in-home audience of 11.7m people in the UK.

This was the highest peak viewing figure The FA Cup Final has achieved under the current TV deal and a higher audiencee than that of Bayern Munich v Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League Final.



I'd urge anyone on Facebook to weigh in like I have and let the FA know what real fans think.
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If 5.15pm is so fucking convenient for everyone,then why didnt Thatchers funeral start at this time.. wankers.
 
They should have just released the second paragraph. Sums it up perfectly.
 
CtidBlueMooner said:
In terms of transportation, a small percentage of Cup Final fans use the method of train travel.

Additional coach services which National Express are running, including directly from Wembley Stadium, mean there are more options for fans returning north after the game from Wembley on Saturday 11 May.


Translation, we don't give a shit about the fans or how long it takes them to get to and from the ground.
 
The FA Cup ticket criteria have been published.
Wigan get 21,000 initially and a further 4,000 if they sell the 21k.
City get 25,000 fullstop.

Wigan have announced that tickets will be sold first to season ticket holders a max of two each! (They sold just over 60% of their allocation for the semi final and the ground was 22,000 short of capacity but the tickets will be in demand for hangers on).

City have to spread 25,000 seats amongst 36,000 season card holders so the 12,000 access card holders (Blue Membership) are unlikely to get a look in.

Seat prices £45 lowest and £115 highest.

The Stadium holds 83,000 or this game I think so that means the FA hangers on and debenture holders get 33,000 seats.
Well that seems fair does it not!!

They’ve also delayed the KO until 5:15 to maximise their revenue from TV which screws up the travelling supporters from the North West but heh, the winning team get £1.9m and the losers get £0.9m of the £25m that the game generates so that’s only fair and reasonable, innit? (The losing semi finalists get £450k ea (so that’s less than a million) from the £15m the two games netted.

Well there just taking the p*ss out of fans
 

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