FA Cup Final - 18/05 1700hrs

paulchapo said:
Slightly confused, how have they bought the tickets for £19 and who has the money? Due to being 200 miles away from Wembley it would be hard for us to do. I guess not entering the stadium until after the game kicks off, or everyone going onto the concourse and emptying our end while they do that shaking hands with unheard of dignitaries and just leaving the banner there, then returning for the kick off would have a big impact.
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You don't have to do the exact same thing, it was pointing out fans taking collective direct action at overcharging and piss taking fom the governing body.

Both germany and spain have kyboshed monday night football with direct action.


Sadly fans over here would rather slag each other off in general and the fans groups that should be leading this, the top clubs ones are mainly a shower of knobs more i terested in belittling opposition fans.
 
Roachy said:
The prices for some seats are terrible, but the fact this will sell out tells it's own tale. If it's hurting people that much, protest by not paying it and don't go. It will not make you any less of a fan.
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It will hurt the club if we aren't there to support the side. That's the problem with boycotts. You hurt yourself and miss out on a once in a lifetime occasion and the club loses out as well. We can make our point at the game. We should definitely do something

Problem with a banner is that it might not be allowed in, but I think we could all easily take an A1/A2 paper in with us with a symbol. Or a small number could lay them out at one end behind the goal. Photocopy on super large paper a Pound Symbol then hold them up. Even throw them on the pitch at a designated time to hold up play.

In a way if we don't protest then they'll charge this again at the next Cup Final, and the game will be up. Once people stop going that will be it.
 
Marvin said:
It will hurt the club if we aren't there to support the side. That's the problem with boycotts. You hurt yourself and miss out on a once in a lifetime occasion and the club loses out as well. We can make our point at the game. We should definitely do something

Problem with a banner is that it might not be allowed in, but I think we could all easily take an A1/A2 paper in with us with a symbol. Or a small number could lay them out at one end behind the goal. Photocopy on super large paper a Pound Symbol then hold them up. Even throw them on the pitch at a designated time to hold up play.

In a way if we don't protest then they'll charge this again at the next Cup Final, and the game will be up. Once people stop going that will be it.
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Tjat is my point a boycott would need to ne co-ordinated between both fan bases and show solidarity, unfprtunately english fan culture is way off that sort of attitude, watford fans are not gonna give up seeing their first cup final for decades.

Small steps, starting with a concentrated campaign to boycott monday night footbal both home and away fans next year, then progress onto cup games etc.
 
urban genie said:
You don't have to do the exact same thing, it was pointing out fans taking collective direct action at overcharging and piss taking fom the governing body.

Both germany and spain have kyboshed monday night football with direct action.


Sadly fans over here would rather slag each other off in general and the fans groups that should be leading this, the top clubs ones are mainly a shower of knobs more i terested in belittling opposition fans.
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No I get that I was just interested how they did it.

You are correct, there is no unity between fans in this country. At a time it is easier than ever to unify due to the internet we are more divided than ever. This is due to trolls who whip up hatred and hysteria and post claptrap about empty seats and other rubbish. Even better most of them doing so have never attended a game in their lives and many reside abroad.

With the cup final they hike the price as they know most clubs fans will pay it as for many it is a one off event, or one they do rarely. It is a treat. The problem comes when a club dominates like we have recently and appear there often.
 
Remaining Seat Count as follows:-
502 1
504 24
505 9
522 108
523 250
524 200
525 20

That's approx 600 on level 5 all at £115

104 23
105 250
108 8
115 6
116 4
117 3
118 130
119 260
120 70

That's approx 750 at £145 mostly

Level 2 seats at £250 show about 300 empty.

Hope this helps people waiting to buy.
 
Short notice now and on the whole fans won't boycott games out of loyalty and not wanting to miss out on the occasion. We even sold 20,000+ tickets for the semi final everyone was annoyed about and got derided for it instead of understanding.

We can make a very visible protest as I said by everyone filing out onto the concourse at about 16:40 when the teams come out and line up to shake hands with FA bigwigs and some distant member of the royal family. It will be picked up worldwide. Everyone can go back in just before kick off so no one misses any of the match, the team get our support and this way no one misses the day out.
 
MaineRoadBlue said:
Remaining Seat Count as follows:-
502 1
504 24
505 9
522 108
523 250
524 200
525 20

That's approx 600 on level 5 all at £115

104 23
105 250
108 8
115 6
116 4
117 3
118 130
119 260
120 70

That's approx 750 at £145 mostly

Level 2 seats at £250 show about 300 empty.

Hope this helps people waiting to buy.
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Thanks for this. Really useful.
 
Could do a simple protest like everyone turn their backs when the formalities start with FA bigwigs and Royal Family. Unfurl banners about fans being ripped off, boo etc but everyone will still be in place to cheer the boys on when it starts.
 
urban genie said:
And that proves the point why english fans will be constanty bent over by our footballing authorities.

Though I expect you are being sarcastic.
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Not at all mate.

£38 for a cup final is in no way getting bent over.

I’ve just paid £230 for a pair of cup final tickets and my arse is still sore.

£38 is fuck all.
 
Just looking through these ticketing sites online,makes my blood boil £280 for seats behind the net,how the fuck do these sites get away with it.
 
Update:

£115 - 630 mainly in SE corner 3rd tier 522,523,524
£145 - 800
£250 - 410

Total: 1840 plus or minus 20. I did it quick. So looks like selling slowly through the weekend and expect a jump on Monday when final batch of season ticket holders become eligible. That will probably do for the last of the £115, and we'll be on to the £145 seats, and Club Wembley.

I'll do it again, (or others can) after today's football then we can see how they are selling, and it will give us a good idea of how many will be left for seasoncard holders on Monday.

(Counting seats is really easy now with the slider and filters. You set the slider to the lowest level, and then up the filter (+ and - buttons) and watch and note the numbers that grey out the blocks and totalise.)

Another thought: I know we have other cuts such as supporter clubs, sponsors, players etc, but if we have sold 20,000 (very roughly - what I mean by that is that there are other sales channels as well as the online site. As Didsbury Dave pointed out there will be 35k City at Wembley. City allocation plus FA applications which work their way through to City) through the online site and we're up to about 35,000 seasoncard holders then it indicates that approx 1 in 2 seasoncard holders / fans are going to Wembley.
 
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Maybe if all the fans decide to do the Poznan when they sing abide with me or simply turn their backs on the pre match presentations and Ian Cheeseman etc let it be known to the media that it's a protest against the ridiculous prices that the F.A are charging.
Most fans won't boycott a chance to see their team win a trophy if they can afford it but something needs to change because a lot of long time fans are probably being priced out
As somebody has already said maybe everyone stay on the concourse till 5 minutes before kick off .
It's also ridiculous that kids and oaps don't get half priced tickets.
 
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