Seat Counters - 2024/25

[Norbert D]

Heads should roll over this and the semi final.

Absolutely, at the FA for price gouging. £255 & £285 for one game is scandalous.

 

[Bluesince1979]

But that means getting £0.00 for empties rather than a smaller % for slashed prices. Also better atmosphere tgen..PR..more appealing to much needed new players

You make it sound so sensible!!!

 

[Bluesince1979]

Thats a lot of empties for a final... have Palace sold all their £280.00 plus txts...glaringly demonstrates North / South wealth divided and disparity re wages..travel as well but mostly deeper SE home county pockets

Glaringly demonstrates a team that has had 1 Wembley appearance in 30 years against a team thats had 30 in 15 years

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Absolutely, at the FA for price gouging. £255 & £285 for one game is scandalous.

Of course, but the FA have been charging this for those seats for a few years now. City’s ticket office should have been aware of this and got these seats on sale to the tourist/student/glory hunter fans who will pay that kind of money.

All they had to do was reduce the selling criteria last Thursday and these seats would have sold. Now it’s too late.

 

[Stretford Born Blue]

If you think we’ve got a shite ticketing sales and points system, check out the Palace Forum, The Homesdale Online, makes our fallouts look amateur!!

 

[CityBrat64]

If you think we’ve got a shite ticketing sales and points system, check out the Palace Forum, The Homesdale Online, makes our fallouts look amateur!!

Went on on Friday, their method of selling sounded like a proper shitshow

 

[Chappie]

Thats a lot of empties for a final... have Palace sold all their £280.00 plus txts...glaringly demonstrates North / South wealth divided and disparity re wages..travel as well but mostly deeper SE home county pockets

They have got over a 1000 tickets left in the Wembley circle with sales resuming tomorrow.

 

[Corky]

Glaringly demonstrates a team that has had 1 Wembley appearance in 30 years against a team thats had 30 in 15 years

1? 8th.

 

[Edghill OG]

Of course, but the FA have been charging this for those seats for a few years now. City’s ticket office should have been aware of this and got these seats on sale to the tourist/student/glory hunter fans who will pay that kind of money.

All they had to do was reduce the selling criteria last Thursday and these seats would have sold. Now it’s too late.

For context they allocated 18 hours to the lowest points season ticket holders not on the cup scheme and then gave 66 hours to members with 2 FA Cup games!!!! And after all of this time for them only to reduce the criteria to 1 fucking FA Cup game afterwards.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. FFS.

 

[WestGorton]

We can debate about ticket policy but it's price in the end. The prices are far far far too much for a major proportion of the tickets available.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Of course, but the FA have been charging this for those seats for a few years now. City’s ticket office should have been aware of this and got these seats on sale to the tourist/student/glory hunter fans who will pay that kind of money.

All they had to do was reduce the selling criteria last Thursday and these seats would have sold. Now it’s too late.

The ticket department and decision makers are fucking idiots.

 

[Edghill OG]

We can debate about ticket policy but it's price in the end. The prices are far far far too much for a major proportion of the tickets available.

The price is undoubtedly an issue. Sold out ok for the rags the past two seasons though at similar pricing. Demands not as high with the opposition and perhaps due to the drop off in form. Therefore a bit of common sense should have been applied and it should have been opened up to members with buying history far sooner.

A number of people that attend FA Cup games go due to the cost of league games and because they're more affordable. Of course these individuals aren't going to be buying the £250+ tickets so they shouldn't be dragging this criteria out like they are doing.

 

[Tolmie scores]

Agree with you 100%.
Also - the focus on City lets the FA off the hook in plain sight.
City have sold more than the initial allocation.

In addition, neutrals didnt fancy taking up THEIR allocation at the prices quoted.
That is the real issue.
Is a queer business where the punter can be blamed for a product that is overpriced.

Problem is it's always 'us' who get a kicking really - when neutrals and casual fans buy red cartel txtx - and Newcastle now with the meeja love in..the amount of Americans willing to pay £400.00 plus for an Arsenal (and Chelsea to some extent) league game is mind boggling - £900.oo my brother in law gets offered for his (albeit good seat) from a tout he knows for Arsenal v Liverpool / Utd and occasionally Chelsea - £1,000 for Real Madrid! He does pocket one of these a season to eat into his overpriced ST. This is the problem, clubs like Arsenal knows this goes on so £1,800.00 for a decent ST, Most 'normal fans' in London sell a few big games to touts they know - creates an overinflated market - problem is Manchester does not attract as many of these very wealthy American or Middle Eastern Families who can drop £30k on experiences in a week (because that's the ging spend would you believe according to a tout i know) Theatre txtx, best seats £2,500 for a family, tennis at Queens, £3k etc...list goes on. Clubs like ours, trying to play catch up with London based tourist attractions such as Chelsea / Spurs / Arsenal= impossible. Just another nail in the coffin for the 'prem' in terms of making the league more competitive

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Glaringly demonstrates a team that has had 1 Wembley appearance in 30 years against a team thats had 30 in 15 years

I'm embarrassed to admit how much I spent for Istanbul Vs how much I'd be willing to spend for "another" FA cup final. It'll be the same for their lot.

 

[Tolmie scores]

If you think we’ve got a shite ticketing sales and points system, check out the Palace Forum, The Homesdale Online, makes our fallouts look amateur!!

yet their allocation is larger than their entire home capacity (including aways) ..so everyone who can point to Selhurst Park on a map should get one really

 

[Stretford Born Blue]

Bedtime count:

L1 - 90
L2 - 1566

Total- 1656

Let’s see how many we shift tomorrow when it drops to 1 FA Cup purchase?!
It’s got to go to any member late Monday or Tuesday, or the ticket office needs firing!!

 

[gkmcfc]

Am I correct in saying every cup final we have been in since 2011 has sold out?
I can't remember any not selling out.
(Community shield isn't a cup final)

Both 2023 and 2024 had lots of empty spaces across Club Wembley. Utter travesty but that’s because of the prices.

 

[Stretford Born Blue]

yet their allocation is larger than their entire home capacity (including aways) ..so everyone who can point to Selhurst Park on a map should get one really

Their ticketing policy and loyalty system is crackers.
Just take a look at their forum under tickets!
Because they’ve sold out and, every Tom, Dick or Harry who’s walked past Selhurst wants a ticket, Club Wembley seat owners are trying to cash in, one bloke asking for £2500 for three seats!
He’s been told to fuck off.
Besides that, season ticket holders missed out on tickets, sold to their Gold members, whatever that is, lots of falling out and disenchantment.

 

[HelloCity]

Both 2023 and 2024 had lots of empty spaces across Club Wembley. Utter travesty but that’s because of the prices.

We sold the full allocation for both.

Any other club Wembley seats would just not have be taken up by Wembley members or the fa just failed to sell them.

 

[Corky]

City are hoping City fans panic and buy the most expensive tickets at the last minute. Especially City fans who don't normally get the chance to see City in a cup final.

Ultimately the greedy FA are to blame as they have priced those L2 tickets. City have fucked up selling those L2 tickets.

City don't get any of the gate and won't have any concerns whatever happens.

The prices are too high so hope there is over 1k left, otherwise they have scope to put them up again next year.