Seat Counters 25/26

1dart said:
Yes I boycotted that haha, couldn’t believe how quickly it sold out. Like you say demand has waned since.
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Wembley itself is either an expensive booze cruise or a shit day out.

Especially those with kids, go once and it's ticked off, apart from watching City it's a long day and big commitment unless you're living in London.
 
mandubs said:
Scandinavia & Ireland isn't that important to Utd & Liverpool attendances.
It's UK based fans in every town and city across the entire country. Plus, of course, them both having huge local support as well across the entire north west & into Yorkshire.
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Yep I live down in Kent now and play for an over 45's vets football team and there are about 8 United fans and 8 Liverpool fans, (only one is an actual Scouser and there are no Mancs), they even out number the Arsenal and Spurs fans...just a small example of the bigger picture in this country
 
Having semis at Wembley is shit and devalues an already devalued competition.
I know a Leeds ST holder who has given his ticket away for their semi, he doesn’t see the point of travelling all that way and best case scenario is do it all again a few weeks later.

My first visit was the 81 Replay and even though we lost it was one of the best days ever, the trip, the atmosphere, everything. My last few trips to Wembley have been meh.
 
Norbert D said:
Having semis at Wembley is shit and devalues an already devalued competition.
I know a Leeds ST holder who has given his ticket away for their semi, he doesn’t see the point of travelling all that way and best case scenario is do it all again a few weeks later.

My first visit was the 81 Replay and even though we lost it was one of the best days ever, the trip, the atmosphere, everything. My last few trips to Wembley have been meh.
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So a first semi final for God knows how many years and he can't be bothered a 90 minute train journey.
And your semi finals are MEH,
Sounds like you and your Leeds mate are a match.
 
asahartford1 said:
So a first semi final for God knows how many years and he can't be bothered a 90 minute train journey.
And your semi finals are MEH,
Sounds like you and your Leeds mate are a match.
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Leeds to Wembley in 90 minutes, really? Is that via helicopter.
If you want to be a sucker and fill the FA’s coffers then that’s up to you.
 
Norbert D said:
Having semis at Wembley is shit and devalues an already devalued competition.
I know a Leeds ST holder who has given his ticket away for their semi, he doesn’t see the point of travelling all that way and best case scenario is do it all again a few weeks later.

My first visit was the 81 Replay and even though we lost it was one of the best days ever, the trip, the atmosphere, everything. My last few trips to Wembley have been meh.
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My last trip to the new Wembley was one of my best..
Only beaten by my first trip to New Wembley.
 
asahartford1 said:
So a first semi final for God knows how many years and he can't be bothered a 90 minute train journey.
And your semi finals are MEH,
Sounds like you and your Leeds mate are a match.
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Leeds fans were desperate for tickets for their semi final. Fans offering to pay way over the top for tickets. Some fans are angry that members who had attended zero games had the chance in a ballot for tickets. Anyone giving away their ticket will be in a tiny minority.
 
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Tim of the Oak said:
Leeds fans were desperate for tickets for their semi final. Fans offering to pay way over the top for tickets. Some fans aren’tangry that members who had attended zero games had the chance in a ballot for tickets. Anyone giving away their ticket will be in a tiny minority.
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I know that.
I doubt it was even true.
Just another moaning blue.
 
paulchapo said:
That's my feelings on the subject. The first time i thought we could be was when we sold out the charity shield game ( I think ). that many were boycotting. The newcomers and tourist's took up the slack, although regular goers and the players were disappointed with the lack of atmosphere.
That interest seems to have waned again amongst our newly acquired fans.
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That Charity Shield game was in the Summer holidays. Lots of people holidaying in UK, visiting London and an opportunity to take in a ‘Cup Final’ (Not) undoubtedly picked up some of the slack. Full families of people that didn’t have a clue about many of the songs, the most un football atmosphere I’ve ever seen.
That perhaps gave the Club a false impression of our wider fan base.
Back to reality.
Local fans that have got bills to pay, that are getting bigger by the day. A visit to Wembley only four weeks ago.
No school holidays and significantly less tourists in the country.
Hey presto, it’s much harder to sell the tickets.
Im sure there would have been a difference in take up if free or massively reduced coach travel had been offered.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Leeds fans were desperate for tickets for their semi final. Fans offering to pay way over the top for tickets. Some fans aren’tangry that members who had attended zero games had the chance in a ballot for tickets. Anyone giving away their ticket will be in a tiny minority.
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opinion as fact as per
 
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