I think it's fair enough (I shan't be going but I knew that would be the case before the semi. At least it'll be on the idiot box and I get to enjoy Craven Cottage next weekend). Not sure why phase 1 and phase 2 need to be split, bearing in mind all pass holders will get a ticket (unless it's to give priority of price choice to those that went to the semi).
I think when i get my ticket i should be accompanied by Sofia Vergara and Eva Mendes. We should walk down Wembley Way and it should part like the Red Sea to allow us through while you all bow down to us. We should be carried to our seats, which in reality are thrones. During the match they can take turns at noshing me off. At half time they can do a little girl on girl action for me. When we win i should go up and get the Cup handed to me by Curtis, then i'll take it back to the Hilton with all the players and the two girls for a reet piss up. Surely this isnt too much to ask.
The way of allocating and prioritising the tickets seems decent enough. The only thing I think they've got wrong is lack of online sales - it makes life exceptionally difficult for out-of-towners and those of us who happen to be moving house on the one day they have allocated to sit in call centre queues, (OK that's just a bad coincidence for me but it could have been avoided with online ordering). I don't get why in 2014, with all the IT available these days they're unable to sort out seating allocation and prioritisation online - at least for anyone already registered on their system.
Currently sat here devastated - went to the semi with my son but got tickets from a friend who had been upgraded to a box - so can't count these tickets. To be honest hadn't been expecting to get tickets for the final but seems that we would have had a really good chance if had driven though on the first day as planned instead of taking him up on his offer and saving the drive and a day off work. Gutted - will have to support from home.
I am a season card holder and want to go with someone who is not. Is our only chance to buy 2 tickets at once, that are next to each other, only going to be in the general sale? EDIT: Just read this thread and it seems so. Unlikely to get tickets then
You are missing the point. The plus two that went with our two seasons deserve to go again as third wave ticket holders. Their tickets were bought BY the season ticket holder who got two. So who applies for them under the third wave!? The two family members we took didn't have their name to the tickets as they were bought as two season tickets plus two. We just want the same four to go again. In the third wave I am not sure who will be expected to apply for the plus two tickets as they are linked to two season passes as purchase names. Anyone could have claimed to have used them, and it would seem the two season pass holders will have to apply again for two more in that third wave? My point was to just let the two pass holders have four again. Not sure who has a claim in the third wave under his circumstance?! Don't think we specified who by name was having the plus two?
They say there was delays with the email orders for Wembley but why don't they use the online system they used for Fulham?
On the website, doesn't it say those who were +1s on another person's card just need to take the semi-final ticket to the ticket office on Thursday 1st May for the third priority. Infact, Ash Lord has said this to somebody on twitter. So you'd buy 2 in the first wave, then those who were your +1s take the semi final ticket and buy two in the third wave along with your name to prove they were your +1.
Yeah but we end up with four tickets NOT TOGETHER Why not realise we will get four tickets ultimately and just let the four tickets out in the first wave to avoid splitting people up who sat together last time. Same outcome of four tickets claimed but just in a better order... Most if not 100% of the first three waves will get tickets.
I've been onto them late this afternoon about my own situation and they basically said if you got your ticket as a plus one you need your ticket and the details of the person who got you the plus one (presume they can verify it by comparing your ticket details to those of the season ticket holder).
Hopefully they can then allocate seats and sit you all together if possible. Once all the names are in the hat and allocated?
There would have to be a ballot of season card holders and some non-season card holders would be getting tickets and some season card holders wouldn't.
Eh? That makes no sense as every season ticket holder is guaranteed a ticket. And there will still be enough for the two extra.
Why should people who went on a second ticket have any sort of priority over a season ticket holder. Someone who may be attending only there second game could get priority over someone who paid the club £300-£400 up,front before the season and then more money getting to all the games. The way some people think that for a major event like the cup final they can pick and choose where they sit and with how many of them amazes me. There will be over 20,000 Arsenal season ticket holders who won't get a ticket never mind moan and whinge about not being able to sit with non passholders or the same people they to the semi-final with. They should just be glad they are getting the chance to watch our first ever cup final. It is a shame a lot of the people demanding tickets couldn't make the same effort to get to the games at the KC against the less attractive Pl sides or Brighton or Sunderland in the Cup.
25000 tickets. Allam keeping the £115 tickets -4000? leaves 21000. 180000 season ticket holders. That only leaves 3000 for stage 3 so certainly no guarantee that people who got tickets through passholders will get one unless demand a lot lower than I expect.
It's like a local theatre which would get massive demand if a star was appearing. We should be glad that the club is getting more support, more money and more exposure.
Email would have been a good option, but, other than that, it seems to be okay. Chance of a ticket would be a fine thing, but reality rules. Family B-B-Q it is then. To be fair, I think there will be far more of our lasses at the final; so fair's fair!
