Category A prices for Arsenal FA Cup 4th round...

[HawkTheSeagull]

Not sure it did you know.

I stand to be corrected.

It did. Demand was so high they actually removed seats from the "buffer zones" to put them in the new NE corner in order to get more tickets sold.

 

[8ace]

There will still be people that complain!

And Hyypia isn't manager of us if they need another reason!

 

[Hillian1]

Club confirmation here: http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/arsenal-tickets-sold-out-617573.aspx

It did. Demand was so high they actually removed seats from the "buffer zones" to put them in the new NE corner in order to get more tickets sold.

Fair enough.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Not only Arsenal reserves but what team will Hughton put out ?

Category A prices are fine if we field a Category A team. If we rock up and find Walton in goal, Glen Rea at centre half and Kemy in midfield the price becomes an issue...

Good points. We've not exactly put our best XI out in recent cup games.

 

[wakeytom]

I'm guessing, obviously, but yes I do. I believe he has a history of putting out a team of mostly reserves in the cup. Not that he is alone in that respect, Hull (according to the BBC report) made 10 changes to the team that played Arse in the last round.

Correct, has he not even done that in finals in previous years as he has said they have got them to the final, not that the reserve team will be exactly bad, still better than a few premier league teams! It does appear expensive, I remember a few years ago Arsenal played Sunderland in the 4th round of the league cup (alright not quite the same) on a weekday night and tickets were a fiver, with it on TV I would not be surprised to see at least a 1/3 of the seats not used at this price

 

[AZ Gull]

Good points. We've not exactly put our best XI out in recent cup games.

Didn't we have our strongest 11 out for our most recent cup game?

 

[Dan Aitch]

Best news in all of this is the shifting round of the away fans into the Family Stand, i.e. home fans get to be behind the goal in the South.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Best news in all of this is the shifting round of the away fans into the Family Stand, i.e. home fans get to be behind the goal in the South.

Arsenal section will stretch to S1F - which is behind the South goal. They have E1G right round to S1F.

http://www.seagullstickets.com/documents/pdf/Match ticket prices 2014-15 - D3.pdf

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Didn't we have our strongest 11 out for our most recent cup game?

Chicksen played so that is a matter for debate.

 

[Sheebo]

Because most football clubs in This country take the piss with ticket prices some see charging these amounts acceptable as it's Arsenal... I see both sides of the argument but for me personally there should never be a ticket over £20 as a cap for the whole of football. Yes it's too late & yes Sky etc should take some of the blame too for making wages etc so high that clubs have to charge these sorts of prices.

Again that's my opinion on football in general - these prices are what I expected - yes Id still pay the £32 cos I love the club (yes I appreciate that could be hypocritical). Thanks for listening.

 

[Dan Aitch]

Arsenal section will stretch to S1F - which is behind the South goal. They have E1G right round to S1F.

http://www.seagullstickets.com/documents/pdf/Match ticket prices 2014-15 - D3.pdf

Oh... 8ollocks.

 

[melias shoes]

And for that reason, I'm out.

Pub it is.

I wouldn't bother if we get to the premier league then,if I was you.

 

[mwrpoole]

Very weird. The club allegedly upgraded the ticketing system as well.

For the evening games I take my parents, both OAPs. I upgrade my kids U18 tickets each time but whereas in previous years it's been done on the smart card, this season I have to go to the ticket window & collect a new paper ticket, very strange.

 

[chaileyjem]

Chicksen played so that is a matter for debate.

Not necessarily out of choice. Joe Bennett was ill.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

For the evening games I take my parents, both OAPs. I upgrade my kids U18 tickets each time but whereas in previous years it's been done on the smart card, this season I have to go to the ticket window & collect a new paper ticket, very strange.

Seems a backward step which is rather odd given there was a new ticketing system installed at the start of the season. I wonder if someone didn't do their due-diligence on the new system?

 

[8ace]

Good points. We've not exactly put our best XI out in recent cup games.

That was johnny foreigner managers, we have an ENGLISH gaffer now.

 

[kevtherev]

Club had a golden opportunity here for a good bit of fan PR, by giving season ticket holders 48hrs, to snap up their tickets for £20-£24-£28 and £32 before whacking them up to full price. After the first half of this season, it would have been a good call by someone and shown that the fans are taken into consideration. But as usual it's all about the green. I will be very surprised if this sells out and if it does, it won't all be Albion fans in the home seats.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Not necessarily out of choice. Joe Bennett was ill.

Was he? Ahh, fair enough then. Carry on...

 

[severnside gull]

I do despair.
Those who complain appear to be primarily those who either don't attend or who cherry pick.
The prices are not higher than a comparable league game. It isn't taking the piss.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Thought the whole point of smart cards was to load tickets on them for cup ties to save the hassle of printing and posting them as well as the expense of it all, now we'll get the binfest of my tickets haven't arrived yet

How many will throw away their ticket stub and regret it later ?