[Albion] FA Cup Semi-Final v Man Utd - 4:30pm, Sunday 23rd April

[Icy Gull]

Must have been a very quick check. Last season it was 30,500. Pretty much the whole Amex including away end. Plenty really.

It was a quick check and even if your figures are correct it’s a full Withdean less than the semi final, so plenty who go to the semi will miss out on the final, whoever gets there.

 

[spoonie]

30,500 for last years final but after giving out to staff, players and sponsors etc I reckon there might only actually be 25,000ish on sale

 

[Simster]

Must have been a very quick check. Last season it was 30,500. Pretty much the whole Amex including away end. Plenty really.

Plenty? There will be loads of us who won't get tickets for the final if we get there!

 

[Guinness Boy]

It was a quick check and even if your figures are correct it’s a full Withdean less than the semi final

That's always the way though. We've had to make the semi open to anonymous "guests" to shift the full lot.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Plenty? There will be loads of us who won't get tickets for the final if we get there!

3000 more than our normal home crowd (5000 more than home end bums on seats most likely).

It'll go MyAlbion+ for sure. If you don't have that membership, or enough points on it then it just proves the system works

 

[Icy Gull]

That's always the way though. We've had to make the semi open to anonymous "guests" to shift the full lot.

You’re all heart

One of my “guests“ has been running a hockey club every weekend until last week and hasn’t been able to get to many games, but is an ardent fan of longer standing than me!

 

[Guinness Boy]

You’re all heart

One of my “guests“ has been running a hockey club every weekend until last week and hasn’t been able to get to many games, but is an ardent fan of longer standing than me!

Irrelevant. The system is designed to favour those who go to games the most regularly and so it should. If you don't like it, write to Tony.

 

[Icy Gull]

Irrelevant. The system is designed to favour those who go to games the most regularly and so it should. If you don't like it, write to Tony.

Somewhat aggressive, no need to write to anyone as I don’t disagree with the system in any way, just have sympathy for people who go when they can who want to watch the Albion in games where the uber fans are guaranteed first dibs on the tickets anyway, which they should be.

I will go out my way to get my non season ticket holding mate, who can’t make weekend games during most of the season because of work, a ticket for the final, should we be lucky enough to get there.

It will be much harder given the reduction of seats for the final, should we make it. He’s still probably more deserving than fans of other league clubs who get an allocation I think though

 

[Simster]

Irrelevant. The system is designed to favour those who go to games the most regularly and so it should. If you don't like it, write to Tony.

Eh? Nobody is saying the system isn't fair. Just that 30,500 is not "plenty", because it isn't. We are taking 38,000 to this semi, which pretty much proves the point. One third of people travelling on Sunday won't be able to go to the final if we get there.

 

[schmunk]

Eh? Nobody is saying the system isn't fair. Just that 30,500 is not "plenty", because it isn't. We are taking 38,000 to this semi, which pretty much proves the point. One third of people travelling on Sunday won't be able to go to the final if we get there.

Fear not! I have it on good authority that the match will be televised.

 

[BrightonLoyal]

I bought a couple of tickets in the second batch when season ticket holders could get an extra two.

So I’m taking it when my friends download them the tickets will have my name on them?

Just seems odd that the mail Brighton sent out says to take ID when some tickets aren’t in the holders name?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Eh? Nobody is saying the system isn't fair. Just that 30,500 is not "plenty", because it isn't. We are taking 38,000 to this semi, which pretty much proves the point. One third of people travelling on Sunday won't be able to go to the final if we get there.

Icy Gull was saying it wasn’t fair because his hockey club mate couldn’t go. That quote wasn’t even in response to you

The Cup Final has never had “fair” allocation, which would be half the ground each, but when only 25k can be arsed to turn up to home games then 30.5k is, indeed, plenty.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Fear not! I have it on good authority that the match will be televised.

Choice of streams apparently

 

[Icy Gull]

Icy Gull was saying it wasn’t fair because his hockey club mate couldn’t go. That quote wasn’t even in response to you

The Cup Final has never had “fair” allocation, which would be half the ground each, but when only 25k can be arsed to turn up to home games then 30.5k is, indeed, plenty.

At no stage have I said anything is not fair have I? It’s completely fair but it will be a bigger challenge to get tickets to for non season ticket holders or Albion+ members If we make the final. Hard to believe but some fans can’t get to most games because of other commitments., nothing to do with “not being arsed” They are still fans though, just not paying ones on a weekly basis. Untermensch who deserve nothing, if you like

I am sure there are plenty of others who would love to be ST holders and go to away games but can’t afford it.

Are you having a bad day

 

[Guinness Boy]

At no stage have I said anything is not fair have I? It’s completely fair but it will be a bigger challenge to get tickets to for non season ticket holders or Albion+ members If we make the final. Hard to believe but some fans can’t get to most games because of other commitments., nothing to do with “not be arsed” They are still fans though, just not paying ones on a weekly basis. Untermensch who deserve nothing, if you like

Your tone suggested it, but we’re veering off topic. There are tickets on the exchange for every home game. There are general sale tickets for “difficult” away games. There are tickets available for Forest away right now. There will be plenty of Cup Final tickets for people who have used those routes to see games

 

[rool]

Pawson is ref for Sunday with Michael Oliver on VAR.
Attwell doing the other semi.

 

[The Grockle]

IF we get to the final. There should be an oppertunity for those with purchase history to join a lottery of some sorts to secure a ticket IMO.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Pawson is ref for Sunday with Michael Oliver on VAR.
Attwell doing the other semi.

We can write this game off right now. Oh well

 

[rool]

We can write this game off right now. Oh well

I think Oliver has a tendancy to re-refereee games as VAR but we'll see.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I think Oliver has a tendancy to re-refereee games as VAR but we'll see.

We have history with both, and Man Utd are a well known world wide club.