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by **dawson99** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:23 am

anyone meeting for a beer? wheres the best place for a drink before hand?

by **The Ace1983** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:27 am

I'm gonna be touting it, by the looks of it. I haven't got any away games on my fan card, so I've got no chance through official channels. One of my Hammer mates migt be able to get a ticket for me, but as we've decided this week, that's a bit dodgy.

I've never been to Cardif, so I don't know where the best beer is.

by **112-1077774096** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:35 am

it would appear that not many fans are going judging ny the report in the echo

THOUSANDS of Liverpool fans will miss out on a trip to the FA Cup Final after the Football Association booked up almost a third of the seats.

Anfield officials were yesterday told both Liverpool and rivals West Ham had been initially allocated just 24,400 tickets each at the 74,000 capacity Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

It will leave Liverpool fans with 5,000 fewer seats than they filled at the semi final at Old Trafford, and 1,400 tickets fewer than at the club's last FA Cup Final in 2001.

Yesterday, the FA defended its decision to block-book around 23,000 tickets, many which will be allocated for the association's own corporate hospitality suites, for the final on May 13.

Others will go to clubs and county FAs across the country.

Supporters hit out last night after tickets for Liverpool seats, officially meant to sell for between £25 to £90, appeared on the internet for £950.

The Cardiff Millennium Stadium holds 74,000 at capacity, but that is being cut to 72,000 for the final, to allow security barriers to separate opposing supporters.

The new Wembley stadium - which was due to host the final before falling behind schedule - will eventually hold 90,000 people, easily allowing 28,000 tickets for each club on top of the FA's 24,000.

LFC spokesman Ian Cotton said the FA's "odd" maths meant at least 3,600 of Liverpool's 27,000 season ticket holders will have no chance of going to the game.

Meanwhile, West Ham fans will have access to 6,400 more seats than the 18,000 they had at their semi final.

Les Lawson, secretary of the Merseyside branch of the official Liverpool supporters' club said he feared many of the FA-allocated tickets would be re-sold on the black market.

He said: "There's going to be a massive panic now among fans, because there simply won't be enough tickets.

"Its going to cause a higher price on the black market and the majority of the money will go to people who are out to make a quick buck, not the real fans."

Mr Lawson said he believed Liverpool would need at least 27,500 tickets to satisfy fans' expectations.

He criticised the decision to increase West Ham's allocation by 6,400, while cutting Liverpool's by 5,000, something which it is understood has left the Anfield hierarchy deeply frustrated.

He said: "It would make sense if they allocated it on the same lines as the number of tickets each club had for the semis.

"Even if they had given West Ham 2,000 more than at the semi final, they could have given us 2,000 more, and West Ham couldn't complain as they would still have more than at their semi.

"I can't understand why they haven't taken that into account."

He added: "Once again this is typical of the FA, it's about time they started looking after the fans who go through the turnstiles and support the clubs week in week out.

"Many of this extra 30% who'll get the FA allocation only want to go to the big games, and a lot of the tickets will end up on the black market."

But a spokesman for the FA said fans would receive more tickets than at other major games, like the UEFA Cup Final, where each club receives 8% of the ticket allocation.

He said: "The clubs have been told about our initial allocations, but that may change before the event.

by **The Red Baron** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:40 am

Cant say Iam suprised by the FA.Its a good job Wembley isnt ready,they would have given every man and his dog a ticket before the fans seen them. :angry:

by **The Ace1983** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:05 pm

Does anyone know when lfc.tv are gonna have the details?

by **Dalglish** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:07 am

Details are out Ace..... Season ticket Holders with 2 or more FA Cup Ties on their Fan Cards will be guaranteed a ticket. A number are also available to NON Season Ticket Holders with FA Cup ties on their Fan cards but this will be decided by ballot and Fan card holders informed.

I have been to 4 out of 5 FA Cup ties this season and am a Seaosn ticket holder so happy days for me

Dawson , your spoilt for choice in Cardiff (So much more on offer than Wembley) but a top tip would be to avoid the pubs immeadiately around the stadium and get up near the Castle for a beer and some banter.

With regards to allocation it's the same every year. I've stopped getting surprised by the FA's ineptitude when it comes to ticket allocation

by **Judge** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:47 am

dawson99 wrote:anyone meeting for a beer? wheres the best place for a drink before hand?

taffs house

by **The Ace1983** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:09 am

How much do you reckon a touted ticket to a cup final is gonna cost? £350?

by **dawson99** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:16 am

at least. it all depends. u can try soemthing if brave enough. dont buy the ticket til half way through the 1st half or something, then it should be way way cheaper.

or u can be asked to do hospitality for the company u work for, which i did lol
sorry but i had to get to that final somehow

by **taff** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:05 am

Judge wrote:
dawson99 wrote:anyone meeting for a beer? wheres the best place for a drink before hand?

taffs house

No worries
I live almost next door to the stadium

No trainers mind you

by **ste123lfc** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:21 am

The Ace1983 wrote:How much do you reckon a touted ticket to a cup final is gonna cost? £350?

They are for sale on the net for £950 from a reputable online ticket outlet. According to the FA the remaining tickets after club allocation go to other FA afilliations. I have even seen them on an american website, you can only but them in twos at a cost of $1775. So to answer your question, if you get a ticket £350 you may have a bargain. This is a disgrace :veryangry

by **Dalglish** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:29 pm

The Ace1983 wrote:How much do you reckon a touted ticket to a cup final is gonna cost? £350?

I don't know but unless Fans stop buying them it's always going to be a problem.

Personalyl speaking , if I don't get an official ticket I don't travel nad I DON'T buy touted tickets..... :Oo:

by **Dalglish** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:30 pm

ste123lfc wrote:
The Ace1983 wrote:How much do you reckon a touted ticket to a cup final is gonna cost? £350?

They are for sale on the net for £950 from a reputable online ticket outlet. According to the FA the remaining tickets after club allocation go to other FA afilliations. I have even seen them on an american website, you can only but them in twos at a cost of $1775. So to answer your question, if you get a ticket £350 you may have a bargain. This is a disgrace

DON'T buy them , when will people learn !

by **The Ace1983** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:30 pm

Ok, people get ripped off, but that comes with the terratory and if I've got the means, money and oppertunity, I'm taking it.

by **Igor Zidane** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:41 pm

I won't be going to the final, i probably could get a ticket if i tried hard enough and paid a lot of dosh ,but i would only be stopping some fan who deserves a ticket more than me from getting one. There's people out there who struggle to pay for there season tickets all year,or struggle to get tickets for league matches every week. Call me stupid but i'm no auld @rse. So i'll watch the match a telly as usual with my Lfc top on and go to work afterwards.

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