FA Cup Semi Final

[AndyRWatson]

5 hours ago, Mr Brightside said:

Apologies if this has already been discussed. But anyone know if the football club who offered parking / access to their clubhouse, close to the tube, for the Play Off final, are doing the same again? Can’t remember the name of the Club 🤦‍♂️

I think it was Harrow Borough FC in 2017.  Hoping for a club offering parking posted here soon 🤞

[TBW1]

Crap that brand new members (half price deal) can buy a future game ticket for this season and then have exactly the same opportunity to buy tickets from Wembley as members who've been a consistent member for 10 + years going to plenty of home and away games too . Got our seats for the Cup but they are in a shit location. Appreciate that the club want to cash in as much as possible but it's a bit of a kick in the bollocks considering we travel up from Devon (3hrs 30 each way ( hence why I'm not a season ticket holder). Anyways rant over! Up the Saints!

[The Wyvern]

1 minute ago, TBW1 said:

Crap that brand new members (half price deal) can buy a future game ticket for this season and then have exactly the same opportunity to buy tickets from Wembley as members who've been a consistent member for 10 + years going to plenty of home and away games too . Got our seats for the Cup but they are in a shit location. Appreciate that the club want to cash in as much as possible but it's a bit of a kick in the bollocks considering we travel up from Devon (3hrs 30 each way ( hence why I'm not a season ticket holder). Anyways rant over! Up the Saints!

Completely agree. Could easily have split the ticket windows out a bit more to reflect loyalty throughout the season. 

[badgerx16]

53 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

That's Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogan. 😝

Where dreams come true quite unexpectedly.

Edited 6 hours ago by badgerx16

[LiberalCommunist]

I want to be excited about this game, but where its sandwiched is filling me with trepidation. 

But that's a good thing. And hopefully I'm still worried by next weekend. 

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

If anyone would like to get an idea of what view they're getting from their seat this is pretty handy

https://www.wembleystadium.com/plan-your-visit/stadium-guide/view-from-your-seat

[Willo of Whiteley]

It’ll be interesting to see how we set up for this, I can see the likes of Bragg and Stewart starting this so we have Downes, Larin etc for Ipswich a few days later

[TBW1]

7 hours ago, Teamsaint1 said:

i went in with about 4500 in the queue .

I'm surprised that we even have that many members this season, assuming it will be mostly members today

That's because the club sold cheap membership who can book a future home or away game and be classed as other loyal members who've been one for years!!

[Ted Bates Statue]

47 minutes ago, TBW1 said:

Crap that brand new members (half price deal) can buy a future game ticket for this season and then have exactly the same opportunity to buy tickets from Wembley as members who've been a consistent member for 10 + years going to plenty of home and away games too . Got our seats for the Cup but they are in a shit location. Appreciate that the club want to cash in as much as possible but it's a bit of a kick in the bollocks considering we travel up from Devon (3hrs 30 each way ( hence why I'm not a season ticket holder). Anyways rant over! Up the Saints!

The way I see it, a small number of tickets will make general sale tomorrow in dribs and drabs, as was the case for the Play-off Final. I could have dedicated a day off work to guarantee I got my tickets like I did then, or I could just get a membership to get it over and done with a day early.

I was right at the back of the 5000-strong queue when I joined this morning and when it was my turn, I chose some cheap seats right at the back, so hopefully not too many people feel cheated by my presence in the national stadium next weekend.

[saintstowin]

I think we're all Saints. There aren't going to be many/any there that don't care passionately about the club, whether they can make it to see us play on a regular basis, or not.

Everyone has their personal and good enough reasons for how often they can or cannot make it to games. 

We're all probably as nervous and excited when we kick off, whether we're there or following it on here, or on the wireless as my Grandma in Southampton (her official name) used to say.

[Mattio]

3 minutes ago, saintstowin said:

I think we're all Saints. There aren't going to be many/any there that don't care passionately about the club, whether they can make it to see us play on a regular basis, or not.

Everyone has their personal and good enough reasons for how often they can or cannot make it to games. 

We're all probably as nervous and excited when we kick off, whether we're there or following it on here, or on the wireless as my Grandma in Southampton (her official name) used to say.

This, I’ve got a few with me who are massive Saints fans but can’t get to games due to location, funds, jobs etc but they’ve made an exception for this game - they’ll be singing as loud as anyone even if it takes them a while to catch on to the new songs! 
 

However I do agree there should be some sort of tiering in the potential finals for those who had memberships already and those who got them for Wembley, no idea if that would be possible though. 

[TBW1]

14 minutes ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

The way I see it, a small number of tickets will make general sale tomorrow in dribs and drabs, as was the case for the Play-off Final. I could have dedicated a day off work to guarantee I got my tickets like I did then, or I could just get a membership to get it over and done with a day early.

I was right at the back of the 5000-strong queue when I joined this morning and when it was my turn, I chose some cheap seats right at the back, so hopefully not too many people feel cheated by my presence in the national stadium next weekend.

I'm sure they won't feel cheated at all. Just they (club)could have split it to members who've attended multiple games home and away before new members, have no problem whatsoever with new members putting cash into the club after all we're gonna need all we can get!

[Saint_clark]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

It’ll be interesting to see how we set up for this, I can see the likes of Bragg and Stewart starting this so we have Downes, Larin etc for Ipswich a few days later

I doubt it, I think Tonda knows that the much bigger achievement than promotion would be an FA cup win so will prioritise this game for his strongest 11. 

[goodymatt]

Fully agree that a sensible tiering could have been applied to members. I’m a member as I live up north but I’ve clocked up 11 games so far and have had a membership from release date every year for as long as I’ve been going. Does feel a little cold to let someone buy a half price membership and book a future game to be in the same purchase window. Can also understand the club seizing the opportunity to get some extra cash in and it’s a difficult balance for them.

With digital tickets I feel they had time to tier STHs and Members a bit more so that those that attended the most games get first pick of seats. Generally just pleased to have a ticket tbh.

[Football Special]

4 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

Fully agree that a sensible tiering could have been applied to members. I’m a member as I live up north but I’ve clocked up 11 games so far and have had a membership from release date every year for as long as I’ve been going. Does feel a little cold to let someone buy a half price membership and book a future game to be in the same purchase window. Can also understand the club seizing the opportunity to get some extra cash in and it’s a difficult balance for them.

With digital tickets I feel they had time to tier STHs and Members a bit more so that those that attended the most games get first pick of seats. Generally just pleased to have a ticket tbh.

Yeah more tiers with shorter buying windows would make sense, having said that I've got a feeling if we shift all these tickets quickly we should be given more tickets, potentially quite a few more as Man City no opened lots of upper tier so let's get them on sale to anyone and see how we get on now. 

Being digital tickets suppose no worries about post they can leave tickets on sale to match day like we do for home games , let's make it a home match 

[aintforever]

2 hours ago, TBW1 said:

Crap that brand new members (half price deal) can buy a future game ticket for this season and then have exactly the same opportunity to buy tickets from Wembley as members who've been a consistent member for 10 + years going to plenty of home and away games too . Got our seats for the Cup but they are in a shit location. Appreciate that the club want to cash in as much as possible but it's a bit of a kick in the bollocks considering we travel up from Devon (3hrs 30 each way ( hence why I'm not a season ticket holder). Anyways rant over! Up the Saints!

I don’t get the issue, there are plenty of tickets left if anyone wants one.

[trousers]

6 minutes ago, aintforever said:

I don’t get the issue, there are plenty of tickets left if anyone wants one.

I think the (reasonable) gripe is more about the quality of seat positions remaining rather than the quantity...?

[Zorba]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

I think the (reasonable) gripe is more about the quality of seat positions remaining rather than the quantity...?

They are all shit seats left. I'm banking on additional seats being released.. Or i'll be watching it in the pub!

[aintforever]

6 minutes ago, trousers said:

I think the (reasonable) gripe is more about the quality of seat positions remaining rather than the quantity...?

Unless you have a season ticket you’re miles away from the pitch anyway, I brought mine with a ST yesterday and could only get upper tier.

[Zorba]

Just now, aintforever said:

Unless you have a season ticket you’re miles away from the pitch anyway, I brought mine with a ST yesterday and could only get upper tier.

Who had all the good seats then?

[Badger]

2 hours ago, AndyRWatson said:

I think it was Harrow Borough FC in 2017.  Hoping for a club offering parking posted here soon 🤞

It was Wealdstone for us in 2017. Harrow may have offered the same facility of course

[aintforever]

Just now, Zorba said:

Who had all the good seats then?

Season ticket holders who have been to an away game, or those who logged on early I guess.

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Mattio said:

However I do agree there should be some sort of tiering in the potential finals for those who had memberships already and those who got them for Wembley, no idea if that would be possible though. 

Definitely. It doesn’t affect me as a ST holder but very poor that some fucker who’s just joined as a member has the same option to buy as a member for last 10yrs plus (as I’d have been without the ST). 
 

As for the practicality why not ? They stagger the tickets normally, and it’s not as if there’s an army of staff to put them all in envelopes to post.

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Badger

[trousers]

9 minutes ago, aintforever said:

Unless you have a season ticket you’re miles away from the pitch anyway, I brought mine with a ST yesterday and could only get upper tier.

Fair enough, although there are different 'grades of shiteness'... For example, I'm in row 3 of the upper tier, which one would imagine is a bit better than row 54 of the same block. I still think it's a valid point that it would have been 'fairer' for the more loyal / longer-serving members to have had first dibs on the 'less shite' of the 'shite' seats....

Anyway, minor 'issue' in the general scheme of things.... #movingon

Edited 4 hours ago by trousers

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

20 minutes ago, Football Special said:

potentially quite a few more as Man City no opened lots of upper tier

Give them to us and then we can sing "shit on the bastards below!"...

I also expect Tonda to put out his best team for the semi final and not save players for the Ipswich match. We're now more or less guaranteed a spot in the play offs and I can't see him gambling a weaker team on the hope results all go in our favour. Anyhow, the way things are going, Millwall could be claiming that automatic spot...though it could all change after this weekend's matches.

[IFHP]

3 minutes ago, Zorba said:

Who had all the good seats then?

At I guess I’d say Season ticket holders and members who’ve been to games this season. Which is fair enough for me. Reword those that have season tickets or go to games 1st with the option of the best seats.

I would buy the last seat, in the back row if it meant my only chance of seeing us in an fa cup semi final . Let’s face it they don’t come round too often. 

[Badger]

2 hours ago, TBW1 said:

Crap that brand new members (half price deal) can buy a future game ticket for this season and then have exactly the same opportunity to buy tickets from Wembley as members who've been a consistent member for 10 + years going to plenty of home and away games too . Got our seats for the Cup but they are in a shit location. Appreciate that the club want to cash in as much as possible but it's a bit of a kick in the bollocks considering we travel up from Devon (3hrs 30 each way ( hence why I'm not a season ticket holder). Anyways rant over! Up the Saints!

In 1976 a relative went to The Dell on the Monday after the Palace SF to buy a remaining season ticket for rest of season (which were on sale the week before). He was immediately told no,  all further ST sales had been suspended. 

[Zorba]

14 minutes ago, IFHP said:

At I guess I’d say Season ticket holders and members who’ve been to games this season. Which is fair enough for me. Reword those that have season tickets or go to games 1st with the option of the best seats.

I would buy the last seat, in the back row if it meant my only chance of seeing us in an fa cup semi final . Let’s face it they don’t come round too often. 

They don't come round too often and I haven't missed a semi or final since my first against Liverpool at WHL, but I'm not watching it from those remaining seats.

I totally agree with season ticket holders and travelling supporters having priority too.

[CB Fry]

2 hours ago, TBW1 said:

That's because the club sold cheap membership who can book a future home or away game and be classed as other loyal members who've been one for years!!

I doubt the club sold that many more memberships.

[CB Fry]

28 minutes ago, IFHP said:

At I guess I’d say Season ticket holders and members who’ve been to games this season. Which is fair enough for me. Reword those that have season tickets or go to games 1st with the option of the best seats.

I would buy the last seat, in the back row if it meant my only chance of seeing us in an fa cup semi final . Let’s face it they don’t come round too often. 

I was in the back row banging the metal walls when we got dicked by Chelsea in 2018 or whenever it was.

[Zorba]

4 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

I was in the back row banging the metal walls when we got dicked by Chelsea in 2018 or whenever it was.

Giroud always seemed to score against us.

[Willo of Whiteley]

How many tickets are left?

[Zorba]

19 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

How many tickets are left?

About 1200

[LGTL]

I just had a count up of the dots (yes, I know), and only counted 697! 

Basically, not many left. We've pretty much sold out, pretty decent effort that. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Probably still 30,000 city tickets though

[Football Special]

2 minutes ago, LGTL said:

I just had a count up of the dots (yes, I know), and only counted 697! 

Basically, not many left. We've pretty much sold out, pretty decent effort that. 

Yeah I make it about that, hope they add some more blocks in the morning

SWR have announced quite a few extra trains for Semi final day so all looking good for the travelling fans. 

[die Mannyschaft]

3 hours ago, Mattio said:

This, I’ve got a few with me who are massive Saints fans but can’t get to games due to location, funds, jobs etc but they’ve made an exception for this game - they’ll be singing as loud as anyone even if it takes them a while to catch on to the new songs! 
 

However I do agree there should be some sort of tiering in the potential finals for those who had memberships already and those who got them for Wembley, no idea if that would be possible though. 

Won't get many tickets in final so will be graded and members probably with 4 or 6 aways. Final will be 25,000 allocation 

[die Mannyschaft]

11 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Probably still 30,000 city tickets though

Be 25,000 they don't fill home ground.

[Colinjb]

13 minutes ago, Football Special said:

SWR have announced quite a few extra trains for Semi final day so all looking good for the travelling fans. 

Shouldn't that be more buses? Railway works were scheduled that weekend.

[Saint Pete]

5 hours ago, TBW1 said:

Crap that brand new members (half price deal) can buy a future game ticket for this season and then have exactly the same opportunity to buy tickets from Wembley as members who've been a consistent member for 10 + years going to plenty of home and away games too . Got our seats for the Cup but they are in a shit location. Appreciate that the club want to cash in as much as possible but it's a bit of a kick in the bollocks considering we travel up from Devon (3hrs 30 each way ( hence why I'm not a season ticket holder). Anyways rant over! Up the Saints!

I get what you're saying but in fairness I would imagine there are quite a few fans who haven't bothered with a membership this season but still attend a fair few Saints games. For these folks, they will have taken the half price membership now to guarantee getting a ticket. I don't know but would be surprised if there are thousands of people who have bought memberships now who haven't attended any Saints games to this point this season. 

That said, wouldn't have had any objection to the club doing more stages of releasing the tickets to recognise the ones who were members already etc, but club probably keen to get the sales done fairly quickly I guess. 

And to add, getting the sales done quickly may mean the club can have better chance of obtaining more tickets in the coming days  so more Saints fans can attend? 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Saint Pete

[trousers]

59 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

How many tickets are left?

The same as on the right?

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

28 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Yeah I make it about that, hope they add some more blocks in the morning

SWR have announced quite a few extra trains for Semi final day so all looking good for the travelling fans. 

Looked earlier, open return working out about £65 each, 2hr 20min, unless anyone seen cheaper

Edit: that's not using Railcards, etc.

Edited 1 hour ago by TheAlehouseBrawlers

[Osvaldorama]

Bugger. Been travelling for work this week so missed it all. 
 

Sat right at the fucking back now. Oh well.
 

Up the saints. 

[Morse]

2 hours ago, IFHP said:

At I guess I’d say Season ticket holders and members who’ve been to games this season. Which is fair enough for me. Reword those that have season tickets or go to games 1st with the option of the best seats.

I would buy the last seat, in the back row if it meant my only chance of seeing us in an fa cup semi final . Let’s face it they don’t come round too often. 

15 times since 1885 I believe 

[oldsarum]

22 minutes ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

Looked earlier, open return working out about £65 each, 2hr 20min, unless anyone seen cheaper

Edit: that's not using Railcards, etc.

Have you looked at split ticket website, and or travelling via Reading 

[EssEffCee]

Re new memberships didn't the club separate those from members who had purchased prior at a different Wembley game?

League cup final I think?

[EssEffCee]

53 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Won't get many tickets in final so will be graded and members probably with 4 or 6 aways. Final will be 25,000 allocation 

Think the final is about 30k now. Let's hope it's relevant to us.

[ecuk268]

34 minutes ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

Looked earlier, open return working out about £65 each, 2hr 20min, unless anyone seen cheaper

Edit: that's not using Railcards, etc.

You can go to Paddington (change at Reading). Fastest train takes 1hr 37m. 

£32 with railcard so about £48 without.

Edited 1 hour ago by ecuk268

[suewhistle]

3 hours ago, trousers said:

Fair enough, although there are different 'grades of shiteness'... For example, I'm in row 3 of the upper tier, which one would imagine is a bit better than row 54 of the same block. 

That's not bad. I was in a similar seat the other end for the women's cup final the year we went up and tried to get the same this year, but it wasn't on sale when I tried so got a more expensive ticket in the block below. It was one solitary ticket left at a good level in the middle of a row!

Hopefully we'll all be moaning again in two week's time!

 

[SNSUN]

5 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

Where dreams come true quite unexpectedly.

Glad someone else knew that reference. 😜