FA Cup Semi Final

[Football Special]

22 minutes ago, warsash saint said:

Why will they have them ready when they are probably still in City's hands??

Should be easy , 33,250 was stated as initial allocation. 

Last season with semi finalists were just given 36,500 up front 

Have a plan in place if a team sells the tickets then put then implement that plan rather than miss out on potential selling days 

[Saint Garrett]

1 hour ago, Football Special said:

Upper and lower between halfway line and corner flag wont 

Why wouldn't they? 
I can't remember the last time I went to an away game and sat down...? 

Most of our lot at Wembley for playoffs and league cup final / FA Cup semis were stood from memory as they should be if they can...creates a much better atmosphere.

[EssEffCee]

1 hour ago, RedArmy said:

Could be a few skates about for those getting the early trains. Their options to get to Stoke are either go to Waterloo and then on to Euston and up to Stoke or come to central and get the cross country. 

Probably be a few at Waterloo post match as well.

[SambaMaverick]

City forum reckons they've sold 21k, means a few blocks should open up for us - you would have thought

[CB Fry]

I thought loads of people were sacking it off because they were going to Preston instead? 

[Ekelund24]

1 hour ago, ant said:

Annoyingly already had this route booked (leaving from Airport) as was planning to be in London anyway on the 25th.

Understand the logistics of the extra services only going from Central, but it's got me twitchy that I'll even be able to get onto 'my' train. 

Not too bothered if it's standing room only, as it's only 40 mins to Reading.

If you change at Basingstoke, both SWR and GWR run trains to Reading and there are about 10 an hour to Paddington!! I don't think they are that much slower and won't have that strange smell Cross Country trains have!!

I am not sure how viable it is but you can go via Salisbury - Reading - Paddington

[Saint In Cornwall]

28 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

I thought loads of people were sacking it off because they were going to Preston instead? 

Bloody fickle football fans

[franniesTache]

7 minutes ago, Ekelund24 said:

If you change at Basingstoke, both SWR and GWR run trains to Reading and there are about 10 an hour to Paddington!! I don't think they are that much slower and won't have that strange smell Cross Country trains have!!

I am not sure how viable it is but you can go via Salisbury - Reading - Paddington

The central --> basingrad --> reading --> paddington route might be viable but i guess that'll be packed by saints travelling from north hampshire?

[Ekelund24]

2 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

The central --> basingrad --> reading --> paddington route might be viable but i guess that'll be packed by saints travelling from north hampshire?

The JPT and the Playoff Final we drove to Basingstoke and caught the train from there and it wasn't that busy, you couldn't get on at Eastleigh or Winchester. I suspect this time people with travel to Central to get the train from there but you might get diverted out of Platform 4 and have to queue up outside Platform 1!!

 

[EssEffCee]

42 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

I thought loads of people were sacking it off because they were going to Preston instead? 

Definitely shocked at how quickly they sold. Be interesting to see how many more go if/when we get them. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

I’m sure they’ll be more released, I’d have thought the FA wouldn’t want a half empty ground

[EssEffCee]

6 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I’m sure they’ll be more released, I’d have thought the FA wouldn’t want a half empty ground

Yeah it's just whether it's the 3k to match last season's allocation or whether they give us some of City's too.

City started a new window this morning I believe so probably waiting to see if that makes any dent. Regardless they're not going to need the rest of the upper tier it seems.

Wonder how many more we'd sell. Cant have been thousands waiting for general sale you'd have thought.

Edited 17 hours ago by EssEffCee

[Teamsaint1]

47 minutes ago, Ekelund24 said:

The JPT and the Playoff Final we drove to Basingstoke and caught the train from there and it wasn't that busy, you couldn't get on at Eastleigh or Winchester. I suspect this time people with travel to Central to get the train from there but you might get diverted out of Platform 4 and have to queue up outside Platform 1!!

 

Driving to Woking station might be a good option, as there will presumably  be some trains starting from there .

[Sheaf Saint]

1 hour ago, SambaMaverick said:

City forum reckons they've sold 21k

Been messaging a City fan mate of mine and apparently this is their 32nd visit to Wembley since Pep became manager! 

No wonder there's not a large appetite for this game from their perspective. 

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, Saint Garrett said:

Why wouldn't they? 
I can't remember the last time I went to an away game and sat down...? 

Most of our lot at Wembley for playoffs and league cup final / FA Cup semis were stood from memory as they should be if they can...creates a much better atmosphere.

Away games yes we all stand. 

Play off final most of the upper was sat especially on sides

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I’m sure they’ll be more released, I’d have thought the FA wouldn’t want a half empty ground

As things stand 33,250 saints, 21,000 City , plus club Wembley corporate (which is roughly 60% of middle tier about 7000, companies that own those seats dont always use them) 

So as things stand 61,000 attendance 

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, Football Special said:

club Wembley corporate (which is roughly 60% of middle tier about 7000, companies that own those seats dont always use them) 

Yep... The company I work for used to have 6 club wembley seats and we often didn't utilise them for semi-finals

[John D]

2 hours ago, Saint Garrett said:

Why wouldn't they? 
I can't remember the last time I went to an away game and sat down...? 

Most of our lot at Wembley for playoffs and league cup final / FA Cup semis were stood from memory as they should be if they can...creates a much better atmosphere.

This isn't a usual away game though.  There are 10-15k season ticket holders who are used to seating who will be at Wembley. 

 

I've deliberately tried to pick a spot where people will be seated. My Dad is 79 and can't stand for 90 mins so needs to be in an area where people sit.  

[Football Special]

42 minutes ago, trousers said:

Yep... The company I work for used to have 6 club wembley seats and we often didn't utilise them for semi-finals

Same for me, went unused so often I often went to England games or semi finals on them, typically company got rid of them end of last season. I went to the Man City v Forest semi last year (club Wembley block 241) , were loads left empty around there. 

I think it does spoil the big game occasion if there's 20,000+ empty seats 

[badgerx16]

Which Saints player will Pep be coaching on the sideline ?

[badgerx16]

2 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Been messaging a City fan mate of mine and apparently this is their 32nd visit to Wembley since Pep became manager! 

No wonder there's not a large appetite for this game from their perspective. 

I also think there is an expectation that they will win the semi and they are saving themselves for the final.

[Football Special]

19 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

I also think there is an expectation that they will win the semi and they are saving themselves for the final.

1000% 

Read their forum, loads saying giving this a miss as will be back there in a few weeks anyway 

[Sheaf Saint]

31 minutes ago, Football Special said:

1000% 

Read their forum, loads saying giving this a miss as will be back there in a few weeks anyway 

Which forum is that? I've just had a quick peek on Blue Moon and the most recent posts seem to acknowledge that we're in really good form, won't rest any players ahead of the Ipswich game, and that they will need to be on it to beat us.

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

3 hours ago, Teamsaint1 said:

Driving to Woking station might be a good option, as there will presumably  be some trains starting from there .

This is what we've done in the end as one of ours is not drinking anyway. Parking on someone's drive for a fiver next to the station. 20mins  straight to Waterloo.

 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

2 hours ago, Football Special said:

 

I think it does spoil the big game occasion if there's 20,000+ empty seats 

Yep agreed. Hopefully they shift a few more.

The JPT final - as special as it was at the time - would have been better if the stadium was full. I was up in the gods for that and the atmosphere was one of the worse of any game I've been too. In the lower tier behind the goal this time, so hopefully it's better.

[bpsaint]

5 hours ago, EssEffCee said:

Probably be a few at Waterloo post match as well.

I bet they’ll be quiet as a fucking mouse with our numbers, and then they’ll tell everyone in a few years how they chased us across London.

[dsrdorset]

15 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Yep agreed. Hopefully they shift a few more.

The JPT final - as special as it was at the time - would have been better if the stadium was full. I was up in the gods for that and the atmosphere was one of the worse of any game I've been too. In the lower tier behind the goal this time, so hopefully it's better.

Saints fans were brilliant that day, I know as I was there!! Although I was shit faced. So maybe we were quiet. I don't remember..........😁

[LGTL]

7 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

I bet they’ll be quiet as a fucking mouse with our numbers, and then they’ll tell everyone in a few years how they chased us across London.

Tale as old as time. I look forward to hearing their mythical stories in years to come about how 6 of them done over 35,000 fackin scummahs.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

34 minutes ago, dsrdorset said:

Saints fans were brilliant that day, I know as I was there!! Although I was shit faced. So maybe we were quiet. I don't remember..........😁

So was I, relatively sober though. Up in the gods, next to the empty Carlisle seats.

Most other people I speak to say the same as you though. I was clearly up the with the day drippers.

[Football Special]

47 minutes ago, LGTL said:

Tale as old as time. I look forward to hearing their mythical stories in years to come about how 6 of them done over 35,000 fackin scummahs.

Almost correct, it will be 25,000 scummahs as another myth will be we didn't sell our tickets 

[oldsarum]

8 hours ago, Football Special said:

The whole ticket process is so inefficient, Saints posting on social media channels saying allocation sold out, surely they'd planned for this scenario and should have had the extra tickets ready to go this morning 

I don’t think it’s Saints fault, it’s the FA that controls allocations and realise of tickets

FA are useless, look how long it took them to confirm dates and when tickets would go on sale 

[Football Special]

14 minutes ago, oldsarum said:

I don’t think it’s Saints fault, it’s the FA that controls allocations and realise of tickets

FA are useless, look how long it took them to confirm dates and when tickets would go on sale 

Oh yeah dont get me started on the greedy bastards at the FA, semi finals shouldn't be at Wembley,  tickets prices are a joke, useless. 

I know last year each team had 36,500 , Forest sold out asked for more but FA declined,  they should have had another at least another 3,250 ready for us as soon as first lot sold out. 

We had a crowd of nearly 86k at the play off final , going to be 25k less than that as things stand which is a shame. 

[Osvaldorama]

8 hours ago, CB Fry said:

I thought loads of people were sacking it off because they were going to Preston instead? 

They are. 
 

We are massive 

[Osvaldorama]

Anyone know where I can get a knock off yellow shirt that will arrive before the game? 

[SouthWalesSaints]

1 hour ago, Football Special said:

Oh yeah dont get me started on the greedy bastards at the FA, semi finals shouldn't be at Wembley,  tickets prices are a joke, useless. 

I know last year each team had 36,500 , Forest sold out asked for more but FA declined,  they should have had another at least another 3,250 ready for us as soon as first lot sold out. 

We had a crowd of nearly 86k at the play off final , going to be 25k less than that as things stand which is a shame. 

Weirdly having city not sell out, and Saints players seeing our ‘yellow wall’ in good voice could give us an extra 0.something%.  If we win this game I do think we’ll win the tournament.  
 

I’m basically looking for any leg up or reason to feel optimistic that I can find. 

[kwsaint]

7 hours ago, SouthWalesSaints said:

Weirdly having city not sell out, and Saints players seeing our ‘yellow wall’ in good voice could give us an extra 0.something%.  If we win this game I do think we’ll win the tournament.  
 

I’m basically looking for any leg up or reason to feel optimistic that I can find. 

Last time we played Manchester City on the BBC we won (I think).

[Weston Super Saint]

13 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

Which Saints player will Pep be coaching on the sideline ?

Edozie?

[Willo of Whiteley]

Anyone got a photo of the seat/pricing layout so I can work out where I’m sat 😂

[Weston Super Saint]

4 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Anyone got a photo of the seat/pricing layout so I can work out where I’m sat 😂

Because putting "wembley seating plan" into Google all by yourself is way too much effort / beyond your abilities?

[trousers]

5 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Anyone got a photo of the seat/pricing layout so I can work out where I’m sat 😂

https://www.seatingplan.net/wembley-stadium/detailed

[trousers]

8 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

Anyone know where I can get a knock off yellow shirt that will arrive before the game? 

I've ended up buying a cheapo pale yellow polo shirt off Amazon. Ever the fashion guru me!

[Weston Super Saint]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

I've ended up buying a cheapo pale yellow polo shirt off Amazon. Ever the fashion guru me!

I'm amazed you're nailing your colours to just one team!  I'd have expected a seasoned fence sitter to wear a half and half shirt.

[Willo of Whiteley]

8 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Because putting "wembley seating plan" into Google all by yourself is way too much effort / beyond your abilities?

Nope, because I got a £70 ticket in the random allocation so I’m intrigued as to what area that roughly looks like 🧐

[trousers]

4 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I'm amazed you're nailing your colours to just one team!  I'd have expected a seasoned fence sitter to wear a half and half shirt.

I'll be wearing light blue pants

[Weston Super Saint]

2 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Nope, because I got a £70 ticket in the random allocation so I’m intrigued as to what area that roughly looks like 🧐

And a Google search for the 'Wembley seating plan' would definitely not have helped in that situation. No sir.

[Saint_clark]

12 hours ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Yep agreed. Hopefully they shift a few more.

The JPT final - as special as it was at the time - would have been better if the stadium was full. I was up in the gods for that and the atmosphere was one of the worse of any game I've been too. In the lower tier behind the goal this time, so hopefully it's better.

That's a shame, the atmosphere was great down behind the goal. You'll definitely enjoy it more this time.

[Saint_clark]

18 hours ago, SambaMaverick said:

City forum reckons they've sold 21k, means a few blocks should open up for us - you would have thought

Can Wembley be segregated further along in the concourse? Doubt we get any tickets in their half or the stadium.