tickets sold

[Darren]

If they have to have it at Wembley why do the FA and United have to try and screw the fans for every penny they can in the process?

That would be the capitalist free market system that would.

Oooh, bit of politics there....

 

[rachyblade]

I think it should be at Wembley as unlike us alot of teams do not get the chance to go very often. We have been very lucky over the last 20 years to of had some massive games and been to Wembley 3 times? Cardiff once. Some teams cant even say they have been to Wembley once in the last 20 years.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Creeping up - at 27000 + now. Will we sell 30,000?

http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/AwayMatches/0,,10418~1097039,00.html

 

[yorkshirecoast]

Creeping up - at 27000 + now. Will we sell 30,000?

http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/AwayMatches/0,,10418~1097039,00.html

Not bad, all things considered. I read somewhere on here that Hudds have sold about 21,000.

 

[Kenilworth]

I think it should be at Wembley as unlike us alot of teams do not get the chance to go very often. We have been very lucky over the last 20 years to of had some massive games and been to Wembley 3 times? Cardiff once. Some teams cant even say they have been to Wembley once in the last 20 years.

Lucky?
Just wish the team had turned up when we were there

 

[MobileBlade]

A fair point but I would have restricted the choice to either Old Trafford, Emirates or The Millenium Stadium. That way:-

a) There would still be between 60,000 and 76,000 tickets available.
b) There would always be an option, even if Man.U, Arsenal or both reached the FA Cup Semi.
c) New Wembley would remain a "special" venue for finals and internationals only

Too late now anyway, that horse has already bolted sadly...

Unfortunately the £750m cost of building it means that it needs these matches in there.

 

[TAMUS]

Pity they could not get massive grants then , like the pigs did to put 3 stands in and a roof on the Sty , really i think it is just greed .

 

[Shadota]

Currently Wembley is having to host every event possible in order to cover the cost of building it in the first place. The ultimate build price of close to £1 billion is why we have american football, rugby, FA Cup semis, and concerts held there throughout the calendar year. That is the reason why tickets for any events there (definitely the most expensive ones at any rate) are such a rip-off, and why officials involved with the stadium and respective teams are advocating fans going to the game. Having said that though, I deem it highly unlikely that once initial construction costs have been covered, the cost of tickets will go down. The FA is still yet to realise the fact that FIFA and UEFA are making inroads to restricting the amount of money all football clubs will ultimately be able to spend, and as a result, we the fans, will be the ones who are hit with the bill. Still, feeling like this hasn't stopped me buying a ticket for saturday though

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Wembley is certainly the place to be for a big win (I'd imagine), it certainly wouldn't be as memorable if it was at Old Trafford IMO. For obvious reasons, Wembley isn't the big thing it used to be though, I read an article the other day in which I think they said 60 teams have played there since the play-offs started. As the article said, if a player doesn't play at Wembley at some point in their career now, it can be considered a failure.