Ah, it's all about getting the ticket(s) and less about being sat together! At OT he sits in East stand & I'm in West! We usually travel together as we would to the final. It's more about if we'll help or hinder our application by applying together.
Hi mate, when you say 'last Saturday', do you mean the semi final? Did they tell you that?
If they are using the semi I think a lot of fans will be kicking themselves right now. I would imagine anyone with all home credits + the semi will get sorted.
If they're counting the semi then they're absolutely contradicting what they were saying before the semi as I phoned up and asked "Will my applying for the semi count when applying for final tickets" to which the answer was "No"
I think we need to get to the bottom of this, who's calling them?
I phoned up and asked the same question myself before the semi-final and the guy I spoke to said it hadn't been decided yet... although they hadn't done so in the past. Basically, no promises.
Normally I'd call a couple of times as I've found in the past you can sometimes get different answers from different people in the ticket office.
I have spoken to 3 people in ticket office today and they have told me that the semi final is a away ticket and stand a good chance in getting tickets
Good stuff.
Good work. I did try and call them before but was on hold for ages. I'd say three calls is probably wise when dealing with that lot!
Heard that you will be ok in 1st ballot with 2 aways (city/wembley), those on 1 not certain (if everybody applies) but given a number won't apply and also there will be 100's of cancellations like 2 years ago and so there will be lots of callbacks or 2nd ballot.
The ticket office is useless. I got misinformation and contradiction on at least three points when they screwed up my semi-final application.
Oh I really hope I get them. I’ve put my friend on my application. Went for cat 2.
Yep. I normally do it as I think in big organisations, if you're asking a question that's not common or not that obvious you can sometimes get varied answers. I didn't this time as in 2016 the semi didn't count, or at least I don't think it did from what I remember.
Probably not, they took longer than that for the semi and the website saysOh I really hope I get them. I’ve put my friend on my application. Went for cat 2.
Find out Friday evening apparently
Unless they change things, yes. There were lots of empty season ticket holders seats at Burton, Derby and Brighton cup games, it could have wiped out thousands....but they are only interested in payment at the moment. That could change of course sometime in the future, the technology to do it isn't that complicated
If they started looking at attendance as well, you could still get around it by giving your ticket to someone else though couldn't you? Tough one to police.
We usually find out on the night as they start to take out the money and it sometimes appears in your account on the club website with official confirmation a day or two later.
I read a post before the semi saying that 29000 had 7 credits
Nope only me but I’m sure it stated to use the person with the aways as the main applicant? He only has the semi. Just reread the email. It seems they will go off his away applications. We are probably out then sadly! How annoying
I’d suggest the two with 7 apply together & the other 4 do the same if you want to be 100% certain.
Thanks for that, it can be difficult to make certain games due to work commitments etc. I am surprised we do not have a ticket exchange built into our ticketing platform like some of the other clubs do.
Never seen any numbers for that - I reckon it will probably be a fair bit lower than 5k but Im just guessing
Think it originally came from oldhand and I repeated it. However, I think now that you were probably right in that more than expected bought the single home league cup game. It must surely be the case considering the criteria United are now using for allocations.
That information comes from a reputable source. A supporter who is elected to deal with the club on these issues and obtain information for fans. It's reliable.
Same as always @JK-27:
It's 100% the first time in at least a decade that "domestic away points" have been used as criteria for cup final allocation.
The Club Wembley thing takes the piss, 90% of them end up back in the hands of the club fans anyway. Usually at well above face value. Most 'football family' ones do as well.
Agreed, but the FA needed money and fast after building Wembley, hence the 10 year club Wembley season tickets. Sadly though, Wembley has been built that way, just like the Emirates, that entire middle tier will always be full cooperate and owners will always be authorised to resell their facilities.
The club allow you to use other people's season tickets as long as it's not an adult using a concessionary ticket eg. over 65. A friend of mine is a member but his Grandad, who is over 65, is a season ticket holder. If he can't make it then my mate goes in his place and has to call up United and pay the difference in price.
Just checked the prices on ticketbis out of curiosity, they are truly frightening. I will be sorted through the club via official means as an Exec anyway, but feel sorry for those genuine guys who will be priced out by this nonsense.
