The Final

[olaftab]

Season Ticket holder for over 10 years and I've been to 4 of the 5 Cup games, so I'd better get a bloody ticket!

Exactly in that position myself so I am relaxed about it all!

[arnie66]

The internet is awash with ticket agencies offering tickets all around the £400 mark....how the fuck are these agencies part of the 'football family'.

Fortunately I'm a STH but reading some of the online posts on one agency site such as

'I'd like to buy my husband two tickets as it's our anniversary and he would love to see a cup final'

I can only imagine how annoyed genuine fans who are not willing or able to spend silly amounts must be feeling

[DeKuip]

From FA website…


The 2015 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium will kick-off at 5.30pm on Saturday 30 May, with both clubs receiving allocations of 25,000 tickets.

It’s anticipated that a high percentage of Aston Villa supporters will be travelling into London via Wembley Stadium Station so the club will keep the West end of the stadium, their home for the 2-1 Semi-Final win over Liverpool last Sunday.

Arsenal fans will be situated in the East section of the stadium and their team will wear their away kit of yellow and blue, after Villa won the coin toss to wear their home colours of claret and blue.

Both BBC One and BT Sport 1 will broadcast The FA Cup Final live, while tickets across four different prices will be sold by both clubs - £50, £70, £90 and £120.

As well as the 50,000 ticket split between the two finalists, approximately 20,000 tickets will be distributed to volunteers through the football family which includes counties, leagues, local clubs and charities.

Football family tickets will also include the 92 Premier League and Football League clubs, plus another 134 Full Member clubs and all clubs that have reached the Third Round Proper of this season’s competition.

As The FA Cup Final is part of the Club Wembley membership package, 17,000 tickets will be used by Club Wembley members.

[Kingthing]

From FA website…


The 2015 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium will kick-off at 5.30pm on Saturday 30 May, with both clubs receiving allocations of 25,000 tickets.

It’s anticipated that a high percentage of Aston Villa supporters will be travelling into London via Wembley Stadium Station so the club will keep the West end of the stadium, their home for the 2-1 Semi-Final win over Liverpool last Sunday.

Arsenal fans will be situated in the East section of the stadium and their team will wear their away kit of yellow and blue, after Villa won the coin toss to wear their home colours of claret and blue.

Both BBC One and BT Sport 1 will broadcast The FA Cup Final live, while tickets across four different prices will be sold by both clubs - £50, £70, £90 and £120.

As well as the 50,000 ticket split between the two finalists, approximately 20,000 tickets will be distributed to volunteers through the football family which includes counties, leagues, local clubs and charities.

Football family tickets will also include the 92 Premier League and Football League clubs, plus another 134 Full Member clubs and all clubs that have reached the Third Round Proper of this season’s competition.

As The FA Cup Final is part of the Club Wembley membership package, 17,000 tickets will be used by Club Wembley members.

At least not the 22,500 some people were predicting. 

[DeKuip]

When players, academy kids, club staff and corporate/box holders at Villa Park have taken their chunk the 25k might be nearer 22.5k though.

[JJ-AV]

What's the consensus on here on whether the tickets will last to the 12th and 13th May?

I reckon I can get eligibility to the 11th of May now that 'future games' count in the booking history. It's smart how they've done that, will boost ticket sales until the end of the season.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

the club know exactly how many people meet the criteria so ie u meet it u get a ticket

[purpletrousers]

the club know exactly how many people meet the criteria so ie u meet it u get a ticket

I wish that was true. I don't think everyone who meets the 7/8 will get tickets, as there are now people adding to their # with future games... They'd have had to have done some very smart predicting of consumer behaviour to 'know' how many people *will* meet criteria.

As I say I hope you are right, but fear (for myself) not. I think it'll be a lot of people trying!!!

I guess it'll help the club with extra sales, and maybe less cynically could even help the team with extra backing by fans excited to be going to the final....

[Dazvillain]

How much will coach travel be do u think ?

[PeterWithesShin]

I assume about £30 as that's what it was for the semi.

[Drummond]

I'm one of those that will pay through the nose. I just don't know which of the sites selling tickets I can trust. Anyone got any experience of them?

[TonyD]

I'm one of those that will pay through the nose. I just don't know which of the sites selling tickets I can trust. Anyone got any experience of them?

Same here. Lots for sales already in Villa section.  Which sites can you trust?

[purpletrousers]

My brother in law with a reliable contact hasn't got in touch with me direct yet but has mentioned £650 for club Wembley to my dad.. Was hoping it'd be a lot less than that. Will try and find out more...

Be aware CW once their transfer window is open, can be reallocated by the owner even after you have electronically accepted and printed out your ticket. I don't know if this happens often, but having spoken to Wembley they confirmed this is possible, so important to trust the source.

[UK Redsox]

how can Wembley allow a system where that kind of scam is possible

[class-of-82]

Nice one that they are now allowing games that have been paid for but haven't been played to go to your criteria.
Didn't do that for the semi, Qpr game paid for but didn't count towards my kids booking criteria so had to stay up overnight after the Qpr game hotel etc to get all three together