FA Cup Final - Pre-Match Thread

[Richard E]

Coming over from Oman for this, been in the Middle East for the last 9 years and apart from Sunderland at home this season, which my daughter bought for a Christmas present no booking history, so will be on the look out for tickets by fair or foul means.
Were there alot of touts knocking about on Sunday also would someone pm me the sites these Club Tickets can be bought, if I can get one for 500, would pay that as I am 55 and with my lifestyle if its another 15 years before the next one, I will be watching as a Holte Ender in the Sky.

I didn't see any touts on Sunday

The only one I saw was buying not selling.

[mrastonvilla]

Coming over from Oman for this, been in the Middle East for the last 9 years and apart from Sunderland at home this season, which my daughter bought for a Christmas present no booking history, so will be on the look out for tickets by fair or foul means.
Were there alot of touts knocking about on Sunday also would someone pm me the sites these Club Tickets can be bought, if I can get one for 500, would pay that as I am 55 and with my lifestyle if its another 15 years before the next one, I will be watching as a Holte Ender in the Sky.

I didn't see any touts on Sunday

There were quite a few by Wembley park tube and along Olympic way

[cdbearsfan]

I saw a few touts at around 11-12 o'clock. They were saying "will buy any spare tickets" but that's because they're not allowed to state that they are selling them, I think.

So if anyone is shouting about buying tickets he (it's always a he) has some for sale.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

Coming over from Oman for this, been in the Middle East for the last 9 years and apart from Sunderland at home this season, which my daughter bought for a Christmas present no booking history, so will be on the look out for tickets by fair or foul means.
Were there alot of touts knocking about on Sunday also would someone pm me the sites these Club Tickets can be bought, if I can get one for 500, would pay that as I am 55 and with my lifestyle if its another 15 years before the next one, I will be watching as a Holte Ender in the Sky.

there is an official website for purchasing Club Wembley tickets if you are interested. Not sure if I am allowed to post a link but if you google it, it should come out at or near the top of your search results. You have to register for it to get ticket details. I wouldn't be surprised if they cost more than 500 for the final though

[McGraths Dry Cleaning]

Coming over from Oman for this, been in the Middle East for the last 9 years and apart from Sunderland at home this season, which my daughter bought for a Christmas present no booking history, so will be on the look out for tickets by fair or foul means.
Were there alot of touts knocking about on Sunday also would someone pm me the sites these Club Tickets can be bought, if I can get one for 500, would pay that as I am 55 and with my lifestyle if its another 15 years before the next one, I will be watching as a Holte Ender in the Sky.

I didn't see any touts on Sunday

There were quite a few by Wembley park tube and along Olympic way

We saw loads - we were running late and only got to our seats a couple of minutes before KO - not sure if proximity to KO affects the volume of touts though.

[pbavfckuwait]

Thanks for the info guys keep it coming, flight booked so I am defo coming home for it. Anyone do the Danny thing on Sunday , I mean watch the match that way and if so what was it like. Can guess before the game it was buzzing, and after but what about actually watching the match.

[lovejoy]

What is the most you would pay for a single ticket to the final? I must say I'd probably go £150 but no more. Having said that I'd pay more than £300 for 2 together as its far more fun watching with a mate than on your own. Any ticket re-sale agency is likely to be charging £500+/ticket and I really don't think I can justify that outlay.

[Holte L2]

What is the most you would pay for a single ticket to the final? I must say I'd probably go £150 but no more. Having said that I'd pay more than £300 for 2 together as its far more fun watching with a mate than on your own. Any ticket re-sale agency is likely to be charging £500+/ticket and I really don't think I can justify that outlay.

category one, is £120.00 so I think you'd need to be expecting to go hire than £150.00

[pbavfckuwait]

I would pay up to 500, as long as it is a Villa end ticket, there you go the offer is out there if anyone wants to sell one.

[PeterWithe]

We were also late and only got there as the teams came out, there were a few touts by Wembley Central overland station and 5/6 as we walked up that way, all looking like Peaky Blinders.

[martin o`who??]

Get Gabby on Mertersacker and we`ll do `em.

[andrew08]

Not sure where to put this but can I just say what a crappy ground the new Wembley is. I'm sure it's tremendous in the corporate areas but for the normal fan it's no better that it was before.

I remember when I were just a lad I went to the old Wembley for the 75 League Cup Final. I was 8 and I swear I had a better view on those big old terrace steps than I did the other day at 49 and 6ft 3.

It looks shite from the outside as well. The arch is pathetic compared to the old Twin Towers. As the flagship identikit stadium it really is poor in comparison to say The Emirates, bluntly Arsenal will be slumming it coming from their stadium. I'm struggling to think of a new stadium that is worse visually. Bolton's stadium is quirky, Etihad has those San Siro copies, even the Riverside looks better from the road.

It still has the name though, and its allure because of 1966. Nothing else though.

[PeterWithesShin]

I haven't been in the upper tier so can't comment on the view up there, but the view in the lower tier was fine. The old Wembley was a dump inside, this one isn't. No wading through piss because the bogs have overflowed before kick off, no feeling you're in a serious crush just trying to get to your seat etc.
It doesn't have the aura of the old Wembley though, it is just like any new big stadium.

[He wears a magic hat]

My wife brought me a 40 year old bottle of Port for my 40th Birthday.

I said I would only open it to celebrate Villa getting to the FA Cup Final. That was neigh on 6 years ago.

As the clock strikes midnight on Friday 29th May 2015 my FA Cup Final experience will commence with the opening of the said bottle.

Never in a million years did I think I'd be saying that back in February.

 So so  Happy

[UK Redsox]

I haven't been in the upper tier so can't comment on the view up there, but the view in the lower tier was fine. The old Wembley was a dump inside, this one isn't. No wading through piss because the bogs have overflowed before kick off, no feeling you're in a serious crush just trying to get to your seat etc.
It doesn't have the aura of the old Wembley though, it is just like any new big stadium.

The view from low down is far better than at some other new grounds, eg Arsenal