FA Cup Final - Pre-Match Thread

[hipkiss92]

http://www.thefa.com/news/thefa/2015/may/martin-glenn-first-interview

He can start by sending us the 7,000 tickets that seem to have gone missing from the Semi-Final.

[pauliewalnuts]

You've actually just made me double check I've received all the tickets!

There's not a day gone by since ours arrived that I haven't opened the drawer and counted they're all still there. I've even taken pictures in case we get burgled.

Would you - or anyone - kindly put a close up photo on here of a ticket so that I know what they look like, pls. Ive been offered one which is very expensive (cos it's a Club Wembley one) and I want to be sure I'm getting the real thing! Cheers

The Club Wembley ones aren't tickets, they are print outs with a bar code on them. At least mine was, for the semi final. I think that's how they are when you transfer them to someone else, so if you are buying one from a holder, that's what you'll get.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Of our last two the signed for sticker was ripped off and the grey plastic envelope was just shoved through the door. All tickets correct inside though.

With the scarves I was hoping they would be given out at the turnstiles but if they are being laid out then I hope people don't grab as many as they can as was unfortunately the case in some areas with the 2000 'last game at Wembley' pennants. Those arriving late didn't get one as selfish people grabbed 2 or 3.

I was at the 2000 final and I never saw a pennant

I chucked mine away on the way out of Wembley

[villabear]

Of our last two the signed for sticker was ripped off and the grey plastic envelope was just shoved through the door. All tickets correct inside though.

With the scarves I was hoping they would be given out at the turnstiles but if they are being laid out then I hope people don't grab as many as they can as was unfortunately the case in some areas with the 2000 'last game at Wembley' pennants. Those arriving late didn't get one as selfish people grabbed 2 or 3.

I was at the 2000 final and I never saw a pennant

I never saw a performance

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

[MarkM]

Of our last two the signed for sticker was ripped off and the grey plastic envelope was just shoved through the door. All tickets correct inside though.

With the scarves I was hoping they would be given out at the turnstiles but if they are being laid out then I hope people don't grab as many as they can as was unfortunately the case in some areas with the 2000 'last game at Wembley' pennants. Those arriving late didn't get one as selfish people grabbed 2 or 3.

I was at the 2000 final and I never saw a pennant

I chucked mine away on the way out of Wembley

Sold mine on ebay tried to forget it ever happened

[Richard E]

Of our last two the signed for sticker was ripped off and the grey plastic envelope was just shoved through the door. All tickets correct inside though.

With the scarves I was hoping they would be given out at the turnstiles but if they are being laid out then I hope people don't grab as many as they can as was unfortunately the case in some areas with the 2000 'last game at Wembley' pennants. Those arriving late didn't get one as selfish people grabbed 2 or 3.

I was at the 2000 final and I never saw a pennant

I chucked mine away on the way out of Wembley

Sold mine on ebay tried to forget it ever happened

There was no Final in 2000. We did not play Southampton away last Saturday. This is not the droid you are looking for.

[usav]

Cheeky monkeys.   Although to be fair, that's just practical and something they have to do....

[Gerrin]

BBC devoting a whole day's coverage to it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32801726


The programming will include (all times BST):
BBC Breakfast (06:30-10:00, BBC One)
FA Cup Rewind: Classic Finals (08:30-09:30, BBC Two)
MOTD Kickabout (09:30-10:00, BBC Two)
Saturday Kitchen ( 10:00-11:30, BBC One)
FA Cup 50 Greatest Moments (10:00-12:00, BBC Two)
Fighting Talk (11:00-12:00, Radio 5 live)
Football Focus (12:10-13:00, BBC One)
Gary Lineker on the Road to FA Cup Glory (BBC One, 13:00-14:00)
FA Cup TOTP 2 (14:05-14:30, BBC One)
Pointless FA Cup Special (14:30-15:20, BBC One)
The Road to Wembley (15:25-15:55, BBC One)
MOTD LIVE: FA Cup Final Build Up (15:55-17:15, BBC One)
MOTD LIVE: Arsenal v Aston Villa (17:15-19:50, BBC One)
5 live Sport: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Aston Villa (12:00-19:30, Radio 5 live)
MOTD: FA Cup Final highlights (22:50-23:25, BBC One)

[Lsvilla]

Of our last two the signed for sticker was ripped off and the grey plastic envelope was just shoved through the door. All tickets correct inside though.

With the scarves I was hoping they would be given out at the turnstiles but if they are being laid out then I hope people don't grab as many as they can as was unfortunately the case in some areas with the 2000 'last game at Wembley' pennants. Those arriving late didn't get one as selfish people grabbed 2 or 3.

I was at the 2000 final and I never saw a pennant

I chucked mine away on the way out of Wembley
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Still got my pennant.
This time I'm in block 529 so I expect Mr Woodhall to sell me my scarve alongside whatever else he's looking to shift for a few quid on the day

[cheltenhamlion]

I had a dream the other night we won it 3-2. We were three up at half time, conceded early in the second half and another went in on 63 minutes. It was lime the Alamo at the back after with people dropping like flies in the crowd as they couldn't take the tension any more.

[cdbearsfan]

We had a parade in 2000. I expect both teams will have a parade win or lose.

It'll be a rubbish parade for the losers but some people will still turn up.

[dave.woodhall]

BBC devoting a whole day's coverage to it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32801726


The programming will include (all times BST):
BBC Breakfast (06:30-10:00, BBC One)
FA Cup Rewind: Classic Finals (08:30-09:30, BBC Two)
MOTD Kickabout (09:30-10:00, BBC Two)
Saturday Kitchen ( 10:00-11:30, BBC One)
FA Cup 50 Greatest Moments (10:00-12:00, BBC Two)
Fighting Talk (11:00-12:00, Radio 5 live)
Football Focus (12:10-13:00, BBC One)
Gary Lineker on the Road to FA Cup Glory (BBC One, 13:00-14:00)
FA Cup TOTP 2 (14:05-14:30, BBC One)
Pointless FA Cup Special (14:30-15:20, BBC One)
The Road to Wembley (15:25-15:55, BBC One)
MOTD LIVE: FA Cup Final Build Up (15:55-17:15, BBC One)
MOTD LIVE: Arsenal v Aston Villa (17:15-19:50, BBC One)
5 live Sport: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Aston Villa (12:00-19:30, Radio 5 live)
MOTD: FA Cup Final highlights (22:50-23:25, BBC One)

Now that's a proper cup final.

[cheltenhamlion]

They could do with talking to fans to bring that alive mind.

[olaftab]

Love it. That's how it used to be. Now I am thinking instead of of London I should be at home watching all that😒