IS it really asking too much for the clueless buffoons running the national game to put the people who make it what it is, the fans, first just once? Of course it is. That is why both Chelsea and Everton have been awarded a paltry 25,000 tickets apiece for the FA Cup Final at Wembley on May 30.
That’s right, 25,000. Now, I’m no Carol Vorderman, but by my reckoning, in a stadium that holds 90,000, that leaves 40,000 tickets to go to…who exactly? Chelsea have 27,000 season-ticket holders, so straight away, 2,000 supporters will miss out, not to mention the fans who can’t actually afford to go every week, but still frequent Stamford Bridge as often as possible, whilst for Everton, who’s average gate is around the 40,000 mark, the game represents the club’s biggest match since they lifted the trophy in 1995; again, there will be at least 15,000 unhappy scousers.
And to think, the FA have announced that this year they will be clamping down on ticket touts. See, that’s what happens when you hand tickets out to any Tom, Dick and Harry with a briefcase in his hand. They get greedy, and because they don’t have any interest in the outcome of the game, they sell their tickets….to the touts.
That’s right, 25,000. Now, I’m no Carol Vorderman, but by my reckoning, in a stadium that holds 90,000, that leaves 40,000 tickets to go to…who exactly? Chelsea have 27,000 season-ticket holders, so straight away, 2,000 supporters will miss out, not to mention the fans who can’t actually afford to go every week, but still frequent Stamford Bridge as often as possible, whilst for Everton, who’s average gate is around the 40,000 mark, the game represents the club’s biggest match since they lifted the trophy in 1995; again, there will be at least 15,000 unhappy scousers.
And to think, the FA have announced that this year they will be clamping down on ticket touts. See, that’s what happens when you hand tickets out to any Tom, Dick and Harry with a briefcase in his hand. They get greedy, and because they don’t have any interest in the outcome of the game, they sell their tickets….to the touts.
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