Saints sell out Wembley tickets (From Daily Echo)

got mine!!!!! 1st!!!

Not got mine 2nd??

Talk about Johnny Come Latelys (doesn't look right, but still spelling not my strongest point).
Where have all this lot crawled out from?
Fantastic news - rather have 44,000 with all the JCL's, wives, children & grandparents than not sell them all!
Welcome Saints fans to our biggest day out for years.
Let's show the world what being a Saints fans is all about (well bits of London anyway!)

can`t wait,
got an exited young lad as well.
oh when the saints
win johnstone paints.
oh when the saints
win johnstone paints
i want to be in that number,
when the saints win johnstone paints

Well done us. I know people are upset about losing out to 'fair weather fans' in the rush for tickets but if this day out adds another few thousand to our average home gate then it will all be worth it.

Surely something can be and has to be done to be able to get more tickets for the final. 20,000 empty seats and so many Saints fans wanting tickets but not being able to get them is an absolute disgrace. Its not as if Saints and Carlisle fans are bitter rivals that require segregation to the tune of 20,000 seats and if Im not wrong in saying the JPT final isn't part of the Wembley season ticket so these seats should be available. I just want to see some sense from Wembley and the Football League to get this problem sorted, as well as the positive advertising for Johnstone Paints if they get a full wembley stadium for their showpiece final. I may have my ticket but it doesn't stop my frustrations for the thousands of fans who won't be able to make the big day due to ridiculous politics, so come on get the situation sorted and lets make Wembley a sea of red and white. COYRs

St Retford wrote:
Well done us. I know people are upset about losing out to 'fair weather fans' in the rush for tickets but if this day out adds another few thousand to our average home gate then it will all be worth it.

beat leeds and the carrot crunchers from swindon and i think your right about the xtra faces at leauge games,

How can we do this at Wembley ?
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=v_d-o3HMW
hU

If it is due to segregation how come Millwall got 49500 tickets for the play off final last year???

Very pleased to say I got mine this morning.

Not happy that I nearly missed out to people who attended just 1 game though. I've been to several home and away games this season but was put on the 3rd application tier simply because I couldn't make 2 Wednesday night matches!

Sort it out next time SFC!!!

If you go to the earlier thread about Carlisle returning its unsold tickets you may find the answer there. There's considerable debate and divided opinion on the matter, but I for one am convinced it's little to do with segregation.

They should do a massive screen at SMS and open it up to fans for a tenner each or something.

ExpatRomseySaint wrote:
They should do a massive screen at SMS and open it up to fans for a tenner each or something.

Nice idea - but if your worked for Southampton Football Club wouldn't you rather be at Wembley? After all that the staff have been through it's one day out they thoroughly deserve!

SFC Ed wrote:
Very pleased to say I got mine this morning. Not happy that I nearly missed out to people who attended just 1 game though. I've been to several home and away games this season but was put on the 3rd application tier simply because I couldn't make 2 Wednesday night matches! Sort it out next time SFC!!!

Be a proper fan and buy a season ticket and have no worries!

I think the problem is the 'free' seats are a horizontal tier and the FA don't own thseats to sell, they are debenchures.

Thanks to allican66 who posted a number I got my boys 2 tickets today.

Gutted for those regular Saints goer's who missed out in favour of our fairweather fans

stmalcolm wrote:
I think the problem is the 'free' seats are a horizontal tier and the FA don't own thseats to sell, they are debenchures.

Exactly it. We have taken all we can.

The areas where we won't be sitting due to them being Wembley Season ticket areas are the whole middle and a two large blocks either side oposite the half way line on the lower tier. This picture will give you an idea of what it will be like.

http://pontyclunjuni

orsfc.webs.com/FWThu

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We are already occupying areas of the stadium on the other half of the half way line seating divide so they have been more than accommodating.

The Echo are wrong to say it is for segragation issues. It is purely because the stadium only has 70,000 to sell.

Looking forward to a great day. Apparently Johnstone's are bringing out a special red and white striped paint as a cup final memento!

turn it red and white got my 4 tickets. lets show them whos got the best supporters in the world

Mike_Saint wrote:

SFC Ed wrote: Very pleased to say I got mine this morning. Not happy that I nearly missed out to people who attended just 1 game though. I've been to several home and away games this season but was put on the 3rd application tier simply because I couldn't make 2 Wednesday night matches! Sort it out next time SFC!!!

Be a proper fan and buy a season ticket and have no worries!

I'd like to think I was a proper fan but I simply can't afford to travel to most / every home game from Taunton.

The best I can manage is about 10 games a season, usually 10 home and 10 away. Hardly worth getting a season ticket for?

I'm not as hardcore as some but think that gives me the right to claim a Wembley ticket above someone who may have gone just once.

...or even 5 home and 5 away.

Mathematics is not my forte!

And to think how many more we could sell... at least another 10k could be sold in my opinion. Tis a shame. Anyway...

COYR!

Mike_Saint wrote:

SFC Ed wrote: Very pleased to say I got mine this morning. Not happy that I nearly missed out to people who attended just 1 game though. I've been to several home and away games this season but was put on the 3rd application tier simply because I couldn't make 2 Wednesday night matches! Sort it out next time SFC!!!

Be a proper fan and buy a season ticket and have no worries!

Idiot!

you can still get tickets via hospitality at £209 each. If you know a club wembley member they can get tickets for £58 each.

Lm once said hello to me wrote:
Looking forward to a great day. Apparently Johnstone's are bringing out a special red and white striped paint as a cup final memento!

Pink then :P

Wembley Debenture seat holders don't count for this match as I have friends who hold them in the Club Wembley area who confirmed this.

Shame we can't get this much enthusiasm for the Home games.

Even more of a shame that some seem to have offered their £58 seats to the online touts within the first week of sales, as I can go online right now and buy a 10 seats in the Club Wembley area at £250 each (SFC price was £58 each).

If we make it to the Play-off finals, I hope SFC rethink their policy to stop profiteering and ensure loyal fans (who have attended more than one match) can get the tickets they want. I wanted to buy 3x £58 seats for me and two mates, all of whom had been to every JPT game. As a STH I could buy two but chose to wait so that I could get all 3 together. So I am not impressed to find those sold out and now available on line for someone to profit from. Don't talk to me about loyalty when this kind of thing is happening.

And all this fuss about needing more seats, does anyone actually know if our demand is truly that great? After all, most of the people making comments here have secured a seat anyway.

I have my 48 tickets thank you very much..........not bad for only attending 1 game is it?

before anyone jumps on me the earleir post was a JOKE!!!!!.......you guys really pi$$ me off with i1m a better fan then you boll ox get a life and just enjoy watching supporting the saints.........if you cant get to games you cant go to Wemberlee ..simples...........
.stop moaning and get on with it...........we all new the rules before a final place was secured.......surely if it meant that much to someone who could not get to either of the MK semis then surely you would of bought a ticket anyway........it would of still worked out cheaper then the inflated touts prices. back to sleep for me.

Got mine last week!!
But as was also said where have the fans come from wanting tickets all of a sudden.
Bandwagon and glory supporters are 2 words that spring to mind.
The fa need to sort out ticketing that's for sure.

Stevie61163 wrote:
I have my 48 tickets thank you very much..........not bad for only attending 1 game is it?

Nice One Stevie61163,

Have you got a spare going

My View from the Hill wrote:

Stevie61163 wrote: I have my 48 tickets thank you very much..........not bad for only attending 1 game is it?

Nice One Stevie61163, Have you got a spare going

do you know what mate......i never took my full allocation that i was allowed........i only took enogh for my needs and to get other regular supporters a ticket.........in hindsight i should of brought my full allocation and then handed them out to the real fans myself. good luck in your quest!!!

Anybody deemed eligible has as much right to purchase a Wembley ticket as anybody else - it was highly publicised that anyone attending either leg of the semi would get priority after the STH's. If the people missing out were all such ardent fans they would have attended AT LEAST one?My Son & I have been to SMS just four times this season and my wife has been once.... because she fancied a trip to Wembley - 3 tickets secured. That's how easy it was. Stop Bleating about who's deserving and who isn't, you are just making yourselves appear ignorant.

Stevie61163 wrote:

My View from the Hill wrote:

Stevie61163 wrote: I have my 48 tickets thank you very much..........not bad for only attending 1 game is it?

Nice One Stevie61163, Have you got a spare going

do you know what mate......i never took my full allocation that i was allowed........i only took enogh for my needs and to get other regular supporters a ticket.........in hindsight i should of brought my full allocation and then handed them out to the real fans myself. good luck in your quest!!!

Like you Stevie I was joking, got mine weeks ago.....got my teenage boys 1 each today, so I'm the hero (for today at least), unfortunately I couldn't get the Mrs one.... oh well shame really... she moans every week about me going to footie..... as I said to her.... all you do is moan about football and my love of Saints...now there's a final in the offing football and Saints are all of sudden the greatest....she has gone a bit moody.....do you think it's something I've said?

I remember in the old days at the Dell Saints used to hand out a coupon to everyone who attended a home game early on in the season which gave priority for scarce tickets. They always chose the most unattractive fixture, in order to get the hard-core supporters I suppose. That's how all my mates and I got to Wembley in 1976.
Perhaps they could do something similar next season.
Whatever the reason for giving priority to people who attended the area final, I think people should stop moaning about fair weather supporters, I know people who are flying in from overseas just to be there - are they fair weather supporters?
Let's stop the bickering and all pull together

Walter Kurtz wrote:
Anybody deemed eligible has as much right to purchase a Wembley ticket as anybody else - it was highly publicised that anyone attending either leg of the semi would get priority after the STH's. If the people missing out were all such ardent fans they would have attended AT LEAST one?My Son & I have been to SMS just four times this season and my wife has been once.... because she fancied a trip to Wembley - 3 tickets secured. That's how easy it was. Stop Bleating about who's deserving and who isn't, you are just making yourselves appear ignorant.

I got my ticket weeks ago, but I do feel sorry for those you didn't get a ticket, especially as we had 44,000 allocated, that is double our average gate this season, the fairweather fans always come out when the is there final in the offing, but I also agree with you about people bleating on about it, I had season ticket about 3 years ago, as did my sons, but have not renewed due to finances, but we were still on the database, I went down to St Mary's last week and asked them to update my details (new address) got through to the ticket office this morning, my sons now have tickets on the way in the post, simple really

Dazzler79 wrote:
Got mine last week!! But as was also said where have the fans come from wanting tickets all of a sudden. Bandwagon and glory supporters are 2 words that spring to mind. The fa need to sort out ticketing that's for sure.

They are fans as much as you are.

Selfish and Arrogant are 2 words that spring to mind.

tinas wrote:
I remember in the old days at the Dell Saints used to hand out a coupon to everyone who attended a home game early on in the season which gave priority for scarce tickets. They always chose the most unattractive fixture, in order to get the hard-core supporters I suppose. That's how all my mates and I got to Wembley in 1976.
Perhaps they could do something similar next season.
Whatever the reason for giving priority to people who attended the area final, I think people should stop moaning about fair weather supporters, I know people who are flying in from overseas just to be there - are they fair weather supporters?
Let's stop the bickering and all pull together

I mentioned the good old days of vouchers for cup games on the another thread earlier today.

I think it should revert back to the good old days, but fear it won't, I guess on line and phone booking is easier, plus someone is making a few quid out of booking fee, cost of the calls or is it just modern technology gone mad.?

Ragworm wrote:

Dazzler79 wrote: Got mine last week!! But as was also said where have the fans come from wanting tickets all of a sudden. Bandwagon and glory supporters are 2 words that spring to mind. The fa need to sort out ticketing that's for sure.

They are fans as much as you are. Selfish and Arrogant are 2 words that spring to mind.

That maybe so.
But they should stop moaning and attend more games.
They were told that if attended the area final would get a ticket.
People cant moan if they dont come and support the team.
And that is not aimed at the mojority its the minority.
2 words moron and idiot.

I wouldn't mind betting that we are the only set of fans who actually give a crap about this competition.
Best hope we win after all this.

I have no doubts we will be back there next season as well.

saint Compo, Winchester says...
5:29pm Wed 10 Mar 10

I have been a Saints supporter for more than 50 years and have attended many great Saints matches including the cup game against Leeds when the lights went out and Derek Reeves scored all 5 Saints goals, the FA Cup semi-final against Man Utd. at Villa Park, the effective promotion winning game in 1966 at Leyton Orient, the 5-0 defeat of Notts Forest at White Hart Lane, the 1976 FA Cup final, the 1978 League Cup final, Shearer's debut/hat-trick game v Arsenal, the last game at the Dell and the first at St Mary's and the 2003 FA Cup final.

But, as I am no longer a season ticket holder and couldn't get to the MK Dons semi-final, I have been unable to get a ticket to the JPT final. Nor can my son (indoctrinated from birth, despite the best efforts of my Liverpudlian wife to claim his soul, and also a season ticket holder until recently).

Fair play to season ticket holders and those who did get to the MK Dons game, who fully deserve first bite of the cherry (although I'm not sure they should have been allowed 2 tickets each - how many will end up on e-Bay?).

Congratulations to the football authorities for their crass stupidity in letting 20,000 tickets go begging when many Saints fans will have to watch the game on TV and miss the fantastic match day atmosphere at Wembley.

Their arrogance and incompetence beggar belief! How can they even think they deserve to host a World Cup when they can't even organise a JPT final.

It's also a shame for Johnstone's Paint that their trophy will be sold short. Maybe we could at least compensate by using their paint when we paint the town red!

Would those who go to the match, please sing their hearts out throughout the game. I will be doubly upset if you let me down. Enjoy the occasion and bring home the cup.

COYR

My View from the Hill wrote:

Walter Kurtz wrote: Anybody deemed eligible has as much right to purchase a Wembley ticket as anybody else - it was highly publicised that anyone attending either leg of the semi would get priority after the STH's. If the people missing out were all such ardent fans they would have attended AT LEAST one?My Son & I have been to SMS just four times this season and my wife has been once.... because she fancied a trip to Wembley - 3 tickets secured. That's how easy it was. Stop Bleating about who's deserving and who isn't, you are just making yourselves appear ignorant.

I got my ticket weeks ago, but I do feel sorry for those you didn't get a ticket, especially as we had 44,000 allocated, that is double our average gate this season, the fairweather fans always come out when the is there final in the offing, but I also agree with you about people bleating on about it, I had season ticket about 3 years ago, as did my sons, but have not renewed due to finances, but we were still on the database, I went down to St Mary's last week and asked them to update my details (new address) got through to the ticket office this morning, my sons now have tickets on the way in the post, simple really

Lucky you to have been able to get through on the phone this morning. I couldn't despite repeated attempts by phone and online. It was the luck of the draw in the mad scramble.

Dazzler79 wrote:

Ragworm wrote:

Dazzler79 wrote: Got mine last week!! But as was also said where have the fans come from wanting tickets all of a sudden. Bandwagon and glory supporters are 2 words that spring to mind. The fa need to sort out ticketing that's for sure.

They are fans as much as you are. Selfish and Arrogant are 2 words that spring to mind.

That maybe so. But they should stop moaning and attend more games. They were told that if attended the area final would get a ticket. People cant moan if they dont come and support the team. And that is not aimed at the mojority its the minority. 2 words moron and idiot.

What people are getting pi$$ed off about is being labeled gloryhunters and bandwagonners.

We are still a div 3 team attending a Div 3 and below competition.
Hardly the FA cup final against Man Utd.
The thing for me was a chance to celebrate the team with 40-50 thousand like minded fans.
There is more to being a football fan than attending games.

And lets not play the 2 words game, you obviously have a limited range.

Good Evening to all you Saints Fans and Congratulations to those lucky ticket holders. Also sincere commiserations to all, whoever you are, who have not been successful.
As always, I have read the posts with interest and the occasional sadness at certain attitudes.
I would like to clear up a few points that others have raised today and over the previous week regarding the distribution of tickets.
Firstly, someone earlier tried to "do the maths" and explain where the tickets should go. Unfortunately their basic premise was WRONG! You see we have approximately 13,000 STH and an average home gate of possibly 22,000. This leads to the incorrect assumption that, allowing for away support, we have a fan base of approx 21,000. Unfortunately, you have to realise that STH apart, the balance of the crowd at our home matches is not always made up of the same 8,000 other fans. With many supporters, for whatever reason only attending 5 or 10 games a season, the actual fan base is closer to 30,000 regular (say over 5 game a season) supporters.
Some of those 30,00 have not been successful due to the second stage of allocation insisted on by Johnstones Paints that priority be given to those who attended the Semi Final. I suspect that many "One time only" visitors to St Mary's have benifited from this decision to gain a final ticket.
As to the issue of Ticket Touts and people selling their "Spare" tickets, there is no evidence at the moment that this has happened! Wembley sell Season Tickets to thousands of people that entitle them to attend England International matches, FA Cup, League Cup, Rugby Challenge Cup etc. These tickets cost upwards of £6,000 per year over an 8 year period. The tickets are NOT usable for the JPT (although Wembley STH do have first option). All unsold tickets are sold on behalf of Wembley by various ticket agencies ie Livefootbaltickets.c
om, tickets4football.com etc. They vary from approx £130 per seat (behind the goals) up to the luxury package of £250.00 per seat in the Bobby Moore Enclosure (on the half-way lie) which includes a hot meal, after-match buffet and complimentary drinks. All Club Wembley seats are padded with arm-rests and larger seats (ideal for someone of my stature). These prices include agency fees and postage etc.
On a personal note, I have only attended 5 games this year with my Wife and two daughters (aged 14 and 10), one of which was at away Walsall. Not understandably, we did not manage to get tickets from SFC for the final. However, we will be attending on 28th March because I have purchased 4 Club Wembley seats, behind the Saints goal at a total cost of £605!
I have supported Saints since January 1963 and will do so for the remainder of my life. More importantly, my daughters are firm fans and the visit to Wembley for the first time will hopefully confirm them as lifetime supporters.
I believe that we all know in our hearts that there are flaws in the distribution of tickets for major matches. This will probably never change but we can live in hope. Until the perfect day arrives, we have to accept things as they are. By all means express your opinions but please avoid the bitterness and abuse which is unnecessary Saints fans. No STH is a greater fan than I, despite the small number of games I manage to attend. Equally, I am no greater than any other Saints fan just because I have spent so much money to be present at Wembley! We are all Red and White at heart and long may this continue! COYR

saint Compo wrote:
saint Compo, Winchester says... 5:29pm Wed 10 Mar 10 I have been a Saints supporter for more than 50 years and have attended many great Saints matches including the cup game against Leeds when the lights went out and Derek Reeves scored all 5 Saints goals, the FA Cup semi-final against Man Utd. at Villa Park, the effective promotion winning game in 1966 at Leyton Orient, the 5-0 defeat of Notts Forest at White Hart Lane, the 1976 FA Cup final, the 1978 League Cup final, Shearer's debut/hat-trick game v Arsenal, the last game at the Dell and the first at St Mary's and the 2003 FA Cup final. But, as I am no longer a season ticket holder and couldn't get to the MK Dons semi-final, I have been unable to get a ticket to the JPT final. Nor can my son (indoctrinated from birth, despite the best efforts of my Liverpudlian wife to claim his soul, and also a season ticket holder until recently). Fair play to season ticket holders and those who did get to the MK Dons game, who fully deserve first bite of the cherry (although I'm not sure they should have been allowed 2 tickets each - how many will end up on e-Bay?). Congratulations to the football authorities for their crass stupidity in letting 20,000 tickets go begging when many Saints fans will have to watch the game on TV and miss the fantastic match day atmosphere at Wembley. Their arrogance and incompetence beggar belief! How can they even think they deserve to host a World Cup when they can't even organise a JPT final. It's also a shame for Johnstone's Paint that their trophy will be sold short. Maybe we could at least compensate by using their paint when we paint the town red! Would those who go to the match, please sing their hearts out throughout the game. I will be doubly upset if you let me down. Enjoy the occasion and bring home the cup. COYR

This one really said it for me. I hope in 50 years I'm as gracious as you. As for singing my heart out that's a given. I don't expect to have much of a voice (if any) left after the final, something I'm sure my husband will look forward to. COYR

got mine free from the sponsers for doing the charity walk !...don't know where we're sitting yet(hospital probably) but don't care !....as for the who's a better fan nonsense....only i and my close friends know the type of supporter i am and that's good enough for me,these holier than thou types can swivel !!
COYR !!!!!

On the N332 wrote:
If you go to the earlier thread about Carlisle returning its unsold tickets you may find the answer there. There's considerable debate and divided opinion on the matter, but I for one am convinced it's little to do with segregation.

Well we can only accept the official reason but if that were really true then how come there are never 20,000 empty seats when it is the FA cup final???

How about overseas fans willing to spend $3000 to get over the game any chance of a ticket? (I'm not but many may want to)

I wish ticket hunters luck for a fair deal and hope any scalpers rot in a mould grave.

To be honest I can't wait for the game to be over. Any one interested in the chance to send Leeds a message at weekend?

They managed 4-1 over Tranmere.. are we going to show some intestinal fortitude at the weekend and take them apart?

I want the 3pts this weekend more than a free trip to Wembley with air fares. I would love us to take them apart 5-0. But if they do it will still have me asking why we couldn't beat Tranmere and a useless ref.

Still stunned and gutted from the weekend but looking forward to match day. Also looking forward to the remaining chances in the season to see Saints take apart some of the teams below us.... it has to come to give us credibility this season. Otherwise we will be labelled inconsistent and fallible. I truly hope in the remaining games we can bury that myth by dishing up some solid thrashings.

COYS



ps: hmmmm free trip & ticket or 3pts lol ... get real - I haven't had my coffee yet :p

Well said St Compo. Almost brought a tear to my eye (almost).

Hey guys - isn't it time to draw a line under all this bickering about ticketing policies and who is more deserving than the next fan.

We are all Saints fans. Let's put our energies in to supporting the team and the club and enjoy a really special day.

If we put as much energy in to these posts as we can on the day, then we'd d*mn well better bring that cup back to Southampton.

The Paints are coming!!!!

Tirau Dan wrote:
How about overseas fans willing to spend $3000 to get over the game any chance of a ticket? (I'm not but many may want to)

I wish ticket hunters luck for a fair deal and hope any scalpers rot in a mould grave.

To be honest I can't wait for the game to be over. Any one interested in the chance to send Leeds a message at weekend?

They managed 4-1 over Tranmere.. are we going to show some intestinal fortitude at the weekend and take them apart?

I want the 3pts this weekend more than a free trip to Wembley with air fares. I would love us to take them apart 5-0. But if they do it will still have me asking why we couldn't beat Tranmere and a useless ref.

Still stunned and gutted from the weekend but looking forward to match day. Also looking forward to the remaining chances in the season to see Saints take apart some of the teams below us.... it has to come to give us credibility this season. Otherwise we will be labelled inconsistent and fallible. I truly hope in the remaining games we can bury that myth by dishing up some solid thrashings.

COYS



ps: hmmmm free trip & ticket or 3pts lol ... get real - I haven't had my coffee yet :p

Dan, based on your last sentence, i think you need to be referred to a 'specialist' :D, either that or youve had a bit too much of 'Alcoholic substances' :D

Tirau Dan wrote:
How about overseas fans willing to spend $3000 to get over the game any chance of a ticket? (I'm not but many may want to) I wish ticket hunters luck for a fair deal and hope any scalpers rot in a mould grave. To be honest I can't wait for the game to be over. Any one interested in the chance to send Leeds a message at weekend? They managed 4-1 over Tranmere.. are we going to show some intestinal fortitude at the weekend and take them apart? I want the 3pts this weekend more than a free trip to Wembley with air fares. I would love us to take them apart 5-0. But if they do it will still have me asking why we couldn't beat Tranmere and a useless ref. Still stunned and gutted from the weekend but looking forward to match day. Also looking forward to the remaining chances in the season to see Saints take apart some of the teams below us.... it has to come to give us credibility this season. Otherwise we will be labelled inconsistent and fallible. I truly hope in the remaining games we can bury that myth by dishing up some solid thrashings. COYS ps: hmmmm free trip & ticket or 3pts lol ... get real - I haven't had my coffee yet :p

Hello Dan,I would like to send Leeds a message,but I can really print that on this forum,lets hope we give them a thumping on Saturday,we are a lot stronger now than when we played them at Elland Road in December (I am sure Puppiesaint would agree),anything over 3 or 4 will do me,it will shut my mates up giving me stick.

saint Compo wrote:
saint Compo, Winchester says... 5:29pm Wed 10 Mar 10 I have been a Saints supporter for more than 50 years and have attended many great Saints matches including the cup game against Leeds when the lights went out and Derek Reeves scored all 5 Saints goals, the FA Cup semi-final against Man Utd. at Villa Park, the effective promotion winning game in 1966 at Leyton Orient, the 5-0 defeat of Notts Forest at White Hart Lane, the 1976 FA Cup final, the 1978 League Cup final, Shearer's debut/hat-trick game v Arsenal, the last game at the Dell and the first at St Mary's and the 2003 FA Cup final. But, as I am no longer a season ticket holder and couldn't get to the MK Dons semi-final, I have been unable to get a ticket to the JPT final. Nor can my son (indoctrinated from birth, despite the best efforts of my Liverpudlian wife to claim his soul, and also a season ticket holder until recently). Fair play to season ticket holders and those who did get to the MK Dons game, who fully deserve first bite of the cherry (although I'm not sure they should have been allowed 2 tickets each - how many will end up on e-Bay?). Congratulations to the football authorities for their crass stupidity in letting 20,000 tickets go begging when many Saints fans will have to watch the game on TV and miss the fantastic match day atmosphere at Wembley. Their arrogance and incompetence beggar belief! How can they even think they deserve to host a World Cup when they can't even organise a JPT final. It's also a shame for Johnstone's Paint that their trophy will be sold short. Maybe we could at least compensate by using their paint when we paint the town red! Would those who go to the match, please sing their hearts out throughout the game. I will be doubly upset if you let me down. Enjoy the occasion and bring home the cup. COYR

saint comp, shame to hear you cant get a ticket being such a loyal supporter. I might be able to get an extra ticket or 2 if your interested? Would need to double check though if they are still available

My View from the Hill wrote:
Thanks to allican66 who posted a number I got my boys 2 tickets today. Gutted for those regular Saints goer's who missed out in favour of our fairweather fans

so glad i could be of help to you..see you at wembley woooo hooooo
COYR

swesaint wrote:

saint Compo wrote: saint Compo, Winchester says... 5:29pm Wed 10 Mar 10 I have been a Saints supporter for more than 50 years and have attended many great Saints matches including the cup game against Leeds when the lights went out and Derek Reeves scored all 5 Saints goals, the FA Cup semi-final against Man Utd. at Villa Park, the effective promotion winning game in 1966 at Leyton Orient, the 5-0 defeat of Notts Forest at White Hart Lane, the 1976 FA Cup final, the 1978 League Cup final, Shearer's debut/hat-trick game v Arsenal, the last game at the Dell and the first at St Mary's and the 2003 FA Cup final. But, as I am no longer a season ticket holder and couldn't get to the MK Dons semi-final, I have been unable to get a ticket to the JPT final. Nor can my son (indoctrinated from birth, despite the best efforts of my Liverpudlian wife to claim his soul, and also a season ticket holder until recently). Fair play to season ticket holders and those who did get to the MK Dons game, who fully deserve first bite of the cherry (although I'm not sure they should have been allowed 2 tickets each - how many will end up on e-Bay?). Congratulations to the football authorities for their crass stupidity in letting 20,000 tickets go begging when many Saints fans will have to watch the game on TV and miss the fantastic match day atmosphere at Wembley. Their arrogance and incompetence beggar belief! How can they even think they deserve to host a World Cup when they can't even organise a JPT final. It's also a shame for Johnstone's Paint that their trophy will be sold short. Maybe we could at least compensate by using their paint when we paint the town red! Would those who go to the match, please sing their hearts out throughout the game. I will be doubly upset if you let me down. Enjoy the occasion and bring home the cup. COYR

saint comp, shame to hear you cant get a ticket being such a loyal supporter. I might be able to get an extra ticket or 2 if your interested? Would need to double check though if they are still available

If you could, you'd be more than a Saint! I'll keep an eye on the posts for an invitation to contact you.

You may have noticed some gaps in my match attendances. That's because I spent 18 years working in the Far East from 1980 to 1998. So I used to pace the floor at midnight 45 (local time) on a Sunday morning waiting to hear on the BBC World Service whether we'd held on to a win or draw.

Whatever, have a great day EVERYONE.

COYR

try this for size, first saints game 1968 age 7, from age 13 every home game age 15 every away game as well, fortunately by age 40 made it big and had a box for 5 years including championship (rare most gave up) now live abroad, SFC are fully aware of this and I am on database yet impossible to get a ticket even when bro turned up at 7am this morning(as advised by corporate dept, no joy pip squeek called Harry tells me thousands are just like me, what spent £140.000 in 4 and half years so money you spent historically dont count, clearly SFC have thousands of sob sories BUT commonsense does not play a part, if one of my workforce blewoff(not the good way) an obvious major client because thats all we are I would have words. So my story is over but saints fans remember the club has unfortunately always had a **** poor attitude to fans we are a necessary nuisance,customer service, helpfullness,even a decent tone of voice from those whose wages YOU pay for has always been poor remember carpark hitler and Kevin Keegan, it is ironic that our "family club has a terrible customer care attitude yet true glory hunting MUFC "fans are treated with the utmost respect and courtesy by their corporate brand company..so that this is not seen as sour grapes I will be going but no thanks to SFC staff. super, super saints, super southampton ...team, owner manager, fans, city not staff

compo, i will check it out tomorrow at work. Its a shame i did not know earlier as i could get 6 tickets but live abroad and know no saints fans so just took a ticket for me and my gf. post a number or an e-mail here so i can contact you tomorrow.

big ed wrote:
try this for size, first saints game 1968 age 7, from age 13 every home game age 15 every away game as well, fortunately by age 40 made it big and had a box for 5 years including championship (rare most gave up) now live abroad, SFC are fully aware of this and I am on database yet impossible to get a ticket even when bro turned up at 7am this morning(as advised by corporate dept, no joy pip squeek called Harry tells me thousands are just like me, what spent £140.000 in 4 and half years so money you spent historically dont count, clearly SFC have thousands of sob sories BUT commonsense does not play a part, if one of my workforce blewoff(not the good way) an obvious major client because thats all we are I would have words. So my story is over but saints fans remember the club has unfortunately always had a **** poor attitude to fans we are a necessary nuisance,customer service, helpfullness,even a decent tone of voice from those whose wages YOU pay for has always been poor remember carpark hitler and Kevin Keegan, it is ironic that our "family club has a terrible customer care attitude yet true glory hunting MUFC "fans are treated with the utmost respect and courtesy by their corporate brand company..so that this is not seen as sour grapes I will be going but no thanks to SFC staff. super, super saints, super southampton ...team, owner manager, fans, city not staff

Can't wait until Ragworm gets hold of this one

swesaint wrote:
compo, i will check it out tomorrow at work. Its a shame i did not know earlier as i could get 6 tickets but live abroad and know no saints fans so just took a ticket for me and my gf. post a number or an e-mail here so i can contact you tomorrow.

david.compton1@btint
ernet.com. I've blown my cover!

Please, no crank emails from Pompey fans or other sinners! Otherwise I'll have to change my email address!

Bless you, Swesaint, for trying!

COYR

saint Compo wrote:

swesaint wrote: compo, i will check it out tomorrow at work. Its a shame i did not know earlier as i could get 6 tickets but live abroad and know no saints fans so just took a ticket for me and my gf. post a number or an e-mail here so i can contact you tomorrow.

david.compton1@btint ernet.com. I've blown my cover! Please, no crank emails from Pompey fans or other sinners! Otherwise I'll have to change my email address! Bless you, Swesaint, for trying! COYR

noted. you will get an e-mail from me tomorrow. My name is Anders so you know its no spam :)

ok after a disaster of waiting on the phone all morning and being cut off by southampton ticket hotline! i got through on the 01271 number! which was thankfully given out this morning to the kind guy who put it on this forum! thanks for that mate!

however i got through at 1pm and tickets had sold out!! i was bloody annoyed!! i then thought i better ring carlisle for a ticket. i had to pretend i was a carlisle fan just incase they hung up on me!

i now got the ticket. i will just have do my coat up when the game starts! this is all because of the saints ticket online has a poor phone service! at least ill get to see the match though!

rossofficial wrote:
ok after a disaster of waiting on the phone all morning and being cut off by southampton ticket hotline! i got through on the 01271 number! which was thankfully given out this morning to the kind guy who put it on this forum! thanks for that mate! however i got through at 1pm and tickets had sold out!! i was bloody annoyed!! i then thought i better ring carlisle for a ticket. i had to pretend i was a carlisle fan just incase they hung up on me! i now got the ticket. i will just have do my coat up when the game starts! this is all because of the saints ticket online has a poor phone service! at least ill get to see the match though!

I think you will find that there will be quite a few of you in there

Every big Saint match gets big crowds- the finale v Sheff U 2 years ago to the Southend game the year before. Prior to that there were 10,000 empty seats each week.

gosportsaint wrote:

big ed wrote: try this for size, first saints game 1968 age 7, from age 13 every home game age 15 every away game as well, fortunately by age 40 made it big and had a box for 5 years including championship (rare most gave up) now live abroad, SFC are fully aware of this and I am on database yet impossible to get a ticket even when bro turned up at 7am this morning(as advised by corporate dept, no joy pip squeek called Harry tells me thousands are just like me, what spent £140.000 in 4 and half years so money you spent historically dont count, clearly SFC have thousands of sob sories BUT commonsense does not play a part, if one of my workforce blewoff(not the good way) an obvious major client because thats all we are I would have words. So my story is over but saints fans remember the club has unfortunately always had a **** poor attitude to fans we are a necessary nuisance,customer service, helpfullness,even a decent tone of voice from those whose wages YOU pay for has always been poor remember carpark hitler and Kevin Keegan, it is ironic that our "family club has a terrible customer care attitude yet true glory hunting MUFC "fans are treated with the utmost respect and courtesy by their corporate brand company..so that this is not seen as sour grapes I will be going but no thanks to SFC staff. super, super saints, super southampton ...team, owner manager, fans, city not staff

Can't wait until Ragworm gets hold of this one

ragworm, no no no, squid and ragworm cocktail, good for bass !

big ed wrote:

gosportsaint wrote:

big ed wrote: try this for size, first saints game 1968 age 7, from age 13 every home game age 15 every away game as well, fortunately by age 40 made it big and had a box for 5 years including championship (rare most gave up) now live abroad, SFC are fully aware of this and I am on database yet impossible to get a ticket even when bro turned up at 7am this morning(as advised by corporate dept, no joy pip squeek called Harry tells me thousands are just like me, what spent £140.000 in 4 and half years so money you spent historically dont count, clearly SFC have thousands of sob sories BUT commonsense does not play a part, if one of my workforce blewoff(not the good way) an obvious major client because thats all we are I would have words. So my story is over but saints fans remember the club has unfortunately always had a **** poor attitude to fans we are a necessary nuisance,customer service, helpfullness,even a decent tone of voice from those whose wages YOU pay for has always been poor remember carpark hitler and Kevin Keegan, it is ironic that our "family club has a terrible customer care attitude yet true glory hunting MUFC "fans are treated with the utmost respect and courtesy by their corporate brand company..so that this is not seen as sour grapes I will be going but no thanks to SFC staff. super, super saints, super southampton ...team, owner manager, fans, city not staff

Can't wait until Ragworm gets hold of this one

ragworm, no no no, squid and ragworm cocktail, good for bass !

Shouldn't rise to the bait!

yes, I am spending over $3,000 to come over ... and probably won't be able to get tickets. However, I did plan the trip before Saints made it to Wembley and was looking forward to getting to St Mary's for the Oldham game on the 27th. Was really hoping to bring my kids to their first Saints game, and they have been very excited too. My 7-year old asked me at breakfast last week if he could paint his face red and white for the trip to Wembley. Ah well... it probably won't be, but haven't given up hope.
As for the name-calling as to who's a better fan... I agree, what does it matter; if you're a fan, you're a fan. You go to games when you can, if you can afford it. I went to my first game in 1968, went to the 76 Cup Final and 78 League Cup Final, and travelled to Anderlecht in 1977 UEFA Cup. I've lived in the US for many years now, but still follow the Saints ardently every game day.
Hope everyone who got tickets enjoys the day out. And hope there's a big-screen somewhere in Southampton for us who couldn't get tickets.

Got my tickets in the post this morning delivered to my parents address in Southampton.
Whats strange?
i live in France, and the tickets came via the Carlise on line ticket agency based in Devon!!!
Phone Carlise if you want a ticket!!

Ive just emailed the editor of sky sports regarding the ticket situation,i think that people need to know that the national stadium cant cope with so many supporters from one club...complete joke...reading some of the post here today really guts me that many supporters are not going to be able to go to the national stadium.If a few more of us just send a email to sky it may get a mention on the tv.....maybe maybe not...worth a go if it means more tickets.....Wembley doesnt come round very often so i cant believe 20,000 tickets will go unsold.Good luck to all of the supporters who are looking for tickets...ive never known any thing like it we could sell another 10,000 easy.

Yes and I sent on to the sun sports desk this afernoon!!

I am not a season ticket holder as I'm a serving soldier and I'm not able to get back for every game but my family and I have missed only a handful of games this season. I'm leaving the Army next month and I will be buying season tickets for myself, my wife and our 5 children for next season. I had to bid for tickets the hard way, i filled out a written request at St. Mary's on monday and have heard nothing yet, is this a case of no news is bad news?

@nysaint, I may be able to get hold of 2 tickets if you want them?

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Can anyone tell me about the Echo competition they are doing to win 2 tickets? I get the Pink sent here, but not Daily Echo, if anyone out there can give any info it would be appreciated. I posted my chq and details as my son & I are phase 3, but don't hold out much hope....so I'm entering all the JPT competitions to try & win them!

bezantfamily wrote:
@nysaint, I may be able to get hold of 2 tickets if you want them?

thank you very much - email me at trands@msn.com?

So your'e telling me that for the FA Cup final there will be 20,000 empty seats as the fans need to be segregated? Just because its the JPT doesn't make it less important, especially for the fans. Good one Wembley just think what the revenue would be with 10,000 ticks just @ £34 each making £340,000! This is absolute nonsense and talk about bad PR.

nysaint wrote:

bezantfamily wrote: @nysaint, I may be able to get hold of 2 tickets if you want them?

thank you very much - email me at trands@msn.com?

fair play to u nysaint hope u can sort him out nice to see u helping other fans out good luck have a good day at wenmbly

For anyone desperate for tickets - I would be prepared to get 4 from Carlisle in person if someone wants to pay my petrol money?

It's a round trip of about 270-miles - say 30-litres of diesel £35ish? About the price of a ticket!

Let me know through these pages and we will make contact somehow.
Yorkie

I must post this information every day. Can we all please get into our heads that the 20,000 are not because of segregation. They are in the middle tier and are not Wembley's to give away to any club. They are owned by Club Wembley season ticket holders and the reason they are full up on Cup final day is that a) the tickets are free to season ticket holders and b) its the FA Cup final!

Season ticket holders at Wembley have an option to take their seats and others for the jpt. It is a whole separate booking system based on moving the season ticket holders around to fill the seats ergo they can't be sold onto clubs as they can't get a block. Also they are padded seats with a whole different set up such as the no club colours rule. Tickets for jpt in this area cost £58 by the way and you will see some people in the middle on the 28th like me cheering the Saints on.

This picture will give you an idea of how it will look on match day for us. http://pontyclunjuni

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Bottom line is they (Wembley) can't block off or general sell those tickets because they are not in an area for general fans. End of!

St.Yorkie wrote:
For anyone desperate for tickets - I would be prepared to get 4 from Carlisle in person if someone wants to pay my petrol money? It's a round trip of about 270-miles - say 30-litres of diesel £35ish? About the price of a ticket! Let me know through these pages and we will make contact somehow. Yorkie

Well I assume everyone who wanted to go has a ticket then.

With all the clamour going on about tickets...not one person on here who wants one has shown any interest in having one with the Carlisle fans!

Segregation at The Final in Cardiff was non-existent. Even though it said on the ticket you would be ejected if you were following the other team - absolutely no one got thrown out. It annoyed me as we had some right gobby Cockney giving it large wanting to have a go at everyone who challenged him being in a dedicated "Saints" area!!!
No trouble though - it will be the same at Wembley.

The offer stands - I'm not trying to make a quick buck, just trying to help out fellow Saints fans!