The magic of the FA Cup

[bcubed]

interesting that we have so many subject matter experts on this topic. making a lot of assumptions based on nothing.

Things we know

We got an allocation of 3093 tickets
They sold out within 30 minutes.
Loyalty points were not used
Season ticket holders were not prioritsed.
You were able to buy 4 tickets in one purchase

Things we don't know

Everything else.

Imagine if this sort of “known/unknown” thinking was extended to all threads in Hobnob?!

[morganb]

Has anyone mentioned that Charlton took 9000 fans up there in the 3rd round and made a jolly good beano of it?

If not, then that ^

Why did Charlton take 9000 to Man United v Everton?

Bobby's got a lot of friends?

[Snowflake Royal]

Has anyone mentioned that Charlton took 9000 fans up there in the 3rd round and made a jolly good beano of it?

If not, then that ^

I'm sure if we hadn't played Utd in 15 years, rather than 3 in 5, and were in a League Cup QF, not a 3rd round game, we'd have taken 9k too.

[Green]

Has anyone mentioned that Charlton took 9000 fans up there in the 3rd round and made a jolly good beano of it?

If not, then that ^

I'm sure if we hadn't played Utd in 15 years, rather than 3 in 5, and were in a League Cup QF, not a 3rd round game, we'd have taken 9k too.

We were only allocated 3k, that's the issue. Keep up Ian.

[Nameless]

Has anyone mentioned that Charlton took 9000 fans up there in the 3rd round and made a jolly good beano of it?

If not, then that ^

I'm sure if we hadn't played Utd in 15 years, rather than 3 in 5, and were in a League Cup QF, not a 3rd round game, we'd have taken 9k too.

We were only allocated 3k, that's the issue. Keep up Ian.

Think it’s you who need to keep up. We weren’t ‘allocated’ 3k…..

[Green]

More than happy to argue semantics tbf, I'm here all day

[Zammo]

Absolute lol that the game is only being shown on ITV4.

[Nameless]

More than happy to argue semantics tbf, I'm here all day

Semantics is about subtle meanings of words, it is often used as an excuse for being wrong.
We weren’t allocated 3k. Our allocation was 9k but for understandable reasons we opted to not take the full 9k.
Keep up…..

[Snowflake Royal]

Has anyone mentioned that Charlton took 9000 fans up there in the 3rd round and made a jolly good beano of it?

If not, then that ^

I'm sure if we hadn't played Utd in 15 years, rather than 3 in 5, and were in a League Cup QF, not a 3rd round game, we'd have taken 9k too.

We were only allocated 3k, that's the issue. Keep up Ian.

I can see why you don't normally express an opinion on anything given how shit a job you're making of it here.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Portsmouth paid just £20 per ticket and took 9000 to White Hart Lane recently….just saying.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Portsmouth paid just £20 per ticket and took 9000 to White Hart Lane recently….just saying.

The ticket prices I can't argue with there, but taking 9k to a game that's what, 90 minutes away from where they are on a Saturday dinner time is much different to those travelling 3-4 hours at 8pm on a Saturday night, probably not getting back until the early hours next morning.

Portsmouth do have a good away following as well, whereas ours seems to have improved I've thought since Covid (that being the away games I've been to), but we are hardly known for our away following.

[Green]

More than happy to argue semantics tbf, I'm here all day

Semantics is about subtle meanings of words, it is often used as an excuse for being wrong.
We weren’t allocated 3k. Our allocation was 9k but for understandable reasons we opted to not take the full 9k.
Keep up…..

The debate centres on how understandable those reasons are.

There's no need to be a pcunt about it, nameless.

[Royal_jimmy]

The club hasnt apologised either that's what makes me more annoyed. I shouldn't be as I got a ticket but I'm annoyed for the disappointed regulars who I know who missed out.

[Loafer]

I'm sure if we hadn't played Utd in 15 years, rather than 3 in 5, and were in a League Cup QF, not a 3rd round game, we'd have taken 9k too.

We were only allocated 3k, that's the issue. Keep up Ian.

I can see why you don't normally express an opinion on anything given how shit a job you're making of it here.

Dry your eyes mate.

[Loafer]

The club hasnt apologised either that's what makes me more annoyed. I shouldn't be as I got a ticket but I'm annoyed for the disappointed regulars who I know who missed out.

I'm not. I got 2 tickets, haven't been to more then 1 game per season properly in god knows how many years, and if people missed out they weren't quick enough.

I don't cry about missing out on Glasto tickets. It's just football that's literally on TV.

[Conservative_dad]

Not looking good for next Sat

[AthleticoSpizz]

A free hit

A 4, 5 nil loss won’t bother too many people too much here…..it’s expected.

Anything less than a 4, 5 nil win for ‘you’ probably will

[Conservative_dad]

A free hit

A 4, 5 nil loss won’t bother too many people too much here…..it’s expected.

Anything less than a 4, 5 nil win for ‘you’ probably will

I'm just trying to raise the stakes by talking as much shit as I can on here

We should* beat you but no guarantees





*will

[AthleticoSpizz]

It’s our ‘annual humiliation’ played out on national tv

[CountryRoyal]

The club hasnt apologised either that's what makes me more annoyed. I shouldn't be as I got a ticket but I'm annoyed for the disappointed regulars who I know who missed out.

I'm not. I got 2 tickets, haven't been to more then 1 game per season properly in god knows how many years, and if people missed out they weren't quick enough.

I don't cry about missing out on Glasto tickets. It's just football that's literally on TV.

Without actually reading half this thread how were tickets released?

I thought they were initially STH only but you could buy 4.

EDIT: Nvm just looked on the site. Holy cow how shambolic. I also don’t understand the reasoning for saying All STH AND members with 25+ points. They didn’t really need the season ticket holder bit as they will by default be a member with 25+ points. Bizarre.

Deffo agree I think they were paranoid about any unsold seats. Grossly miscalculated.