We all know the FA Cup final could sell out five times over, simply because most of the tickets don't go to the two teams involved!FA Rip Off Fans For "Historic Match"
We all know the FA Cup final could sell out five times over, simply because most of the tickets don't go to the two teams involved!It is the FA showcase and tickets go out far and wide to fans who normally couldn't give a knack about the two teams in the final. It is a day out for corporate prawn sandwich brigade, and that is the worst thing about it. The REAL fans always struggle to get hold of tickets, while Joe Bloggs who is involved with a pub team in Yarmouth or Colchester gets a mit full.
However Sports minister Richard Caborn has criticised the Football Association for setting the price of FA Cup final tickets too high.
Fans will pay £35, £60, £80 and £95 with a limited number at £17.50 for Under-16s.
Caborn: "No it's not okay. I've said this very clearly, that I think the clubs and indeed the FA as well have got to look at ticket pricing and make sure that some of the profits made are recycled back into the game.
"I've said this about the Premier League and indeed, to be fair, some of those football clubs - Blackburn and others - have actually taken that on board and are either freezing the price or bringing the prices down.
"They (the FA) have got to look at it very carefully. They are in the marketplace and I'm hoping they will review the ticket pricing."
FA chief executive Brian Barwick: "We believe these are very competitive prices for what will be a historic
match."