Respect Campaign - Cup Final Allocation
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The FA have called for respect in football. Respect referees, respect competitions by not fielding weakened teams, they've used the tag line 'Lose Respect, Lose the Game'.
As an Everton fan, having seen many Evertonians being forced to pay hundreds above face value to touts to see their team in the final and stories of more being conned by fake tickets, seeing such a tag line flash up in Wembley before the final was laughable, considering the FA had supplied every single one of these touts with the tickets in the first place. A pitiful 25000 was given to each club out of 90000, leaving a 40000 supply of tickets potentially available to touts.
This is not a problem that only affects the top 4 fans, it will affect many fans in the future. In the last decade 12 teams outside the top four and 4 outside the top flight appeared in the Carling and FA Cup finals, a total of 20 different teams have appeared in the two major finals, and any club from 60 clubs in England has a chance to get to a major final in the next decade. This is an issue which affects most fans.
We understand the financial problems with the FA, and we understand the need for Club Wembley, but what is unexplainable is the 23000 tickets given out to people who have little interest in the game itself and inevitably via an extortionate price tag, the tickets go back into the hands of the fans of the clubs playing. If most of these tickets will be taken up by fans anyway via touts, then surely the FA should cut out this extortionate middleman and supply the tickets directly.
The Respect Campaign is calling for a rethink from the FA about a fairer allocation, a look into who deserves to be counted as the football family, a greater protection of fans from touts, and a general show of more respect to the life blood of English football, the fans.
So if you want to support the Respect Campaign, please sign the online petition part of our campaign.
Thank You For Your Support.
As an Everton fan, having seen many Evertonians being forced to pay hundreds above face value to touts to see their team in the final and stories of more being conned by fake tickets, seeing such a tag line flash up in Wembley before the final was laughable, considering the FA had supplied every single one of these touts with the tickets in the first place. A pitiful 25000 was given to each club out of 90000, leaving a 40000 supply of tickets potentially available to touts.
This is not a problem that only affects the top 4 fans, it will affect many fans in the future. In the last decade 12 teams outside the top four and 4 outside the top flight appeared in the Carling and FA Cup finals, a total of 20 different teams have appeared in the two major finals, and any club from 60 clubs in England has a chance to get to a major final in the next decade. This is an issue which affects most fans.
We understand the financial problems with the FA, and we understand the need for Club Wembley, but what is unexplainable is the 23000 tickets given out to people who have little interest in the game itself and inevitably via an extortionate price tag, the tickets go back into the hands of the fans of the clubs playing. If most of these tickets will be taken up by fans anyway via touts, then surely the FA should cut out this extortionate middleman and supply the tickets directly.
The Respect Campaign is calling for a rethink from the FA about a fairer allocation, a look into who deserves to be counted as the football family, a greater protection of fans from touts, and a general show of more respect to the life blood of English football, the fans.
So if you want to support the Respect Campaign, please sign the online petition part of our campaign.
Thank You For Your Support.
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john d
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- 25000 tkts each is scandoulous
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Donald M
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- The current system is archaic and WRONG
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Stephen R
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- More tickets for genuine fans. The ONLY way to beat touts.
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David M
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Daniel D
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- Should have kept it in Cardiff...
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james g
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- 14 years since our last final and our supporters are paying 300+ for tickets in the away end, disgrace.
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Gareth J
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- I can't understand why the FA don't use England International matches as reward for the "football family"
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Barry W
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- 25'000 tickets for a finial is a joke!
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Victor S
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- IThe ticket allocation has been a farce for decades, the same with International Matches. Whn will those in charge wake up!
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Ian K
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- The FA's allocation rules are a disgrace and need a severe re-working.
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Matt Cowley (Wolves f
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- football is for the fans, lets keep it that way. A 25 000 allocation for 2 hugely followed clubs the other day was a joke!
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efctaxi
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- Without fans , there is no football . Fix the allocation issues and do it now .
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phil m
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garry t
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Ritchie K
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- as a brummie, if / when we ever reach a cup final,, i want the maximum alocation to blues fans and not the club wembley tickets, especially the touts
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Alister S
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- disgrace.
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Colin
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Matthew B
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PaulJohnson
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- This lifelong Evertonian had to pay 650 to watch his team at Wembley. The " My Wembley" website openly had Club Wembley tickets on sale at 750.00 before the game.
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Brian H
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- Good idea, but the arrogance that permeates the top of the FA will brush it aside with their usual "we know best" contemptuous smirk.
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Tony D
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Thomas J
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Dave W
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gary b
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wayne h
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- The FA = Touts charter simple
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Gary E
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John M
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Paul A
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Alan D
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- It's a joke. The FA tell everyone buying a ticket from a tout to shop the tout. But the FA causes the black market by selling/giving them to the "family".
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Eric M
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- Out the Touts - The Touts are the FA
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David M
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- Put the tickets into the hands of the real fans, not the plastic armchair members of regional FA's who contribute nothing to the game
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Andy T
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- The FA, BIGGEST Touts out there
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Steven F
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- Anyone who paid over face value should write to the FA with their ticket details including how much they paid. The FA should then ban anyone who sold a ticket for over face value.
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molloy s
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- give football back to the real FANS
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Andy M
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- The FA have been a disgrace for years not just for Everton and Chelsea.
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Ray R
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- I have been an Everton supporter for 50 years, since Feb 13th 1960 when my old Dad first took me. I have had a season ticket for many years and feel that I am qualified to put my name to this worthwhile petition. The FA are wholly responsible for the number of tickets that fall into the hands of touts.It is reprehensible of the FA to allow this to happen. If the FA wants to reward the so-called "football family" then reward them with England International tickets. And don't get me started on the "Club Wembley" debacle. The FA are an basically a corrupt body that allows hangers on, old pals and family members to receive tickets, no doubt for a substantial back-hander, which are then sold to deserving fans at a large profit.It disgusts me. .
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Mark
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- 50/50 split for clubs involved in the final. Happened to my club in where we got 20,000 tickets in the final at old wembley...its disgusting!!
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simon s
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- RESPECT! Try respecting the fans for a change and stop ripping us off!!!!!
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Michael F
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- Give tickets to real fans, not ticket touts
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Adam D
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brendan h
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Bill P
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- The FA should practice what they preach.
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John C
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Laura M (
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Evertoned
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- Will the FA ever learn? I doubt it, they have had over 100 years to get it right!
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Philip R
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Stuart O
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Melanie C
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Josh P
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eric b
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- give tickets to real fans
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