Strange how Man City have been allocated more tickets than us: 32,506 against our 31,600. We are the bigger club after all!

Reading their website, I was impressed with their enlightened approach regarding loyalty points (or lack of them) for junior supporters. I really can't imagine Chelsea being as sensitive or perceptive or giving a fluck to be honest.

We appreciate that there may be a significant difference in ticket points between junior supporters (under 17) and their parent(s) or guardian(s). A limited allocation of tickets will be made available to 2018/19 Platinum, Gold or 93:20 Seasoncard holders registered on the League Cup Scheme aged under 17, for purchase together with a qualifying adult Seasoncard holder. At the point where the adult qualifies, they can also purchase ONE junior† ticket regardless of the junior’s ticket point status.

I would have expected the allocation to have been on average home gates with a ratio applied from this.

As the figures are so close perhaps direction of travel has been taken into account and it is just how those seat sections line up on one end as opposed to the other.

52 minutes ago, Strider6003 said:

I would have expected the allocation to have been on average home gates with a ratio applied from this.

As the figures are so close perhaps direction of travel has been taken into account and it is just how those seat sections line up on one end as opposed to the other.

Cheers

 

6 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

I would have expected the allocation to have been on average home gates with a ratio applied from this.

As the figures are so close perhaps direction of travel has been taken into account and it is just how those seat sections line up on one end as opposed to the other.

Yes, when we have west side of stadium we have more tickets, it's just configuration of stadium and segregation, might find City don't sell out any way, mind you whether they have a few hundred more tickets or not, if we can't out sing that lot then we might as well give up.

23 hours ago, The Swan said:

Strange how Man City have been allocated more tickets than us: 32,506 against our 31,600.

aren't City the Cup holders? Maybe that is the reason why.

Might explain why they have been given the West Side.

Hope I can get a ticket. Compared to other clubs the way our club allocate tickets appears much harder. I believe there has been a concerted effort to try and sanitise our support. Another one of several conspiracy theories connected to Super Chelsea.

1 minute ago, The Swan said:

Might explain why they have been given the West Side.

Hope I can get a ticket. Compared to other clubs the way our club allocate tickets appears much harder. I believe there has been a concerted effort to try and sanitise our support. Another one of several conspiracy theories connected to Super Chelsea.

Good luck mate & enjoy your stroll down the Wembley Way

9 minutes ago, robdog said:

Good luck mate & enjoy your stroll down the Wembley Way

 

12 minutes ago, The Swan said:

Might explain why they have been given the West Side.

Hope I can get a ticket. Compared to other clubs the way our club allocate tickets appears much harder. I believe there has been a concerted effort to try and sanitise our support. Another one of several conspiracy theories connected to Super Chelsea.

 

The away ticket allocation thing, in general, is a bit of a tricky one to figure out. There is definitely a much tougher line on loyalty points for aways than I remember. 

 

On the one hand, it seems fair that those who are going to all the games (including the midweek games god knows where) get rewarded, but I also think our away ends recently have been much older and unfortunately a bit tamer than what I remember...

 

People in their 20's might only be able to afford a couple trips away a year, and I think the way it is currently does make it seem like a bit of a closed shop

Edited January 29, 20197 yr by blueboy26

32 minutes ago, blueboy26 said:

 

 

The away ticket allocation thing, in general, is a bit of a tricky one to figure out. There is definitely a much tougher line on loyalty points for aways than I remember. 

 

On the one hand, it seems fair that those who are going to all the games (including the midweek games god knows where) get rewarded, but I also think our away ends recently have been much older and unfortunately a bit tamer than what I remember...

 

People in their 20's might only be able to afford a couple trips away a year, and I think the way it is currently does make it seem like a bit of a closed shop

With regards to the League Cup it is possible that some people found it easier to get tickets for the League Cup games. They turn up, get behind the team and help the team progress through the rounds.

When it comes to the final some of these people might not be able to attend because they don’t meet the points criteria.

I am not implying this is relevant to me because I hope I will have enough points for the final. I anticipate a similar scenario for the FA cup. It’s like we need to respect the fact that some fans attend unglamorous games and then lose out on the finals.

My original post highlighted the fact that City are trying to encourage families in the anticipation that junior members might not have the same points total as their parent.

For example, if the League Cup final tickets drop to 50 points for Chelsea members, a father could claim one for himself but not his son if the kid has only 30 points. City appear to be attempting to address this problem which should be applauded.  We might not always be good and need to build our young support and get them attending games. It might also support your theory that away from home our fan base is looking older.

41 minutes ago, robdog said:

Good luck mate & enjoy your stroll down the Wembley Way

Cheers, hopefully back for the FA cup against City in May!

33 minutes ago, The Swan said:

With regards to the League Cup it is possible that some people found it easier to get tickets for the League Cup games. They turn up, get behind the team and help the team progress through th?e rounds.

? When it comes to the final some of these people might not be able to attend because they don’t meet the points criteria.

? I am not implying this is relevant to me because I hope I will have enough points for the final. I anticipate a similar scenario for the FA cup. It’s like we need to respect the fact that some fans attend unglamorous games and then lose out on the finals.

My original post highlighted the fact that City are trying to encourage families in the anticipation that junior members might not have the same points total as their parent.

For example, if the League Cup final tickets drop to 50 points for Chelsea members, a father could claim one for himself but not his son if the kid has only 30 points. City appear to be attempting to address this problem which should be applauded.  We might not always be good and need to build our young support and get them attending games. It might also support your theory that away from home our fan base is looking older.

Personally I think there should be cup focused benefits, 

Would be great if a fan who went to each home leg was guaranteed a ticket to the next round. All the way through to the final. If we are allocated 30k+ tickets then that should be simple enough to do. Maybe limit it to 10k fans or something. 

 

I say this as someone who only ever goes to the cup games.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/1/30/carabao-cup-final-ticket-details?cardIndex=0-3

Allocation
We have received an allocation of 32868 tickets for the Carabao Cup Final. Chelsea have been allocated the East side of the Wembley Stadium.

Ticket sales information

Thursday 31 January until 5pm: Supporters on the UK away scheme can purchase one ticket. Supporters on the away scheme will be given 500 temporary loyalty points in order to select the price tier they require. These temporary loyalty points will be removed at 5pm on Thursday 31 January.

Scheme holders who purchase on Thursday 31 January will be able to purchase a maximum of 10 tickets in one transaction. This allows scheme holders to sit with the supporters they usually sit with at away matches.

Friday 1 February until 10.30am: Season ticket holders with 80 loyalty points or more can purchase one ticket per person.

Friday 1 February from 11am until 2.30pm ONLINE ONLY: Season ticket holders with 58 loyalty points or more can purchase one ticket per person.

Friday 1 February from 3pm ONLINE ONLY: All remaining season ticket holders can purchase one ticket per person.

Monday 3 February until 9.30am ONLINE ONLY: Tickets will be sold to members on a loyalty point basis, one ticket per person. The number of loyalty points required will be announced on this website no later than 6pm on Friday 1 February. Season ticket holders (who have not already purchased) can purchase one ticket per person.

Monday 3 February from 10am until 11.30am ONLINE ONLY: Tickets will be sold to members on a loyalty point basis, one ticket per person. The number of loyalty points required will be announced on this website no later than 6pm on Friday 1 February. Season ticket holders (who have not already purchased) can purchase one ticket per person.

Monday 3 February from 12pm until 1.30pm ONLINE ONLY: Tickets will be sold to members on a loyalty point basis, one ticket per person. The number of loyalty points required will be announced on this website no later than 6pm on Friday 1 February. Season ticket holders (who have not already purchased) can purchase one ticket per person.

Monday 3 February from 2pm until 3.30pm ONLINE ONLY: Tickets will be sold to members on a loyalty point basis, one ticket per person. The number of loyalty points required will be announced on this website no later than 6pm on Friday 1 February. Season ticket holders (who have not already purchased) can purchase one ticket per person.

Monday 3 February from 4pm ONLINE ONLY: All remaining members can purchase one ticket per person. Season ticket holders (who have not already purchased) can purchase one ticket per person.

Please note tickets will NOT go on general sale for this match.

Ticket prices

Adults

Level Two (seat only) £150
Category one  £100
Category two £90
Category three £72
Category four £56
Category five £40

17-21 year olds

Level Two (seat only) £112.50
Category one £75
Category two £67.50
Category three £54
Category four £42
Category five £30

65 or overs/16 and under

Level Two (seat only) £75
Category one £50
Category two £45
Category three £36
Category four £28
Category five £20

Conditions of Issue
All supporters purchasing a ticket will automatically accept the Conditions of Sale and Ground Regulations as set up by Wembley Stadium.

Dispatching of tickets
All tickets will be posted out by Royal Mail special delivery as recommended by The Football League. All tickets must be signed for at the time of delivery. If supporters are not able to sign for the tickets when they are delivered, the tickets will then be held at the local sorting office to be collected.

The cost to send the tickets out via Special Delivery is £6.25 per transaction.

All tickets will be dispatched on Friday 15 February.

Duplicate tickets
Supporters who do not receive their tickets by post should contact the ticket office from 9:15am until 4pm on Friday 22 February. Duplicate tickets cannot be requested if tickets are waiting to be collected from a local sorting office.

Loyalty points
Supporters will receive 0 (zero) loyalty points for this match.

Opening times
The ticket office opening times can be found by clicking here.

Tickets will be sold online from 7am and from 9.15am at the ticket office for personal callers and telephone sales.

Supporters who wish to purchase at the ticket office must have all Season TeamCards or Membership cards with them. A maximum of four tickets per person will apply.

All ticket sales are subject to availability, with seats being sold in a strict selling order.

Match dates and ticket on-sale dates are subject to change. Please check this website for the latest information.

Thanks, it says Monday 3 February but it should read February 4.

If I make mistakes like this in the workplace I get it in the neck ...I worry that sometimes I am too harsh on the club's admin team.

22 hours ago, bisright1 said:

Personally I think there should be cup focused benefits, 

Would be great if a fan who went to each home leg was guaranteed a ticket to the next round. All the way through to the final. If we are allocated 30k+ tickets then that should be simple enough to do. Maybe limit it to 10k fans or something. 

 

I say this as someone who only ever goes to the cup games.

This is something I've been thinking about recently, because of work commitments I haven't been able to make most weekend games but have mid week, subsequently have been able to see every minute of our Carabao Cup run including Liverpool and Tottenham away (thanks to @chiblue) but because of the lack of loyalty points will probably miss out on the Final. Which will be REALLY annoying having seen it the whole way through so far.

Cheers @Boyne!

21 minutes ago, 9collc89 said:

This is something I've been thinking about recently, because of work commitments I haven't been able to make most weekend games but have mid week, subsequently have been able to see every minute of our Carabao Cup run including Liverpool and Tottenham away (thanks to @chiblue) but because of the lack of loyalty points will probably miss out on the Final. Which will be REALLY annoying having seen it the whole way through so far.

Its not unheard of either. We had a champions league season ticket when we first got in in 99. I had one myself! 

Memo to @The Swan

after Sunday's demolition by Citeh maybe the FA is having a bit of pity on CFC fans

4 hours ago, robdog said:

Memo to @The Swan

after Sunday's demolition by Citeh maybe the FA is having a bit of pity on CFC fans

Nice to think that someone outside of the club likes us even if it is out of pity. After me boasting that we sold out our allocation it looks like we are not shifting these extra tickets. I predict we will beat City 2.1 at Wembley.

Well we might have a gutless team and a manager whose maybe clueless, but there is nothing nicer than a tap on the door and your postie delivers your Wembley tickets, well I'm up for it and know exactly want I'm doing, just hope the team and manager are come the 24th

I have a good feeling for us this game, Sarri first trophy.

1 hour ago, jack_super_class said:

I have a good feeling for us this game, Sarri first trophy.

I do as well, dont know why?. Maybe because most people expect us to lose ( like last seasons FA Cup Final ).