[Archived] F.a. Cup Semi Finals

[key76]

Just rung through to the ticket office via the automated main switchboard took about 2-3 mins. Now the proud owner of 4 x £45 seats!

[ABBEY]

tried again online and ringing ..phone engaged and cant get online ...error message ah well

[OJRovers]

Is the number still; 0870 1123456?

[Alan75]

yes

[only2garners]

I've just tried to book online. There was no sign of the cup match but as I also wanted an extra ticket for the Villa game I pressed on. The system then wanted to charge me a £4 booking fee for it so presumably it's struggling at the moment all round.

[SAS]

qued for just under an hour

in that hour about 4 people bought tickets for £45 or £55

[ABBEY]

sorted..queued for 10 mins,doesnt bode well.About 20 people in the queue.

[cn174]

sorted..queued for 10 mins,doesnt bode well.About 20 people in the queue.

Many people may be waiting for the ST holder +1 abbs. I've just sent bellamy11 to the ticket office so hopefully I'll have some soon

[ABBEY]

maybe clare but i was expecting 2-3 hour queue.Got my little un and my mates little uns concession as well....lets see.

cup semi 2 tickets for semi final of the fa cup for more or less the same price as one ticket on saturday at the same ground...

[roversmum]

Got JJ's, Miss Roversmum and granddaughter's tickets online last night at around half-past midnight, using JJ's log in. Easy and quick. Have to ring up for Mr Roversmum and mine though 'cos we will be in disabled area. Only problem is Miss Roversmum is due to have a knee operation on the Friday before the match so don't know how she will cope but she is determined to come.

I've just sent bellamy11 to the ticket office so hopefully I'll have some soon

Like your style, Claire !!

Can't wait now.

[Ben-2000]

I'm waiting til Sunday, using 2 season tickets to get 4 semi-final tickets in the £35.00 section.

[bigcol]

Just been down to get mine now Bring it on!

[Roar of the Rover]

Great weather all week and it rains when the tickets go on sale, thats Blackburn for you, anyway hope its worth it!

[ABBEY]

Great weather all week and it rains when the tickets go on sale, thats Blackburn for you, anyway hope its worth it!

doh! its under cover

[Roar of the Rover]

Just rung through to the ticket office via the automated main switchboard took about 2-3 mins. Now the proud owner of 4 x £45 seats!

Are you a Season Ticket Holder?

[OJRovers]

Got ours, straight through to the ticket office on the phone once it rung 2 x £25 tickets

I'm hopeful Rovers will sell 25k for this, there will be a lot of people getting them nearer the time.

[Boz]

Just obtained 6 tickets for semi final without any wait. Also renewed season tickets at the same time, excellent service!

Is anybody aware of any extra trains/carriages being put on by Northern Trains or BRFC for the match?

Lots of people I've spoken to have intimated that they would be up for letting the train take the strain. Setting off before noon, arriving in time for a few pleasant drinks down Deansgate Locks/Castlefields.

[ABBEY]

someone mentioned it earlier ,think it was sas ,he'd rung them and they said they wernt......you would think someone from rovers would sort a few "footy" specials out from blackburn..there could be problems not getting there because of lack of trains.

[key76]

Are you a Season Ticket Holder?

Yes, as are the other 3 people I got the tickets for

[Tris]

I think there's going to be a real problem with the trains. Even making some fairly optimistic assumptions and doing some basic maths, it's a nightmare waiting to happen.

Let's say only 1 in 10 people decide to use the train (and are travelling from Blackburn).

That's 3000 people. Those trains only hold around 300 people (crammed in), and the options are 0948, 1048, 1148, 1248 and 1348.

Problem.

[cn174]

I think there's going to be a real problem with the trains. Even making some fairly optimistic assumptions and doing some basic maths, it's a nightmare waiting to happen.

Let's say only 1 in 10 people decide to use the train (and are travelling from Blackburn).

That's 3000 people. Those trains only hold around 300 people (crammed in), and the options are 0948, 1048, 1148, 1248 and 1348.

Problem.

It wouldn't be so much a problem if they added more carriages. But in all the time I've been getting the train from Manc to Blackburn they've only ever done it once

[SAS]

someone mentioned it earlier ,think it was sas ,he'd rung them and they said they wernt......you would think someone from rovers would sort a few "footy" specials out from blackburn..there could be problems not getting there because of lack of trains.

they rung me

they said they dont have the resources for extra trains, (despite it being sunday and more than half of the trains will be at depot)

however they said maybe they could add a carriage

they said that he would contact the operations manager for me

[Jan]

Have booked my 4 tickets (as there are only 2 season ticket holders, 1 member and a.n.other They're going to have to wait till Sunday to allocate them, but there shouldn't be any problem)

Got straight through to the ticket office.

[Robertson]

Getting newcastle to manc picadilly on the saturday, out on the tiles if anyone wants to hook up and then not sure about matchday, walk down to ground and drink or metro it to the station, then back from victoria on the night. cannot wait to beat chelsea....

[Tris]

they rung me

they said they dont have the resources for extra trains, (despite it being sunday and more than half of the trains will be at depot)

however they said maybe they could add a carriage

they said that he would contact the operations manager for me

Spoken to the charters manager at EWS (English Welsh and Scottish Railways).

They (EWS) are providing a relief service for First Great Western this Sunday between Bristol and Cardiff - a 696 seat train doing two shuttle runs before and after the Johnstones Paint Trophy Final (Bristol Rovers being involved).

That is at FGWs request - because they realise their normal service offers nowhere near the required capacity to move up to 30,000 people to and from the game.

The same sort of thing could be available to Northern Rail on April 15th if NR chose to make that arrangement.

Which they should, because the capacity on offer without relief services would be a total joke.