FA Cup Semis attendances

[Canton Kev]

82k for Palace v Villa
73k for Forest v Man City

Surprised Palace and Villa couldn’t manage to sell out. Man City I’m less surprised, winning Wembley trips are little more than a formality for them at this point.

[insider]

It said in the Commentary that Man City had played 30 times at the new Wembley.

[goats]

It said in the Commentary that Man City had played 30 times at the new Wembley.

I’m not surprised it’s a shite venue and in a woeful area….3 was enough for me

[theclaw]

So we still hold the attendance record with Portsmouth.

[The Bloop]

So we still hold the attendance record with Portsmouth.

And we still will after the final next month.

[Father Dougal]

And we still will after the final next month.

I never understand these stats as surely every cup final sells out? So why is ours a higher attendance?

[splott parker]

I never understand these stats as surely every cup final sells out? So why is ours a higher attendance?

Was it one of the first at the new Wembley and segregation issues were being worked out. The segregation for our final was minimal compared to later games perhaps.

[Don Corleone]

Was it one of the first at the new Wembley and segregation issues were being worked out. The segregation for our final was minimal compared to later games perhaps.

Yes I believe there was a lot less segregation for our final and also far more tickets for both sets of fans rather than corporate / FA

You can see as a Man City fan why the novelty of a Wembley trip has long gone, the Forest end looked packed though

[William Treseder]

I’m old school and think both FA cup semi finals should be played on neutral club grounds as they did yrs ago.
Playing at Wembley in those days was the cherry on the cake for reaching the final.
Also never agreed with the play off finals being played there either.
You could have a player playing for Leeds or Burnley, who may never get to play there in his career, yet some guy playing for a club that finishes 6th in their division could end up telling his grand children that he played there.
My idea for the play offs in all divisions should be a one off game between 3rd and 6th at 3rds ground, and 4th and 5th at 4ths ground. The final is a one off home game for the team who originally finished higher.
Rant over 😁

[The Bloop]

I’m old school and think both FA cup semi finals should be played on neutral club grounds as they did yrs ago.
Playing at Wembley in those days was the cherry on the cake for reaching the final.
Also never agreed with the play off finals being played there either.
You could have a player playing for Leeds or Burnley, who may never get to play there in his career, yet some guy playing for a club that finishes 6th in their division could end up telling his grand children that he played there.
My idea for the play offs in all divisions should be a one off game between 3rd and 6th at 3rds ground, and 4th and 5th at 4ths ground. The final is a one off home game for the team who originally finished higher.
Rant over 😁

You'd end up with about 3-4k away fans, or maybe fewer, at the final. No thanks

[Der Kaiser]

I’m old school and think both FA cup semi finals should be played on neutral club grounds as they did yrs ago.
Playing at Wembley in those days was the cherry on the cake for reaching the final.
Also never agreed with the play off finals being played there either.
You could have a player playing for Leeds or Burnley, who may never get to play there in his career, yet some guy playing for a club that finishes 6th in their division could end up telling his grand children that he played there.
My idea for the play offs in all divisions should be a one off game between 3rd and 6th at 3rds ground, and 4th and 5th at 4ths ground. The final is a one off home game for the team who originally finished higher.
Rant over ��

Agree with the cup semi finals, the rest absolutely not.

Will be interesting to see what the FA do when Wembley is usurped by the new Man Utd stadium as the biggest in the country.

[lardy]

I’m old school and think both FA cup semi finals should be played on neutral club grounds as they did yrs ago.
Playing at Wembley in those days was the cherry on the cake for reaching the final.
Also never agreed with the play off finals being played there either.
You could have a player playing for Leeds or Burnley, who may never get to play there in his career, yet some guy playing for a club that finishes 6th in their division could end up telling his grand children that he played there.
My idea for the play offs in all divisions should be a one off game between 3rd and 6th at 3rds ground, and 4th and 5th at 4ths ground. The final is a one off home game for the team who originally finished higher.
Rant over ��

And you'd have countless fans who would never see their team at Wembley if the playoff finals weren't there.

Agree on fa cup semis, but not playoff finals. Who cares if a League 2 player tells his grand children he played there? Thats a good thing!

[William Treseder]

And you'd have countless fans who would never see their team at Wembley if the playoff finals weren't there.

Agree on fa cup semis, but not playoff finals. Who cares if a League 2 player tells his grand children he played there? Thats a good thing!

You can basically have a day out at Wembley for failure then.

[delmbox]

You can basically have a day out at Wembley for failure then.

Like everyone else I agree about the FA Cup semis but totally disagree with the playoff final. Being in the top 6 at the end of a 46 game season and winning a two legged high pressure tie is a harsh definition of failure

[Canton Kev]

You can basically have a day out at Wembley for failure then.

You can have 3 if you’re a Cardiff City fan. (4 if we count that Spurs away game)

[NYCBlue]

You can basically have a day out at Wembley for failure then.

No, you can't. Winning is winning. If you win your playoff games, you go to Wembley. What's wrong with that? Does it bother when teams like Andorra and San Marino play there?

[lardy]

You can basically have a day out at Wembley for failure then.

Who's the failure here?

League 2 players for not being elite Premier League standard, or fans of crappy clubs supporting their local team instead of Man City?

[William Treseder]

Failure in as much as not being good enough to fill the first 2 places, but maybe scraping in to 6th on the last day, then getting lucky in 2 games and getting a day out at Wembley to boot.
There is no doubt the play offs are exciting, and nerve wracking, but when you finish 3rd after a long slog of a season, then that should be enough to see you up.
If you want to keep giving the chance to another 3 teams, then my system is a lot fairer. Each to their own though.

[William Treseder]

Who's the failure here?

League 2 players for not being elite Premier League standard, or fans of crappy clubs supporting their local team instead of Man City?

Where are the fans of “crappy clubs” for the whole season. We had an extra 20k turn up for ours. Where were they at the beginning of that season. Where were they the following season?

[lardy]

Where are the fans of “crappy clubs” for the whole season. We had an extra 20k turn up for ours. Where were they at the beginning of that season. Where were they the following season?

What's your argument here? Because of that, genuine fans shouldn't be able to watch their team play at Wembley?

[William Treseder]

What's your argument here? Because of that, genuine fans shouldn't be able to watch their team play at Wembley?

I’ve no argument, just an opinion and my reasons for that opinion. I don’t think cup semi finals or play off finals should be played at Wembley.

[fugsyphil]

Why have a cup semi final around teatime at Wembley on the same day as the London marathon? Transport and accommodation costs become unnecessarily expensive by clashing