Ticket details now on OS. Looks like all Season Ticket holders will get a ticket (for semi at least). Question is they talk about home or away cup ties - does this mean FA Cup only or does Blackburn (Carling Cup) and (Liege - UEFA home and away) count?

I have just read the semi-final ticket selling arrangements announced on the website today. I am amazed at the lack of detailed planning that goes on at Everton despite them making arrangements over the past 10 days. The arrangement to sell to season ticket holders with tickets for cup games although is a fair way to prioritise, but as a Season ticket holder in the Upper Bullens, not only am I booted out of my seats for a number of cup games a season, but this is not recognised in these ticket allocation schemes. Am I the only season ticket holder who wont be able to produce a further 2 tickets for the two FA cup games against Liverpool and Villa when I was displaced. Thus means I wont be able to get my semi final ticket for several days.

It doesn?t look like being an Evertonia member will make any difference, it?s not mentioned on the site.

Damien, I?m in a similar position but I?m not too worried, the tickets for the cups games when displaced would have been recorded on your customer reference number on the back of the season ticket, giving you the credits to book as STH + 2,3,4 etc. even though you were displaced and didn?t occupy the seat, customer number 123456 bought the tickets. That?s the common sense approach- see you at Wembley! [oh dear, if only... :)]

Does anyone know if tickets are automatically issued if you have signed up to the ?Auto Cup? scheme (as in previous rounds) or do you need to apply on March 23rd? The announcement didn?t seem that clear to me.

As usual with EFC, everything is as clear as mud. How many Season Ticket holders will we have that have failed to attend more than 8 game? Although I suppose half-season ticket holders would come into it somewhere...

The old system of selling the seats stand by stand was in my opinion an easier way of dealing with it. Also, it indicates that the best seats will go to those on a first come first served basis. That is fine if you happen to live nearby the ground, but what about those of us who live good distance away?

Considering they have had plenty of time to come up with the arrangements they haven?t done a very professional job in what should be a relatively simple task.

The good stuff:

Full marks for a prompt e.mail reply from the club clarifying re the slightly confusing website announcement text.

Monday 23 March ? the first day of Wembley ticket sales ? is NOT only for those who have attended all 13 home and away cup games.

Tickets ARE also available on that day to ALL those registered on the home auto-cup scheme ? and therefore only attended four games.

The bad stuff:

Wembley tickets for season ticket holders (who have not attended a cup game) available on Sunday 5 April ? the day of a home league game against Wigan ? surely some mistake??

Paul

You're going to look a right fool when Everton reply to your e.mail to tell you to look at the selling arrangements again. Instead of firing in e.mails of complaint and blaming everyone under the sun, why don't you sit down with a cup of tea (or something stronger) and read it again properly this time.

Rob Don?t give a monkeys what I look like as long as they clear up the confusion. Nowhere in the announcement timed at 1310 yesterday does it say they will sell to season ticket holders for more than one day. Where you around 1995 when there was farcical sale of 2,000 seats to nearly 20,000 people?

I am not too concerned about getting a ticket.... not actually getting it. Again I urge a response from them to sell to STH over a longer peiord... if it says that somewhere in the text, point it out to me as YES I have misread it but can?t see it anywhere!

My word Paul, that’s panicing in the highest order, like Rob I suggest you read the ticketing details again. There will be a tiny, tiny number of people able to buy tickets on the Sunday, as I would assume that 99.9% of STH would have attended either Liverpool (h) or Middlesborough (h) in the FA Cup, now that’s two at least.....and as for buying over a longer period, there’s nowhere in the e-mail that suggests an end day for STH with no cup games, it just says more details announced before Monday 6th...CALM DOWN....

I think the penny has finally dropped!

So in my situation I can include going to the home cup games... that's Liverpool, Villa and Boro, and the home Uefa Cup game... so that's 4. I don't get to away games... wish I could!
Thanks gentlemen for urging me to read again and think about the interpretation. I just hope it is as I have now interpreted it! As for panicking... yep... defo. I am blue, I do it most weeks when I am sat watching them for 90 mins... that will never change!

Excuse my ignorance but does anybody know what an executive member is or how you become one?

Oh well, us London-based Toffees have no chance at all. I can?t justify a season ticket as I have a small family and the 260-mile journey each way every other week just wouldn?t be feasible. I have however been to a few away games (West Ham, Spurs, Arsenal, West Brom). I have been to Goodison twice (Blackburn and Arsenal) and am going to Pompey on Saturday, Chelsea and Fulham at the end of the season. These though count for nothing..... Bugger!

Paul

If you have a look I would say the majority of STHs would've attended either 3 home cup ties or 4 (those being Standard Liege, Liverpool, Villa and Boro). In fact I suggest the club knows how many STHs will be eligible for tickets and on which day. That's why if you have 4 home cup ties you have got 2 days to get your ticket (Fri and Sat).

I am an Evertonia member, I became an Evertonia member because I couldn't afford a season ticket, I have been to every cup game this season with the exception of Macclesfield, as I can't afford to go to away games.

For the games against Liverpool, Villa and Boro, Evertonia members were given priority alongside season ticket holders to get their ticket, but now it's Wembley, Evertonia members have, so far, been given no mention. I don't think this is fair, and I especially take offence to the OS saying the most loyal fans will be given priority.

I dream about one day being able to afford to follow the blues home and away, but as yet my financial situation doesn't allow it. Does this make me any less loyal?

I thought I?d have a good chance at getting a Wembley ticket with an Evertonia membership and 3 FA Cup stubs. But when it matters, Evertonia members have been forgotten. The only reason I'm thinking about going to Wembley is because it's my birthday so my family are going to pay for it. Another dream dashed by EFC.

Bugger me with a fishfork, Gareth. What about Evertonians who live abroad? I have family in London and it was a near-nightmare for me to get a ticket for the Chelski Carling Cup semi-final last year. I eventually got one, but Christ, it was a pain and made me wonder out loud about how we run things at our club.

Does anybody realistically think I have chance to get a ticket living abroad? Any honest input, as sobering as it may be, is appreciated. Cheers lads/

COYB! Fuck Manure, the shite and just to be sure fuck Le Arse and Chelski, whoever we end up beating in the final...

James
Stop Panicking... although I know if it was me I would be too. The Club will be making a further announcement before April 6th and I suspect that will be concerning Evertonia members, ticket eligibility and any remaining tickets. The Club have a pecking order Shareholders, STHs, Evertonia then general public. I suspect that if you are in the last group you will be hard pushed to get a ticket.

You?re right Gareth, the Londoners amongst us (or anywhere else not near Liverpool) are screwed.

There are 27,000 tickets which haven?t been allocated to EFC or MUFC, and these will no doubt end up in the hands of the ticket touts.

If you don?t mind paying a bit extra, this can sometimes be the best way. For example when you want to get seats next to each other.

I didn't get a season ticket as my daughter was due in November, and knowing I would have to miss some games as I travel up to everygame from the West Midlands. I also go to the away fixtures in the Midlands and some in London. I am also a member of Evertonia to make sure I get my seats... I am in the mix with the armchair brigade who have been to 1 game...! How does that work??? I?m a little miffed at the mo....

Bill, I asked the club about the Auto cup scheme as it isn’t clear and they said we have to ring Monday to book the tickets as they don’t know which ticket price to allocate to us.

I just thought I'd throw something else into the mix... Does going to the Macclesfield beam back at Goodison count?

If you are an EON customer you can apply to be put into a draw for up to 4 free semi-final tickets. Just go to www.familyfootball.co.uk and click on family football tickets. You do have to give a few details but at least you may get a chance of tickets if you aren’t a season ticket holder. Good luck and I hope I haven’t ruined my own chances by letting everyone in on this! COYB

I feel the club has done exactly what it should. Sort out season ticket holders first, and then ? when that?s all done ? re-evaluate Evertonia allocations. The first priority has to be the people that pay the money up front at the start of the season and commit to the club.

With all due respect to Evertonia members, that is not really comparable to a ST (I?m not interested in personal circumstance why and how people choose Evertonia over ST). Sort out the priority fans first ? look at how many tickets there?s likely to be, and then issue details for the next level.

And for those who live overseas, you?ve got no hope IMO, you get the nice weather, we get the tickets.....

The club is 100% correct on this. From a legal point of view the terms and conditions of the season ticket states that they will get priority, based upon previous purchase history, i.e. the more games then you get first choice. Then they go on general sale, which again is likely to be evertonia members based on purchase history. I am sure the club will want to reassess the remaining tickets at the end of the season ticket holder window before deciding how to allocate to evertonia members.

It also makes complete sense that those who have been to the most matches, and therefore put more money in to the club should get priority. I do not understand how people think that because they live away and cannot get to many games, or cannot afford to go to games should mean they should have priority over people who go week in week and and pay upfront.

Also people say that loyalty should count. Does that mean my grandfather who is in his 80s and has supported Everton all his life should get priority as he has got 80 years of loyalty behind him despite not having been to a match for about 10 years? I thought not.

I have season ticket with 17 credits so I can get mine on Monday and will easily get one for the final (if we get there). But, as I said earlier, despite Everton’s problems in issuing tickets previously, they have got this one right.

I agree with you Anthony although a couple of things don’t look right. Firstly, who are the "executive members" and how many are there..? Secondly, the supporters clubs groups are due an allocation altjhough how many is unclear - by rights all their members should purchase tickets through the club by demonstrating their eligibility like everybody else. My guess is that Evertonia Members will get sweet FA or very little and hence when it really matters this membership is useless - not really what the club sold to 10,000 or so supporters.

Re Anthony: "I do not understand how people think that because they live away and cannot get to many games, or cannot afford to go to games should mean they should have priority over people who go week in week and and pay upfront."

I dont think those of us in the position you describe believe we should have priority. Believe you me, I understand why the club has done what it has, and a part of me agrees.

However, I do resent the fact that ?loyalty? has been equated with financial means. I have been an Everton fan all my life, but live in London, and am unemployed (god damn recession) and so simply cannot afford to travel up to Liverpool as often as I?d like. I am no less loyal to Everton because of this.

It just sucks that I stand absolutely no chance of being able to see my beloved Everton at the nation's stadium. It doesn't exactly make my situation at the moment any better.

But what could be done? Perhaps the FA not setting tickets aside for some phantom third team might help. lol.

Hi I am a season ticket holder who has also attended all the cup matches this season - home and away. I sit in the Park End with my 6-year old daughter who has had a season ticket for 18 months. My daughter has only attended the home, day time cup games due to her age. So basically I can buy my semi final ticket a full week ahead of my daughter.

I called Goodison today to confirm that I could buy both tickets at the same time so that we could sit together. I was staggered when the girl informed me that I could buy them together but only when my daughter became eligible.

As a single parent, I needed to buy the cheaper tickets to make it possible and my fear is that the people ahead of me (but by no means as "loyal") will now have a greater choice of location and ticket price. The response from Goodison was "So what?".

They need to understand that, although children are season tickets in their own right, under a certain age they are inextricably linked to the parent. I'm now in a position where I might not be able to go ? that's sad.