Topic: Semi-Final ticketing arrangements

[buckshee]

FA CUP SEMI-FINAL TICKET DETAILS

Paul Eaton 05 April 2006 
  Liverpool have released ticket details and selling arrangements for the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at Old Trafford on April 22. 
We have received an allocation of 29,564 tickets for this fixture. The tickets are priced at £55, £45, £35 and £25. The percentage split on the allocation is as follows: £55-18%, £45-45%, £35-25%, £25-12%.
 
We have also received 49 disabled spaces together with personal assistant tickets and 20 tickets for the visually impaired together with personal assistant tickets. These tickets are priced at £25 each with the personal assistants tickets free of charge.
 
Concessions at 50% of the face value of the ticket (£25 tickets only) are available to children under 16 who will be accompanied with an adult and to supporters over the age of 65.
 
Please note: The FA have only made the above concessions available within a portion of the areas priced at £25. In view of this we are unable to guarantee that concessionary tickets will be available to all qualifying applicants.
 
Shareholders
 
The allocation and selling arrangements for ALL Shareholders are as follows:
 
On holding:
 
1 – 9 shares: 1 ticket at £55, £45 or £35 as available
10 – 49 shares: 2 tickets at £55, £45 or £35 as available
50 shares and over: 3 tickets at £55, £45 or £35 as available
 
The ticket allocation to shareholders will apply to their registered shareholdings as at 24th March 2006. Any transfer of shares lodged for registration after this date will not qualify.
 
Shareholders can purchase their ticket(s) from the ticket office or on the Credit Card line, subject to a booking fee of 50 pence, telephone number 0870 220 0408 from Thursday 6th April until Saturday 8th April 2006. The following information will be required: -
 

name and address

details of shareholding
 
Shareholders with shares registered under a nominee company, must give details of the nominee company and the account number must be supplied.
 
Shareholders applying by post should make immediate application to the ticket office detailing the ticket price in order of preference. Cheques should be made payable to Liverpool Football Club and endorsed not to exceed the maximum value of the highest priced ticket allowed under the allocation. The cheque will be completed by the Club to the actual value of the tickets available. Every effort will be made to supply the ticket(s) to the value requested but this can not be guaranteed. Please also see note regarding postal applications.
 
Corporate Members
 
The Corporate Sales Department will be writing to all Members to advise them on their ticket allocation.
 
Disabled and Visual Impaired Season ticket and Fan card holders
 
The Ticket Office will be contacting our disabled and visual impaired supporters who qualify for a semi–final ticket.
 
Season Ticket holders and Fan Card holders
 
Tickets priced at £55, £45, £35 & £25 AS AVAILABLE will be allocated to Season ticket holders who have supplied their fan card details to the ticket office to prove they have purchased tickets for a minimum of ONE FA Cup match played this season, and to Fan Card holders who have supplied their Fan Card details to the ticket office to prove they have purchased a minimum of TWO FA Cup matches played this season.
 
Tickets will be available on the days detailed below for personal application at the ticket office, or on the credit card line telephone number 0870 220 0056 or online at www.liverpoolfc.tv as follows:
 
Tuesday 11th April 2006 Season Ticket & Fan Card holders who have supplied details of their fan card to the ticket office and have purchased a ticket for a minimum of THREE FA Cup matches this season.
 
Wednesday 12th April 2006 Season Ticket & Fan Card holders who have supplied details of their Fan Card to the ticket office and have purchased a ticket for a minimum of TWO FA Cup matches this season.
 
Thursday & Friday 13th/14th April 2006 Season Ticket holders who have supplied their fan card details to the ticket office and have purchased a ticket for a minimum of ONE FA Cup match this season.
 
We can guarantee that tickets will be available to all the above Season Ticket and Fan Card holders. Every effort will be made to supply the ticket(s) to the value requested but this can not be guaranteed.
 
Credit card bookings will be subject to a booking fee of 50 pence per ticket and a transaction charge of £2.50 per ticket will be applied to online bookings.
 
Season Ticket and Fan Card holders who meet the above criteria can also make application by post. This should be done immediately giving details of name and address and Fan Card number together with details of the ticket price in order of preference. Cheques should be made payable to Liverpool Football Club and endorsed not to exceed the maximum value of the highest priced ticket allowed under the allocation. The cheque will be completed by the Club to the actual value of the tickets available. Every effort will be made to supply the ticket(s) to the value requested but this can not be guaranteed.
 
Applications should be clearly marked showing whether you are a Season Ticket holder or a Fan Card holder.
 
Please also see note regarding postal applications.
 
Postal applications from Shareholders, Season Ticket holders and Fan Card holders should be made to:
 
LFC Ticket Office
P.O.Box 204
Liverpool
L69 4PQ
 
All postal applications should be received by Tuesday 11th April 2006.
 
Please do not apply if you do not meet the required criteria, any queries regarding the Fan Card please telephone 0870 220 2345.
 
After the above sale there will be a remaining balance of tickets and we will be writing to Fan Card holders who have supplied their Fan Card details to the ticket office and have purchased a ticket for a minimum of ONE FA cup match this season to advise them on how the remaining balance will allocated.
 
Tickets are STRICTLY non-transferable. Liverpool FC has to furnish details to the Football Association on all tickets purchased i.e. names and addresses of applicants corresponding to the seat details on the ticket issued to the applicant.
 
Liverpool FC will not take any responsibility for any financial losses due to lost, destroyed, or damaged tickets.
 
Postal Applications
 
It is recommended to supporters making a postal application to include with their application a self addressed recorded Post Office envelope with the correct postage for the return of their ticket.
 
The Ticket Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:15 am to 5:30 pm. On Saturday 15th April the Ticket Office will open at 9:15 am and close at 1:00 pm. The Ticket Office will be closed on Easter Sunday & Monday. Please note that the credit card line hours on Good Friday 14th April 2006 will be between 9.15 am and 4.45 pm. 

[halfpoundcheesy]

Nice work TO, am happy with that. Rewards loyalty all round as far as I can see - any complaints?

[snouty17]

yeh how can they write to FC holders after the 15th? thats only a few working days before the game for gods sake!

[ST202]

nice work? why the fuck are they waiting till next week to put them on sale? another question where is the other 16000 tickets gone? thats not to mention those cockney bastards recieved 344 tickets more than we did.

[byrnetred]

why are they spending so many days selling 5000 tickets and then only havin a few for the remaining 25000..?

[ceecee]

Sorry to sound stupid here, but what does supply details of ST's and fancards to ticket office mean?
 

[gemkopqueen]

yeh how can they write to FC holders after the 15th? thats only a few working days before the game for gods sake!

I imagine they will write to thos FC holders prior to the 15th to let them know how they can get tickets.  I think that those FC holders will have to buy their tickets the same way as Carling Cup Final last season, and it'll be a first come first seerved basis.  Therefore it prevents the mania of phones, net and windows with people that just have United at home.  Ticket Office have done a good job with this one!

[Curva Nord '77]

nice work? why the fuck are they waiting till next week to put them on sale? another question where is the other 16000 tickets gone? thats not to mention those cockney bastards recieved 344 tickets more than we did.

The usual place probably - every hanger on in the country.

As it Man U, lots of corporate packages to sell too 

[galwayred]

Can someone explain what 'supplied details of their fancard to the ticket office means'?  Does it just mean that the TO have the details on their database? 

[gemkopqueen]

Can someone explain what 'supplied details of their fancard to the ticket office means'?  Does it just mean that the TO have the details on their database? 

It means that when you have bought tickets for previous rounds you have provided your fancard details so that the ticket is recorded against your fancard.

[galwayred]

Sound Gem thanks for that

[gemkopqueen]

why are they spending so many days selling 5000 tickets and then only havin a few for the remaining 25000..?

there may not be that many remaining once shareholders etc ge ttheir share though! Bare in mind that these tickets are firstly going to shareholders, then corporate ST holders, then ST holders and Fancard holders with required amount of credits and then FC holders with one.  There will more than likely not be 25,000 left for those FC holders so as I said earlier it'll probably be all postal like the final last year and on a first come first served basis.  Letters will probably be sent out in the next few days with a deadline of the 15th!

[AJ]

I don't really understand this to be honest. I'm a fancard holder with Utd on my fancard. Does that mean that I'll get a letter in the near future saying that I qualify? Will I then have to reply to this letter before I can go and buy tickets? It's the first time I've seen anything like this so if someone wouldn't mind answering my questions I'd appeciate it. Thanks .

[liamo3]

Well I see a lot of FCH with man-u going to be a bit thick with this.
supprised they are going online
anyway thank god thats released and out of the way back to normality

[byrnetred]

there may not be that many remaining once shareholders etc ge ttheir share though! Bare in mind that these tickets are firstly going to shareholders, then corporate ST holders, then ST holders and Fancard holders with required amount of credits and then FC holders with one.  There will more than likely not be 25,000 left for those FC holders so as I said earlier it'll probably be all postal like the final last year and on a first come first served basis.  Letters will probably be sent out in the next few days with a deadline of the 15th!

there will be 25000 left for sth and fc holders with 1 credit..
i wont prob get the letter till the 16th cause i live in ireland and then by the time i get it sent back over will prob be th 19 and then for the tickets to arrive at my door is cutting it very short
last thing i wana have to do is collect them on match day at anfield

[willss]

As long as I can queue with my FC with United then I'm sound.

Its not clear that is the case here.  I'm in the same situation as you.  I'm fearing a ballot type allocation for the remainder of the tickets.

[Ste G]

See you down the T.O on Tuesday morning.

Good work T.O. Online sales available aswell, wonder if they'll start selling normal away games online in the near future too?

 

[ST202]

The way i read it you just phone, que, apply online or post supplying your fancard no. lfc will not be posting application letters out! its not rocket science people. if they were posting out app forms they would have said so.

[gemkopqueen]

The way i read it you just phone, que, apply online or post supplying your fancard no. lfc will not be posting application letters out! its not rocket science people. if they were posting out app forms they would have said so.

They are posting letters to those with just one game on their fancard (Man U in most cases) to explain how they apply for tickets!

[mgalllfc]

i think the deal with fan card holders with 1 is:

send your details to the ticket office, then after the initial sale we will get a letter letting us know how to apply.

"After the above sale there will be a remaining balance of tickets and we will be writing to Fan Card holders who have supplied their Fan Card details to the ticket office and have purchased a ticket for a minimum of ONE FA cup match this season to advise them on how the remaining balance will allocated."

[IrishDave]

Let's just be thankful they have released details so people on here can stop getting knickers in a twist.

It appears to be a fair system so most people should be happy.

If you have only got ManU on your fancard how about waiting for your letter to arrive before asking what it may say?

[Captain-Carra]

People still think it will go to general sale?

Just under 30,000 seems a large number

[AJ]

So do we have to send our details in before or after we receive the letter?

[cowtownred]

So do we have to send our details in before or after we receive the letter?

They already have your details,  and will write automatically to those FC holders with 1 recorded FA Cup purchase.

[tom27]

i think the deal with fan card holders with 1 is:

send your details to the ticket office, then after the initial sale we will get a letter letting us know how to apply.

"After the above sale there will be a remaining balance of tickets and we will be writing to Fan Card holders who have supplied their Fan Card details to the ticket office and have purchased a ticket for a minimum of ONE FA cup match this season to advise them on how the remaining balance will allocated."

i don't think that you have to send your details to the TO to ensure you get a letter as they will already have records of who is entitled to one,ie all those with 1 cup game recorded on their fan card.

[snouty17]

if you are doing a postal, can you just supply your credit card details instead of a cheque?

[cowtownred]

if you are doing a postal, can you just supply your credit card details instead of a cheque?

Wouldn't chance that one myself mate, for a number of reasons.

[Danny Boys Dad]

So do we have to send our details in before or after we receive the letter?

Wait until you get the letter and that tells you what to do.

[mgalllfc]

if you are doing a postal, can you just supply your credit card details instead of a cheque?

yes

[Ste G]

if you are doing a postal, can you just supply your credit card details instead of a cheque?

Pretty sure you can. Do you trust the post for this though? I'd buy online and pay the £2.50 booking fee, you only have to worry about the tickets getting posted back then! But at least you have the booking history then.

[-HH-]

People still think it will go to general sale?

Just under 30,000 seems a large number

For a semi final so close to home? Reckon we could sell out Old Trafford if we wanted to.

[AJ]

So in theory, I get a letter before Wednesday next week saying I'm entitled to a ticket and then I just go down to the TO on Thursday as normal to buy the tickets? Sorry to seem stupid but I've not been through this method of ticket selling before. Cheers.

[Interceptor]

I doubt it will go to general sale - If there are too many tickets left they may write to just FC holders and scrap the 1 game criteria.

[byrnetred]

After the above sale there will be a remaining balance of tickets and we will be writing to Fan Card holders who "have supplied" their Fan Card details to the ticket office and have purchased a ticket for a minimum of ONE FA cup match this season to advise them on how the remaining balance will allocated.

maybe im reading this wrong but does that not mean we(fch with utd game)have to sent our details into the ticket office...?

[Danny Boys Dad]

After the above sale there will be a remaining balance of tickets and we will be writing to Fan Card holders who "have supplied" their Fan Card details to the ticket office and have purchased a ticket for a minimum of ONE FA cup match this season to advise them on how the remaining balance will allocated.

maybe im reading this wrong but does that not mean we(fch with utd game)have to sent our details into the ticket office...?

No, it means people who supplied their fancard details to the TO when they bought their ticket so that they could record it. They will trawl through their system and contact people based on that just like they did for the Carling Cup last year.

[willss]

I'm now beginning to see why buying tickets on STHs fancards is not a great idea.  It just pushes the fancard holders further down the list.

I reckon there will be 23-5,000 tickets taken up to begin with.  So there'll be 4-6,000 tickets for about 14,000 fancard holders.  This announcement won't stop the speculation for those 14,000 still in limbo.

[tom27]

right,i just spoke to the ticket office.they told me,

"you will get a letter in the next few days automatically(no need to send any details in),there are about 12000 people in the same position and it will be on a postal ballot system! if you want seats together then you will need to send all letters/application forms back in the same envelope to ensure this"

hopr this helps people understand a bit better.

[byrnetred]

No, it means people who supplied their fancard details to the TO when they bought their ticket so that they could record it. They will trawl through their system and contact people based on that just like they did for the Carling Cup last year.

they are good lads   

[AJ]

Cheers Kris. Not looking forward to this now. The only way I feel safe about getting tickets is to go to the window. The thought of the lottery of the phones or online fills me with dispair.

[RingofFire]

what happened with the tickets for the carling cup final last year? wasn't there a letter sent out or something? what did you have to do then?