'Over-printed tickets' mar FA Cup final
KUALA LUMPUR: The fans were disgruntled, members of the Press were not impressed and the FA of Malaysia (FAM) remain clueless!
That was the situation that enveloped the FA Cup final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Saturday as allegations of “tickets being overprinted” emerged.
Terengganu edged Kelantan 2-1 in the final.
Such a situation is not surprising as some officials from the State FAs have sold outdated tickets and complimentary tickets from previous years this season with the excess funds unaccounted for.
Mailsport reported on May 12 that “unmarked tickets” were sold for the Selangor-Perak match at Shah Alam Stadium on April 16.
A large number of spectators — despite having bought tickets — were forced to sit on the stairways while those wanting to head home early were locked in as the people manning the doors were not around.
A comment by a fan, HarlymSayIt, on Facebook read:
“ Tiket jual lebih dari seat. Apa dok kat tangga bayar RM30/RM50 tu kira seat jugak ke? Lenkali kwsn pemisah tu pasang cermin kalis peluru jer senang. Lg satu kalau nak kunci pintu masuk memana entrance pastikan pemegang kunci tu ada kat situ jgn nyibuk nak tgk bola kat bawah. Kesimpulan nya thn dpn aku tgk kat umah jer as usual .”
(There were more sold tickets than seats. Do you mean to say that paying RM30/RM50 to sit on the stairs is considered seating? Next time put a bulletproof glass to separate the fans. And another thing if entrances must be locked make sure the persons holding the keys are stationed there instead of watching the game. In short, I will be watching the final at home next year as usual.)
The Press box was filled with fans instead of journalists. Some fans jumped on the workstations to celebrate when the goals were scored.
FAM ticketing committee chairman Datuk S. Sivasundram, however, claims he was unaware of the episode.
“When I saw the Press box it was only filled with reporters. I don’t know if it was later filled with fans as I had to be behind closed doors to count our gate collection,” said Sivasundram.
“I suspect the fans jumped into the media area. Once in the stadium, the police are in control.”
“All 85,000 tickets were sold,” he added, without revealing the exact amount collected for the night or the number of complimentary tickets handed out for the match.
Past records show matches involving East Coast teams usually enjoy a huge following.
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Anticipation is rising ahead of City’s first FA Cup Final since 1981, tickets for which will go on sale to Seasoncard holders with more than 5,000 loyalty points from Thursday 28 April 2011.
The match against Stoke City in the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON, will take place on Saturday, 14 May with a kick-off time of 3pm. The club has received an allocation of 25,000 tickets in the West End of Wembley Stadium.
Five categories of match ticket are available to purchase, priced as follows:
Tickets will be made available to Seasoncard holders based on loyalty point status. We would also like to reward Seasoncard holders who are active members of the Cup Games Direct scheme for the FA Cup, supporting the team throughout this season’s competition . These supporters will have the opportunity to purchase a ticket for the Final from Tuesday 3 May (unless they qualify earlier by having the requisite loyalty points) when the selling criteria reaches 3,500 loyalty points.
Tickets are strictly limited and will be available on a one ticket per qualifying supporter basis. Tickets are non-transferable. If the Supporter Number used is that of an Adult, then only an Adult ticket may be purchased. This also applies to Under 16’s and Over 65’s. Supporters must be in possession of their valid Seasoncard at the time of purchase. Under no circumstance will tickets be sold to supporters without production of a valid Seasoncard.
Subject to availability, tickets will be available by telephone on 0870 062 1894 (option 1) and to personal callers at the Stadium Box Office for supporters that meet the criteria below. Qualifying loyalty points will be taken as those held on the respective supporter’s file at 9am on Tuesday 26 April 2011.
** And any Seasoncard holder who is actively registered on the Cup Games Direct scheme for the FA Cup competition, regardless of loyalty point status.
Should tickets remain, further selling criteria will be announced. 20 loyalty points will be awarded for this match.
The Stadium Box Office and telephone sales lines will be open from 9am – 5:30pm Monday to Saturday and from 11am – 5pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays (please note we will be opening from 9am – 5:30pm on Friday 29 April – Royal Wedding Day).
Tickets purchased over the telephone will be subject to a £2.00 booking fee per ticket and a Special Delivery charge of £5.26 and tickets will be posted to the registered address of each individual supporter.
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