FA Cup, Brighton home

[Golden Arrow]

This is our first cup final. Win this and it’s on

I tend to agree.

 

[arctic rime]

I'm sure things will pick up now

 

[Achilles Last Stand]

Maybe it is time again to raise the dead in Wolverhampton to watch the FA Cup?

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Maybe it is time again to raise the dead in Wolverhampton to watch the FA Cup?

Long time since 1960 & 1949 but we still believe the spirit is with us. Gary bringing us cup glory 64 years on

 

[JR WAS KING]

I was 23 months old when we won it in 1960. Can't say that I remember it, but I can say that Wolves have won the Cup in my lifetime.

 

[STAFF SEAGULLS]

Might as well have had the Quad

would have preferred the quad better atmosphere

 

[Sketchead]

We sold any tickets yet?

 

[sc91]

Real opportunity. Midweek games aren’t ideal for young families or the fans who travel from far away. Would hope for a decent crowd though.

It's a waste with the pricing.

 

[Baboon]

I was 23 months old when we won it in 1960. Can't say that I remember it, but I can say that Wolves have won the Cup in my lifetime.

We've won it twice in mine and I'd love to see Maximilian emulate Billy Wright and Bill Slater and lift the trophy for The Wolves once again.

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

So Brighton have drawn Roma in the Europa League.

Means for them it’s Everton tomorrow, us on Wednesday, Fulham a week Saturday and then Roma a week Thursday.

That is quite the schedule and I hope will mean they be a bit weaker against us!

 

[Ercall Wolves]

Hows ticket sales going?

 

[arctic rime]

Hows ticket sales going?

I was just going to ask the same

 

[Ercall Wolves]

I was just going to ask the same

Great minds and all that

 

[lets all have a disco]

And me I'm interested.....can't believe it hasn't sold out already....

 

[Skrilla]

Roma away for Brighton on March 7th, a week after our game, with Fulham away sandwiched in there as well.

I have a feeling Brighton will put out a relatively weak side. Europe will absolutely be their priority.

 

[Berlin Wolf]

Hows ticket sales going?

Ercall and Arctic. With a week to go, similar to how the Brentford Cup tickets were selling, when I had a quick look yesterday. Probably be 25/26k at kick-off.

 

[arctic rime]

Ercall and Arctic. With a week to go, similar to how the Brentford Cup tickets were selling, when I had a quick look yesterday. Probably be 25/26k at kick-off.

Hopefully it picks up after Sunday Phil.

 

[Berlin Wolf]

Hopefully it picks up after Sunday Phil.

Hopefully, Tony, think they will. Sales should increase next week, helped by fans buying at the ticket office on Sunday. Not sure how many fans Brighton are bringing, 1.5 to 2k perhaps?

 

[fleck1]

Real opportunity. Midweek games aren’t ideal for young families or the fans who travel from far away. Would hope for a decent crowd though.

Midweek is frustrating as a travelling fan as it means taking holiday from work and arriving home in the early hours, with the added bonus of trying to guess where they want to shut on the M6 for the trip home this week. Being a season ticket holder the FA cup also normally offers me a chance to bring the kids to the game, obviously a midweek and in term time stops this as well.

 

[Golden Arrow]

Midweek is frustrating as a travelling fan as it means taking holiday from work and arriving home in the early hours, with the added bonus of trying to guess where they want to shut on the M6 for the trip home this week. Being a season ticket holder the FA cup also normally offers me a chance to bring the kids to the game, obviously a midweek and in term time stops this as well.

That shutting of a section of the motorway is a pain in the proverbials and often results in putting at least 30 minutes extra on the journey time as you crawl round a diversion stuck in a convoy of heavy port traffic. The only saving grace is that if the team have won you just about remain cheerful although the thought of that early morning alarm does linger in the background.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Hopefully, Tony, think they will. Sales should increase next week, helped by fans buying at the ticket office on Sunday. Not sure how many fans Brighton are bringing, 1.5 to 2k perhaps?

Had seen reports a while ago that Brighton had sold about 1.7k.

 

[Brockmoorwolf]

Had seen reports a while ago that Brighton had sold about 1.7k.

I read something yesterday that they had sold all their allocation.

 

[WickedWolfie]

I read something yesterday that they had sold all their allocation.

If so that's decent support, credit to them.

 

[fleck1]

That shutting of a section of the motorway is a pain in the proverbials and often results in putting at least 30 minutes extra on the journey time as you crawl round a diversion stuck in a convoy of heavy port traffic. The only saving grace is that if the team have won you just about remain cheerful although the thought of that early morning alarm does linger in the background.

If you are really lucky they divert you through an area with even more road works and temporary lights.

 

[Ginger Chimp]

Taking the ****. Fans being treated like cash cows once again ...

 

[berwickwolf]

Taking the ****. Fans being treated like cash cows once again ...

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That is truly appalling. The train infrastructure is broken. The 2 trains I had to London for Spurs (although I had to cancel going, ticket in Spurs' end anyway), both were cancelled.

Surely it's time to renationalise the railways.

 

[Perton Wolf]

That is truly appalling. The train infrastructure is broken. The 2 trains I had to London for Spurs (although I had to cancel going, ticket in Spurs' end anyway), both were cancelled.

Surely it's time to renationalise the railways.

Unfortunately not happening while Tory donors and their pals continue to skim off the top.

 

[jackdusty]

Unfortunately not happening while Tory donors and their pals continue to skim off the top.

Think there are 7 train services nationalised at the moment including LNER who are messing the Leeds fans up. Also Network Rail which includes Railtrack is mostly publicly owned. Remember British Rail didn't have the best reputation either. Just seems to be mismanagement whoever runs the transport in this country.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Think there are 7 train services nationalised at the moment including LNER who are messing the Leeds fans up. Also Network Rail which includes Railtrack is mostly publicly owned. Remember British Rail didn't have the best reputation either. Just seems to be mismanagement whoever runs the transport in this country.

Been the same for donkeys years. People at the top don’t care. My friend works for network rail and in his first 3 months he was asked by his manager if he had booked any time off… He said no. Then was told to take two weeks off on the sick fully paid. Wtf is that all about.

 

[maws]

Think there are 7 train services nationalised at the moment including LNER who are messing the Leeds fans up. Also Network Rail which includes Railtrack is mostly publicly owned. Remember British Rail didn't have the best reputation either. Just seems to be mismanagement whoever runs the transport in this country.

Without getting political, the 6 have had to be bailed out because the private companies were so ****! None have not be nationalised for the 30 years since Major sold them off. They’ve all cost us tax payers a fortune in bail outs. Put simply, Major sold them off so they didn’t cost the tax payer, yet it’s gone wrong. To blame nationalisation would be massively inaccurate

Back to football

 

[SilverstoneWolf]

Without getting political, the 6 have had to be bailed out because the private companies were so ****! None have not be nationalised for the 30 years since Major sold them off. They’ve all cost us tax payers a fortune in bail outs. Put simply, Major sold them off so they didn’t cost the tax payer, yet it’s gone wrong. To blame nationalisation would be massively inaccurate

Back to football

... but the rolling stock IS much nicer than in the BR days.... As well as 'the bosses', a shout out for the unions that constantly hit services with strikes - for quite well paid drivers. (At least a lorry driver has to know where he is going and steer the thing - not issues a train driver has to deal with!)

 

[arctic rime]

Sales picked up

 

[maws]

... but the rolling stock IS much nicer than in the BR days.... As well as 'the bosses', a shout out for the unions that constantly hit services with strikes - for quite well paid drivers. (At least a lorry driver has to know where he is going and steer the thing - not issues a train driver has to deal with!)

Funny you only highlight the well paid? Obviously the employees that are on much lower wages and whose terms are being eroded should just bend over and take it! Just accepting things you don’t like is what got us in two world wars eh? I’d much rather live in a country of fighters, but hey lets hope wolves show some bottle against Brighton

 

[IANWILSON]

I've succumbed to the game. Was going to give my liver a rest but the lights under Molineux persuaded me. Will be in a foreign seat tho.

 

[Netherton Wolf]

Sales picked up

It's filling nicely, still plenty in bully/billy/and north bank in corners, fingers crossed for 25kish

 

[Ercall Wolves]

It's filling nicely, still plenty in bully/billy/and north bank in corners, fingers crossed for 25kish

Im sure it will be at least 25k Im hopeful of 27/28k

 

[Incognito]

Think there are 7 train services nationalised at the moment including LNER who are messing the Leeds fans up. Also Network Rail which includes Railtrack is mostly publicly owned. Remember British Rail didn't have the best reputation either. Just seems to be mismanagement whoever runs the transport in this country.

Yeah but we weren't be fleeced for ****!

 

[Mutchy]

Football, not politics please. Take the other discussion to the politics forum if you can be bothered.

 

[Aimless Balls]

Think Santi has to start. Think he comes in for Dawson.

 

[Southdownswolf]

Brighton have about 200 tickets left, can't be bothered to count exactly