Gather there will be a few posts on how people can expect to get their mitts on tickets but trying to figure out how the club can do this the fairest way.

Of course ST holders should be guaranteed 1 ticket per person that's expected but for the rest it really is going to be a free for all.

Anybody have any suggestions on the fairest way they'd like to see them sold?

I think after ST holders have purchased then a ballot for members would be a fair way to settle the argument but only members since the start of this season - I'm sorry but anybody who has bought a membership just so they could get a semi final ticket should be strongly discounted from applying for the final.

I understand this post will attract a lot of opinions that make it fair for 'that person' but I really hope that the club but the longer term support first over anything else once the ST holders have taken a ticket each. Naturally we have accrued a large volume of support since being in the premiership but for me this FA cup final isn't about those supporters that recently jumped on board & making sure they have a ticket, it's about those who have supported & had active memberships/ST's through thick & thin in the championship years & really hope the club have the sense to put the longer term fans first if there is any such way.

How many ST holders are there?

If it was say:

1) ST holders -2 tickets BUT excluded from further tickets as outlined below.

next round

2) members with >x points

next round

3) members with >y points

etc.

And I agree, bonus points for those who went to the semi.

Problem is, with the "1 ticket each" approach, lots of people will be split up.

I'm not sure what the fairest way is TBH. Going by the "long term fan" point above, what if someone has gone to say 50 games over the last 20 years, mostly the big games? Shouldn't get priority over someone who's been to all games, home & away for the last 2 years, surely, even if they are "new"

Hmm fair point also about the longer support thing - You have a point about people going to fewer games over the last 5 years than somebody going to every game since the premiership era.

I don't know what the answer is. I do know that whatever the club come up with there's going to be some disgruntled supporters.

Well that is 100% guaranteed!

I started supporting Palace a couple of years ago had a ST this year and have bought a ST for next year. However people I go with have had ST for 20+ years... It means I sat at Semi Final on my own (although had very nice company)... It would be nice for the final if it wasn't done on loyalty points but then that is my very biased opinion!

P.S. I only jumped on "the premier league band wagon" as no-one in my family was a football fan and then my other half/his father took me to Villa v Palace and was hooked!

Edited by gabby01 (26 Apr 2016 6.25pm)