Champions League Final Ballot now open

Kanubayor 25 · Post by **Kanubayor 25** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:49 am

For the real optimists among us:

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/ti ... 00485.html

12thGooner · Post by **12thGooner** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:13 pm

i can feel an 'investment' purchase coming on.

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:19 pm

Need your passport number to get tickets. I'll give it a go when I get home. â‚¬90 (+ â‚¬33 handling charge) for the cheapest tickets though

Meds · Post by **Meds** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:41 pm

Just submitted my application, hope to get tickets.

Would be a Dream if The Arsenal make it to the final too.

SCREAM AIM FIRE · Post by **SCREAM AIM FIRE** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:17 pm

fucking hell

120 euro (which is Â£120 nowdays) for the cheapest ticket no doubt somewhere up in the heavens, fucking extortionate

Meds · Post by **Meds** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:58 pm

SCREAM AIM FIRE wrote:fucking hell 120 euro (which is Â£120 nowdays) for the cheapest ticket no doubt somewhere up in the heavens, fucking extortionate

Nah, there is tickets for 90 which is i think is around Â£80.

Still High but worth it if The Arsenal get there.

Wayno · Post by **Wayno** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:36 pm

submitted my application

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:38 pm

Bunch of touts.

Unless you are actually planning to go that is!

Bring Back Pires · Post by **Bring Back Pires** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:51 pm

I think the real point here, which hasn't been mentioned thus far, is the disgraceful fact that 10,000 tickets are made available for neutral fans who just happen to fancy watching the Champions League final.

Being their live when your club plays in the CL final is probably one of the greatest moments you can achieve as a fan. It should be UEFA's priority to ensure that an extra 5,000 from each set of clubs are afforded this opportunity.

Just think, that if we do get to the final this year, 5,000 Gooners will miss out because of this crazy policy.

And as this thread has proved, the tickets will most likely end up in the hands of folks who are simply going to tout them once their club has been eliminated.

Bring Back Pires · Post by **Bring Back Pires** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:58 pm

And you can only apply using a Mastercard?! Bollocks to that, quite frankly.

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:14 pm

Bring Back Pires wrote:I think the real point here, which hasn't been mentioned thus far, is the disgraceful fact that 10,000 tickets are made available for neutral fans who just happen to fancy watching the Champions League final.

Toatally agree.

All tickets should be prioritised as such

Staff and family of clubs - say about 500- 1000 to each club.

FIFA Officials - at most 1000!

Media - say 1000 also.

Sponsors - 1000 max.

The rest should be for fans of both clubs.

No local tickets should be available, irrelevancy that there are 10,000 for sale.

Perhaps at a push a few local schools get some comps, but that is it.

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:47 pm

Bring Back Pires wrote:I think the real point here, which hasn't been mentioned thus far, is the disgraceful fact that 10,000 tickets are made available for neutral fans who just happen to fancy watching the Champions League final.

Being their live when your club plays in the CL final is probably one of the greatest moments you can achieve as a fan. It should be UEFA's priority to ensure that an extra 5,000 from each set of clubs are afforded this opportunity.

Just think, that if we do get to the final this year, 5,000 Gooners will miss out because of this crazy policy.

And as this thread has proved, the tickets will most likely end up in the hands of folks who are simply going to tout them once their club has been eliminated.

Agreed.

Unfortunately it's done for all the major competitions, World Cup, Champions League, even the FA Cup final! I'd guess about half those 10,000 will end up in the hands of touts.

benglenton · Post by **benglenton** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:58 pm

#38555....we must believe!

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:21 pm

Don't think anyone will make a killing touting these tickets this year. The application process is very diferent. I was luckt enough to get a ticket through this path for our final in 06 and all I did when I applied was give credit card details. No passport numbers or anything else.

Gonna be hard to sell on a ticket at a crunty rate to a manc or mouser if they need your passport number to get in. In Paris no ID's were checked, they just looked at the ticket.

Of course it all depends on the Italians and how well they organise the stadium (or not).

Footnote; I was offered â‚¬1000 for my ticket outside the ground and a mate of mine was about to buy a female Gooner's spare for â‚¬500 when they were overheard by another Gooner who immediately offered her a Grand. Some other Gooner's joined in and she eventually let it go for â‚¬2000.

My mate nearly puked.