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)

1. Higher priority ST holders (2500+ points)
2. Lower priority ST holders
3. Members with 1500+ points
4. Members with 1000 points etc etc etc

Most simple and fair way of doing it.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

Queue around the car park. Old school.

When i drink i don't drink to get merry...
When i drink i drink for a Black out!!

I think it's being over complicated.

The club should know who the top 28,000 loyalty point holders are. Send a message out to all of them letting them know they are in the top 28,000 and give them a chance to link their memberships with their mates who are also eligible so people can sit together. Then give them 48hrs to buy tickets.

I doubt we have many more members and season ticket holders than that so everyone who's gone to a few games should get one.

This is good thinking, and is complimented by other posts. We are looking at the 12th man. The Semi-Final was an experience, with almost constant singing. Within our home attendance we have people who will be more comfortable at home rather than at Wembley. Selling tickets on a group basis to the dedicated - at Selhurst Park or through the Palace Box Office - would give a lot more flexibility. Hopefully all tickets will be sold as treasured, with nothing for the black market. Would there be any hope of action - ticket (seat place re-allocation by the Box Office) and points deductions against ticket buyers found to support the black market? Would there be a possibility of say a minimum of five eligible people taking along an extra friend (that they have carefully selected)?
COYP

Same as the semi final personally. Worked fine in the end.