Whatever method Bristol City had chosen to allocate tickets for their big day out at Wembley on Saturday, one thing is for certain - they would have been deluged with complaints. While every City fan wants only one result in the Championship play-off final, they could not all be winners in the great tickets lottery. On the face of it, 36,000 tickets for the game against Hull City should have been more than enough to satisfy all City fans, even those who don't turn up for every game. After all, prior to the play-offs this season City drew crowds of more than 19,000 to Ashton Gate for league games only four times. However, this is not a normal game. It is said to be worth £60 million to the winners and victory would take City into the Premier League for the first time. Also, a day out at Wembley still means something very special. The Twin Towers may have gone, but watching your team at the new Wembley is a day out that will never be forgotten. Just ask the thousands of Bristol Rovers fans who made the same journey last year.
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Bristol City have put in a plea for more tickets for Saturday's Championship final after the remaining 18,000 tickets sold out in under half an hour this morning. Phone lines opened from 9am, the first day tickets had been on general sale, but by 9.20am they had all gone. Many City fans were left disgruntled after missing out, and the club is now hoping to gain some extra places, although that will depend on Hull City returning some of their allocation. The Tigers have 5,000 left, and they will go on general sale on Monday morning. Priority groups - season ticket holders and City Foundation members - were given the chance to purchase tickets first and bought up 17,400 by the midnight deadline on Saturday night. The remainder of the 36,007 allocation went on sale today, but many loyal fans believe tickets have ended up in the hands of 'glory-hunters' or ticket touts. The club maintain their decision to hand the ticket sales over to an independent firm was correct due to the logistical problems associated with selling such a large volume of tickets in a limited time. A spokesperson also confirmed that the club will be contacting Wembley and the Football League today in an attempt to get an additional allocation of up to 4,000 tickets. He said: "The level of sales was unprecedented and clearly there will be some disappointed supporters who were unable to buy tickets. The club will now be speaking to Wembley and the Football League with regards to any further allocation and we should have an answer within the next 24 hours."
Bristol Evening Post