Kmcalpin

Well done lads - it was a fantastic display and the only thing I'll remember about today's cup final. In years to come I won't remember the score or the line up but I will recall the display.

Glad you've got your ticket but there will be a fair few fans in the same boat. I suppose the club has so many entrants to contact they can't afford the time to keep ringing the same person. As sure as fate if email is also being used some fans will have email problems without knowing it. Unfortunate though for those with no phone or email and yes there will be some in that category.

We need to cut the club some slack here folks. There are very few on here who know exactly what is going on and a lot is down to rumour and speculation. Right now I wouldn't want to be working in the club office. It'll be a thankless task. Its not a big office and the staff will be dealing with invoices, wages, sponsors, tickets for this weekend's game, premises work, the press, bus companies, players, arranging meetings, players contract negotiations, SFA appeals in fact a whole host of administrative matters and oh................. cup final ticket distribution. The small staff will be trawling through thousands of applications as fast as they can. They'll be interrupted by personal callers and phone callers complaining that their pie wasn't hot enough at last night's game. Then there will be the abuse. They'll be making phone call after phone call. Some applicants will be out and have no answering machine. Some applicant's lines will be constantly engaged because their wife/husband is on the phone to their relatives & friends. Some will have given wrong numbers. Thats the reality. Yes, there will have been mistakes but not as many as is being made out here. No one's perfect. After all that I sincerely hope that every genuine Well fan gets a ticket. Its understandable that some of you are bricking it at the thought of missing out. One more thing - once everything has settled down I'd like Leeann Dempster to come on this board and summarise for us the problems that she and her staff have faced in organising and administering the ballot. That'll redress the balance somewhat.

I agree in principle, but unfortunately thats not how the football world works. Players like Valakari and Hughes were in the same boat years ago. If, as seems very likely, both Sutton and Jennings move on there will still be fans who'll be blaming the club for not doing enough to retain their services. Thats the way of the world. In the eyes of some the club will deserve criticism whilst the players will be seen to be squeaky clean.

Exactly. And, as Special AKA syas how come Archie Knox escapes completely despite the fact he grabbed JB? The SFA have a lot of questions to answer.

Spot on. Communication could have been a bit better but thats all. The club rightly wants to avoid a completey open sale. Maybe an idea for those who have obtained tickets outwith the ballot to withdraw giving fellow fans a better chance of obtaining one. That would make the club's life a bit easier too. Association members like myself have been rightly asked to hand in ST vouchers to prevent someone getting a double allocation.

Well, the ball is in his court - he's been made a decent offer by the club.

Rightly or wrongly the club and its management are clearly focusing on the Cup Final to the detriment of the league campaign. After the break, overtaking Killie was always going to be a steep uphill struggle. and I guess that the club quickly realised this. I agree though that this doesn't make for good spectating and fans have a right to think they're being short changed. As for team selections and tactics, the squad has individual fitness problems as we all know. SM is clearly in the best position to decide who is fit and who isn't, who needs a rest and who needs match practice. Whilst I didn't agree with all SM's selection/tactial isuses yesterday or indeed in the Rangers game he will have had his reasons for taking them. I'm confident that come the big day the team will be as prepared it can be and thats all we can ask. One thing that did annoy me yesterday was that United, although they knew what was happening, continued putting the boot in even after they were 3-0 up. There really was no need for it and it could have cost us big time.

Thats fair comment. I went to yesterday's game pretty well knowing how things would turn out, even if I couldn't predict the actual scoreline. However there were genuine travelling fans who expected a competitve game and that was never going to happen. Wednesday night? Our biggest hope of a "competitive" match is if Killie decide 5th place has already been sealed and decide to rotate players. Otherwise a single goal or 2 goal loss is on the cards. Our best hope of making a fight of things is if Stuart MCall plays fringe players like Bob McHugh or Jonathan Page and tells them to prove themselves for next season.

Pretty much my thoughts. I was at today's game and it pretty much turned out how I expected. Very similar circumstances to last week's game. United had everything to play for and knew that 3 points would not be enough - they had to score goals; they were boosted by the Hearts result; they had two big chips on their shoulder; and were at full strength. On the other hand we had nothing to play for; were forced to fulfill a fixture we didn't want; wanted to rest players; those who were picked didn't want to get involved or injured. The players themselves won't be affected by the result. They know fine well some of their experienced colleagues were rested and they'll know full well that they pulled out of challenges they would normally win. No injuries today in a potentially extremely dangerous fixture and thats about all that matters. It doesn't make for good spectating though. Little of significance in playing sense. Some odd selections and formations (Jeffers on own up front; Murphy on left and Jones on right); and an absolute shocker of a ref. Some fringe players did themselves no good, when they should have been trying to prove themslves for next season. I can see Wednesday's game being played in a similar vein. I know that others may not agree but I'm relaxed. The Final is all that matters now and the players and management know that.

This game could be a repeat of our last 2 games. A meaningless fixture in which our main aim is to rest our best players and avoid injury for those who do. We may not like it but thems are the facts.

Good survey but I would have liked one more question included about the provision being made in the league schedule for the Old Firm to play money spinning friendlies thereby disrupting league fixtures.

Yes, don't hang around if you don't receive your reminder - contact the club PDQ.

X 2. In his second season with us he was totally anonymous in crunch games and only performed in flashes throughout the season.

Credit card surcharges are commonly used by travel agents, tradesmen, insurabnnce companies, airlines, and concert organisers. Why are football clubs any different? Rarely many complaints about this practice on Compost Corner.

Theres mention of a modest discount on the Official site.

Whether we like it or not yesterday was the "perfect storm". One side going flat out for the title, knowing that goal difference could be critical and the other side just looking to keep fit and avoid injuries. No, of course the players didn't want to get hammered but they'll know themselves the reasons why. The final will be a different ball game - the lads will know they've got to fire on all cylinders and will be pumped up for for it. Not pretty spectating I agree but thems are the facts.

I'd far rather that Jennings, Lasley and Co didn't go steaming into challenges and end up with damaged ligaments or bruised ribs and made the final than go steaming in as they usually would and pick up heavy knocks that could put them out of the final. Rangers have a huge sqaud, despite what the media would have you believe and can afford to chop and change. A cup final win is far more important than holding Rangers to a draw and trailing Killie by one less point.

Quite relaxed about the scoreline today although that doesn't mean I liked it. For many players the Cup Final will be one of the biggest games of their careers and their minds were clearly on that. This was no day to pick up injuries, particualrly in a meaningless game competition wise. Our play was characterised by bottling out of challenges and a desire not to get involved. Quite understandable and if I'd been a player I'd have done exactly the same. If we had a fault its that Stuart McCall didn't give some fringe players like Page, McHugh and Forbes a starting slot. They would have had a point to prove. The ref did is no favours and gifted Rangers 2 goals including the first. He booked Jeffers but failed to book Bougherra for 2 similar offences. Should Lafferty have gone? Yes - if not for a straight red then for 2 yellows. The players won't be too upset and neither should we be. We've all bigger fish to fry.

If you're only looking for a single seat it shouldn't be too difficult. However, you'll find most of the best seats have been taken. If opting for the East or POD Stand, be careful that there are no pillars obscuring your view. I've been caught like that before.

Lets hope folk post on here what shops/businesses display C & A, those that dipslay green and white and those that refuse to display our colours. It'll help to inform us where to take our business in future.

Yes, the club could lose a few fans. If PATG fans are disdvantaged then yes a few will be so brassed off they'll never come back. Likewise if ST holders were to be hacked off a few of them would thow away their tickets in disgust. A few fans will also get tickets no doubt and still be so brassed off with the process they'll never return either. As others have said the club will not please everyone. Its been mentioned on this thread that Supporters Clubs will get tickets through the Association and thats entirely right.

Thats the rub. How far does the club's records go back? I don't doubt that information from recent years will be reasonably accurate, but what if a lapsed ST holder last bought their ticket in say 1999 or 1980? Is ticking the appropriate box proof enough? Good idea in principle but not quite sure how relevant this will be in practice.

Yes, in an earlier post it mentioned that the Supporters Association would receive an allocation. Thats perfectly fair I think.

The demand then will not be as great as it is now. Not everyone got their tickets but most did. Quite a few Rangers fans in our end some even brazen enough to wear RFC tops. We didn't get a 50/50 allocation.