" THE WELSH FA, its Getting Worse REGARDING TICKETS "

9 March 2011 Last updated at 18:41
Fresh Wales-England football ticket row erupts

The Wales-England Euro qualifier at the Millennium Stadium sold out in February
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Fans at two Welsh clubs say they feel let down by the Football Association of Wales over tickets for the Euro qualifier against England this month.

Both Newport County and Wrexham FC were taking part in a scheme to sell tickets to fans for the Millennium Stadium match later this month.

But the clubs have been told they will not be receiving tickets after the game sold out.

The FAW says it has adhered to its ticketing procedures for the game.

Football Conference teams, Newport and Wrexham, had been taking part in the FAW's Kick-Back scheme, which returns a percentage of the proceeds from international ticket sales made by the clubs.

Both clubs claim the FAW advised them it was extending its deadline for applications for tickets to the Wales-England international because of low sales.

The two clubs insist they were also told not to send their ticket requests and cash until closer to that new date.

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We couldn't believe it - we thought the letter had been sent to the wrong address”

Chris Blight, Chairman
Newport County
But when Wrexham Supporters Trust contacted FAW officials two days before that extended deadline on 16 February, they were told the game was already sold out.

Newport County said they were in "almost day-to-day" contact with Welsh officials, and had been "guaranteed" a ticket allocation for their fans.

The club submitted its request for about 500 tickets a week before the February deadline.

But on Monday, the club received a letter from the FAW stating it would not be receiving any tickets.

'£10,000 cheque cashed'
"We couldn't believe it - we thought the letter had been sent to the wrong address," said Newport County chairman Chris Blight.

"It is an absolute fiasco. There is an absolute furore here. We have 500 extremely angry people, who through no fault of their own, now do not have tickets."

The Newport chairman insisted that his officials had "received, accepted and acknowledged" every instruction from the FAW regarding the ticket allocations, and had been assured on several occasions that the club would get its tickets.

Mr Blight said he felt "irreparable damage" had been done to the club's relationship with the FAW.

He also claimed that while the FAW knew the match had sold out in early February, it still cashed a cheque for about £10,000 from Newport County later in the month.

The latest ticketing dispute follows the revelation by the FAW earlier this month that 1,500 tickets were sold that did not exist.

It forced the FAW to ask 951 England fans and 549 Welsh supporters to return their tickets.

Officials issued an apology stating there had been an "administrative error".

'Extended the deadline'
The FAW has not commented directly on the latest issues raised by the two clubs.

However, it has issued a statement to "clarify several misconceptions" about its ticketing arrangements.

The association said it had initially extended the deadline to apply for tickets through the Kick-Back scheme.

But it added: "On the understanding that this was a 'first come, first served' basis and subject to availability.

"The demand was such that the tickets did, in fact, sell-out by early February 2011.

"The ticketing process that the FAW has adhered to is with the full backing of the South Wales Police, Millennium Stadium and our own auditors."

what a shambles, they really do stumble from one diaster to the next

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Nigel Pepper
The FAW have been aresholes . I remember when we played England at Man U in the world cup , the officials and wives spent a fortune on hotels , restaurents etc, which upset our players who get sod all for playing. Mind you it should be an honor to play for your country and you shouldn't except recompense .
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Anthony Chiplin
Had money back for mine faw r shit wont go again had to register on faw for ticket wont bother again
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Rhys Vaughan
managed to get mine through the 1927 club
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Clifford Jones
I've supported Wales since the 1958 World cup, when the FAW announced this game was going to the MS I didn't bother to apply for a ticket! Should have been played at CCS and given England 2,500 tickets.
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Spoke to 1 of the boys re this this morning. He rec'd a letter early Feb to advise the card details left he put on his app form were incorrect. The letter also advised if he didnt get back to them within a couple of days the ticket would be sold - by the time he rang back he was told it was a sell out ( not sure when he did phone them back) then on March 1st theyve taken money off him. Mental

Spoke to 1 of the boys re this this morning. He rec'd a letter early Feb to advise the card details left he put on his app form were incorrect. The letter also advised if he didnt get back to them within a couple of days the ticket would be sold - by the time he rang back he was told it was a sell out ( not sure when he did phone them back) then on March 1st theyve taken money off him. Mental

They really dont know whats going on, I am hearing they are not even sure what date they will send some of them out. lol

Check out the tw@t from the FAW taking on 3 county fans on real radio on Tuesday Night
The club released the news that we were being shit on about 10 mins before the phone in started
along with the news that Ford would be on the phone in.

They are a F@@@ing disgrace and make welsh football laughing stock.

http://soundcloud.com/exiles/rob-matt-vs-faw-real-radio

Up the County.

Dave

P.S. I am the 3rd caller.

glad im not going havnt seen a welsh game since we played the czech republic at the ms ryan giggs last game .yes it might be a sell out but joking fans they are who will turn out for this game only all of them follow liverpol man utd etc .did our club get a allocation of tickets .dont like the way the faw sell tickets any way

glad im not going havnt seen a welsh game since we played the czech republic at the ms ryan giggs last game .yes it might be a sell out but joking fans they are who will turn out for this game only all of them follow liverpol man utd etc .did our club get a allocation of tickets .dont like the way the faw sell tickets any way

I work with one man who will NOT travel to OUR home stadium at CCS for international matches, as it is 'too far' to travel on the train

He supports both Scabs Forest AND liverpool

He has got a few tickets no problem

Faw are disgrace

thats sums it all up one minute they say they hate the english the next thing they are rubbing shoulders with them