Statement from Foxes Trust regarding the FA Cup Final 2021

[Chrysalis]

5 hours ago, Pliskin said:

It is a disgrace. On the governments behalf or whoever made the decision not to give the clubs full allocation. If they wanted to give tickets to NHS staff I’m sure there is probably 6,000 here in Leicester that would have gladly accepted the offer. Sure a more realistic look at where we are with covid would be to have 12,000 travel from Leicester? Toss pot idea.....

This is my issue, why are all these pilot tickets going to london residents?

[Robo61]

2 hours ago, volpeazzurro said:

Yes, fully aware of that but, when you have a customer base for a day of up to 6000 people plus potential ongoing business once covid restrictions are lifted, I'd say that Leicester City are in quite a powerful negotiating position wouldn’t you? If you think of the ongoing business Woods, Ausden Clark or whoever have had via Leicester City for years they'd be churlish to dump in their own nest for a quick profit and potentially lose such lucrative contracts next season and onwards. I'm sure there'd be other companies more than willing to pick up the slack if they got dumped.

I'm pretty sure neither Woods or Ausden Clerk have access to anywhere close to 200 coaches  or drivers and neither of these will be cheap in a sellers market.  You also have to remember that bus companies will have had very little business over the last few months and are probably having to time and resources bringing back their coaches into a serviceable state. 

When do you think LCFC will require 200 buses.

[st albans fox]

3 hours ago, Chrysalis said:

This is my issue, why are all these pilot tickets going to london residents?

Because they’re local (it’s not London residents, it’s actually Brent which is the borough).. ….. we’re still under restrictions…… the authorities don’t really want thousands of people travelling at the moment …. 
 

Sorry but I think we should just be grateful that we’re having fans there at all …..they could easily have just said no because it’s before the 17th May. 

[volpeazzurro]

2 hours ago, Robo61 said:

I'm pretty sure neither Woods or Ausden Clerk have access to anywhere close to 200 coaches  or drivers and neither of these will be cheap in a sellers market.  You also have to remember that bus companies will have had very little business over the last few months and are probably having to time and resources bringing back their coaches into a serviceable state. 

When do you think LCFC will require 200 buses.

They probably won't need 200 coaches of course but for such companies, continued repeat business from Leicester City is not to be sniffed at. As the saying goes, don't bite the hand that feeds you. Yes, I agree, many companies have had very little business because of Covid but, if you rip people off they remember and rightly snub you in the future. Rather like quite a number of B&Bs and hotels this summer already trying to charge vastly inflated prices to try and recoup money, people if they have to will pay it once but not be back, they'll travel abroad next year for half the price, guaranteed sun, better service and a better product. Rip now, go bust later. They deserve what they get.

[Robo61]

7 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

They probably won't need 200 coaches of course but for such companies, continued repeat business from Leicester City is not to be sniffed at. As the saying goes, don't bite the hand that feeds you. Yes, I agree, many companies have had very little business because of Covid but, if you rip people off they remember and rightly snub you in the future. Rather like quite a number of B&Bs and hotels this summer already trying to charge vastly inflated prices to try and recoup money, people if they have to will pay it once but not be back, they'll travel abroad next year for half the price, guaranteed sun, better service and a better product. Rip now, go bust later. They deserve what they get.

You would of course be right if there was an alternative,  I'm confident myself that the club have got the best deal they could find in the time frame,  you may not know this but King Power are pretty commercially savvy.  Who else have offered to provide half capacity coaches at a lower price.

[volpeazzurro]

Just now, Robo61 said:

You would of course be right if there was an alternative,  I'm confident myself that the club have got the best deal they could find in the time frame,  you may not know this but King Power are pretty commercially savvy.  Who else have offered to provide half capacity coaches at a lower price.

Yes I think you're right but will have long memories. 

[Union FS]

 

[justfoxes]

19 hours ago, Foxes_Trust said:

Just 57% of tickets have been allocated to supporters. Foxes Trust and Chelsea Supporters’ Trust agree that this is unacceptable......

 

Statement from Foxes Trust regarding the FA Cup Final 2021 – Foxes Trust

Totally agree if you think about Location of Wembley how many of those local residents or NHS workers will be Chelsea Fans definitely a lot more than would be Foxes Fans so a bigger support for Chelsea , this has been an unacceptable allocation of tickets just seems to pander for a political back slapping for bringing back bigger crowds but why break in tradition by not having the game at the end of the season but only to pander to the politicians !!

[Thefox81]

7 minutes ago, Union FS said:

 

Should have its own thread rather than be under a FT thread. Many people wont see this otherwise. Keep up the good work guys

[Vestan Pance]

1 hour ago, volpeazzurro said:

They probably won't need 200 coaches of course but for such companies, continued repeat business from Leicester City is not to be sniffed at. As the saying goes, don't bite the hand that feeds you. Yes, I agree, many companies have had very little business because of Covid but, if you rip people off they remember and rightly snub you in the future. Rather like quite a number of B&Bs and hotels this summer already trying to charge vastly inflated prices to try and recoup money, people if they have to will pay it once but not be back, they'll travel abroad next year for half the price, guaranteed sun, better service and a better product. Rip now, go bust later. They deserve what they get.

I can't speak for Ausden Clarke but Woods are now owned by National Express so do have the coaches to call on, the downside is they dumped their loyal Leicester office staff during a pandemic. I'm surprised LCFC still deal with them.