Baggies in ticket rush

Saturday 29th March 2008, 12:59PM GMT.

West Bromwich Albion’s Martin Albrechtsen celebrates scoring with team-mates during the Coca-Cola Football Championship match at Vicarage Road, Watford.More than 30,000 tickets have been sold for Albion’s Wembley showdown with Portsmouth – with fans expected to snap up the remaining few in a matter of days.

The Baggies have been granted 33,000 tickets for next Saturday’s clash which kicks off at 12.15pm, and now the rush is on as tickets are on general sale.

All of its 24,000 season ticket holders, members and corporate customers were given the chance to buy one ticket each.

Albion fans will be ‘boinging’ their way down to down Wembley in their hordes early on Saturday morning on coaches from The Hawthorns as their team faces Premiership side Portsmouth in the semi-final of the FA Cup.

And tension is already building for the crucial match.

Read more in the Express & StarWest Bromwich Albion’s Martin Albrechtsen celebrates scoring with team-mates during the Coca-Cola Football Championship match at Vicarage Road, Watford.More than 30,000 tickets have been sold for Albion’s Wembley showdown with Portsmouth – with fans expected to snap up the remaining few in a matter of days.

The Baggies have been granted 33,000 tickets for next Saturday’s clash which kicks off at 12.15pm, and now the rush is on as tickets are on general sale.

All of its 24,000 season ticket holders, members and corporate customers were given the chance to buy one ticket each.

Albion fans will be ‘boinging’ their way down to down Wembley in their hordes early on Saturday morning on coaches from The Hawthorns as their team faces Premiership side Portsmouth in the semi-final of the FA Cup.

And tension is already building for the crucial match.”To get into the final would be a dream come true, it would be tremendous,” said lifelong supporter Glynis Wright, from Bearwood.

“I’m West Bromwich born and bred and I’ve followed the Baggies for 40 years – I can’t wait.

“There’s something special about Baggies fans – we’re a hardy bunch and we’ve stuck with them through thick and thin. We deserve this win.”

She added: “It’ll be a tough match but maybe we’ll catch Portsmouth out and get a win, it would be brilliant.”

On their way to the semi-final Albion crushed Bristol Rovers 5-1 at the Memorial Stadium,

They now have their chance to receive their first FA cup victory in 40 years.

In 1931 West Bromwich Albion won the FA cup and won promotion within months, and Mrs Wright is among the thousands who are hoping they can repeat the performance.

“That’s our record and we’ve got to live up to it,” she said.

The only way supporters can purchase Wembley tickets is by calling Ticketmaster on 0844 847 2454.

Tickets are on sale to all supporters on the club’s ticketing database.


  1. 1
    roscommon_wolf

    ur sinking without a trace down 2 5th ye wont even make the plaoffs let alone the fa cup final.i told u mowbary was absolutly useless.true managerial skills r showing

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  2. 2
    paul of wolves

    u think u all going up u think u r going dawn u r going nowere

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  3. 3
    kford wolf

    1 & 2, you make me so proud to be a wolves fan – oh, the intelligence.

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  4. 4
    alan scott

    sorry 3 they made me soooo maaaaaad!

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  5. 5
    Oxonbaggie

    Well said kdwolf. Labours increase in education spending has definitely avoided the wolverhampton area.

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  6. 6
    Gold'n'Black Wolf

    sounds like the sandwell fans are starting to crack under the pressure.
    not to worry Colchester and Leicester are really good teams.

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  7. 7
    Michael

    6. i would have to agree because alan scott sounds extremely well educated with his comments.(4.)
    just because 2 wolves fans make silly comments must mean we are all thick.

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  8. 8
    Baggie Dave

    alls well that ends well

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  9. 9
    THE eXPeRT

    You Baggie Bogheads had better tighten up your defence,otherwise Defoe will score 8 past you.If super Colchester can score 3 times @ poOrTHorNS,Pompey will hit double figures…..

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  10. 10
    baggieno1

    no 10 THE eXPeRT……………….not much of an expert cos if you were you would know that Defoe cant play as he is cuptied you dummy………………….Boing Boing Goin 2 Wembley

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  11. 11
    Jonah

    10. Erm, Defoe is cup tied you Muppet.

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  12. 12
    billyboy

    doh, 10 the expert!!!!!! defoe is cup tied you numpty!!!!!!!!!!

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  13. 13
    The Real Bully

    10. The Expert.
    Good to see your expertise is matched only by your intelligence.
    4 Alan.
    The pitfalls of branding them all with the same brush. We have our share of idiots as well.
    And on the subject of what the articles about. Where are all of these avid fans when there’s a game on. Before the Wolves fans start crowing about it, the same applies to you. 50,000 for the Sherpa Van Final. Let’s not make this a club vs club row, let’s all join together and have a go at the glory hunters who just want a ticket for the big games. BOING BOING. Going to Wembley with a load of strangers.

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  14. 14
    BilbaoBaggies

    dEar ExPErt, dO yoU mEAn tHe CUp tIEd DeFoE?
    Now that would be quite a feat.

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  15. 15
    Malvern Wolf

    I am glad the big day is nearly here so I can get that noise out of my computer. I have just thought, if you win I suppose it will be there all season. Anybody want to buy a pair of speakers. They are not going cheap , they are going Boing.

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