Topics: Arsenal, Hull City, Santi Carzola

At the mega-capacity New Wembley stadium that comfortably seats a staggering 90000 fans for the most important games of the English football calendar and sometimes international matches, the FA has decreed that Arsenal and Hull City will both be afforded 25000 tickets each for their fans. Obviously, none of the Gunners or Tigers hierarchies will be happy about his but it is Ivan Gazidis who has come out first.

The Arsenal CEO does not understand why so few fans of either team will be able to attend the showpiece clash.


“We are disappointed many of our supporters and also those of Hull City will be unable to get tickets to the cup final,” said Gazidis.

"We fully understand this is the showpiece FA fixture to celebrate the game as a whole, but we also believe the loyal supporters of the competing teams deserve a greater chance to see their team play in what is one of the biggest matches of the season. The balance in the FA’s allocation system is not right.

“Arsenal have approximately 45,000 season ticket holders and 150,000 members, many of whom come to games.

"They all give us their loyal support throughout a season but with the FA Cup final allocation at 25,000 there will be many disappointed Arsenal fans, who have supported the Club home and away for years, who will be unable to get a ticket to this historic match.”

Spanish midfield dynamo Santi Carzola netted the decisive penalty for Wenger’s men in the April 12th after-extra-time shootout vs Wigan to book a place in the final vs Hull who drowned Sheffield United 5-3.