Matt Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Tickets now on general sale. http://www.givemesport.com/366987-wigan-athletic-fail-to-sell-community-shield-tickets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_ragg1984 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 At some point, there is a chance this would happen when you make teams play at Wembley so often. Wembley for the 3rd time in 5 months for a glorified friendly all of a sudden wouldn't seem so glamorous I reckon. How much are tickets? I can't imagine they are cheap. If I were a Wigan fan I'd probably save my money for Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 That plus getting back to Wigan from London after the game is difficult. It's a weird situation, on the one hand I want to laugh at them because it's Wigan but on the other hand I feel sorry because there are a lot of external factors as to why they have sold so few tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 £82 is the cheapest I've seen. That's ridiculous money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Big game against Huddersfield on Friday too. Probably go to that wouldn't you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'd love to be bored of seeing my team play at Wembley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandLatic Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I'd love to be bored of seeing my team play at Wembley I'd get bored pretty quickly at £82 a pop + travel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLatics Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Exactly why simply bankrolling a team into the top flight isn't always gonna be a success... Think I heard that United have sold the most tickets ever for one club at Wembley, this is just gonna be embarrassing for the plastics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesidg Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 From Espn earlier this week The traditional season-opener at Wembley, the Community Shield, could be played out against a backdrop of swathes of empty seats after it was revealed that Wigan have only sold 4000 tickets for the match against Manchester United. Wigan, one of the poorest-supported sides in the top flight before their relegation last season, were offered 15,000 tickets but only took up 7500 and the club has failed to shift even that number. The only solace for the FA is that Manchester United quickly sold the 38,000 they were allocated and have almost disposed of an additional 7500 they were subsequently granted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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