FA Cup Final 2008
I'm a Cardiff City fan and was amazed to find them in the cup final that year. I also lived in Portsmouth (their opponents...) which made getting a ticket in the home end difficult. This led me to go to Cardiff the night before tickets went on general sale to sleep/freeze outside in a queue waiting for the ticket office to open.

Petrol there and back - £25
Ticket price - £55

I then had to get the train from Portsmouth (which was rammed full of pompey fans) to my old mans and then get the tube from the station.

Train ticket - £35
Tube - £12

Arrive at Wembley and then proceed to get ripped off on food, drink and a programme.

Programme - £10 (!)
Pie and a pint - £9 (!!)
4 more pints - can’t remember the price but it approaching 4 quid each (!!!)

We lost 1 - nil

I then had to get back across London to Gatwick to stay in a hotel as I was going on holiday with the missis the next day.

Hotel - £80

Total cost - around £240 and we lost the game

Would I do it again? Of course - play off final this weekend ;-)
(groovytommy, Tue 18 May 2010, 13:18, 10 replies)

YOU CAN SHOVE YOUR PLAYOFF FINAL UP YOUR ARSE
I am not bitter

Kick the fuck out of Blackpool for us mate
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 18 May 2010, 13:32, closed)

We've got the entire premiership on Blackpool's side.
Let's face it, as an away fan, where would you rather go?

C'mon the Pool
(bekowsquap Was raptured on, Tue 18 May 2010, 13:54, closed)

I go to Blackpool every year for Ballroom competitions
in January and February. It's fucking rank when the sun's not shining.

The entire Premiership wants Blackpool to go up because it's six easy points for everybody
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 18 May 2010, 14:05, closed)

and Cardiff isn't?

(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 18 May 2010, 15:20, closed)

I quite like Cardiff
Although the last time I was there was on Millenium Eve to see the Manics. It may not have been a fair representation of what the city's like to visit.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 18 May 2010, 15:23, closed)

Blooooooooooooobirds!

( TheMattInAHat has a particular... odour..., Tue 18 May 2010, 13:48, closed)

Cardiff were probably the best team I saw this season
OK, my team didn't put up much of a fight. But still a decent side.

Would be pretty funny if Blackpool went up though; tiny ground, shitloads of wind. They might actually do quite well against the big boys.
( SpankyHanky, Tue 18 May 2010, 16:49, closed)

Thanks for the explanation.
I often wondered why people bothered to invest in football teams, now I know why. You'll do anything to see your brand triumphant over another. It's touching how you love these businesses so much.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Tue 18 May 2010, 18:20, closed)

Big Swans fan here:
Hope you win the final - get some more Welsh boys playing at prem standard, and sort some of your cash worries out.

I feel dirty saying this, but Blooo...*splutter*.

Sorry, couldn't do it ;)
( Claws of Doom I am no longer infected, Wed 19 May 2010, 0:27, closed)

Good luck with that
and may the powers that be force you to play in the Welsh league if you win.

Edit: I go to Blackpool every year for the punk festival and would describe the place as "a vision of hell".
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Wed 19 May 2010, 9:27, closed)