Thousands of Welsh fans wake up to the news of a lifetime
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:12 pm
' Thousands of Welsh fans wake up to the news of a lifetime '
Tuesday 9th Feb 2016
by Jamie Kemble
Thousands of Welsh fans wake up to the news of a lifetime
Thousands of Welsh fans have today woken up to the news of a lifetime as they find out they have secured tickets to the European Championships in France, in the summer. More than 50,000 applied for tickets for Wales’ first major tournament in over half a century.
Welsh supporters today found out whether they were part of the 21,177 allocation, spread over three fixtures in Bordeaux, Lens and Toulouse. Less than half of those who applied got their hands on tickets for Wales’ group stage and potential knockout stage fixtures.
Social media was overrun with Welsh supporters who have woken up to the news of of a lifetime – they can watch their team in a major tournament, something that seemed a distant dream back in 2012 when Wales were beaten by six goals to one in their biggest defeat in over fifteen years.
The Football Association of Wales used a loyalty points system to reward the most loyal supporters before providing the information to UEFA who distributed the tickets. The loyalty system took into account your membership status for the current campaign, the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign and FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign. The criteria also included how many away games individuals had attended from the last eleven away trips.
Of course, with elation comes disappointment and thousands of Welsh supporters woke up to an e-mail containing the words ‘unsuccessful application’. Those supporters could still get their hands on tickets though with the general public draw later this month and the re-sale portal opening in March.
Thousand Wales’ supporters are expected to make the journey to France during the tournament as Wales take on fellow European heavyweights.
Wales’ initial allocation for the three fixtures combined was around 17,000 but it was extended by over 4,000 towards the end of last month. The allocation for the opening game against Slovakia is the biggest of the three group stage fixtures with 8,969, the smallest allocation of the three is the England fixture in Lens with 5202 allocated.
Tuesday 9th Feb 2016
by Jamie Kemble
Thousands of Welsh fans wake up to the news of a lifetime
Thousands of Welsh fans have today woken up to the news of a lifetime as they find out they have secured tickets to the European Championships in France, in the summer. More than 50,000 applied for tickets for Wales’ first major tournament in over half a century.
Welsh supporters today found out whether they were part of the 21,177 allocation, spread over three fixtures in Bordeaux, Lens and Toulouse. Less than half of those who applied got their hands on tickets for Wales’ group stage and potential knockout stage fixtures.
Social media was overrun with Welsh supporters who have woken up to the news of of a lifetime – they can watch their team in a major tournament, something that seemed a distant dream back in 2012 when Wales were beaten by six goals to one in their biggest defeat in over fifteen years.
The Football Association of Wales used a loyalty points system to reward the most loyal supporters before providing the information to UEFA who distributed the tickets. The loyalty system took into account your membership status for the current campaign, the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign and FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign. The criteria also included how many away games individuals had attended from the last eleven away trips.
Of course, with elation comes disappointment and thousands of Welsh supporters woke up to an e-mail containing the words ‘unsuccessful application’. Those supporters could still get their hands on tickets though with the general public draw later this month and the re-sale portal opening in March.
Thousand Wales’ supporters are expected to make the journey to France during the tournament as Wales take on fellow European heavyweights.
Wales’ initial allocation for the three fixtures combined was around 17,000 but it was extended by over 4,000 towards the end of last month. The allocation for the opening game against Slovakia is the biggest of the three group stage fixtures with 8,969, the smallest allocation of the three is the England fixture in Lens with 5202 allocated.
