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To be fair, the SFA, have no influence over the cost of travel and food. The semi final is sensibly priced and, for those not able to travel for whatever reason, it is live on free to air TV. I suggest a little less whinging and much more revelling in the fact that we are, against all expectations, in another semi final with half a chance of progressing further against a Hearts side that are not in anything like the form in which they began the season.

No offence but it doesn't sound like any situation would be affordable. I was only trying to help out by letting you know that there was a cheaper option by a third on the price that you were told. How cheap do you realistically expect it to be for 4 people to attend a national cup semi-final? We are always going to have to travel if it was Edinburgh for example that would make little difference and for food you can take juice, crisps and sandwiches etc from home if every penny is a prisoner. I have listed the ticket prices and stands earlier in the thread. Hope you can find a way to make it.

While it would have commercial advantages and possibly avoid postponement, I believe that profesdional football should be played on grass so it's a no from me. Hopefully, we reach the cup final and manage to free up a little cash for Tommy to do some remedial work in the Summer.

Hell Yes ! who would have thought earlier in the season with all that draws we would get a day out at Hampden so lets be proud of the boys for getting this far and turn up and cheer them on Hearts can be beaten i'm sure of it

Looking forward to a great day out with great people. Who cares if it's an early start, we are going to HAMPDEN for the semi final of the BIG cup!!

You can watch some extraordinary games on TV, but the games that really stick in the memory are the games you actually attend.

Totally agree! How often are these opportunities going to come round? The KO time is what is is but nothing would persuade me to stay at home and watch on telly. The boys have worked so hard to get here and deserve our support. Ticket prices for behind the goal (whichever end we are given) are £20 adults and £10 for u16s and over 65s. Im not sure anyone would have expected any cheaper? Counting down the days tbh

Here here!!

Clach ladies game at Grant Street was called off due to waterlogged pitch if it makes you feel better?

County are so confident that Ferguson goes in goal

Which is pretty reasonable for a semi final especially bearing in mind that, right now, the club needs every penny.

Ach Scarlet, for you and me it would be a tenner a head behind the goals. I'm sure the quoted £75 would be for the family, not just one ticket.

I wouldn’t respond to that either tbh

I much prefer to be actually at the game, for the atmosphere, the craic, the buzz, singing, being with friends. It’s certainly not the same sitting at home with no atmosphere and I’d feel silly singing on my own! Also the bus trips to ICT away days are more enjoyable than driving the short distance to the stadium. I know I could go to the pub to watch the game, but that’s not my style, I’d rather travel to wherever ICT play.

Can we not, for once, give credit for a sensible decision made in good time thus minimising inconvenience and expense for everyone ? We have often been critical, often rightly so, of little consideration being given to fans. Here we have a decision that does give us consideration and still some folk carp and complain.

Indeed. Much better to have an early decision, instead of waiting until near kick off. If it was badly waterlogged at 12:30 there is no chance of it being magically ok by this evening.

Slammed when they make a late decision and slammed when they make an early decision....the proverbial "can't win" scenario. The fact that they called an inspection so early would indicate that there was no chance of the game going ahead tonight...which is unsurprising given the amount of rain that's fallen the last few days and continues to fall today. Still, moaning about this is a welcome break for people moaning about the semi final ?

What do we care what the 'English game' thinks? The fact is that the SFA have no choice about kick off time it's either then or 5.15pm. Can't understand why it's a problem for a Jambo who'll be travelling less time than my daily commute. Missing out on a Scottish Cup semi-final is your choice. I'll certainly be there with my 2 kids, these occasions don't come along often. I haven't seen the prices as yet but I'm not surprised that they're likely a disgrace.

The Daily Record report that was referenced said that he had been invited, presumably by the SFA, to a meeting with all parties, to discuss arrangements for the semi. He wasn't going on a crusade to change the date or time. He wasn't "only [doing it] to try to avoid further criticism". But he's right to take the opportunity to complain about it.

Only being done to try avoid further criticism form fans - reasons for KO times are clear, so its being done knowing full well the outcome. Rather than wasting time complaining maybe assist the fans if its such a concern with travel arrangements? Quite sad we have more negative posts about the time & location that positive about having another great day out.

Moray Jaggie our semi final against might have looked pish on TV but it was just brilliant being there on that day

Flight and hotel booked. Bring it onnn

The semi finals were always going to be lunchtime kick offs. Just be glad that we're in one again and also that it's not on the Sunday.

Glad it's hearts payback time for that humiliation earlier think wel beat them tbh! Hope it's played at hampden a good day out

Enjoy

This is all academic. Levein will kick his players’ erses and it’ll be a bit like our replay against Edinburgh City. That was Partick’s best shot on Friday. The Hearts support will be too big for anywhere except Hampden, given it’s the big cup and not that trinket County won. I’d rather have a day out at Hampden anyway. Even if it was Thistle, McDiarmid would be too small imo, it would have to be Easter Road.

Can only be hampden we deserve it after the last couple of seasons ffs it a cup semi final shouldn't be played anywhere else why in case it looks bad on tv sparse stands fcuk it !! Be likely hearts anyway they've a big travelling support be a belting day out

I want the game played at Hampden. we don't get to go there very often and some of our best memories come from there. There could be 500 fans or 50,000 fans there and it wouldn't matte r to me as long as i was there.

in a way it does make sense. However I think the players from both sides would like the chance to play at Hampden and its a great day out for the fans.

I'll be there plus 20 odd Stoke city/Derby county fans. Since I've moved down to uttoxeter they have all taken Inverness as there Scottish team

Might head down.

I'll pick you up at broxden ??????

Fancy driving me from Thurso down to Hampden lol?

There is no tempted in it. Get your ass to Hampden???????

What atmosphere will Hampden produce with 15000 in it? It will be a laughing stock to the English game when there is 35000 empty seats in a stadium our last semi final against Celtic looked pish on tv as there was thousands of empty seats. Hearts fans have also said they wont be going due to time and cost. Hampden isn't a great stadium having been to it many times it's crap. Now with stupid kick off time I won't be going with my three boys especially after the ticket prices they announced £75 entry plus transport plus food etc. They don't want fans to attend so ill oblige and watch on tv. A smaller stadium at a decent time would have been better. Better atmosphere fans can travel at decent times to get to it and at a decent cost. TV is killing our game and our semi final is proof.

They're probably going to open a shop in the Victorian Market for the 10k+ fans that nobody ever saw again after we lifted the cup...

Thanks for letting me know. The final was no better, I have a blue disabled badge, and my son drove me down to Hampden, but the stewards wouldn't let me use a disabled parking bay as I hadn't pre book