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City fans' overnight Wembley wait Cardiff's FA Cup tickets sell out
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Cardiff City supporters have queued throughout the night for what could be their last chance to get tickets for the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. Cardiff City have sold all their allocation of 33,000 FA Cup semi-final tickets after fans queued throughout the night to snap up the last ones.
Fans began queuing at the club at 2200 GMT on Saturday, 10 hours before the ticket office opened on Sunday. Supporters began queuing at the club at 2200 GMT on Saturday, 10 hours before the ticket office opened on Sunday.
Until Sunday, tickets could only be bought by certain groups of fans, but are now available to supporters with stubs from a game against Hull City. Within three hours the last batch had gone, as a queue of about 1,000 snaked from City's Ninian Park ground.
The club said fans might have to be turned away as tickets went down. But there is some hope for ticketless fans, as the club have asked for more from the Football Association.
Until Sunday, tickets could only be bought by some groups of fans, before becoming available to supporters with stubs from a game against Hull City.
Cardiff will play fellow Championship club Barnsley in the semi-final at Wembley next Sunday.Cardiff will play fellow Championship club Barnsley in the semi-final at Wembley next Sunday.
Perhaps we will take a view on the queue as we get down to the last tickets Cardiff City spokesman We would like to thank everyone involved for their patience and co-operation in selling 33,000 tickets in seven days Cardiff City
It will be 81 years since the Bluebirds last appeared at Wembley, when the Welsh club became the first and only club so far to take the FA Cup out of England.It will be 81 years since the Bluebirds last appeared at Wembley, when the Welsh club became the first and only club so far to take the FA Cup out of England.
The prospect of repeating that achievement has generated huge excitement among supporters in the Welsh capital and in the rest of the club's south Wales heartland.The prospect of repeating that achievement has generated huge excitement among supporters in the Welsh capital and in the rest of the club's south Wales heartland.
That meant there were about 1,000 in the queue at Ninian Park well before dawn on Sunday, and that number remained constant throughout the morning.That meant there were about 1,000 in the queue at Ninian Park well before dawn on Sunday, and that number remained constant throughout the morning.
The clocks went forward by an hour overnight as the UK adjusted to British Summer Time (BST), and the ticket office opened at 0900 BST. Fans who turned up at 0530 BST managed to secure their tickets some five hours later.The clocks went forward by an hour overnight as the UK adjusted to British Summer Time (BST), and the ticket office opened at 0900 BST. Fans who turned up at 0530 BST managed to secure their tickets some five hours later.
It's before dawn, and the long queue snakes outside Ninian ParkA club spokesman said on Sunday morning that they would take a look at the queue later and decide what to do as tickets were being snapped up. It's before dawn, and the long queue snakes outside Ninian Park
"Perhaps we will take a view on the queue as we get down to the last tickets," he said. The club said the tickets had all gone by midday. The club said they would have more news on Monday on their request to the FA for another allocation.
The club was initially allocated 33,000 tickets, and they had gone on sale earlier to Ambassadors - fans who bought their season tickets before a certain deadline - other season ticket holders, and away travel members. On the official website, the club said: "Once again, we would like to thank everyone involved for their patience and co-operation in selling 33,000 tickets in seven days".
Tickets had initially gone on sale a week earlier to Ambassadors - fans who bought their season tickets before a certain deadline - other season ticket holders, and then to away travel members.
Holders of Hull stubs were then able to buy one ticket for the Wembley semi-final per stub.Holders of Hull stubs were then able to buy one ticket for the Wembley semi-final per stub.
But the club had emphasised that there were no guarantees that Wembley tickets would be available to all Hull stub holders.But the club had emphasised that there were no guarantees that Wembley tickets would be available to all Hull stub holders.