EVERTON FC today responded to fans criticizing the sale of tickets (Click to find tickets) for the FA Cup semi-final.
Supporters contacted the ECHO to complain of waiting for hours online and on the telephone to try and secure their place at Wembley in a fortnight.
The club told the ECHO: “We are extremely pleased with the way our processes and systems have performed throughout the day considering the demand for semi-final tickets.
“By early Tuesday afternoon we had sold over 15,000 semi-final tickets (Click to find tickets) since opening for business at 8am with two thirds of those sales via our online channel.
“Inevitably, with such a large number of supporters eligible to purchase, we did experience some queues but wherever possible these were kept to a minimum.
“Our ongoing advice to Season Ticket holders yet to purchase is to visit evertonfc.com in order to secure their Wembley ticket.”
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