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Dyke contemplates change in FA Cup ticket allocation process

FA chairman Greg Dyke has revealed his intentions to change the FA Cup final ticket allocation process in future.

Arsenal will play Aston Villa in the final on May 30 at Wembley and as it stands, 25,000 tickets are given to each club, 20,000 are distributed to 'volunteers' and 17,000 are given to Club Wembley members.

However, with bigger clubs going forward, Dyke suggests there needs to be some amendments made to the distribution procedure.

Dyke said: "Our problem with the final is that a club like Arsenal have 50,000 season-ticket holders and only half of them will get a ticket for the final.

"You can never meet 50,000 season-ticket holders but you could meet 30,000 rather than 25. We should look again at how the tickets get distributed.

"Being in charge doesn't necessarily mean you can change the FA. But I have thought about that since I have got here but I have so far failed to change it. I have tried and I will try again."

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