Probably the short lead-up time may have been a factor, they may have had a long time to prepare for the 5k allocations, these schmos only just crept past the Dutch last week
I think Liverpool tier 1 was much nearer 2,500 than 3k? Given the faff if getting travel and hotel after the rush has been and our huge ticket allocation, suspect will be well south of 300 - it was the ideal draw really - we are hugely lucky