Chin Strain Posted 20 October, 2010 Share Posted 20 October, 2010 Thinking of going to a big European game in a domestic league in the new year. So...couple of questions for any experienced bods out there. Where would be good for footy and a boys weekend? Any recommendations for best place to buy tickets? Have been to Ajax v Eindhoven, and quite fancy a Spanish league game - obvious match would be Real Madrid v Barcelona, but tix seem savage on the touts sites. Any help / recommendations would be great Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 20 October, 2010 Share Posted 20 October, 2010 only foreign game Ive been to enough to have good experience is bayern munich. You can pick up a ticket from a tout outside for little more than face value, no matter how busy the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 20 October, 2010 Share Posted 20 October, 2010 Despite the bad press Rome receives for football violence, I have been over there now for nearly 10 Roma games. Always have a cracking weekend, plenty of decent boozers around the historic centre and tickets are easy to come by too (unless you go to a big game such as the derby or Inter, Milan and Juve - but even then there will still be the most expensive tickets available to buy in Rome). My advice is that if possible, wait until you get there to buy the tickets. Ticketing agencies will try and make you believe that the game is a near sell out and that they have the last tickets...etc when that is a load of ********. You pay them before they've even got their middle man in whatever city to go and get the tickets. When I go to Rome, my first stop is one of the Roma stores (there are several in the city) to pick up the tickets, never had a problem before. For big games, and I can only speak about Italian matches here - if you want there is a ticketing website where you can purchase the tickets online and then pick them up on match day. I did this for the Rome derby lasy November and had no problems. http://www.listicket.it My next trip is coming up in a months time, Roma v Udinese and then Bayern in the CL for me. Good luck where ever you choose to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin Strain Posted 21 October, 2010 Author Share Posted 21 October, 2010 only foreign game Ive been to enough to have good experience is bayern munich. You can pick up a ticket from a tout outside for little more than face value, no matter how busy the game. Cheers Baj - quite fancy Munich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin Strain Posted 21 October, 2010 Author Share Posted 21 October, 2010 Despite the bad press Rome receives for football violence, I have been over there now for nearly 10 Roma games. Always have a cracking weekend, plenty of decent boozers around the historic centre and tickets are easy to come by too (unless you go to a big game such as the derby or Inter, Milan and Juve - but even then there will still be the most expensive tickets available to buy in Rome). My advice is that if possible, wait until you get there to buy the tickets. Ticketing agencies will try and make you believe that the game is a near sell out and that they have the last tickets...etc when that is a load of ********. You pay them before they've even got their middle man in whatever city to go and get the tickets. When I go to Rome, my first stop is one of the Roma stores (there are several in the city) to pick up the tickets, never had a problem before. For big games, and I can only speak about Italian matches here - if you want there is a ticketing website where you can purchase the tickets online and then pick them up on match day. I did this for the Rome derby lasy November and had no problems. http://www.listicket.it My next trip is coming up in a months time, Roma v Udinese and then Bayern in the CL for me. Good luck where ever you choose to go. Good info - thanks. Not been to Rome either so could be an option too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 21 October, 2010 Share Posted 21 October, 2010 went to see Sporting Play in Lisbon last year...cracking ground, cracking friendly atmosphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorlton Posted 21 October, 2010 Share Posted 21 October, 2010 Been to watch Barca & Valencia a few times. Easy to get tickets for apart from the obvious games i.e. madrid at Camp Nou or Barca or real at The Mestalla. Don't use the ticket agencies on the web at all. You will be able to book tickets through the club websites easily enough and collect them at the stadium. Hoping to go & watch Hertha Berlin in January. Can't wait for weekend in Berlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin Strain Posted 22 October, 2010 Author Share Posted 22 October, 2010 Been to watch Barca & Valencia a few times. Easy to get tickets for apart from the obvious games i.e. madrid at Camp Nou or Barca or real at The Mestalla. Don't use the ticket agencies on the web at all. You will be able to book tickets through the club websites easily enough and collect them at the stadium. Hoping to go & watch Hertha Berlin in January. Can't wait for weekend in Berlin. Berlin sounds like a good plan..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin Strain Posted 22 October, 2010 Author Share Posted 22 October, 2010 Been to watch Barca & Valencia a few times. Easy to get tickets for apart from the obvious games i.e. madrid at Camp Nou or Barca or real at The Mestalla. Don't use the ticket agencies on the web at all. You will be able to book tickets through the club websites easily enough and collect them at the stadium. Hoping to go & watch Hertha Berlin in January. Can't wait for weekend in Berlin. Berlin sounds like a good plan..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yate Saint Posted 22 October, 2010 Share Posted 22 October, 2010 I'm looking to go to see Barca in Jan. Hopefully booking it all up on Sunday. Never done it before though. Went on Barca's website, seems pretty easy to book the tickets. Not sure if you are guaranteed two tickets next to each other though! Also says you can print your tickets off!! Sounds a bit weird to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yate Saint Posted 22 October, 2010 Share Posted 22 October, 2010 I'm looking to go to see Barca in Jan. Hopefully booking it all up on Sunday. Never done it before though. Went on Barca's website, seems pretty easy to book the tickets. Not sure if you are guaranteed two tickets next to each other though! Also says you can print your tickets off!! Sounds a bit weird to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny R Posted 22 October, 2010 Share Posted 22 October, 2010 only foreign game Ive been to enough to have good experience is bayern munich. You can pick up a ticket from a tout outside for little more than face value, no matter how busy the game. I went to the Muenchen derby at the old ground. We got tickets in the away end (1860) direct from the club for €7.50 in about 2006. Great atmos, shame about the result. Thoroughly recommend Bayern vs Schalke, Dortmund, St Pauli or Kaiserslaughten for atmosphere if you go to Munich. You can always go to to Hamburg derby which would be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StDunko Posted 22 October, 2010 Share Posted 22 October, 2010 Milan is an experience. Went to the San Siro to see Inter v Fiorentina for a mates stag do about two years ago. Found a guy at the ticket office that spoke English and asked for tickets in an area where there would be some atmosphere. He sold us tickets in the Curve Nord (North Stand, Behind the goal), middle tier. They were on £13 each back then, can't imagine they would be much more now. We found our seats and we were right in with the Ultras, loads of singing, they even handed out song sheets in Italian to us. Smoke bombs, massive flags, syncronised displaying of the colours etc. The only down side was that the Curve Nord is split into different groups of Ultras, the Boys San have the middle of the stand, The drinking Ultras have the left of the stand, but we had ended up in the right wing of the Curve Nord, literally! We were in with the "Inter Irreducibili" the skinhead fascist Ultras. People were being beaten up if they did not sing, (we all moved our lips in time). It was a bit scary, but we all survived. I would recommend the Curve Nord, but make sure you are in the middle or left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 23 October, 2010 Share Posted 23 October, 2010 Bit late, but tomorrow's Belgrade derby between Red Star and Partizan would be a mental game to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin Strain Posted 23 October, 2010 Author Share Posted 23 October, 2010 Bit late, but tomorrow's Belgrade derby between Red Star and Partizan would be a mental game to go to. Yeah, and you'd have to be mental to go! Maybe a Galatasaray v Fenerbahce for afters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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