Fitzhugh Fella Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 Can't believe how many Saints fans who went to the Emirates yesterday sat among home fans - just wondering how they managed to get tickets and how much they paid. I got 5 tickets from an Arsenal supporting mate who's friends live abroad and can't always make it. I paid him £200 in total but they were good seats about 8 rows behind the dugouts. I must admit It was tough with the gooners jumping up all around six times but it was also interesting to hear their views on us. The guy to my right who obviously knew his football was really impressed with Ramirez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 When Highbury was turned into apartments anyone who purchased an apartment got two season tickets for several seasons in the top tier, in amongst all the Ticketmaster theatre ticket Japanese tourist brigade. Many of these tickets circulate around. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 My boss has two season tickets and let me use them yesterday. Good seats next to the Directors box.. Biggest bonus was free beer at half time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 Did any of you celebrate our goal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkadill Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 My cousin ref'd the game and i got free tickets and a guided tour of the stadium which was impressive. I celebrated the goal, much to the amazement to the other guests of the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 My cousin ref'd the game and i got free tickets and a guided tour of the stadium which was impressive. I celebrated the goal, much to the amazement to the other guests of the day! Did you get any bother from the arsenal fans. IMO the very minimum you should expect for doing that is a foam hand around your canister but given their dominance and Arsenal being a trendy club full of city types I'd imagine you probably got nothing more than a few funny looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 16 September, 2012 Author Share Posted 16 September, 2012 When Highbury was turned into apartments anyone who purchased an apartment got two season tickets for several seasons in the top tier, in amongst all the Ticketmaster theatre ticket Japanese tourist brigade. Many of these tickets circulate around. Hope this helps. Ah thanks it does - did not know that - I wonder then are their home attendances artificially high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfield_General Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 Did any of you celebrate our goal? I was sat in the Arsenal end as I live near the Emirates and a Gooner mate got me a ticket. Couldn't watch any more as it got toward the end of the first half so I went for a pint, and missed our goal. Great day all round really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 16 September, 2012 Author Share Posted 16 September, 2012 Did any of you celebrate our goal? tbh is wasn't really worth celebrating although thinking about it, wtf was Fox foing on the edge of the 6-yard box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 tbh is wasn't really worth celebrating although thinking about it, wtf was Fox foing on the edge of the 6-yard box? Out of position, as he was for the other 89 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 Did any of you celebrate our goal? yep. I was just laughed at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 tbh is wasn't really worth celebrating although thinking about it, wtf was Fox foing on the edge of the 6-yard box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 Shocked how quiet they were. I gave myself up with a big facepalm after their first goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkadill Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 Nothing, no response, which tbh i was reliefed about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 when sky show podolski celebrating (which is every 5 mins) the fans in the background are celebrating and clapping except one bloke stood there with his arms folded..which one of you is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteforpedro Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 I was sat in the Arsenal end as I live near the Emirates and a Gooner mate got me a ticket. Couldn't watch any more as it got toward the end of the first half so I went for a pint, and missed our goal. Great day all round really. Yep, exactly the same situation. Went for a pint when their 3rd went in and ended up having a very extended half time pint or three before showing my face mid way through the second half. And then leaving soon afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi_sopez Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 i clapped podolskis goal and stayed put for the rest... Cheered in a hugely ironic way our goal. Amazed by how many saints fan there were around me. Someone kept on shouting come on rickie. arsenal fans couldnt have cared less, probably because they were coasting. must be annoying there in a tight game with loads of away fans in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 I was in block 18 courtesy of a couple of Arsenal season ticket holders through the business. Some prat behind me seem to think he was best mates with the players with shouts of 'come on Gibbo, Rambo, Jenks, Merts'..you get the drift. I managed to bite my tongue until the 3rd goal when Mr Innit in front of me turned to the left to wave goodbye to the Saints supporters as if mocking that they were walking out. I pointed out to him that I couldn't see anyone walking out and far play to the SFC fans for sticking with it and singing proudly. He didn't seem to have an answer for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManorHouseSaint Posted 16 September, 2012 Share Posted 16 September, 2012 I was in the home end. My Gooner mate got me a ticket. It was 90 minutes of pure hell, with him sat beside me. I was so demoralised, I only flinched when Fox scored. I had my head in my hands most of the time which possibly gave the game away somewhat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 17 September, 2012 Author Share Posted 17 September, 2012 I was sitting next to my Arsenal mate but when they got their 6th I just stood up and marched out I couldn't bear it any more. No long goodbyes or even a hand shake! Had to text him afterwards to say thanks for the tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 Having been to the Emirates several times but not Saturday, I concur with the reports about the dreadful home atmosphere. The big 4 all seem to suffer this problem - they all have a very large corporate/Disney tourist portion at games. Emirates is even worse due to the architecture: mid stand corporate circle ringing the entire ground, disrupting the formation of big banks of real, coordinated, singing, fans. That and the demographic of their fan base (and any fan base now tbh) now is simply not like the seething, boiling hoards of shaven headed lads that filled the Archers cages in the 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyin Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 Last I remember being in the wrong end at an Arsenal game was around '84. As a 13 year old, the Northbank definitely wasn't the place to show your colours, so as my Arsenal supporting cousin celebrated the two or three they stuck by us, the one goal we scored was met by a flinch and bitten lip by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyb1 Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 I was at the top of the northbank on my mates membership (35 quid of wasted cash). Rubbish support, no one gave a crap that i was a saints fan. Might have been different if we hadnt been getting smashed of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 ..isn't that what they mean when people say " Fox in the box "? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 ..isn't that what they mean when people say " Fox in the box "? I thought he meant scavenger in a parcel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbob40 Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 will he **** in my garden and go in the bins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 my view. I don't have pics of us attacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellgirl Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 all we heard was "is that Rickie Lambert ? isn't he fat, "had to be restrained from having a word ! Friends abroad for 3 years and have use of tickets for games of interest to us . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knellster Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 Got a couple of season tickets for the day in the middle tier. Gave away I was Saints by just sitting there when they scored, but people around me just started sensible conversations about how they've had the odd day like that and stuffed a few good teams at home in the past so not to worry. The bloke in front celebrated when Fox scored (we were behind that goal) and the Arsenal fans just said good on him for sticking with his team, although I'm sure there'll be plenty of people on here who will say it shows that the Arsenal fans aren't passionate 'cos they didn't kick our heads in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 Went with my cousin and his daughter who have Arsenal season tickets and managed to get a friend's season ticket who couldn't make it. I have been to the Emirates a few times and hate the place for its morgue like atmosphere and plastic fanbase. Like others, after the 4th goal I went and had a god awful pint but it was better than suffering our performance so missed our goal but caught it on the screens in the concourse. Spent £120 for the day all in all and felt humiliated as my cousin took great joy in rubbing salt into the wound especially when saying that that is the worst display he has seen by any opposing team at the Emirates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the colonel Posted 17 September, 2012 Share Posted 17 September, 2012 that is the worst display he has seen by any opposing team at the Emirates. I think he was just getting on the band wagon. Glory boy I suspect (failed glory boy as they never win anything any more). It was a thrashing but there were signs to be optimistic. I live and work in London including working with 4 guuners. General consensus that Arsenal hit form and Saints not given a chance to get into the game. All agreed we were bad at the back but going forward and the passing game we where trying to play showed signs that we can cause trouble and know how to play the game. Don't take it from your cousin he doesn't know what he is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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