Restark19 Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Southampton vs. Real Sociedad – Saturday 10th August, Kick-off 3pm. Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Monday 22nd July, priced as follows: Adults - £18 Concessions* - £14 Under 17s - £10 Under 11s - £0 (1 Under 11 per Full paying Adult) *Seniors aged 65 and over, Young Adults aged 17-21 Seems expensive for a friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepgar Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Very expensive. £10 max for an adult. IT'S ONLY A FRIENDLY!! My guess there will be under 10k for this. Although IF we did bring in a couple of TOP TOP players, then maybe extend to another couple of thousand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I thought that was quite a fair price to be honest, esp as its the only home friendly we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Quite a chunk to pay for a friendly, especially if you've got kids over the age of 11. I'm always up for watching Saints play but am wavering on this one - the money would probably be better used towards an away day. I suppose the standard should be reasonable since this match is only a week before the new season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Southampton vs. Real Sociedad – Saturday 10th August, Kick-off 3pm. Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Monday 22nd July, priced as follows: Adults - £18 Concessions* - £14 Under 17s - £10 Under 11s - £0 (1 Under 11 per Full paying Adult) *Seniors aged 65 and over, Young Adults aged 17-21 Seems expensive for a friendly I don't agree WE are an emerging Premier League Team THEY are an established Top level Spanish Team, with loads of European experience What do you expect ?? A couple of pints at the Royal Oak, the match, and change from a tenner Friendly or not, they are a good team, and worthy of OUR support IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Why do so many people on here spend so much time moaning & whingeing about frigging ticket prices. If you want cheap football get yourself down to Fratton Park for gawd's sake. I can remember paying a tenner for a pre-season friendly at QPR in '09. That's four years and two divisions ago. Move with the times. FWIW I paid £30 a head last weekend to watch Man. City in Pretoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_coxy Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I'm more interested in finding out when the WBA tickets are on sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I don't think it's a case of whinging - more that most people have a finite supply of money and have to carefully choose how to distribute it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Why do so many people on here spend so much time moaning & whingeing about frigging ticket prices. If you want cheap football get yourself down to Fratton Park for gawd's sake. I can remember paying a tenner for a pre-season friendly at QPR in '09. That's four years and two divisions ago. Move with the times. FWIW I paid £30 a head last weekend to watch Man. City in Pretoria. This It's less than half than it costs to see a top PL game and it's a top Spanish side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I don't think it's a case of whinging - more that most people have a finite supply of money and have to carefully choose how to distribute it. No it's whinging. Not one person has mentioned affordability. Fwiw I think £18 plus reduced and some free concessions is fine given the opposition and where we are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Seems a bit steep to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Not that expensive when you remember that Bompey were charging £60 to see them get stuffed by Real Madrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Patrón Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Off of Norwich's website for their game against Sociedad: Tickets for this game are available on general sale priced at £15 for adults, £10 for over-65s, £5 for Under-17s and £1 for under-12s Read more at http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/pre-season-real-sociedad-18-june-13-870727.aspx#f3Hkd8GDUYARtCAo.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I don't think it's a case of whinging - more that most people have a finite supply of money and have to carefully choose how to distribute it. As many people are saying £10 is the limit in terms of affordibility, if you can't budget for an addition £8, I would question why you are going to football in the first place. It's an expensive past time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 You can keep adding £8 all day then using that logic. If people think £18 is too much for a friendly match that's up to them, we'll see if it was misjudged in the attendance. How will we do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Why do so many people on here spend so much time moaning & whingeing about frigging ticket prices. If you want cheap football get yourself down to Fratton Park for gawd's sake. What a cretinous thing to say. It's not you having to spend it or justify the expense of modern football. I know people who went week in & week out all through the dark days who have now had to give up their STs as they are now too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopper Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Well, I`m going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I believe £18 is even too expensive for a Premier League game, never mind a friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Seems a bit steep to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinR Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 £18 for me and the nipper, not bad in fairness. Tickets in the premium section too same price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Seems a bit steep to me. That's probably because you paid twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Why do so many people on here spend so much time moaning & whingeing about frigging ticket prices. If you want cheap football get yourself down to Fratton Park for gawd's sake. I can remember paying a tenner for a pre-season friendly at QPR in '09. That's four years and two divisions ago. Move with the times. FWIW I paid £30 a head last weekend to watch Man. City in Pretoria. So if you think ticket prices might be too high you should go and support the Skates? Nice attitude that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Why do so many people on here spend so much time moaning & whingeing about frigging ticket prices. If you want cheap football get yourself down to Fratton Park for gawd's sake. I can remember paying a tenner for a pre-season friendly at QPR in '09. That's four years and two divisions ago. Move with the times. FWIW I paid £30 a head last weekend to watch Man. City in Pretoria. Brilliant someone who doesn't even live in this country tell people that we should accept expensive ticket prices because you paid them to see a team play abroad. You're a bit of a **** really aren't you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Me and the daughter will be there to help coach the the mighty Saints from our seats in the Kingsland. With a little guidance for the officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 This doesn't really add anything to the thread, but I saw us play Real Sociedad in a pre-season friendly at the Dell in 2000, my ticket (junior) cost £2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Aah sorry, I didn't realise that all I needed was a good dose of personal abuse to make me see that I don't really find the serial moaning tiresome at all. Particularly as it's aimed at comments I didn't actually make. And I'm sure that where I live now is very relevant, because if I still lived in Swaythling, or Portswood, or Bitterne or Eastleigh the whingeing would be very acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I find it's easier to just not bother with first team friendlies. That way it saves me really having to care about the price being charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Given that the prices for the Austria friendlies against well known European sides are both under £15 I think this is pretty steep, and was surprised to see people saying otherwise. It's a friendly, nothing of consequence will happen, and it's by definition not competitive and the team isn't ready for the season. I paid €45 to watch Granada v Villarreal in La Liga about 18 months ago, but £18 to watch a Saints v Real Sociedad friendly ? Nah. And I will be considering going to a cheaper match on the same day (even if it costs more for transport to get there instead, which suggests to me that it's not JUST the price, it's a lack of interest too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I find it's easier to just not bother with first team friendlies. That way it saves me really having to care about the price being charged. I also feel like this about most League Cup and FA Cup games nowadays. Stevenage away was the last Saints Cup game I went to, purely because it was a new ground. Don't think I've been to any of the home cup games since we were in League One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I believe £18 is even too expensive for a Premier League game, never mind a friendly. Not sure that's a sustainable belief when even the Football Supporters' Federation are only campaigning for £20 Prem tickets for away fans on top of travel costs... http://fsf.org.uk/campaigns/away-fans/score-campaign-twentys-plenty-for-away-tickets/ For friendlies, fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I also feel like this about most League Cup and FA Cup games nowadays. Stevenage away was the last Saints Cup game I went to, purely because it was a new ground. Don't think I've been to any of the home cup games since we were in League One. I don't mind the cup games because at least they have an element of competition involved, but yes I prefer away to home games in the early rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 I don't mind the cup games because at least they have an element of competition involved, but yes I prefer away to home games in the early rounds. I've come to the conclusion based on recent selections that if I'm happy to watch our reserves I can do that for nothing. That may change this season, but it'll take me thinking I'm missing something first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 22 July, 2013 Share Posted 22 July, 2013 Meh. Price seems alright to me. Would rather it was cheaper, obviously, but I want to see the game so I'll pay the price. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 So is anyone going to this match? Anyone know what they are charging for a second under 11 (first one is free with an adult but no mention on the site of what happens if you have more than one child......)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 So is anyone going to this match? Anyone know what they are charging for a second under 11 (first one is free with an adult but no mention on the site of what happens if you have more than one child......)? I'm going, couldn't help myself. A summer without football, snapped up the first tickets I could get.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 Too much for a friendly IMO. I won't be going. Would be amazed if they got over 9k there. If it had been £10 then I'm sure there'd be closer to 20k there. Out of interest, how much was that Bayern Munich friendly mid season where there was about 34,000 there? (This will probably s**t all over my theory) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 They drew 1-1 with Norwich last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 They drew 1-1 with Norwich last night. what Hooper didn't score a shedload then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkeith Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 To put it into perspective, I have just bought tickets for Bordeaux v Monaco for €14 with a €2 booking fee per ticket on top, albeit in the cheapest part of the ground. That's good value for the first league game of the season. On the other hand a friendly between conference new boys Salisbury and the Skates development squad would have cost £10.00, so £18.00 for Real Sociedad is good value by UK standards. Wish it was at their place, as it's only 4 hours drive from my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 what Hooper didn't score a shedload then Just been reading through their forums. Lots are impressed with Redmond (who I like a lot, think he was a snip at £3m). Although they seem to attributing ''lazy'' to Lory Fer (after 1 game, quite funny). and RWV didn't do a great deal, other than score a tap in. Their description of Hooper was a more mobile version of Holt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 So is anyone going to this match? I'm going. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 I paid £18 to watch Newport County's first match in the FL for 25 years last weekend, which I thought was excellent value, and I am paying £12 for this due to some cost-spreading shenanigans by a mate, which is just about acceptable for a non-competitive game. The wife is going corporate for that Ladies' Day at £75 a chuck FFS, I'm pretty sure neither of us would be going if it wasn't for that. Hopefully she'll be able to smuggle out 2 dinners and two armfuls of wine to get her money's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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