The Cat Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 Tickets are still on General Sale aren't they? Club website still listing them as on general sale. Pretty pathetic if we can't sell out the initial allocation for a London away game.
Sour Mash Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 Club website still listing them as on general sale. Pretty pathetic if we can't sell out the initial allocation for a London away game. Yeah, the original allocation was 1.8k and we haven't sold that out. Not cheap mind you.
derry Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 Koeman said that Ramirez isn't yet match fit and needs minutes to build up so obviously not ready to start.
Steeleye Saint Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 We simply HAVE to win....only because I have a West Ham supporting "mate" that has been giving me grief all bloody summer about our problems. After everything he has said, about how shiiiite our team is etc etc, it would be highly gratifying to get 3 points off them. I also hate Fat Sam, their fans, their stadium, their players, their playing style and the stupid notion that they have "The Academy". But, more importantly, they are all a bunch of w4nker5. Good friend is he?
iansums Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 He's right though. All WHam fans are ******s. I should know, most of my family support them.
sydneysaint17 Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 Have we not? I logged onto the ticket section of the site but it was saying that there were none available..
Sour Mash Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 Have we not? I logged onto the ticket section of the site but it was saying that there were none available.. Maybe you're right and the club just haven't announced it.
Dazza82 Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 Id like to see this. Plenty of strength in the middle
The9 Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 I have got The Fear about the idea of Yoshida against West Hoof, even if they have been apparently trying to play proper football so far. Long should start as he was industrious and creative on Tuesday, and Pelle's not getting dropped unless we sign another striker, so Tadic on the other wing and Davis in the hole in front of the Wanyama/Schneiderlin pairing which we didn't need last week but definitely will this. Keeper and defence pick themselves unless Gardos is preferred to Yoshida. Gaston on the bench to come on if we're not creating enough, we can always chuck Taider on as well for Wanyama if we're too defensive, he at least worked hard, looked confident and shifted the ball quickly to teammates in the 15 minutes I have seen. Though I dare say others will want to see Cork for similar reasons, and I guess it does make sense to use our more "industrial" players with some English football experience for this particular match. I can see Bertrand getting sent off for some reason, and pretty sure we're going to lose to them again, but it'll be another couple of years before I'd trade it for the point we got in the Championship.
The9 Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 Id like to see this. Plenty of strength in the middle Not creative enough without Davis for me. And when he's your central creativity... that's still not enough creativity.
Dig Dig Posted 28 August, 2014 Posted 28 August, 2014 Not creative enough without Davis for me. And when he's your central creativity... that's still not enough creativity. I don't think we would miss his creatively that much and if we are going to be playing JWP, may as well be out right for him to get some decent crosses in.
Saint Bones Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 As much as id love a win I can see another 0-0 draw in the making. A point away I will take all season though.
fanimal Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Going for one all - dull prospect not even going to go to the pub to watch, Bournemouth Air Show instead. Red Arrows, just like Saints, great formation, pace, incision and team work.
Saint_Tony Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 We never seem to do well there. Last season they had 4 shots of note and scored 3, whilst we dominated and spurned chance after chance. Have a bad feeling about this game, 2-0 West Ham
DT Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Would be happy with a draw, but can't quite see where goals will come from and feel we will concede with our CBs.
Sour Mash Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Still tickets on sale accordng to the club twitter and ticket sales available on the day, suggests there is qute a bit of availability still.
Saint Garrett Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Still tickets on sale accordng to the club twitter and ticket sales available on the day, suggests there is qute a bit of availability still. No surprise at £45 a pop to go to that hole.
JRM Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Still tickets on sale accordng to the club twitter and ticket sales available on the day, suggests there is qute a bit of availability still. perhaps we sold the intitial allocation, took the rest but are now well short of selling those ? we took the bigger allocation there last season.
Sour Mash Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 No surprise at £45 a pop to go to that hole. It is definitely a rip off, but I am surprised we haven't shifted 1.8k tickets for a 3pm London away. Works out as £44 for a Dad and his son which isn't bad I guess.
Sour Mash Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 perhaps we sold the intitial allocation, took the rest but are now well short of selling those ? we took the bigger allocation there last season. I was sad enough to check on the West Ham ticketing website and they are selling the "extra allocation" blocks to their own fans.
JRM Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 I was sad enough to check on the West Ham ticketing website and they are selling the "extra allocation" blocks to their own fans. surprising, for them to be offering pay on the day we must be a fair way short of selling the 1800 , for a Saturday 3pm game in London , can't imagine Saints will bother taking the bigger allocations for any games this season on that basis then.
The9 Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 I don't think we would miss his creatively that much and if we are going to be playing JWP, may as well be out right for him to get some decent crosses in. We've done pretty much nothing from "decent crosses" against Premier League defences so far, and I suspect West Ham's centre backs are more adept than most at clearing balls into the box. We need some subtlety as well.
Saint Charlie Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 We've done pretty much nothing from "decent crosses" against Premier League defences so far, and I suspect West Ham's centre backs are more adept than most at clearing balls into the box. We need some subtlety as well. Not sure, Tadic aside, that we have much anymore.
S-Clarke Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Not sure, Tadic aside, that we have much anymore. I think this is where Gaston can come into his own, probably not as early as Saturday, but in Koeman he has actually come out and acknowledged what a talented player he is.....and going back to his first year here, he wasn't ''all'' bad when Adkins used him correctly and the youtube highlight videos of our season are quite telling, as he was involved a hell of a lot in the first half. For whatever reason, MP isolated him for almost 18 months and didn't use him at all. If Koeman can get Gaston performing at the level he did in the Villa game 2/3 years ago....then we will no longer have any issues with subtlety in attack!
NewYorkSaint Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 We never seem to do well there. Last season they had 4 shots of note and scored 3, whilst we dominated and spurned chance after chance. Have a bad feeling about this game, 2-0 West Ham I read a lot of comments like this, and genuinely am puzzled as to the logic behind them. Is there something in the air at Upton Park that makes it more like that the home side scores a higher % of their shots? Or that makes us more likely to spurn chance after chance? Isn't another possibility that luck plays a big role in football? Personally, based on the evidence cited above (which is indeed what happened), I'd say we were the better team last year. The better team often loses. But it wins more often than it loses. Past history on a particular ground really means very little. It's just statistical noise. The current state of both teams is far more relevant. WH seem a little better this year than last but now have injury problems. We're a little Jeckyll and Hyde, but the Jeckyll Saints show signs of being pretty wonderful. I think 1-1, or 2-1 Saints are more likely scores!
aintforever Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Id like to see this. Plenty of strength in the middle That line-up is desperately short of pace, or any cutting edge.
Window Cleaner Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Id like to see this. Plenty of strength in the middle How can you possibly know if Gardos is a: fit to play or b: any good. It's not at the Boleyn that you need to be making trial runs with unknown CBs. It isn't FM 2014.
sydneysaint17 Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Got tickets from the stadium earlier today, definitely haven't sold out allocation. Any good pubs near Upton Park?
shurlock Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Tmrw will be a big test for Pelle - if he can acquit himself well, have confidence he'll be a success for us.
Ken Tone Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 No surprise at £45 a pop to go to that hole. Plus the cost of a programme, travel and any refreshments. The Premier League is pricing itself out of the market. Unfortunately they don't really care , as they make all the real money from TV, and the fans are effectively just 'atmosphere' for theRV audience.
Sour Mash Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Plus the cost of a programme, travel and any refreshments. The Premier League is pricing itself out of the market. Unfortunately they don't really care , as they make all the real money from TV, and the fans are effectively just 'atmosphere' for theRV audience. No, that's the problem, in general the Premier League isn't pricing itself out of any market, tickets are still selling well in most places and for more than £40, prices aren't going to be dropping any time soon.
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Just dont see us scoring from open play even with West Ham's injury problems and dont see us keeping a clean sheet so 2-0 home win.
cobbysouth Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 4-3-3 forster Clyne fonte yoshida bertrand Cork schneiderlin wanyam Long pelle tadic Long and tadic as wingers who can drop into a 4321 if necessary or a 4231 with schneiderlin going forward into the attacking 3 or even a 442 with long up along pelle. Means we can quickly adapt to what theyre playing. Would love to get a glimpse of gardos
The9 Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Not sure, Tadic aside, that we have much anymore. I think Long has the ability to beat players and play a killer pass, Gaston could but never seems to, Davis has a decent if unspectacular through ball, and Schneiderlin has that subtlety too, albeit a long time since he's regularly been in a position to be creative. Even Cork has a decent "slip" pass in tight areas - Tadic obviously has shown ability above and beyond already. Not many others though. Harrison Reed?
100%Red&White Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Got tickets from the stadium earlier today, definitely haven't sold out allocation. Any good pubs near Upton Park? Best to drink in London and get the Tube nearer kick-off but there's a few pubs down the Barking Road (the right side of Upton Park for away fans about a 10 min(ish) walk to ground) that will have Saints fans in. Plenty of places around to grab some nosh too.
shurlock Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 I think Long has the ability to beat players and play a killer pass, Gaston could but never seems to, Davis has a decent if unspectacular through ball, and Schneiderlin has that subtlety too, albeit a long time since he's regularly been in a position to be creative. Even Cork has a decent "slip" pass in tight areas - Tadic obviously has shown ability above and beyond already. Not many others though. Harrison Reed? You are talking about Shane Long, right?
Chez Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Club website still listing them as on general sale. Pretty pathetic if we can't sell out the initial allocation for a London away game. our support has never been huge of course, but London games usually sell out quickly. This therefore just shows how fed up fans are of being overcharged. Maybe clubs like West Ham will take the hint. Probably not though.
Batman Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 £45 for an away ticket no surprise fans are not selling out
sydneysaint17 Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Best to drink in London and get the Tube nearer kick-off but there's a few pubs down the Barking Road (the right side of Upton Park for away fans about a 10 min(ish) walk to ground) that will have Saints fans in. Plenty of places around to grab some nosh too. Brilliant, cheers for that
DrunkenSaint Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 Id like to see this. Plenty of strength in the middle Prediction, 2 of them will be waving goodbye after the match...
RedWillie Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 £45 for an away ticket no surprise fans are not selling out It's just too f..ing expensive and I am fed up with it. The clubs don't care as already posted because of the tv money
Sour Mash Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 It's just too f..ing expensive and I am fed up with it. The clubs don't care as already posted because of the tv money The clubs do care, but most are still selling out regularly at £40+, so no need to drop prices.
Graffito Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 The clubs do care, but most are still selling out regularly at £40+, so no need to drop prices. West Ham is doing kids for a quid. The rest of us are subsidising it. Throughout last season West Ham were advertising in the Standard newspaper tickets for home games. It will be interesting to see what happens when they move to the bigger stadium.
Saint Garrett Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 West Ham is doing kids for a quid. The rest of us are subsidising it. Throughout last season West Ham were advertising in the Standard newspaper tickets for home games. It will be interesting to see what happens when they move to the bigger stadium. Their ticket pricing last year was a farce. One of the most expensive away games I've been on.
Batman Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 West ham advertised on talk sport a lot last season . Up to them I guess if they screw away fans to subsidise kids for a quid
Sour Mash Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 West ham advertised on talk sport a lot last season . Up to them I guess if they screw away fans to subsidise kids for a quid How on earth are West Ham screwing away fans for kids for a quid deal?
Batman Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 How on earth are West Ham screwing away fans for kids for a quid deal? It's quite obvious what my point is which is my opinion Unless saints fans can take their kids for a quid?
CB Fry Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 West Ham is doing kids for a quid. The rest of us are subsidising it. Throughout last season West Ham were advertising in the Standard newspaper tickets for home games. It will be interesting to see what happens when they move to the bigger stadium. Was in the Evening Standard yesterday too. True story.
Sour Mash Posted 29 August, 2014 Posted 29 August, 2014 It's quite obvious what my point is which is my opinion Unless saints fans can take their kids for a quid?
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