Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 April, 2015 Share Posted 7 April, 2015 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150407-sunderland-vs-southampton-tickets-travel-2383292.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 7 April, 2015 Share Posted 7 April, 2015 A very good deal, but why don't we subsidise the match tickets to benefit all fans attending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 7 April, 2015 Share Posted 7 April, 2015 Four of us driving up for the weekend in Newcastle. Nice idea but a tenner off tickets, a la Chelsea, surely better for all concerned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworthy Posted 7 April, 2015 Share Posted 7 April, 2015 Call me pedantic. But isn't it 0.5 p per mile assuming it is a round trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 April, 2015 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2015 Call me pedantic. But isn't it 0.5 p per mile assuming it is a round trip? 'Travel TO Sunderland for just 1p per mile!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 7 April, 2015 Share Posted 7 April, 2015 'Travel TO Sunderland for just 1p per mile!' It'll cost you £75 a person to get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 7 April, 2015 Share Posted 7 April, 2015 The £29 match ticket is still a bit steep but great price for the coach at £3.26 I might do that and spend the afternoon in Sunderland wetherspoons for a day out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 April, 2015 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2015 It'll cost you £75 a person to get back. Banking on the desperation of people to leave Sunderland? I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 8 April, 2015 Share Posted 8 April, 2015 As has been mentioned, while this is a good idea, it hardly benefits everyone. What about those of us that have booked trains already or don't want to be stuck on a bus surrounded by divs for hours on end? Subsidising match tickets benefits everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 8 April, 2015 Share Posted 8 April, 2015 Booked flights and a hotel bloody ages ago including enough nights to accommodate any kind of fixture changing ridiculousness. I think this is more a thing to encourage people to use the coaches which will be running anyway than any kind of general thank you. I drove Newport-Southampton-Middlesbrough-Newport one time before we got relegated, and did Hartlepool on a Tuesday night in L1, but you would literally have to pay me to go to that match by coach. There's a reason Sunderland is the only ground in the top 2 divisions I haven't been to yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 8 April, 2015 Share Posted 8 April, 2015 Booked flights and a hotel bloody ages ago including enough nights to accommodate any kind of fixture changing ridiculousness. I think this is more a thing to encourage people to use the coaches which will be running anyway than any kind of general thank you. I drove Newport-Southampton-Middlesbrough-Newport one time before we got relegated, and did Hartlepool on a Tuesday night in L1, but you would literally have to pay me to go to that match by coach. There's a reason Sunderland is the only ground in the top 2 divisions I haven't been to yet. Is this part of the £200k a year we have to spend on encouraging away support? I reckon the club have worked out its financially better to put that money towards their own resources (coach provision), than subsidising away tickets, where the money would just go straight to the home team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 8 April, 2015 Share Posted 8 April, 2015 I was fleetingly tempted when I saw the price but there's no way I'm sitting on the travel club for that length of time in one day. May consider getting the travel club up and flying back on the Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 8 April, 2015 Share Posted 8 April, 2015 Is this part of the £200k a year we have to spend on encouraging away support? I reckon the club have worked out its financially better to put that money towards their own resources (coach provision), than subsidising away tickets, where the money would just go straight to the home team. Dunno, wouldn't be surprised. It's surprisingly difficult for them to do this without getting criticised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint97 Posted 8 April, 2015 Share Posted 8 April, 2015 I was fleetingly tempted when I saw the price but there's no way I'm sitting on the travel club for that length of time in one day. May consider getting the travel club up and flying back on the Monday. I was thinking of doing that but the flights are so expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 8 April, 2015 Share Posted 8 April, 2015 Newcastle to Southampton early on Monday afternoon is £55, but yeah otherwise they are. I normally fly up there from Bristol because it's far cheaper even when you factor in petrol costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 8 April, 2015 Share Posted 8 April, 2015 Up Friday morning, back Sunday night, booked it early November and cost £180 return for two of us. Bear in mind that we also had to book 2 nights in a hotel which sticks about another £100 on it, and there was the outside chance of it being a Monday night game at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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