Mouldy Coat Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 (edited) Flights booked Wednesday to Friday Amsterdam. Flights £138 return BING*******GO Edited 17 July, 2015 by Mouldy Coat
Saint_Ash Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Nice and easy to get to from Southampton. £125 return flight to Amsterdam £25 train from Amsterdam Centraal to Arnhem, last train back looks about 11:30pm as well. £150 quid for travel, not bad and Amsterdam is amazing to stay in. If anyone wants to borrow my "around Amsterdam in 80 beers" let me know!
Chez Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Looks like the lad and I are fooked then. what about flying out from Toulouse?
trousers Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 On a scale of 'slim' to 'don't be daft' what are the chances of the away leg going to general sale (to members or otherwise)?
Pamplemousse Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 How many tickets do we have to give to Vitesse for the leg at SMS? I imagine they would take a sizeable contingent of supporters like we will over there.
Matthew Le God Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Southampton vs Chelsea Reserves (Vitesse Arnhem) - A (Stamford) Bridge too far?
Saint-Armstrong Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Quick preview for the front page, here: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/content.php?629-EUROPA-LEAGUE-Saints-will-face-Vitesse-Arnhem-in-qualifying … #SaintsFC #SaintsInEurope
The9 Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Flying to Dusseldorf may be the best option for away fans, only 28 miles from Arnhem. Decided to go via Amsterdam, there were no Dusseldorf flights on those dates when I looked. Only an hour on train from Amsterdam anyway.
marc_saint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Anyone else flying into Amsterdam from Heathrow on the Thursday morning? (Gets in at 9.10)
geordiesaint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Reckon tickets will sell to members/General sale? Thinking of booking now but would be annoying not to have a ticket. I guess there is always the home end.
View From The Top Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 what about flying out from Toulouse? Really expensive and the other flights into Holland from down there are Wednesday out and Saturday back which is no good. Going to look at flying into Dusseldorf.
Mr Saints Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 LOL at the reaction on here. It's not the JPT, most of the games will be quite tough. Imagine the reaction on here if we get through to the groups and draw a "European heavyweight"
Bad Wolf Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 I think the ticket price has been set at £15.00 but if you get a ticket for the Espanyol game as well it is only £20.00 for them both. Can't see anything about that on the website. Where did you hear this? Great deal.
Saint_Ash Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Season ticket holders can get their seat up until the tickets go on general sale. Good stuff, even though I'm still waiting for mine....
pillock69 Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Just realised that they only go on general sale when I'm in Rotterdam I don't get back until Sunday. Might have to try and find some dodgy internet cafe when I get off the bus Thursday morning.
farawaysaint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 LOL at the reaction on here. It's not the JPT, most of the games will be quite tough. Imagine the reaction on here if we get through to the groups and draw a "European heavyweight" I don't think it is unreasonable to want to progress as far as possible and get a couple of soft opponents first up.
Jack Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 I'm in Ibiza from 3-13 August. Tryinh to talk the lads into doing it, £137 flights arriving 1pm on the Thursday and leaving 24 hours later. Wouldn't even need a hotel if we have a big night out in Amsterdam
VectisSaint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Southampton vs Chelsea Reserves (Vitesse Arnhem) - A (Stamford) Bridge too far? Glad some people have finally woken up to my Bridge Too Far references from an hour or so ago. By the way the bridge in the picture is not in Arnhem, the movie was shot in Deventer, about 35km away. The bridges are very similar though (the John Frost bridge in Arnhem)
Lighthouse Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Right, what is a cheap and easy way to get from Tarbes in France to Arnhem? Ryanair fly from Girona to Eindhoven and Weeze if that's any good.
VectisSaint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 LOL at the reaction on here. It's not the JPT, most of the games will be quite tough. Imagine the reaction on here if we get through to the groups and draw a "European heavyweight" There were a lot of possible opponents that really would have been a darn sight easier than Vitesse. Probably the hardest draw that we could have got (ignoring teams like Dortmund who it was not possible to draw) at this stage.
SaintZamboni Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 I don't think it is unreasonable to want to progress as far as possible and get a couple of soft opponents first up. This. There is still enough dross at this stage of the competition to wish we had avoided one of the potentially better opponents, especially with the start of the PL looming. Sure, we'll have to beat better teams but look at Aberdeens potential tie against Alashkert of Armenia or FC Kairat from Kazakhstan. Would have rather played any of those three!
Matthew Le God Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Can't see anything about that on the website. Where did you hear this? Great deal. From the ticket section of the Saints OS... When purchased in conjunction with a ticket for the home leg of the club’s UEFA Europa League third round qualifier, tickets will be priced as follows: £5 for Adults £2.50 for Concessions £2 for Under-17s £1 for Under-11s http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150713-ticket-information-southampton-rcd-espanyol-friendly-2543034.aspx#2bCDu6wClJkeVirm.99
Chez Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Really expensive and the other flights into Holland from down there are Wednesday out and Saturday back which is no good. Going to look at flying into Dusseldorf. sorry, that's what I meant, Toulouse to somewhere in Germany. Not sure the Dusseldorf flight is direct which will mean 7 hours there and back.
View From The Top Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 (edited) Ryanair fly from Girona to Eindhoven and Weeze if that's any good. Looks possible but it would leave the Mrs and the girls without the car as it's 5hrs to Girona so can't imagine she'd agree to that. Edited 17 July, 2015 by View From The Top
The9 Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Can someone spare a thought for Aberdeen, who HAVE drawn the Kazakhs? Time to check the odds on an amazing Rijeka comeback?
The9 Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 This. There is still enough dross at this stage of the competition to wish we had avoided one of the potentially better opponents, especially with the start of the PL looming. Sure, we'll have to beat better teams but look at Aberdeens potential tie against Alashkert of Armenia or FC Kairat from Kazakhstan. Would have rather played any of those three! You'd prefer Saints to have to travel to Kazakhstan or Armenia 3 days before a Prem match would you?
The9 Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 There were a lot of possible opponents that really would have been a darn sight easier than Vitesse. Probably the hardest draw that we could have got (ignoring teams like Dortmund who it was not possible to draw) at this stage. They were the top ranked unseeded team.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 I suppose this makes the friendlies against Groningen and Feyenoord a bit more useful. Not that Ronald and co need to see it, and it's not the same as the opponent, but a couple of Dutch sides in the Netherlands.
Chez Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Reckon tickets will sell to members/General sale? Thinking of booking now but would be annoying not to have a ticket. I guess there is always the home end. They offer 1200 tickets normally for away fans in the Dutch league games. My googling tells me that Liverpool got 1500 way back in 2002 for a Europa cup game. If that's the allocation I would suggest it won't get past season ticket holders. I might be wrong.
The Cat Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Flights booked. One night in Amsterdam, one in Arnham.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Vitesse boss Peter Bosz: "It's a nice challenge, and a great advert against a club from a great footballing country."
Whitey Grandad Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 what about flying out from Toulouse? Believe it or not Easyjet have a direct flight from Toulouse to Amsterdam out on the Wednesday 08:05 and back on the Friday 09:30 for 190.92 Euros.
mrfahaji Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 It's good in terms of travel for the team and supporters, but we don't have much luck in terms of tough opponents, do we? Vitesse are the highest ranked unseeded team in the third qualifying round!
geordiesaint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 They offer 1200 tickets normally for away fans in the Dutch league games. My googling tells me that Liverpool got 1500 way back in 2002 for a Europa cup game. If that's the allocation I would suggest it won't get past season ticket holders. I might be wrong. Thanks. That's the conclusion I came to. Mind you there is always spares available and if worst comes to the worst it will be the home end for me!
farawaysaint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 It's good in terms of travel for the team and supporters, but we don't have much luck in terms of tough opponents, do we? Vitesse are the highest ranked unseeded team in the third qualifying round! We have had great results against some of the biggest teams in Europe over the last two seasons We should be expecting to win, we should not be complacent as Vitesse are a good footballing team but realistically we should progress. I'm looking forward to the game
Feyenoord1908 Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Vitesse have lost most of their key players this summer (Traore back to Chelsea, Propper to PSV, Vejinovic to Feyenoord) so it's not as tough as you think. They play a very attacking style of football so it's going to be an open game. I expect their line-up to be something like this. __________________Room____________________ __Leerdam____Kashia_____Van der Werff___Achenteh_ __________________Yeini_________________________ ___________Baker_________Kazaishvili____________ __Ibarra__________Djurdjevic (Brown)_____Nathan__
Whitey Grandad Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Really expensive and the other flights into Holland from down there are Wednesday out and Saturday back which is no good. Going to look at flying into Dusseldorf. Bordeaux has a selection to Amsterdam and Rotterdam
100%Red&White Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Tough fixture for first trip but this is what Europe is all about. Great one for the fans, hopefully the club try and squeeze as many tickets out of the hosts as possible. Whatever we get won't be enough!
stevegrant Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Airline prices have already shot up!! You seem surprised that a spike in demand would see the prices increase. Why do you think loads of us were booking stuff within 15 minutes of the draw?
VitesseArnhem026 Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Hi guys, I made an account to inform you a bit about us. For the people wondering about the amount of tickets that will be available for you in the Gelredome, I think it will be 1200 since that is our max capacity. Although we don't have a very big chance of winning I'm still excited for these two games. If you need any information about Arnhem or The Netherlands in general feel free to ask! Cheers, Jelle
SaintZamboni Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 You'd prefer Saints to have to travel to Kazakhstan or Armenia 3 days before a Prem match would you? I would hope that we could wrap up the tie at the first leg and give Reed and some of the others a run out in the second leg along with getting game time to those who still need it.
marc_saint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Hi guys, I made an account to inform you a bit about us. For the people wondering about the amount of tickets that will be available for you in the Gelredome, I think it will be 1200 since that is our max capacity. Although we don't have a very big chance of winning I'm still excited for these two games. If you need any information about Arnhem or The Netherlands in general feel free to ask! Cheers, Jelle Welcome Jelle! What will the drinking be like in Arnham on the day of the game?
Gemmel Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Hi guys, I made an account to inform you a bit about us. For the people wondering about the amount of tickets that will be available for you in the Gelredome, I think it will be 1200 since that is our max capacity. Although we don't have a very big chance of winning I'm still excited for these two games. If you need any information about Arnhem or The Netherlands in general feel free to ask! Cheers, Jelle Thanks Jelle - much appreciated. How many does your stadium hold
Saint_Ash Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 You seem surprised that a spike in demand would see the prices increase. Why do you think loads of us were booking stuff within 15 minutes of the draw? Yep, flights from Southampton have doubled in price!
marc_saint Posted 17 July, 2015 Posted 17 July, 2015 Thanks Jelle - much appreciated. How many does your stadium hold 25,000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GelreDome
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