rick1976.4.38 Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 why once again do we take such a small allocation to Chelsea? surely on a Saturday and ko at 5-30 we'd take good numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerox Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 No idea why they do this, winds me up, maybe ask the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 why once again do we take such a small allocation to Chelsea? surely on a Saturday and ko at 5-30 we'd take good numbers At £52 a ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerox Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I've asked, will post reply when I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Looking online this game is almost sold out (interesting for some away games now you can select your specific seat), so we should sell out today (which is first day of sales i think to season ticket holders with 2+ away games ) i think if we had taken 2900 (if that is the full allocation) then we would have sold it , 5.30 Saturday away day in London will always be popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsarum Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 why once again do we take such a small allocation to Chelsea? surely on a Saturday and ko at 5-30 we'd take good numbers If it was that popular the 1500 tickets we got would have been sold out by now already got my tickets, but email came today saying tickets on sale to those with only 2 previous away games so suggests the club got numbers right, with a combination of high prices and game being Live On TV putting many off Do however feel there would have been more demand if they had subsidised the cost of tickets by £10 as they did last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 10 September, 2015 Author Share Posted 10 September, 2015 they nearly have sold out,i imagine that will happen today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 10 September, 2015 Author Share Posted 10 September, 2015 At £52 a ticket? also £47 in lower tier, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 10 September, 2015 Author Share Posted 10 September, 2015 It's £50 a ticket! AND it's on TV. You can get a return flight to Barcelona with Ryanair at that price. you can but I don't wanna go to barcelona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Are clubs still allowed / entitled to ask the visiting team to pay for all tickets they are allocated whether they are sold or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Are clubs still allowed / entitled to ask the visiting team to pay for all tickets they are allocated whether they are sold or not? Almost certainly yes, unless anyone knows different? All clubs take their allocation of away tickets on the basis they sell the whole allocation, therefore the club has to make up the shortfall on any unsold tickets. Hence clubs often taking 'an initial allocation' and then adding subsequent blocks. Also why we take what sometimes can seem like small allocations for certain games. It's a pretty logical and 'fair' system if you look at it objectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 We should be using the away funds for this sort of game, would very easily have sold the full allocation even at say £35 a pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 We should be using the away funds for this sort of game, would very easily have sold the full allocation even at say £35 a pop. I would have thought it better to use it for games at the other end of the country, particularly for City and United away where the ticket prices will be almost as expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I would have thought it better to use it for games at the other end of the country, particularly for City and United away where the ticket prices will be almost as expensive We're allowed to use it for more than one game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 We're allowed to use it for more than one game Newcastle (did we subsidise this year?), Sunderland, City, United. There are 4 for you where the money would be better spent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Newcastle (did we subsidise this year?), Sunderland, City, United. There are 4 for you where the money would be better spentNewcastle we didn't subsidise. That game has happened, so too late now. How many fans aren't going to go to Sunderland due to match ticket prices? Chelsea is a game that we could easily take thousands, but won't, simply due to ticket prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I bought my membership in the hope that I would be able to get tickets to games like Chelsea away. It's a 10 minute walk from my house, so I'm bitterly disappointed that I won't get the opportunity. I'm not saying I should be placed in a queue ahead of those that have season tickets, but due to the small allocation I won't even get the chance! Starting to regret that £25! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Maybe because it's £50+ per ticket and on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerox Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Still no reply. 1436 tickets out of 3000? Chelsea must think our away support is crap, or Saints FC do? One of the best away days but most will never get the chance to go and it's only up the road ffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Still no reply. 1436 tickets out of 3000? Chelsea must think our away support is crap, or Saints FC do? One of the best away days but most will never get the chance to go and it's only up the road ffs! It's down to Saints, Chelsea have to offer us more than 1,436. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Only a handful of tickets left now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 10 September, 2015 Author Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Newcastle (did we subsidise this year?), Sunderland, City, United. There are 4 for you where the money would be better spent think Newcastle and saints have an agreement of £27 for away supporters,which isn't bad, club have £200,000 to use for fans,so could have knocked off at least a tenner to Chelsea and taken full allocation,and still had some left for city and sunderland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born In The 80s Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I am amazed that anyone can justify spending £50 on any league game in the middle of October. It just seems totally ****ing barmy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I am amazed that anyone can justify spending £50 on any league game in the middle of October. It just seems totally ****ing barmy to me. Thanks to us being occasional match day carers for an ambulant friend of mine, the cost for three of us was £47. No way I'd have gone at £50 each. My overdraft is still recovering from Salzburg, Munich, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Aarhus and Herning to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 My overdraft is still recovering from Salzburg, Munich, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Aarhus and Herning to be honest. Have you mentioned you that you went to those games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 There's one ticket left in the upper tier before sell out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I am amazed that anyone can justify spending £50 on any league game in the middle of October. It just seems totally ****ing barmy to me. Why is mid-October a particularly bad time to spend money...? A lot of Hallowe'en stuff can be picked up in Poundland nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Have you mentioned you that you went to those games? Three of them aren't even games, so I'm not sure what your point is really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 Now showing as sold out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I am amazed that anyone can justify spending £50 on any league game in the middle of October. It just seems totally ****ing barmy to me. I live in London. The cost of this ticket is about the same as it costs me to go to each home game with a season ticket. Equally I'm disgusted I'm helping clubs charge that kind of money for a game of football, but as Steve grant said elsewhere I know I'm part of the problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Monkey Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 If this has sold out... Anyone got tickets to sell? Looking for 4 ideally, but would still take 2/3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I live in London. The cost of this ticket is about the same as it costs me to go to each home game with a season ticket. Equally I'm disgusted I'm helping clubs charge that kind of money for a game of football, but as Steve grant said elsewhere I know I'm part of the problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This is how I've justified it previously but I've resisted on this occasion. Strangely pleased I have. This weekend feels like a much better deal. Ticket £25. Train £20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 10 September, 2015 Share Posted 10 September, 2015 I went to Newcastle away, and made it a short break by visiting a friend up North, going trout fishing and so forth. But tickets were £27. I did pay 50ish quid for our first game back at the top against City, but the circumstances were special and again I was on holiday and took the hit. Now though I just feel some places are taking the p**s, and I couldn't give a stuff if we only take a few to such games. I'll wander down the local, have a few pints and spend a tenner, and they'll no doubt be the odd Chelsea fan for a bit of banter. As fans we've been taken for granted. I look at what else I could get for that money (let alone all the travel costs) so, for example, it's a couple of day ski passes on my next holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmick Posted 11 September, 2015 Share Posted 11 September, 2015 My son is the Saints mascot for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 11 September, 2015 Share Posted 11 September, 2015 Y doo dey doo dis, Spoderman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Posted 11 September, 2015 Share Posted 11 September, 2015 Now showing as sold out Now back on sale again but not many left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles34 Posted 11 September, 2015 Share Posted 11 September, 2015 still a few left, make sure you decrease the seat selection on the view button, otherwise it looks like there is nothing left, but there is a block to the right. Though it took me about 4 or 5 seat selections to find one that it would let me buy, even though they were in green, perhaps people buying the seat at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WealdSaint Posted 11 September, 2015 Share Posted 11 September, 2015 Sold out now :-( Had intended to go, but as I am only a member and not a season ticket holder I didn't get the chance :-( Smacks of a lack of ambition to only take the minimum number of tickets offered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Porter Posted 11 September, 2015 Share Posted 11 September, 2015 The bloke at the ticket office told me they took 1,500 as the next allocation up was 3,000 and the club didn't want to commit to such a big allocation after they got stung with an away allocation at Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WealdSaint Posted 12 September, 2015 Share Posted 12 September, 2015 Could the club not email their membership a few weeks before these games to try and gauge the likely take up? I have a feeling we might well have sold those 3000 tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 At £52 a ticket? .....oh! you're going for one of the cheap seats then ?...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewell Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 I bought my membership in the hope that I would be able to get tickets to games like Chelsea away. It's a 10 minute walk from my house, so I'm bitterly disappointed that I won't get the opportunity. I'm not saying I should be placed in a queue ahead of those that have season tickets, but due to the small allocation I won't even get the chance! Starting to regret that £25! You'd be better off spending your money here mate. http://www.londonsaints.com/membership/#.VfVZuhFViko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 You'd be better off spending your money here mate. http://www.londonsaints.com/membership/#.VfVZuhFViko That looks good, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 You'd be better off spending your money here mate. http://www.londonsaints.com/membership/#.VfVZuhFViko Not going to help him get tickets though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewell Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 Not going to help him get tickets though. Do you think before you speak because you don't before you type! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 Do you think before you speak because you don't before you type! What's your point then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 I don't see what people are complaining about. I applaud Chelsea's decison to make ticket prices as high as possible and would encourage other clubs to follow suit. The higher the ticket price the less likely it is for soppy blokes to take their birds, for the thick, badly dressed majority of our fan base incapable of pronoucing the name of our player properly or singing a song with more than 2 lines in it. High ticket prices keep out the clueless majority and couples which can only be good for the game. As we can see on here most people who are going are reasonably decent chaps so chelsea should be praised not criticised. Another bonus is that as The9 bank balance is recovering for previous trips, which he might have mentioned once or twice then I won't be subjected to a photo/status wackiness on facebook all day from the moment they leave the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 I don't know The9, however while queing to get on the Aarhus flight I was amused to hear a number of Saints fans taking sweepstake bets on how many pictures his group of friends would post of themselves boarding the plane. I think the winner had 72 or thereabouts. I can only sympathise with anyone having to view that, or anything on Facebook come to think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsarum Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 Not going to help him get tickets though. It would have if he had been a member he would definitely got a ticket as demand for London saints tickets was low due to prices and being on TV, although with most London games demand exceeds the allocation we are given Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 13 September, 2015 Share Posted 13 September, 2015 It would have if he had been a member he would definitely got a ticket as demand for London saints tickets was low due to prices and being on TV, although with most London games demand exceeds the allocation we are given So fans can just jump the season ticket/members priority system if they join a supporters group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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