spyinthesky Posted January 17 Posted January 17 Tickets on sale to Season Ticket Holders next week. Let's hope for sensible pricing. 1
Saint Fan CaM Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Should we start to get slightly excited by this round? Nah, I didn’t think so either.
Football Special Posted January 18 Posted January 18 16 hours ago, spyinthesky said: Tickets on sale to Season Ticket Holders next week. Let's hope for sensible pricing. Being a later round and a Saturday 3pm should help attendance regardless, but having 3 Saturday home games in a row I think they'll have to promote this one quite a bit. If both teams need to agree on pricing just be sensible, £10 adults, £5 kids and try to fill the ground. Burnley are away to Portsmouth the week before , can't see many wanting to do the journey again, they'll struggle to bring more than 1,000. 3
Football Special Posted January 20 Posted January 20 (edited) Looks like same pricing as the Swansea game and Kimgsland stand closed again, they really are morons running the club https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/southampton-vs-burnley-24-25 Edited January 20 by Football Special 2 1
Harry_SFC Posted January 20 Posted January 20 2 hours ago, Football Special said: Looks like same pricing as the Swansea game and Kimgsland stand closed again, they really are morons running the club https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/southampton-vs-burnley-24-25 Make it say £15 per ticket and you get more fans going therefore more money being spent on food, drink, retail etc. Can't see there being any more than 15k there. 4
Football Special Posted January 20 Posted January 20 11 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said: Make it say £15 per ticket and you get more fans going therefore more money being spent on food, drink, retail etc. Can't see there being any more than 15k there. Plus rightly or wrongly plenty of regulars in the Kingsland would like to sit in that stand , if they had to close one stand do the Chapel. Halfway line centre seats offer the best view, in Itchen those are taken by hospitality so why not open Kingsland centre and allow fans the chance to buy there? 3
EssEffCee Posted January 20 Posted January 20 28 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said: Make it say £15 per ticket and you get more fans going therefore more money being spent on food, drink, retail etc. Can't see there being any more than 15k there. Not even just about the money but these games should be about attracting future fans given how unaffordable football is for many these days. Would cost £70 for a family of four who aren't members to attend this. That's obscene for an early round cup tie against frankly dull opposition. 5
SouSaint Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Club don't care, just wait until the season ticket price increase is announced for 50% of the stadium. 1
Saint Fan CaM Posted January 20 Posted January 20 3 hours ago, Football Special said: Plus rightly or wrongly plenty of regulars in the Kingsland would like to sit in that stand , if they had to close one stand do the Chapel. Halfway line centre seats offer the best view, in Itchen those are taken by hospitality so why not open Kingsland centre and allow fans the chance to buy there? Agree…madness. 4
Lee On Solent Saint Posted January 20 Posted January 20 15 quid a ticket would have seen the number of tickets sold be double what the attendance is going to be now. Seems a bit ridiculous, it's quite depressing watching a game in a half empty stadium. 5
Whitey Grandad Posted January 20 Posted January 20 F...ing Kingsland closed again! Clueless dickheads. 7
SaintsLoyal Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Lets make a stand and swerve this match as a protest.
Kingsland Codger Posted January 21 Posted January 21 For those who want to buy a ticket ... I had difficulties accessing the correct page on the southamptonfc website and also with the ticketing app. Whichever link I clicked on a page appeared saying "Error page. Unfortunately, you are not authorised to browse this url". I was about to give up when the correct page suddenly appeared.
Turkish Posted January 21 Posted January 21 I remember when a infamous poster once famously said this club is run like a crappy B&B. He has finally been proven to be correct. 1
ant Posted January 21 Posted January 21 I've spent thousands supporting the club since Sports Republic took over, and am not affluent enough to keep pissing good money after bad. A sensible pricing structure would've gone a long way to bridging the gap. This isn't that. 3
Football Special Posted January 21 Posted January 21 17 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said: 15 quid a ticket would have seen the number of tickets sold be double what the attendance is going to be now. Seems a bit ridiculous, it's quite depressing watching a game in a half empty stadium. Agree , make a gesture that acknowledges the terrible value for money we've had as season ticket holders (again!) Blackburn seem to have it right 2
Ken Tone Posted January 21 Posted January 21 From saints email -------- .Please note: Blocks 29-39 will be closed initially and open subject to demand. If your regular seat is within these blocks it will not be reserved, but you can select any other available seat. - - - - So yet again the biggest stand, with I suspect the largest number of season ticket holders, isn't available 'initially' . We're expected to buy seats in the wrong stand, away from our usual neighbours, and if enough of us do, they'll let other people buy our seats instead! They just don't understand what ordinary fans want do they? 6
Football Special Posted January 21 Posted January 21 Just now, Ken Tone said: From saints email -------- .Please note: Blocks 29-39 will be closed initially and open subject to demand. If your regular seat is within these blocks it will not be reserved, but you can select any other available seat. - - - - So yet again the biggest stand, with I suspect the largest number of season ticket holders, isn't available 'initially' . We're expected to buy seats in the wrong stand, away from our usual neighbours, and if enough of us do, they'll let other people buy our seats instead! They just don't understand what ordinary fans want do they? Also the "best" stand as seen by ticket prices for normal games, Itchen is not comparable as centre blocks taken up by hospitality. Just vanity trying to make the crowd look bigger to the tv cameras by leaving empty seats out of sight 4
Football Special Posted January 21 Posted January 21 Had a look into this and since 2017 ticket pricing is set by the home club so it's all down to Saints, no agreement needed from away clubs https://thefsa.org.uk/news/the-price-of-change-new-fa-cup-rule-stings-home-and-away-fans/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH8uapleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTDGbWeraDOYTcnT820cr7kPoAVmSbM93RKsR-ZkyPlQkEdBhv0QKT_03Q_aem_YShEZQ1EbJ8ACV9sSKXQrA 1
Dark Munster Posted January 21 Posted January 21 (edited) 5 hours ago, Turkish said: I remember when a infamous poster once famously said this club is run like a crappy B&B. He has finally been proven to be correct. That's a bit of an insult to crappy B&Bs. Edited January 21 by Dark Munster 1
bpsaint Posted January 21 Posted January 21 22 hours ago, Convict Colony said: Finally someone we could beat. Steady on, let’s not get crazy now
Badger Posted January 21 Posted January 21 5 hours ago, Football Special said: Agree , make a gesture that acknowledges the terrible value for money we've had as season ticket holders (again!) Blackburn seem to have it right At that sort of level we’d consider going (three of us), but object to them taking the piss at current prices given the rubbish served up on the pitch. To charge £20 on top of the season ticket for our crap this season is an insult. 2
OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint Posted January 21 Posted January 21 23 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said: F...ing Kingsland closed again! Clueless dickheads. Is it to do with aesthetics? The cameras are above the Kingsland, so from there the ground looks occupied. Do it the other way around and it'll seem that no-one's there, and the FA won't want that look for the FA Cup. 2
die Mannyschaft Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Got our tickets, may see another win and what opponents will be like next season. May as well open all ground as even with half full stands looks better than empty. If the club didn't waste money on over priced players could have subsidised ticket cost. Still our gates much better than others, Sheffield we'd was almost empty
Fabrice Fernandes no.1 fan Posted January 22 Posted January 22 13 hours ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said: Is it to do with aesthetics? The cameras are above the Kingsland, so from there the ground looks occupied. Do it the other way around and it'll seem that no-one's there, and the FA won't want that look for the FA Cup. I imagine it's also to do with staffing. If you're only opening 3 stands, and you know you're going to need the Itchen open anyway because it houses all the hospitality etc then it makes sense to close the stand that no-one needs to go into anyway. 1
Whitey Grandad Posted January 22 Posted January 22 18 minutes ago, Fabrice Fernandes no.1 fan said: I imagine it's also to do with staffing. If you're only opening 3 stands, and you know you're going to need the Itchen open anyway because it houses all the hospitality etc then it makes sense to close the stand that no-one needs to go into anyway. The Kingsland has the best views and the majority of the season ticket holders. I went to the Stoke game and sat staring at an empty stand. Very depressing. "If you close it they won't come" 1
Gingeletiss Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Just the five goals scored the other night ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Football Special Posted January 23 Posted January 23 46 minutes ago, Gingeletiss said: Just the five goals scored the other night ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ Their defensive record is unbelievable as well
Football Special Posted February 4 Posted February 4 On 23/01/2025 at 12:06, Football Special said: Their defensive record is unbelievable as well Listening to the Burnley fan on Total Saints Podcast, expect 11 changes from them with midweek games tonight and next week making the Cup game low priority amongst their promotion push, incredibly they have had TEN 0-0 draws already this season. Ticket sales still look poor, likely attendance about 14k, really should have taken an approach like Preston who have made it a tenner for adults, kids for a quid in their tie against Wycombe , shows it can be done
Ken Tone Posted February 4 Posted February 4 47 minutes ago, Football Special said: Listening to the Burnley fan on Total Saints Podcast, expect 11 changes from them with midweek games tonight and next week making the Cup game low priority amongst their promotion push, incredibly they have had TEN 0-0 draws already this season. Ticket sales still look poor, likely attendance about 14k, really should have taken an approach like Preston who have made it a tenner for adults, kids for a quid in their tie against Wycombe , shows it can be done Had a look at buying yesterday, but only seemed to be spaces in the ends. Virtually all the Itchen was greyed out, and they've still not opened the Kingsland. I'll buy if/when they do. let me get into the Kingsland. 1
Football Special Posted February 4 Posted February 4 7 minutes ago, Ken Tone said: Had a look at buying yesterday, but only seemed to be spaces in the ends. Virtually all the Itchen was greyed out, and they've still not opened the Kingsland. I'll buy if/when they do. let me get into the Kingsland. There's actually very few general admission seats in Itchen Centre as sections of blocks 5 - 9 are hospitality , it certainly limits the options. Makes the decision to close the Kingsland even more ridiculous , all for the vanity of trying to make the stadium look busier for the tv cameras. Kingsland won't be opening as no chance other areas will sell out. Plenty of availability in Saints Bar hospitality Itchen centre but who wants to pay those prices 🤷🏻♂️ 1
Whitey Grandad Posted February 4 Posted February 4 3 hours ago, Football Special said: There's actually very few general admission seats in Itchen Centre as sections of blocks 5 - 9 are hospitality , it certainly limits the options. Makes the decision to close the Kingsland even more ridiculous , all for the vanity of trying to make the stadium look busier for the tv cameras. Kingsland won't be opening as no chance other areas will sell out. Plenty of availability in Saints Bar hospitality Itchen centre but who wants to pay those prices 🤷🏻♂️ I had a good lock. Availability in the back row in a couple of places and a smattering of single seats. How can that happen when the system does not allow you to leave single seats?
Totton Saint Posted February 4 Posted February 4 More spectators would cheer on the team and motivate them to score goals. 2
Dragon_man Posted February 4 Posted February 4 7 hours ago, Football Special said: Listening to the Burnley fan on Total Saints Podcast, expect 11 changes from them with midweek games tonight and next week making the Cup game low priority amongst their promotion push, incredibly they have had TEN 0-0 draws already this season. Ticket sales still look poor, likely attendance about 14k, really should have taken an approach like Preston who have made it a tenner for adults, kids for a quid in their tie against Wycombe , shows it can be done Absolutely. Closing the the Kingsland to save a few quid seems daft. People in corners when they could just as easily be in padded seats on the half way line. Had a call from hospitality asking if I was interested in £90 seats to look at an empty stand opposite where seats should be a tenner. A half empty stadium in a city centre on a Saturday afternoon, talk about leaving money on the table. They could have got some of our excess players to man the bars. Would Ross Stewart's injuries prevent him from doing that? Surely he has to do some work at some point. 2
haddock24 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 30 minutes ago, Dragon_man said: Absolutely. Closing the the Kingsland to save a few quid seems daft. People in corners when they could just as easily be in padded seats on the half way line. Had a call from hospitality asking if I was interested in £90 seats to look at an empty stand opposite where seats should be a tenner. A half empty stadium in a city centre on a Saturday afternoon, talk about leaving money on the table. They could have got some of our excess players to man the bars. Would Ross Stewart's injuries prevent him from doing that? Surely he has to do some work at some point. cruel but funny
Saint_lambden Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Was 12,000 there for Swansea game. I'd guess after the win last weekend, because it's a better opponent this time, it being Saturday 3pm rather than Sunday 4.30pm and the fact it's not on TV will push it closer to 16k this time around. No idea why the club think the stadium being half empty benefits the atmosphere, their finances or the players. Should be £10 for adults, £5 for kids and you'd be looking at closer to 25k attendance. 3
suewhistle Posted February 4 Posted February 4 I could afford it, but with what I've been watching and the prices which are high with no concession decided to give it a miss and make a point in the only way I can. I might spend the ticket price and the cost of getting there on a really nice bottle of wine as I'm entertaining that evening. I'd even be happier if there was a really good offer for kids, who can't get to go much at normal prices. I'll go and watch the women in March against Pompey instead to improve the atmosphere at that match.. 2
Chez Posted February 4 Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Saint_lambden said: Was 12,000 there for Swansea game. I'd guess after the win last weekend, because it's a better opponent this time, it being Saturday 3pm rather than Sunday 4.30pm and the fact it's not on TV will push it closer to 16k this time around. No idea why the club think the stadium being half empty benefits the atmosphere, their finances or the players. Should be £10 for adults, £5 for kids and you'd be looking at closer to 25k attendance. just for context, I went to see Worthing vs Torquay in the FA Trophy 4th round a few weeks ago and it was £17.
Thereisonlyonemickychannon Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Well it will either be a 0-0 or a Saints win
Baird of the land Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Got my ticket. Looking forward to it. would be nice to get a bit of a run in the cup given there’s so little to play for barring pride in the league. 3
Saint Fan CaM Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Reckon they’ll be better than many think - tough game which may be beyond us now.
Zorba Posted February 4 Posted February 4 (edited) Should have been a “Kids for a quid” game ..and accompanying adults get in free! 2-0 Saints Edited February 4 by Zorba
OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint Posted February 4 Posted February 4 3 hours ago, Saint_lambden said: No idea why the club think the stadium being half empty benefits the atmosphere, their finances or the players. Should be £10 for adults, £5 for kids and you'd be looking at closer to 25k attendance 1 hour ago, Chez said: just for context, I went to see Worthing vs Torquay in the FA Trophy 4th round a few weeks ago and it was £17. And watching us against Ipswich last weekend cost £30 which makes that £17 sound excessive. The money men at the club know their finances, but it's not just the gate receipts. The additional concourse drinks and food must also add to the coffers...and it's difficult to put a value on goodwill and atmosphere. 1
Pamplemousse Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Probably doesn't help that we have two home games after this as well. Three Saturdays in a row to the Theatre of Nightmares is probably too much for most people.
Football Special Posted February 4 Posted February 4 3 hours ago, Chez said: just for context, I went to see Worthing vs Torquay in the FA Trophy 4th round a few weeks ago and it was £17. At non-league level a significant cup run and paying customers can make a real difference to the survival of a club and I completely understand that, however with Saints we're guaranteed £100M+ from tv alone and have an opportunity to use this game to give something back to a fan base sitting through the worst season in our history (points wise) just take a leaf out of Prestons book and fill the ground as much as possible with the next generation , nice touch charging the Grandads and Grandma's a fiver as well
Football Special Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Just seen they won 1-0 tonight v Oxford, that's 9 goals conceded in 31 league games, incredible, I can't recall a record like it
saintant Posted February 4 Posted February 4 3 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said: Reckon they’ll be better than many think - tough game which may be beyond us now. They'll probably play a very weakened side whereas, having nothing to play for, we can put out a strong side so I'm expecting us to win this one.
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