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re: Need Advice - Opportunity to Attend EPL Match Next Year

Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:13 am to
Posted by BlueMoon
Chapel Hill, NC
Member since Aug 2007
1429 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:13 am to
Any of these games may be moved Sunday or Monday for TV and since you are flying home the next day you'll want to wait until you commit to one. I think they only set the TV schedule 6 weeks or so before.
It would be much less likely in the Championship, so you always the QPR or other matches as back-up.
Posted by MUMFORD
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
1991 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:13 am to
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Are you trying to get this dude stabbed?


Would you care to elaborate? I definitely want to avoid any shenanigans, esp. with the daughter in tow.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126858 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:14 am to
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Liverpool play United. Its a massive weekend for for the EPL.


no shot getting them, those games are lotteries after the season ticket holders claim theirs
Posted by MUMFORD
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
1991 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:20 am to
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Any of these games may be moved Sunday or Monday for TV and since you are flying home the next day you'll want to wait until you commit to one. I think they only set the TV schedule 6 weeks or so before. It would be much less likely in the Championship, so you always the QPR or other matches as back-up.


Good points. I guess with so much time between now and March '14, it comes down to timing as to "when" to pull the trigger on an Aston membership, tickets, etc. I'm certainly not going to take the approach of "Chelsea match or bust", so I'll try to be extremely flexible.
Posted by MUMFORD
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
1991 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:23 am to
quote:

quote: Liverpool play United. Its a massive weekend for for the EPL.

no shot getting them, those games are lotteries after the season ticket holders claim theirs


Can't say I'm surprised. But this is exactly the type of info that I need to help make heads or tails of this situation.
Posted by chillygentilly
70122
Member since Aug 2012
2640 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:28 am to
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Would you care to elaborate?


Google/Youtube the Millwall Bushwackers. They're one of the most notorious hooligan firms in Europe. They were fighting amongst themselves during the FA Cup Semifinal against Wigan last year. Also, Charlton is one of Millwall's biggest rivals and there's been dust-ups the last few times they've played.

With the game being played in the Den (Millwall's ground) and having your daughter with you, I would skip it.
This post was edited on 6/26/13 at 9:31 am
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126858 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:32 am to
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With the game being played in the Den (Millwall's ground) and having your daughter with you, I would skip it.





id just avoid south London all together
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
30134 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 10:14 am to
Fulham is nice.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126858 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 10:19 am to
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Fulham is nice.


lets just call that west London being so close to Chelsea which is nice as frick
Posted by etm512
Mandeville, LA
Member since Aug 2005
21061 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 10:32 am to
Pretty sure you'll be safe with the AV game not being moved for being a big fixture that late in the season
Posted by Vicks Kennel Club
29-24 #BlewDat
Member since Dec 2010
31264 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 3:03 pm to
Not necessarily true. Chelsea will probably have another fixture.
Posted by MUMFORD
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
1991 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:18 pm to
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Pretty sure you'll be safe with the AV game not being moved for being a big fixture that late in the season


Not necessarily true. Chelsea will probably have another fixture.



Lots of factors to account for in this decision. Will be nice when we finally settle on a match.
Posted by BleedPurpleGold
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2005
19014 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:39 pm to
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id just avoid south London all together


Pay attention to this sentence very closely.
Posted by MUMFORD
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
1991 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 10:09 pm to
quote:

Pay attention to this sentence very closely.


Will do. Thx!
Posted by Ryne Sandberg
Team Am Mart
Member since Apr 2009
19746 posts
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:58 am to
You can always go see the mighty Man City play the Tigers of Hull City!
Posted by MUMFORD
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
1991 posts
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:03 pm to
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You can always go see the mighty Man City play the Tigers of Hull City!


Assuming this is on March 15th and the Chelsea match falls through, I'll keep this in mind. Thx!
Posted by Smoke7024
Member since Jun 2010
24128 posts
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:23 pm to
I went to England last August and arrived on a Saturday and left the next Saturday. I didn't think I'd be able to go to a Chelsea game and was kind of bummed out about it. A few weeks before we left they moved the Chelsea-Reading game to a Wednesday night and it worked out perfectly. So definitely take changes in the schedule into consideration.
Posted by MUMFORD
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
1991 posts
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:55 pm to
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I went to England last August and arrived on a Saturday and left the next Saturday. I didn't think I'd be able to go to a Chelsea game and was kind of bummed out about it. A few weeks before we left they moved the Chelsea-Reading game to a Wednesday night and it worked out perfectly. So definitely take changes in the schedule into consideration.


Just curious, how difficult was it to get tickets? Was the game played at Stamford Bridge or at Reading?
Posted by Smoke7024
Member since Jun 2010
24128 posts
Posted on 6/27/13 at 11:03 pm to
It was at Stamford Bridge. I have a friend over there. A guy he worked with knew a guy that sold the passes of season ticket holders that couldn't attend certain games, so it wasn't too hard. I looked at joining the membership club to get tickets. A bunch of tickets were on viagogo.com. I believe it's the website members can use to sell their tickets if they can't attend. You have to be a club member to buy from there though. It may be worth looking into.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126858 posts
Posted on 6/28/13 at 10:31 am to
yea most clubs do not have physical tickets but instead the ticket is loaded to your membership card and you scan in that way, thats a big reason there is no real secondary market b/c people don't like handing over their cards. shite at FCK games here the club gets real bitchy about losing your season ticket card.
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