Ticket Advice Wanted

[Samsonite]

Hey All,

I'm going to be in London from Feb 14-19/07 when the fifth round of FA Cup matches will be played. Assuming at least one London club is hosting a fixture, what would be my odds of getting a ticket and what would be the best method?

Thanx

Trevor

[ricky23]

I went through a fan forum. They refuse to allow anyone to sell tickets at other than face value. It was a leap of faith, but my tickets were at the hotel the morning I arrived. I am now planning my autumn vacation around matches in England (EPL, Champions, whatever I can get!) and a foray into Scotland to catch a match preferably Hearts or Hibs as I will be in Edinburgh. Once the bug bites, you're hosed.

[joshy1000]

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[Leedarby610]

I went through a fan forum. They refuse to allow anyone to sell tickets at other than face value. It was a leap of faith, but my tickets were at the hotel the morning I arrived. I am now planning my autumn vacation around matches in England (EPL, Champions, whatever I can get!) and a foray into Scotland to catch a match preferably Hearts or Hibs as I will be in Edinburgh. Once the bug bites, you're hosed.

I need two tickets to the Chelsea / Tottenham game on 7 April....any suggestions?

[ricky23]

"I need two tickets to the Chelsea / Tottenham game on 7 April....any suggestions?"
That would be a tough one, after all it's a Derby. Plus, with the bad blood b/w the two clubs, nearly everyone will be going for that ticket. I'd post on the Chelsea section here to see what happens. Though you're likely to get stick being a LiverPool fellow :)

[Leedarby610]

"I need two tickets to the Chelsea / Tottenham game on 7 April....any suggestions?"
That would be a tough one, after all it's a Derby. Plus, with the bad blood b/w the two clubs, nearly everyone will be going for that ticket. I'd post on the Chelsea section here to see what happens. Though you're likely to get stick being a LiverPool fellow :) We got them. In the Spurs section, 2nd row behind the goal...only 45 quid per ticket. My son's 1st EPL game and it was fab. Finding the tickets wasn't all that hard, but we were lucky too. A seller can't actively tout the tickets, but you kind of have to scan the crowd going into the gates and approach those w/ tickets in their hand and keep it low key...

[Rogi8]

What is the best website if you want to get tickets in the secondary market?

[regulator]

i am planning on a work trip to england in mid feb/early march, and it would be great if i could catch at least 1 game while i'm there. the games i'm considering attending are:

sat feb 23
tottenham vs chelsea

sat mar 1
west ham vs chelsea
fulham vs man united**
arsenal vs aston villa

(the fulham game is the one i'd like most to see - the rest i'd "settle" for :p)

1) any chance i can land at least 1 of those games?
2) what are the prices for tickets on average?
3) from reading this thread, i take it the best way to get the tickets is directly from the club when they go on sale - is this still accurate?

thanks for any help or pointers

[liverbird]

i am planning on a work trip to england in mid feb/early march, and it would be great if i could catch at least 1 game while i'm there. the games i'm considering attending are:

sat feb 23
tottenham vs chelsea

sat mar 1
west ham vs chelsea
fulham vs man united**
arsenal vs aston villa

(the fulham game is the one i'd like most to see - the rest i'd "settle" for :p)

1) any chance i can land at least 1 of those games?
2) what are the prices for tickets on average?
3) from reading this thread, i take it the best way to get the tickets is directly from the club when they go on sale - is this still accurate?

thanks for any help or pointers


All of those will be tough tickets. Perhaps the easiest would be the Arsenal game. It's not a derby like the two London v. London matches and for the Fulham game you'll face two hazars -- first Fulham regulars will want to see this game and the ManU supporters (who are mostly from London and the Home Counties anyway:D) wll drive up the price. Joining a club's supporters group (always a fee of some sort) will generally help with preference for sales. Post in the BS threads for the club and you'll generally get good advice. I'm suggesting Arsenal since their BS regulars are solid people and they have the biggest stadium of all the matches you are interested in. Plus for them Villa is not a big game.

[regulator]

thanks for the advice lb.. i take it tottenham vs man u on feb 2nd would also be a tough one then.. ugh lol. i guess i'll post on their forums to see what i can come up with

[pookspur]

neither spurs/chelsea nor spurs/man u is going to go onsale to the general public.

spurs tickets go onsale to members only ten days prior to going on sale to non-members. this tends to insure that many matches sell out before they ever become available to anyone else. man u and chelsea are both included among those games.

if you really, really want to attend either of those, your best hope would be to apply for membership with the club (this can be done at the official website). if membership application hasn't been closed already (it does close at some point), you could obtain your membership number, and then be eligible to get a ticket (again from the official website) during the 'members only' period.

the catch, of course, is that neither the membership nor the ticket, itself, will be cheap. if i recall, the m'ship (international) is around 35bps (which will top $70), and the ticket will be even more (how much more depending upon where you sit). that said, this will still likely be cheaper than getting one on the 'secondary market' - which is highly unadvisable for more than one reason.

it's worth pointing out that if you are not a spurs fan, the membership will do virtually nothing for you other than giving you access to spurs tickets. and if you are a spurs fan, it'll do scarcely any more. they'll send you a membership package with a dvd, and some trinkets like a spurs lapel pin, or a keyring. additional benefits are essentially immaterial to those who don't live in proximity to white hart lane.

if, after considering the costs and hassles, this is still something you wish to pursue, i would strongly suggest that you initiate your membership applications asap. at some point, the club will close memberships (i've no idea what the number is), as having a disproportionate number of members relative to available benefits (read: WHL seats) could seriously de-valuate membership, itself (at least that's the reason i've heard). m'ships are broken down into varying levels of benefits; the cheapest (lillywhite) will suffice for your purposes.

also, if you opt for this route, don't dick around when the ticket window opens. log on to the website on the first day of availability and get your ticket. neither match will likely sell out in the first day, but you choice of seats will become very narrow very fast. the cheapest seats (park lane) tend to have the best atmosphere, and the most expensive (west stand) are the dullest. needless to say, if you don't act quickly, you could end up spending alot(!) for what are essentially (in most opinions) the least desirable seats.

if you're a spurs fan, i'd strongly encourage you to do all of this. the lane is phookin' brilliant, and the experience is worth it. if you're a neutral, well then, that's up to you. but should you do so, then 'thanks' on behalf of THFC for your not insignificant contribution to the club coffers for what is, in reality, little more than one football match.*


*though a damn good one, at a great venue, to be sure!

[liverbird]

neither spurs/chelsea nor spurs/man u is going to go onsale to the general public.

spurs tickets go onsale to members only ten days prior to going on sale to non-members. this tends to insure that many matches sell out before they ever become available to anyone else. man u and chelsea are both included among those games.

if you really, really want to attend either of those, your best hope would be to apply for membership with the club (this can be done at the official website). if membership application hasn't been closed already (it does close at some point), you could obtain your membership number, and then be eligible to get a ticket (again from the official website) during the 'members only' period.

the catch, of course, is that neither the membership nor the ticket, itself, will be cheap. if i recall, the m'ship (international) is around 35bps (which will top $70), and the ticket will be even more (how much more depending upon where you sit). that said, this will still likely be cheaper than getting one on the 'secondary market' - which is highly unadvisable for more than one reason.

it's worth pointing out that if you are not a spurs fan, the membership will do virtually nothing for you other than giving you access to spurs tickets. and if you are a spurs fan, it'll do scarcely any more. they'll send you a membership package with a dvd, and some trinkets like a spurs lapel pin, or a keyring. additional benefits are essentially immaterial to those who don't live in proximity to white hart lane.

if, after considering the costs and hassles, this is still something you wish to pursue, i would strongly suggest that you initiate your membership applications asap. at some point, the club will close memberships (i've no idea what the number is), as having a disproportionate number of members relative to available benefits (read: WHL seats) could seriously de-valuate membership, itself (at least that's the reason i've heard). m'ships are broken down into varying levels of benefits; the cheapest (lillywhite) will suffice for your purposes.

also, if you opt for this route, don't dick around when the ticket window opens. log on to the website on the first day of availability and get your ticket. neither match will likely sell out in the first day, but you choice of seats will become very narrow very fast. the cheapest seats (park lane) tend to have the best atmosphere, and the most expensive (west stand) are the dullest. needless to say, if you don't act quickly, you could end up spending alot(!) for what are essentially (in most opinions) the least desirable seats.

if you're a spurs fan, i'd strongly encourage you to do all of this. the lane is phookin' brilliant, and the experience is worth it. if you're a neutral, well then, that's up to you. but should you do so, then 'thanks' on behalf of THFC for your not insignificant contribution to the club coffers for what is, in reality, little more than one football match.*


*though a damn good one, at a great venue, to be sure!

This is excellent advice. I saw a game at White Hart Lane two years ago this December against Portsmouth. That ticket I got through general sale to the public -- it was a Monday night game. It is a lovely old ground and a good place to see a football match.

[regulator]

hey ps thanks for all the advice in that post. i hadn't considered becoming a member before, although i don't know if it'll be worth it for me (i have no particular allegiance to any english club, although i did take a liking to the spurs when davids joined).

just as an aside, how much are the cheapest tickets at WHL? (or any other london stadiums, if you guys happen to know)? thanks again

[pookspur]

...just as an aside, how much are the cheapest tickets at WHL? (or any other london stadiums, if you guys happen to know)? thanks again

spurs match tickets are broken up into three catagories, A, B, and C matches, depending upon desirability/demand. obviously, both chelsea and man u will be 'A' matches. assuming you to be neither child, senior, nor handicapped, 'A' match tickets will run anywhere from 42 to (the outrageously overpriced) 71 bps. with the dollar at roughly 2.10 to the pound, that takes you anywhere from $85+ to $145+ - not cheap. 'C' matches, such as the last league match v wigan, run from 27 to 42 bps ($55+ to $85+).

spurs aren't cheap, but nothing in london is. certainly not any of the other prem clubs, though fulham will be a bit softer than spurs/chelsea/arsenal (dunno 'bout west ham). even championship clubs like QPR, palace, or charlton will cost you upwards of $50 for a decent seat.

now, i'm just basing these figures off of what i've paid (in pounds) over the last couple of years; but finding out with certainty is easy enough. just go to the official website of any club that interests you, and you'll find all the ticket details you could want. the only additional advice i would give is that if you're not able to take in a prem match to your choosing, don't discount the option of lower divisions. loftus road is a favorite of mine, but the valley's nice, too (and, unlike qpr and palace, charlton aren't pants), and there are many more options, as well. i'll even through out a pitch for brentford fc, where an afternoon at griffin park (and any of the pubs on the corners) will show you more about the genuine culture and appeal of english football than will any tourist's day out at the emirates. the football won't be nearly as good, and even this won't be as cheap as it should be, but if you're going to be in london, and you like football, you really shouldn't let 3:00pm on a saturday go to waste.

[verndogs]

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[Leedarby610]

spurs match tickets are broken up into three catagories, A, B, and C matches, depending upon desirability/demand. obviously, both chelsea and man u will be 'A' matches. assuming you to be neither child, senior, nor handicapped, 'A' match tickets will run anywhere from 42 to (the outrageously overpriced) 71 bps. with the dollar at roughly 2.10 to the pound, that takes you anywhere from $85+ to $145+ - not cheap. 'C' matches, such as the last league match v wigan, run from 27 to 42 bps ($55+ to $85+).

spurs aren't cheap, but nothing in london is. certainly not any of the other prem clubs, though fulham will be a bit softer than spurs/chelsea/arsenal (dunno 'bout west ham). even championship clubs like QPR, palace, or charlton will cost you upwards of $50 for a decent seat.

now, i'm just basing these figures off of what i've paid (in pounds) over the last couple of years; but finding out with certainty is easy enough. just go to the official website of any club that interests you, and you'll find all the ticket details you could want. the only additional advice i would give is that if you're not able to take in a prem match to your choosing, don't discount the option of lower divisions. loftus road is a favorite of mine, but the valley's nice, too (and, unlike qpr and palace, charlton aren't pants), and there are many more options, as well. i'll even through out a pitch for brentford fc, where an afternoon at griffin park (and any of the pubs on the corners) will show you more about the genuine culture and appeal of english football than will any tourist's day out at the emirates. the football won't be nearly as good, and even this won't be as cheap as it should be, but if you're going to be in london, and you like football, you really shouldn't let 3:00pm on a saturday go to waste. Exactly mate, to borrow a line from the The Football Factory, " What else ya gonna do on a Sa'urday? "