Travel/Tickets: USA versus Mexico in Philly 8/10/2011

Discussion in 'USA Men: Fans & Travel' started by thethinwhiteduke, Jul 6, 2011.

  1. Ian McCracken

    Ian McCracken Member

    May 28, 1999
    USA
    Club:
    SS Lazio Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    I think he means why the price difference between Sam's Army and American Outlaws.
     
  2. JeffSixerAOOC

    JeffSixerAOOC New Member

    Jun 15, 2011
    Orange County
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Opps. Misread that from a previous post.

    Could be a few things but most likely it is either 1) AO is a larger organization and therefore has greater purchasing power getting us a bigger discount, or 2) AO and Sams Army have marked their tickets up at different rates.
     
  3. GiallorossiYank

    GiallorossiYank Member+

    Jan 20, 2011
    NJ/Roma/Napoli
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just ordered my tickets! So pumped!
     
  4. JLoeza

    JLoeza Guest

    Cool, I don't understand why some on the board don't want this match. It's USA / Mexico, Mexico / USA!
     
  5. nyrmetros

    nyrmetros Member

    Feb 7, 2004
    Because its a meaningless friendly scheduled to make Sunil more $ which will not help advance the squad whatsoever. My Wcx tickets vs Mexico in the supporters section were $25. I am not paying $60 for the same ticket for a friendly. Plus it's 9pm on a Wednesday...... out. Majority of the folks in the NJB and ESC feel this way....
     
  6. JLoeza

    JLoeza Guest

    I'm not for Sunil but the rivalry in and of itself intrigues me.The Linc should be sold out, although it seems like a money grab. I was at the Gold Cup Final, so I just saw this match with a title on line, and I see it the same way.
     
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  7. Master O

    Master O Member+

    Jul 7, 2006
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So has this game sold out yet with Green Jerseys yet?
     
  8. JLoeza

    JLoeza Guest

    Anyone know the hotel supporters are looking at staying, preferably near the airport, or stadium?
     
  9. phillyred57

    phillyred57 New Member

    Jul 19, 2010
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Stay anywhere man. One of the two subway lines in town takes you right down to the stadium complex.
     
  10. GiallorossiYank

    GiallorossiYank Member+

    Jan 20, 2011
    NJ/Roma/Napoli
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Stay at this holiday inn...I'm from NJ, but when the Flyers play late night playoff games and my parents don't want to drive home at 12, we stay here. It's clean, right by the stadiums, i'm sure it will be filled with USA fans etc

    http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/philadelphia/phlps/hoteldetail
     
  11. JLoeza

    JLoeza Guest

    Thanks for the advice!
     
  12. GiallorossiYank

    GiallorossiYank Member+

    Jan 20, 2011
    NJ/Roma/Napoli
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How many tickets were sold for this? Why was the deadline so quick?
     
  13. phillyfan593

    phillyfan593 Member

    Jul 20, 2011
    Where does the US national team stay at in philly? what hotel?
     
  14. MesaATLien

    MesaATLien Member

    Dec 22, 2010
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    To the folks from Philly,

    I'm staying at one of the two following cheapest :p options:

    Econo Lodge (Free ride to and from airport) [$68] or Microtel [$70] since I'm only there for one night and going to be there by myself.

    Both are in close proximity to the airport, but I just need to know about the possible ways of getting to the stadium from those two hotels.

    Also, which sections are the designated "supporters" sections for AO so that I can buy a ticket. I missed the deadline because I'm OCD about trip details.

    P.S. Delta's rountrip from Atlanta is $184.40.
     
  15. phillyred57

    phillyred57 New Member

    Jul 19, 2010
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    @MesaATLien- Sweet handle.

    There's a train from the Airport that can take you to Suburban Station in Center City Philadelphia. From there you could take the subway from City Hall (block or two away) down to the stadium.

    Hit up Septa.com for train times. The airport line is called the R1.
     
  16. DestroyerDaMarc

    Dec 8, 2005
    New York
    Club:
    Newcastle Jets
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not to be a jerk, but do PM if you have extra supporter section tickets!
     
  17. MesaATLien

    MesaATLien Member

    Dec 22, 2010
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Awesome. Thanks!!

    Although I'm starting to wonder if one night for a weird friendly (honestly, who saw this coming after the Gold Cup?!?) is worth the $350...I want to go, but if not, I'll always have the Brewhouse as my backup. :eek:
     
  18. UnionFreak1

    UnionFreak1 Member+

    Oct 14, 2009
    Tucson, Baja AZ
    Club:
    FC Tucson
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Very surprised to be saying that I may be going to this game. An AO Tucson member is willing to pay for my plane ticket & hotel (Downtown Mariott) if I just show him around. He said he gets major discounts with airfare & Mariott, so thats why he is paying. Anyways, I need 2 supporter tickets. Anyone willing to sell for the exact same price AO sold them for. Thanks.
     
  19. MesaATLien

    MesaATLien Member

    Dec 22, 2010
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You lucky @#$%&@#$...
     
  20. hollistonrevsfan

    Oct 13, 2002
    Harrisonburg, VA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So did the Supporter's Section completely sell out already? We had been checking every few days and somehow still missed the sale.

    And what section(s) is the USA zone this time around? Looking at StubHub there are literally over a thousand seats in the end we had for USA-Turkey (and that the SOBs had last night for Real Madrid), so that doesn't seem right. There's also StubHubbing going on in the other end zone, although nothing really in the 111-114 corner so are the USA fans getting squeezed in there? Hopefully they didn't screw you guys over and let seats in the section leak out to scalpers already, who will sell them to Mexico fans who will then try to mess with the GA seating and split up the supporters.

    And won't even get into how this is a USA home game so if hypothetically the Supporter's Groups immediately sell out 111-114 then they should get a crack at 110 as well, and so on. I know Sunil would rather sell out to all Mexico fans at 100+ bucks a pop then let USA fans in at the discount fan rate, but still seems counterintuitive since US Soccer have let us lose twice on home soil to them in the past 2 years.
     
  21. UnionFreak1

    UnionFreak1 Member+

    Oct 14, 2009
    Tucson, Baja AZ
    Club:
    FC Tucson
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As I recall, it was more of a deadline rather than selling out.
     
  22. JLoeza

    JLoeza Guest

    I still have the AO link to purchase tickets, but it probably won't work if I pay now. I didn't want to order through them, because I wasn't sure if they would ship tickets or pickup at will call since I won't be at my purchasing address.

    So what's the supporters section?
     
  23. NCCFBALL

    NCCFBALL Member+

    Apr 19, 2007
    ITALY
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Tickets for this game aren't selling very well. I assume people are waiting to see the rosters released for both teams. From what I've been hearing they are both bringing most of their full squads, makes sense as why would they do it anyother way. US/Mex have never scheduled a friednly and not brought solid teams. So if you are thinking of going, you should jump on buying them now before the scalpers get them.
     
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  24. GiallorossiYank

    GiallorossiYank Member+

    Jan 20, 2011
    NJ/Roma/Napoli
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks for the info, repped, do you know any #'s of tickets sold.

    It would be really disappointing to see a half sold out lincoln financial field
     
  25. UnionFreak1

    UnionFreak1 Member+

    Oct 14, 2009
    Tucson, Baja AZ
    Club:
    FC Tucson
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well hopefully that means AO will have a second batch of supporter section tickets.
     

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