Birmingham, AL: USA vs. Guatemala WCQ Questions & Answers thread

Call US Soccer. I'm sure you can get them at Will Call. They do have a number IIRC for just such an emergency. Go to their website. As much as I criticize them, I don't think they want to keep you out of the match.

I see you weren't charged. Heck, just buy the cheapest tickets and sneak on in to the supporters section if the tickets are for another area. It's not like we're going to narc on you. Don't worry about it!

 

Alright, I'll just get the cheapest tickets and jump in. I also talked five friends into going tonight, so we have to impress my friends from Baharain.

 

My friend and I missed the USSF deadline for ordering tickets through them, so I had to order through Ticketmaster, and the supporters section tickets were already sold out (this was three weeks ago). So I just ordered cheapie tickets for a nearby endzone section and am gonna make my way over to the supporters section once I'm in the stadium.

 

The USSF letter said supporters section was in section A & half of section B...

I wonder if the fine people in sections B, C, D, and E know that they WILL be standing and singing for the full 90?! I hope they wear their red!

 

Baharain has a big game against Japan tomorrow morning at 0530. Now, if you can find that game on in B-ham, you are a true friend!

 

Hello from another in the Magic City!

It's now been reported that over 20,000 tickets have been sold. Just passing that info along.

 

Operation Whitesnake! Let it begin !!!!!

 

I dont think I can find that game on in the whole country. They are going to have to settle for a Guatemalian asskicking. BTW, they think Baharain would kick our asses. They are true Eurosnobs. I really hope we dont lose.

 

Well, after all: Baharain IS ranked 52nd!

 

if you are from Bahrain, wouldn't you be an Asiansnob?

 

Uh, I dont know. I know a lot of Americans that are Eurosnobs.

 

on the ussoccer website, they've asked fans to take alternate routes to the stadium in order to avoid traffic.

http://www.ussoccer.com/events/report.sps?iEventID=16199&eventreports=6342

I plan on getting there at least a couple of hours early (circa 5) and am used to Chicago-style traffic, so should I even bother with the detours? will it save me that much time, or will it create more headaches?

 

I saw heard that we had sold 20,000 tickets to the game. Am I still going to be able to buy tickets at the gate?

 

WTF ??

World Cup Qualifier
U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Guatemala
March 30, 2005
PROHIBITED ITEMS

* Aerosol noisemakers
* Camcorders
* Coolers
* Backpacks
* Flares/smoke bombs
* Food & beverages
* Handguns/concealed weapons
* Knives
* Large drums (cannot occupy a seat)
* Large radios/boom boxes
* Poles (ex. flagpoles)

 

What difference does it make to you?

Sachin

 

I want to see and hear Sam's Army (not @) with that stuff on my tv??

 

I am driving 5 1/2 hours to be there. I am really excited. Cant wait. This is the first MNT game I have ever been to!
Is the post I read eariler true that we cant even take backpacks in?

 

Congrats on your first cap.

Sachin

 

Thanks As you can tell I am pretty pumped.

 

It depends on which direction you're coming from. The problem you're facing is that Legion Field is about a mile west of downtown and the intersection of I-20/59 and I-65, which is known to us here as "Malfunction Junction." At 5:00, most everyone who works downtown will be leaving via one of these highways or out Red Mountain Expressway (US 31/US 280).

So basically heading into town on I-65 either way is not so bad (certainly not Tri-State Tollway bad) until you get close to the exits they recommend.

I have seen more problems on the I-20/59 route, and the exit at Arkadelphia Road has backed up in the westbound direction when there are events at Legion Field. It's a crappy exit requiring a left hand turn at a light to go back across the interstate, and there's a lot of semi-trailer traffic because that's the exit for US 78, the main direct route to Memphis from I-20.

 

Operation Whitesnake begins at dawn!!!!