Europa Home Games

[Collry Lad]

Equally, why are people so desperate for the club to charge the fans high prices? We won’t sell out at £40 in my opinion for a Pot 4 team so I daresay it won’t make much difference versus £30 in terms of gross revenue.

If say a £25 offer makes our prices stand out in a league of greed, mint.

I’ve done all but about two domestic cup ties since the SOL opened (bar that pizza thing) and will be spending a good chunk on doing two or three Euro aways but I’m not convinced I’d pay £40 for the lesser home ties.

So...happy to pay a small fortune to travel away to see us play a lesser club...but unwilling to pay say 20 quid more for a home Europa League game than we'd pay for the second round of the League Cup or summat. Each to their own of course, but I just find that very odd.

Out of interest, how much would you be willing to pay for a 'lesser home tie?' Are you on about boycotting games over a princely 10 or 15 quid?

 

[Select coaches]

Normal match by match tickets that went on sale on ticketing Tuesday for P5 and P6 for a night match against Burnley were £42 for an adult I can't see them being any cheaper for European matches

The issue you have there is there was 3-4000 tickets to sell not 45000

 

[scott934]

I wonder if there's a type of middle ground. Do a 4 game package for say £150, can even pay it over 3 months, 1st of July, August and September. Gives people who want to go, but aren't minted, pretty good value for the first 4 European matches at the SOL.

Then after that charge a fair bit for the pot 1 game, and £40 for each of the others.

 

[MGC]

No they’re not, amazingly enough not everybody’s life revolves around football. I go to the games to enjoy the day with friends and family.

A Saturday game against say Ipswich with family (who live away) would be preferable to a Thursday night against say Cluj straight after a days work on a Thursday.

You’re in the minority I reckon

 

[Brian Griffin]

I’d be happy with a season ticket holders getting around £30 a ticket and the rest of us being around £45.

Seems fair to honor loyalty while also taking advantage of the situation and kicking on again

 

[Wearson]

Great post.

Sick of hearing talk about ‘maximising revenue lately. Brainwashed. Lots of money to be made here without pricing out folk whove watched shite for decades.

“pricing out” vs “the going rate”?
What makes you think that the thousands who watched shite for decades won’t pay the going rate for Europa league football?
We haven’t even seen the prices yet.

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

So...happy to pay a small fortune to travel away to see us play a lesser club...but unwilling to pay say 20 quid more for a home Europa League game than we'd pay for the second round of the League Cup or summat. Each to their own of course, but I just find that very odd.

Out of interest, how much would you be willing to pay for a 'lesser home tie?' Are you on about boycotting games over a princely 10 or 15 quid?

At some point there’s a ‘10 or 15 quid’ that tips you over the line. I dunno, but I’d start thinking about it at £40 to watch a rotated team against a pot 4 side (my expectation - RLB might prove me wrong). I’ve paid for just about every senior game in the SOL’s history so it’s not like I generally begrudge the club cash.

Everyone in business is driven for marginal gains, I get it. But if the other way to look at it is that they could price it to fill the place and flip it to accept that it’s a tiny reduction in what the club has to spend on players. Naff all in the grand scheme of things.

I’d do a cup DD scheme and go £25 EL, £20 FAC, £15 LC or something.

People will say that’s laughable but having sat in far too many shite ‘East Stand only’ games SAFC just need to concentrate on packing the place out for me.

 

[Unlucky Black Cat]

That's really deceptive marra, because there was a massive backlash over those prices and Forest had to row back, big time.

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Some "row back" that!

I think £25-£30 a game for an Adult (non-concession) would be fair. £25 would be better but £30 is more likely. Every game will be bouncing man.

I can see absolutely no way that the tickets will be 30 quid, like!

I think £25-£30 a game for an Adult (non-concession) would be fair. £25 would be better but £30 is more likely. Every game will be bouncing man.

I can see absolutely no way that the tickets will be 30 quid, like!

 

[thewand73]

Some "row back" that!

I can see absolutely no way that the tickets will be 30 quid, like!

I can see absolutely no way that the tickets will be 30 quid, like!

And this was a KO game! We're all chiefly discussing the 4 'league' fixtures

 

[Barney Mackem 13]

Lots on here getting carried away (unsurprisingly) with the excitement of qualifying for a European competition.

Nonsense that there'd be 10,000 plus in Milan if we drew them away for example. I think someone even suggested 30,000.

We'd probably get 3-5000 tickets for Milan, so people are expecting 7000+ there just for the banter and saying "I was a mackem in Milan"?

Even with RyanAir, Buzz etc, flying there, digs, food and drink will come to a hefty sum.

Yes, ofc there would be plenty going without tickets, but 7000+ without tickets for a group game ? I think not.

I think you are very naive!

Of course there would be over 10,000 in Milan!! Have you been living under a rock for the last 50 years??
I/We have a group chat with c20 people, I have about the highest number of points on 41 and I will probably struggle for most of our European away days....
Guess what, I dont care / I plan on doing all 4, and speaking to most on our group chat, there will be 1 of the 4 away games which stands out to the others, and IF that is say a Milan, I am fully expecting the majority of our group going, and all without tickets.

I'm not sure where you have been for the last 50 years, of if you have just woken up from an induced coma, or you actually do not understand or appreciate how much interest these 4 European away games will attract!

But yes there would be at least 10,000 in Milan, very strange to think otherwise

 

[tynevalleyblackcat]

Some "row back" that!

I can see absolutely no way that the tickets will be 30 quid, like!

I can see absolutely no way that the tickets will be 30 quid, like!

If its £30.01p it will be the most I have paid since the Championship and the play off final due to the PL cap.

It will be more than that as the club will want to maximise revenue. Be worth every penny in my opinion to see my team play competetive European football for the first time since I was 7 (No I did not go).

The first Euro game will be 4 or 5 days before my 60th birthday and I was starting to think ever seeing 1 match was a forlorn pipedream.

 

[stan the man]

I got into inter v Feynoord without my passport or showing id in 24/25 champions league

I went to a Feynoord (League game) last year. The ticket office were really helpful Apparently there were no tickets sales on match day, I'd only just arrived in the Netherlands the day before, and it was a 'spur of the moment' thing.
I gave them a sob story that I'd just arrived from Australia (which I had) and they gave me a ticket in the main hospitality area near the posh seats with entrance ticket to the supporters area, like the Black Cats bar. Also gave me a supporters scarf

Talk about buying a supporter

 

[Kumbuka]

Usually when travelling up from London for a midweek game I’d stay in town and get the train back in the morning, but to save on annual leave, I’m tempted by the overnight coach back to London (either National Express or Flix)

Trying to work out how much of a terrible idea that is! Has anyone done it recently, and if so what was the experience like?

 

[Stubbs ftm]

Town will be class on Thursday nights

Get pzazz back open for their student night

 

[Brian Griffin]

Usually when travelling up from London for a midweek game I’d stay in town and get the train back in the morning, but to save on annual leave, I’m tempted by the overnight coach back to London (either National Express or Flix)

Trying to work out how much of a terrible idea that is! Has anyone done it recently, and if so what was the experience like?

Terrible

 

[Shieldsman]

Lots on here getting carried away (unsurprisingly) with the excitement of qualifying for a European competition.

Nonsense that there'd be 10,000 plus in Milan if we drew them away for example. I think someone even suggested 30,000.

We'd probably get 3-5000 tickets for Milan, so people are expecting 7000+ there just for the banter and saying "I was a mackem in Milan"?

Even with RyanAir, Buzz etc, flying there, digs, food and drink will come to a hefty sum.

Yes, ofc there would be plenty going without tickets, but 7000+ without tickets for a group game ? I think not.

You are MASSIVELY underestimating this football club if you think there'd be less than 10,000 in Milan.

If we draw them in beyond the league phase (knockouts, quarters, semi) there will be over 20,000 there. Bookmark this. AZ Alkmaar will have a similar number given the ferry route and flights into Amsterdam.

Any other relatively easy game to get to (St Truiden and Anderlecht (if they qualify) and Leverkusen will have mad numbers.

 

[EDGE]

Usually when travelling up from London for a midweek game I’d stay in town and get the train back in the morning, but to save on annual leave, I’m tempted by the overnight coach back to London (either National Express or Flix)

Trying to work out how much of a terrible idea that is! Has anyone done it recently, and if so what was the experience like?

Used to do that trek on a regular basis. Good luck. Certainly wouldn't entertain the idea now. Depends on your age I suppose.

I always take the train now.

 

[Barney Mackem 13]

You are MASSIVELY underestimating this football club if you think there'd be less than 10,000 in Milan.

If we draw them in beyond the league phase (knockouts, quarters, semi) there will be over 20,000 there. Bookmark this. AZ Alkmaar will have a similar number given the ferry route and flights into Amsterdam.

Any other relatively easy game to get to (St Truiden and Anderlecht (if they qualify) and Leverkusen will have mad numbers.

Well said - I think the OP of that 10,000 would not travel is on a wind-up.

If we do draw Milan away even in the league phase or as you say AZ Alkmaar due to the ease of logistics.... We will have thousands travel

 

[hank williams]

You are MASSIVELY underestimating this football club if you think there'd be less than 10,000 in Milan.

If we draw them in beyond the league phase (knockouts, quarters, semi) there will be over 20,000 there. Bookmark this. AZ Alkmaar will have a similar number given the ferry route and flights into Amsterdam.

Any other relatively easy game to get to (St Truiden and Anderlecht (if they qualify) and Leverkusen will have mad numbers.

How we got to Amsterdam on the ferry to go to the Amsterdam tournament under Bruce @busta777

 

[Parsoncross]

Usually when travelling up from London for a midweek game I’d stay in town and get the train back in the morning, but to save on annual leave, I’m tempted by the overnight coach back to London (either National Express or Flix)

Trying to work out how much of a terrible idea that is! Has anyone done it recently, and if so what was the experience like?

Several times I've travelled back on national express from the toon.leaves at 23-55.Still have time for a couple of Beers in spoons near central station