Olynpic football was sold out for all the games as well at st james. Although having Spain and Brazil with young Neymar probably helped
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Olynpic football was sold out for all the games as well at st james. Although having Spain and Brazil with young Neymar probably helped
NewAdventuresInWiFi
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Paid £55 for England vs Switzerland (halfway line)
Paid £35 for England vs Holland (behind goal next to the Dutch)
One was cracking value for money at least.
Paid £35 for England vs Holland (behind goal next to the Dutch)
One was cracking value for money at least.
T S Garp
Striker
Just took my tickets out of the back of a drawer to check...
Germany v Czech Republic, Old Trafford Sunday 23rd June, £25, attendance 37,300 as per wiki
France v Bulgaria, St James' Park, Tuesday 18 June 16.30 ko, £45, attendance 26,976
Quarter Final, Germany v Croatia, Old Trafford Sunday 23rd June, £55 per ticket, attendance 43,412
Worked for nPower in Newcastle at the time and got the tickets free through a work ballot. No way would I have paid £45 - £55 at the time. Easier to be successful for the Old Trafford tickets due to the travel.
Main memory is Suker scoring a cracker for Croatia.
Germany v Czech Republic, Old Trafford Sunday 23rd June, £25, attendance 37,300 as per wiki
France v Bulgaria, St James' Park, Tuesday 18 June 16.30 ko, £45, attendance 26,976
Quarter Final, Germany v Croatia, Old Trafford Sunday 23rd June, £55 per ticket, attendance 43,412
Worked for nPower in Newcastle at the time and got the tickets free through a work ballot. No way would I have paid £45 - £55 at the time. Easier to be successful for the Old Trafford tickets due to the travel.
Main memory is Suker scoring a cracker for Croatia.
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HMB Mackem
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The attendances weren't even that good. The attendance reflected tickets sold not people at the game. At the time the easiest way to get a ticket for the final was to buy a package which included 3 group games. Many early round tickets were bought by ticket brokers to guarantee that they would have tickets to sell for the final. The organization for the tournament was one of the worst I have been too. Even though attendances were poor you couldn't get tickets at the stadium on match days. In fact most locations only had one place where you could buy tickets which nobody seemed to know about. At Leeds one of the only official ticket vendors was a small tobacconist at the back of the train station. Never found where you could buy tickets in Newcastle. It was relatively easy to get my tickets in the States but my friends in annfield Plain had no idea where they could buy individual tickets
ighty seven
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I was there
Wise Man Says
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Nah, it was a few weeks after he’d cracked up and they’d blown the title
Hulkster
Striker
It was a different time then.
Up until around this time, Wembley wasn't even half full for most England games. Crowds were sometimes only 20k at Wembley against the smaller countries.
People weren't used to paying premium prices for football matches, the terraces weren't even down everywhere in the top flight, premier league attendances weren't what they are now.
And people on here are talking like it was cheap at £25. Well those were the cheapest tickets and it was more than 20 years ago, so that's more like £35 today.
I don't think it would have been expected to sell out Bulgaria and Romania games in the middle of workday in those days, and they definitely missed the mark with the pricing it was far too high.
Up until around this time, Wembley wasn't even half full for most England games. Crowds were sometimes only 20k at Wembley against the smaller countries.
People weren't used to paying premium prices for football matches, the terraces weren't even down everywhere in the top flight, premier league attendances weren't what they are now.
And people on here are talking like it was cheap at £25. Well those were the cheapest tickets and it was more than 20 years ago, so that's more like £35 today.
I don't think it would have been expected to sell out Bulgaria and Romania games in the middle of workday in those days, and they definitely missed the mark with the pricing it was far too high.
I was at all the games at Sid James’ Park, I also went to Anfield and the final.
At the time it was about £16 at newcastle for a seat in the east stand. £25 was pricy. Only £28 in the gallowgate now for a category C game
The prices were mental and so was the organisation. But this was not the fault of the clubs , as the FA , professional to the core, assumed responsibility for ticket prices and sales.
I tried to get tickets for one game up there, gave up as I was given the impression that there were none left , and then watched on the telly as it was no where near full.
I tried to get tickets for one game up there, gave up as I was given the impression that there were none left , and then watched on the telly as it was no where near full.
HABA87
Striker
I can't remember his Germany goal, but the goal Suker scored against Denmark was miles offside. People were thrapping themselves daft about how great it was too.
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Deleted member 35145
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Euro 96 was poor - half empty stadiums, a dull final, poborsky one of the players of the tournament.
Games kicking off during weekday afternoons was one possible reason for the low crowds, but I suppose every tournament has to contend with this.
Games kicking off during weekday afternoons was one possible reason for the low crowds, but I suppose every tournament has to contend with this.
ErichZann
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I was there it was more than 15k surely.
KJNMackem
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