BringBackSwales said:Sotonian said:Far from having a soft spot for Southampton and their fans ever since the last game played at Maine Road. They didn't want us to have more tickets despite not able to sell theirs. Yet they choose to sell them privately to City-fans who were desperate to try and get in the ground paying stupid money to these wonkers.
LOL - Hold your horses fella, you boys wanted 60 quid a ticket (or 58 plus a booking fee) . It was on a Sunday afternoon and live on Sky. The trains were over a 100 quid and got back at stupid o clock. The bright sparks at Saints just assumed that as it was our first game back in the Prem, we would sell out regardless, so took the whole allocation and caught a cold (The club (SFC) has to pay any shortfall in these circumstances. As for the club selling the wasted tickets to Man City fans, I'm pretty sure that would be illegal, but guessing a compromise would be allowing MCFC to sell them in areas that are segregated.
I think you are having a pop at Saints for the wrong reasons...... If you had said you didn't like us because of the way we boo'ed Aguero when he came of injured in that match then I would have completely understood (Have no idea what that was about by the way, completely unlike Saints fans and was left wondering what I missed - Still haven't ever figured it out) but I think the problem regarding tickets was your club being greedy.
60 quid a ticket for saints fans in the last game at Maine Road??!! Was it fuck you demented so and so. Your club wanted more tickets than your fans could sell, so that your fans could sell them on at a mega profit to our fans, the previous poster was bang on. And I repeat tickets were not 60 quid face value in those days
StuSaint said:BringBackSwales said:Sotonian said:Far from having a soft spot for Southampton and their fans ever since the last game played at Maine Road. They didn't want us to have more tickets despite not able to sell theirs. Yet they choose to sell them privately to City-fans who were desperate to try and get in the ground paying stupid money to these wonkers.
LOL - Hold your horses fella, you boys wanted 60 quid a ticket (or 58 plus a booking fee) . It was on a Sunday afternoon and live on Sky. The trains were over a 100 quid and got back at stupid o clock. The bright sparks at Saints just assumed that as it was our first game back in the Prem, we would sell out regardless, so took the whole allocation and caught a cold (The club (SFC) has to pay any shortfall in these circumstances. As for the club selling the wasted tickets to Man City fans, I'm pretty sure that would be illegal, but guessing a compromise would be allowing MCFC to sell them in areas that are segregated.
I think you are having a pop at Saints for the wrong reasons...... If you had said you didn't like us because of the way we boo'ed Aguero when he came of injured in that match then I would have completely understood (Have no idea what that was about by the way, completely unlike Saints fans and was left wondering what I missed - Still haven't ever figured it out) but I think the problem regarding tickets was your club being greedy.
60 quid a ticket for saints fans in the last game at Maine Road??!! Was it fuck you demented so and so. Your club wanted more tickets than your fans could sell, so that your fans could sell them on at a mega profit to our fans, the previous poster was bang on. And I repeat tickets were not 60 quid face value in those days
I am a Saints fan who has had a soft spot for City since the days of Bell, Lee, Summerbee etc and can remember Summerbee being sent off at the Dell many years ago in the sixties. I attended the the last match at Maine Road in the Saints end ( scaffolding makeshift stand ) and as I recall we did sell our full limited allocation . I saw no evidence of Man City fans in the Saints allocation and when we scored to win 1-0 there did not appear to be anyone not cheering. In fact I believe that southampton actually took City to task due to you not allocating us enough tickets the action took place AFTER the match and you were heavily fined, I therefore took objection to the remarks made by eversince76 above.
I have also attended the last games between us home and away, including the FA Cup match at City in 2007, and last seasons match at Maine Road where the £52 ticket price left a nasty taste in the mouth. Last seasons match was televised and the price was off putting as was the drive up from Cornwall where the family were on holiday but we do these things for the clubs we support.
I am now out of work so cannot afford the £47 ticket price City are asking for this televised match so will cheer on Saints from down here. I look forward to an attacking style of play from both sides and seriously look forward to a Saints win, We fear no one, don't park the bus, and just go out to win every game.
Just had to make a comment regarding the last match at Maine Road where I will say I had a most enjoyable memorable day with Saints and City fans. Good Luck after Saturday really hope you win the title.
StuSaint said:BringBackSwales said:Sotonian said:Far from having a soft spot for Southampton and their fans ever since the last game played at Maine Road. They didn't want us to have more tickets despite not able to sell theirs. Yet they choose to sell them privately to City-fans who were desperate to try and get in the ground paying stupid money to these wonkers.
LOL - Hold your horses fella, you boys wanted 60 quid a ticket (or 58 plus a booking fee) . It was on a Sunday afternoon and live on Sky. The trains were over a 100 quid and got back at stupid o clock. The bright sparks at Saints just assumed that as it was our first game back in the Prem, we would sell out regardless, so took the whole allocation and caught a cold (The club (SFC) has to pay any shortfall in these circumstances. As for the club selling the wasted tickets to Man City fans, I'm pretty sure that would be illegal, but guessing a compromise would be allowing MCFC to sell them in areas that are segregated.
I think you are having a pop at Saints for the wrong reasons...... If you had said you didn't like us because of the way we boo'ed Aguero when he came of injured in that match then I would have completely understood (Have no idea what that was about by the way, completely unlike Saints fans and was left wondering what I missed - Still haven't ever figured it out) but I think the problem regarding tickets was your club being greedy.
60 quid a ticket for saints fans in the last game at Maine Road??!! Was it fuck you demented so and so. Your club wanted more tickets than your fans could sell, so that your fans could sell them on at a mega profit to our fans, the previous poster was bang on. And I repeat tickets were not 60 quid face value in those days
I am a Saints fan who has had a soft spot for City since the days of Bell, Lee, Summerbee etc and can remember Summerbee being sent off at the Dell many years ago in the sixties. I attended the the last match at Maine Road in the Saints end ( scaffolding makeshift stand ) and as I recall we did sell our full limited allocation . I saw no evidence of Man City fans in the Saints allocation and when we scored to win 1-0 there did not appear to be anyone not cheering. In fact I believe that southampton actually took City to task due to you not allocating us enough tickets the action took place AFTER the match and you were heavily fined, I therefore took objection to the remarks made by eversince76 above.
I have also attended the last games between us home and away, including the FA Cup match at City in 2007, and last seasons match at Maine Road where the £52 ticket price left a nasty taste in the mouth. Last seasons match was televised and the price was off putting as was the drive up from Cornwall where the family were on holiday but we do these things for the clubs we support.
I am now out of work so cannot afford the £47 ticket price City are asking for this televised match so will cheer on Saints from down here. I look forward to an attacking style of play from both sides and seriously look forward to a Saints win, We fear no one, don't park the bus, and just go out to win every game.
Just had to make a comment regarding the last match at Maine Road where I will say I had a most enjoyable memorable day with Saints and City fans. Good Luck after Saturday really hope you win the title.
BringBackSwales said:StuSaint said:BringBackSwales said:60 quid a ticket for saints fans in the last game at Maine Road??!! Was it fuck you demented so and so. Your club wanted more tickets than your fans could sell, so that your fans could sell them on at a mega profit to our fans, the previous poster was bang on. And I repeat tickets were not 60 quid face value in those days
I am a Saints fan who has had a soft spot for City since the days of Bell, Lee, Summerbee etc and can remember Summerbee being sent off at the Dell many years ago in the sixties. I attended the the last match at Maine Road in the Saints end ( scaffolding makeshift stand ) and as I recall we did sell our full limited allocation . I saw no evidence of Man City fans in the Saints allocation and when we scored to win 1-0 there did not appear to be anyone not cheering. In fact I believe that southampton actually took City to task due to you not allocating us enough tickets the action took place AFTER the match and you were heavily fined, I therefore took objection to the remarks made by eversince76 above.
I have also attended the last games between us home and away, including the FA Cup match at City in 2007, and last seasons match at Maine Road where the £52 ticket price left a nasty taste in the mouth. Last seasons match was televised and the price was off putting as was the drive up from Cornwall where the family were on holiday but we do these things for the clubs we support.
I am now out of work so cannot afford the £47 ticket price City are asking for this televised match so will cheer on Saints from down here. I look forward to an attacking style of play from both sides and seriously look forward to a Saints win, We fear no one, don't park the bus, and just go out to win every game.
Just had to make a comment regarding the last match at Maine Road where I will say I had a most enjoyable memorable day with Saints and City fans. Good Luck after Saturday really hope you win the title.
From memory we gave you the Gene Kelly stand, which probably held hundreds rather than thousands, and I think that is why you sold the allocation - I seriously doubt you would have sold 2,500 had you had the North Stand allocation. Also IIRC we had to give you free tickets for your game at the City of Manchester Stadium the following season, due to giving you the lower allocation. As I said to the other poster there was no way tickets at Maine Road were £60
Negredo out of mine, Nasri benched, Navas starting.JoeMercer'sWay said:tried to write a team sheet, ended up not even having Navas on the bench, assuming I can put Aguero there.
Complicated when everyone's fit, many decisions for Pelle to get right, don't envy him.