DavePage
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quick in and out of Mrs would have been more acceptable
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[Albion] Marseille
- Thread starter Krafty
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Given they have been playing football at the stadium every fortnight for 86 years, seemingly without issue, I wonder why this happened?BREAKING NEWS: CHAOS for thousands of England and Argentina rugby fans as they face long queues in … https://mol.im/a/12499747 via https://dailym.ai/android
England chaos as hundreds of fans stuck outside rugby stadium and miss kick-off
Some fans were forced to queue for over an hour to get into the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday evening to watch England's Rugby World Cup Clash against Argentinawww.mirror.co.uk
That cant be repeated when we play there. Concerns that need looking into.
mile oak
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- May 21, 2023
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Yes why, but we are talking French organisation here, they have history in less organised ways too.
jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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I wouldn’t have much hope for Athens. 1,500 allocation, and I reckon 1,500 people in the top points bracket will have already booked accommodation and travel. People I know who travel home and away most weeks, could very possibly miss out.
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
All of this is very frustrating. I'm top tier and have never failed to get tickets for away games. I also go to most, but not all, away games. I intend going to every Euro game but don't want to spend £100's on flights and hotel if I cant get a ticket. It would really help if the club ended their silence on tickets and gave a hint as to LP's needed to guarantee a ticket.
Given your history, you could book Marseille and Ajax with confidence and make refundable bookings for Greece?
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
To be honest, I've booked all three. Ajax & Athens I'm treating the wife to a short holiday, little does she know why. As for Marseille, Eurostar and Ibis booked. It's just that, with less than 4 weeks until our first away trip, I'd have liked some sort of guidence regarding do's and don'ts from the club. Areas to avoid, where to meet, how to get to the ground, ticket collection point etc. I've booked near the main train station so I'll be peeved if the collection point is 3 miles the other side of the ground.
Absolutely - would be very helpful if the club issued their ‘estimated’ points tiers for the away games (they’ll already know the allocations so they could) just so people have an idea of their chances. Imagine none will go below T2 anyway though if T2 is as wide as usual.
Colonel Mustard
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Colonel Mustard
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No, I’m not very hopeful of a ticket but it’s the only away game I’m now able to attend. We already had Athens on our revisit list (we’ve not been there for >50 years!) so I’ve gone ahead and booked a week in the city in any case.
Okay, so you had actually already booked everything. Regarding the info, I’m sure this will come in time and to be fair it’s not essential you have it now. In fact, it’s not really needed until a few days before you leave?
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S'hampton Seagull
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I've only got 239 points and have got a hotel and flight (can get a refund on the hotel). Perhaps booking was a bad decision
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Plus much of the stuff that is not match-specific eg how to get to the ground, areas to avoid, can easily be found on tinternet without needing any input from the club. Indeed, much useful information and local knowledge can be gleaned from the NSC threads for the respective cities on the European tour
jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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I mean the only thing I believe that could get us more tickets is that Brighton offer AEK 10% and we get offered 10% back, same with all the clubs. I imagine the negotiations is what is keeping the on sale dates from being published.
jackalbion
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If you can get tickets for Brentford and Bournemouth in the first bracket, then I think you’ll be fine, but this is all my opinion of course.I've only got 239 points and have got a hotel and flight (can get a refund on the hotel). Perhaps booking was a bad decision
I could be wrong, but the number of people who get ticks to Brentford & Bournemouth Away will be significantly higher than those looking to go to Athens. Apart from the cost, Athens is a long way, and will need at least a couple of days off work. It's also the third of the three away fixtures, and many looking for an authentic "Albion in Europe" experience will prioritise Marseille and Amsterdam, I'm sure. I've got 272 points and have - maybe rashly!! - booked my flights and accommodation for Athens. Fingers crossed
On the Europa League fans' forum Paul Barber seemed to be pretty adamant that we'd not be giving opponents more of a "sporting chance" by giving them a larger away contingent to roar them on at the Amex.
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
This is guiding me, the only games I miss out on to date. Have booked Marseilles & Ajax, just holding off for Athens.
Dirty Dave
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Will be too late offering AEK 10% given we're already selling home tickets for half of the south stand.
I think there'll be an announcement about Marseille tickets in next few days. I've seen some people suggest that pretty much anyone with a ST will be fine and others believing tickets will be gone in T2.
I guess it really is hard to call. Even with the registrations, while a lot will be genuine, a lot will be people dropping their name in on the off chance they may go
RenboSlice
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- Sep 9, 2023
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I'm quite pleased for the ticket details for Marseille to not be released for a while because the closer it gets to the date the more likely I am to get a ticket in my bracket 