My first EVER Premiership experience

[willyfantastic]

i went to chelsea man utd the day chelsea won the title (beating united 3-0 if i remember)
was my mates birthday and his uncle had sorted us out with box seats for the game.
had to wear pretty smart clothes and had some free food, altho it was only nibbles, main meal you had to pay for, and i dont remember having any free drinks.

seats were nice and comfy too, and we were sitting just across from tim lovejoy (couldnt look more unhappy that chelsea had won the title, but cheered up when i asked for a picture with him), angus deaton, carlton cole and di matteo. which was nice

 

[ali jenkins]

I went to West Ham v Fulham in the corporate style, we didnt have a box but we had UNLIMITED breakfasts (it was a 1pm KO) and UNLIMITED bar which was very cool. I enjoyed the game but as I didnt really have any affilliation to any team I found myself watching it as if it was on the telly.

I did sit next to the OWNER of Clinton Cards though and he was quite a funny chap.

 

[Zesh Rehman]

I went to West Ham v Fulham in the corporate style, we didnt have a box but we had UNLIMITED breakfasts (it was a 1pm KO) and UNLIMITED bar which was very cool. I enjoyed the game but as I didnt really have any affilliation to any team I found myself watching it as if it was on the telly.

I did sit next to the OWNER of Clinton Cards though and he was quite a funny chap.

That sounds completely f***ed up!

 

[Djmiles]

Saw Arsenal v Spurs in 2003 or so.

Not sure what all the fuss was about really.

 

[Bluejuice]

Well I am told formal dress is NOT required and drinks and food are to be provided free of charge. I think there are different levels of hospitality you can enjoy, and even if things do start running dry there's always the company credit card.

Apparently they are organising a series of special appearances for hospitality guests in the coming few games. There's Lawrence Dallaglio lined up (hero), David Baddiel and Omid Djalili. So who do I get on Saturday for a photo opportunity and Q&A?







Bruce Buck

 

[Bluejuice]

Well, didn't I get invited to the right game...?

SEVEN GOALS I got to see, and they weren't all flying past Kuipers as I usually see them of a Saturday afternoon.

Cor the hospitality thing is WELL GOOD. I am a convert to the prawn sandwich brigade now I reckon. Except prawns are for paupers, we had Crayfish tails. In fact there was mountains of delicious food, a feast before kick off, more food for half-time and then a further batch of yummy munchables straight after the final whistle where we continued to get smashed on free booze and watched Stelling read all the other scores out. To my GREAT SURPRISE it was announced that Brighton had lost and I pondered momentarily, after such a good match, why I even bother with the Albion.

Oh, and just to make things interesting I had first goal to be scored in 31-40 minutes and Matt Taylor to score first or last. BAMMO! I would have bought everyone a round on my handsome winnings except that I didn't have to pay for any drinks!

And Ivanovic is now my most favourite premiership player. The boy is CLASS on a stick. An Eastern European HERO I tell you.

I'll have to be drop dead honest here but.... That was much better than watching our shit players at our shit ground get beaten by other shit players.

Sorry, but it was

 

[Djmiles]

f*** off back to Stamford Bridge then you TWAT

 

[Jamon Jamon]

I'll have to be drop dead honest here but.... That was much better than watching our shit players at our shit ground get beaten by other shit players.

Sorry, but it was

ive been to quite a few premiershit matches inc Chelsea and Man U and if I made a comment like that i'd f*** off and 'support' said team.
If that's your opinion I don't suppose you'll be missed at Withdean

 

[Bluejuice]

Haha!

As much as I loved the day out, got involved and had fun - I can't pretend to have been bothered by the result other than for betting purposes.

But I do still remember what it felt like when we won two successive promotions, the play-off final at Cardiff and even this season's game against Man City.

So the heart is still tied to this little club of ours and there's nothing I can do about it but hope that maybe some day the Albion matchday experience will be more like my day out yesterday was

 

[Jamon Jamon]

Haha!



So the heart is still tied to this little club of ours and there's nothing I can do about it but hope that maybe some day the Albion matchday experience will be more like my day out yesterday was

are you a wind up merchant?

 

[Bluejuice]

No, but I have been left pretty disappointed by my team this season.

Yesterday I went to see a big team play in a big stadium in lots of style and I had a good time.

I have no intention of switching allegiance, I'm just being honest. It was a really good day out, and when was the last time you can say that about a Saturday afternoon at Withdean?

 

[Jamon Jamon]

No, but I have been left pretty disappointed by my team this season.

diddums

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[Gully]

Earlier this season I went to watch an FA Cup match at Ashford Town (Middx), the contrast with your day couldn't be any starker, which is much to be expected. Refreshments were served from a small building in the corner of the ground, a very large cup of freshly brewed tea was something like 60p...at two or three times that price it would still have been a bargain...it was also served with a smile by a lady who looked a bit like your gran.

It is true to say that the ground was little more than a football pitch with some very low terracing and a small stand on one side (think Lego stand at the Goldstone, but smaller). Behind one of the goals was a gasholder, I spent most of the game hoping that a wayward shot would ping off it, alas to my disappointment none did. During the game aircraft could be seen taking off from the nearby Heathrow airport, it occurred to me that the club could run a sweepstake on how many would depart from kick-off to the final whistle, but they don't. Apparently a flock of green parakeets can often be seen taking up roost at sunset in the trees by the ground, sadly they failed to materialise on my visit.

So, we have footballing experiences at opposite ends of the scale, I know where I am happier...it isn't with the prawn sandwich brigade!

 

[csider]

Matey of mine has snorted some swanky box seats through his work and invited me along to Stamford Bridge this Saturday to watch Chelsea entertain Bolton Wanderers.

Now I couldn't care a shiny shit about either of these teams or any others in the Premiership BUT I've never been to a premiership game, and aside from Wembley, Cardiff and Twickenham the biggest stadium I've ever visited is probably Vicarage Road.

Apparently it's eat and drink as much as you like for NADA, seeing as we're doing the whole corporate hospitality thing and quite frankly I do LOVE eating and drinking for free.

So I'm gonna be one of those cretins everyone hates, sitting in a luxury box, scoffing my face and quaffing down spirits aplenty whilst caring not a jot for the football match below.

Anyone have any experience of the whole world of corporate entertainment at Chelsea or anywhere else reasonably massive who'd like to shed some light on how it all goes down?

Reckon I'd get away with wearing an Albion top?

And who should I cheer on? Chelsea, my hosts, or Bolton, the plucky Northern underdogs?

i saw cfc v wimbeldon in 99/00. same as, had meal first, free bar all day and got to go to the players lounge.....met dennis wise, gus poyet and few others. enjoy your day.

 

[wizo7]

Anyone have any experience of the whole world of corporate entertainment at Chelsea or anywhere else reasonably massive who'd like to shed some light on how it all goes down?

Reckon I'd get away with wearing an Albion top?

And who should I cheer on? Chelsea, my hosts, or Bolton, the plucky Northern underdogs?

I went to school with some italien guy who got given his corporate tickets for free because his dad was involved with something random behind the scenes and he never uses it...so he lent them out to everyone!

where i sat when i went was awesome! a little off half way, we went early to have a roast dinner (it was a sunday), watched the 1st half. came back in at half to find our drink waiting for us on the table along with a dessert buffet!
what a day, it was chelsea V liverpool as well, so the standard on display was not bad either!

 

[Jamon Jamon]

So, we have footballing experiences at opposite ends of the scale, I know where I am happier...it isn't with the prawn sandwich brigade!

indeed, a good change of scene is AFC Wimbledon or (even better IMO) FC United of Manchester, however despite the laugh I wouldn't come on here shouting my mouth off about how good it was while calling everything to do with 'my team', shit


.

 

[Bluejuice]

Jamon, take it with a pinch of salt mate. I'm hardly one of the big moaners on here that whines on about our underperforming players and "tin-pot" set up week in week out.

I still LOVE my club but I was just pointing out that as a day out, on the whole, seeing a seven goal thriller performed by very skilled players did beat most of my Withdean experiences this season.

I won't stop going though, and I won't stop supporting them because every now and then something special happens and when we come away from a game with a good result there's a feeling you get inside that can't be matched - Crayfish tails or not!

It was just a very different experience being pampered at a Premiership game and I'm not ashamed to admit I enjoyed it

 

[jordanseagull]

Id rather lick my dogs ass. Its all fake, dont you get that!?
ANYONE with money can pay for pampering. Its nothing special, its just money. If you weren't in hospitality you wouldnt have enjoyed it that much. Trust me.

Anyway, its not real football. Its not what football is about, not the intention. I would rather see Bognor FC, and i'm not being stubborn, i would.

 

[Bluejuice]

I'm sorry but I don't agree. Anyone can pay for pampering if they have the money, sure, but I don't so it was a nice treat for me.

And whilst yes the Premiership is far removed from our own lower league football matches at the end of the day you support who you support for a reason and if you came from a long line of Chelsea fans, lived on Fulham Road and had been going to see them play week in week out for many a year (long before the megabucks of Abramovich) then you're going to be a Chelsea fan whatever. Were you in such a situation do you really think you'd tire of the Premiership's falseness, turn your back on the club you'd supported all your life and start seeing lower or even non-league games just for the "realness"?

Bollocks you would

 

[jordanseagull]

Fair enough!
But seriously, i would!!