Fiskmås
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Hi, I'm wondering if someone could spare a minute to help a worried Swede out? After years of planning (plans that covid, money occasional being tight and a newborn baby boy all shot down) I'm finally hopping on a plane to England and finding my way down to Brighton for the home game against Villa on the 4 of March. My first ever Brighton game in person (or any PL game for that matter), and I'm excited as a child on Christmas Eve!
I was planning on making the reservations tonight, and splashing the extra 38 pounds on the MyAlbion+ membership, just to make sure that I can reserve the ticket well in advance. Most importantly, making sure that I have the ticket sorted before booking the flight and a low-budget hotel for a still decent price (currently living in Lithuania and on a Lithuanian salary, which doesn't leave much pocket money when the bills are paid).
Turns out I hadn't read the fine print before tonight, though, and all "extra features" of the + membership, such as early access to tickets, don't kick in until after 2 weeks. Which would mean that I'm down to 10 days, give or take, before the game.
Since I've never looked at tickets before I really haven't paid attention to how far in advance tickets usually go on general sale, or how common it is that they get sold out?
What do you experienced ladies and gentlemen say? Would I be an idiot to reserve the flights and hotel now and simply trust that I'll be able to sort a single ticket with 10 days to spare (if I get the membership), or skip the membership and wait until they go on general sale? Or are there usually (almost guaranteed) tickets available on short notice?
Any input would be much appreciated!
I was planning on making the reservations tonight, and splashing the extra 38 pounds on the MyAlbion+ membership, just to make sure that I can reserve the ticket well in advance. Most importantly, making sure that I have the ticket sorted before booking the flight and a low-budget hotel for a still decent price (currently living in Lithuania and on a Lithuanian salary, which doesn't leave much pocket money when the bills are paid).
Turns out I hadn't read the fine print before tonight, though, and all "extra features" of the + membership, such as early access to tickets, don't kick in until after 2 weeks. Which would mean that I'm down to 10 days, give or take, before the game.
Since I've never looked at tickets before I really haven't paid attention to how far in advance tickets usually go on general sale, or how common it is that they get sold out?
What do you experienced ladies and gentlemen say? Would I be an idiot to reserve the flights and hotel now and simply trust that I'll be able to sort a single ticket with 10 days to spare (if I get the membership), or skip the membership and wait until they go on general sale? Or are there usually (almost guaranteed) tickets available on short notice?
Any input would be much appreciated!
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. And thank you for your input, even though it's not what I wanted to hear, I think you might be the voice of reason. I'll get so few opportunities to come over, that I shouldn't gamble. Sigh...
