| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday 08:48 - Aug 11 with 4511 views | Jackfath |
I thought I would go to this match as I have never been to OT before.
I looked into a ticket, cost of getting there and also thought I would stay over in a travel lodge or similar.
Sadly the cost of doing this is extortionate and I am not going to pay it. Good luck to anyone who can afford this type of match.
Are there any others whose money doesn't stretch to this sort of game? |  |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:29 - Aug 11 with 1508 views | raynor94 |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:19 - Aug 11 by Swanaldinho |
Why do you feel the need to stay over?
Ticket is £46
Bus is £24
£70 quid all in to watch the Super Swans win at Old Trafford on the first game of the season.
Chuck a tenner on Gylfi to score first and you will have a free day! |
Yes but you have to drink and eat don't you? |  |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:29 - Aug 11 with 1503 views | WarwickHunt |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:27 - Aug 11 by Baker |
That's a shame.
I reckon he'd be ace to have a pint with. |
Better than Marc Almond anyway... |  | | |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:30 - Aug 11 with 1501 views | Baker |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:29 - Aug 11 by raynor94 |
Yes but you have to drink and eat don't you? |
Tap water and some badly cut amphetamine if your on a budget. |  |
| May I say? what a smashing blouse you have on! |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:30 - Aug 11 with 1498 views | MrSwerve |
Fath maybe you can take up some left over Indian to save a bit of cash? |  |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:31 - Aug 11 with 1490 views | Jackfath |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:30 - Aug 11 by MrSwerve |
Fath maybe you can take up some left over Indian to save a bit of cash? |
I finished it yesterday. Although I did make a delicious apple crumble yesterday of which there is a great deal left over. | |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:59 - Aug 11 with 1434 views | perchrockjack |
Manchester is a magnificent place to spend a weekend. So much to see and do. Hotels are reasonable too. |  |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 10:00 - Aug 11 with 1428 views | C_jack |
Chelsea is the same, how they can justify £47 a ticket when the ground is pretty s**t, I don't know. I have a much better time at grounds like Southampton/Leicester then the 'big' teams. |  |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 10:25 - Aug 11 with 1375 views | Hark_Now_Hear |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:06 - Aug 11 by Pegojack |
Travel, accommodation, etc. are fringe items about which you have some choice. the ticket price isn't. £55 is too much, and football fans need to say so, loudly, and vote with their feet. It's the only way things will change. |
Fully agree.
http://fsf.org.uk/campaigns/away-fans/score-campaign-twentys-plenty-for-away-tic
The campaign has been going well over a year and we saw last season a few good deals for away fans between the mid and lower Prem clubs, but not the top 6. It's not as if they need the money but can always sell to they own fans if away teams do not sell out.
Twenty quid an away ticket across the league would see many more people travel. |  | | |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 10:53 - Aug 11 with 1341 views | Clinton |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:59 - Aug 11 by perchrockjack |
Manchester is a magnificent place to spend a weekend. So much to see and do. Hotels are reasonable too. |
Anyone spending time in Manchester this weekend, I recommend the following pubs I visited in January.
Marble Arch a brilliant pub/brewery. A bit out of town but worth the trek. Old traditional pub, fully tiled inside. Mrs C and I got on well with the locals.
http://www.marblebeers.com/marble-arch/
Port Street Beer house - more of a bar then a traditional pub, truly stunning selection of beers. In the trendy Northern Quarter.
http://www.portstreetbeerhouse.co.uk/
For culture try the Manchester Art Gallery. You can see the original 'Scapegoat'. (or escaped goat if you prefer) I suspect there will be a few of these by Saturday evening.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scapegoat_(painting) |  |
| If you can fill the unforgiving minute.
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 10:56 - Aug 11 with 1326 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:29 - Aug 11 by raynor94 |
Yes but you have to drink and eat don't you? |
You have to eat and drink if you stay at home.
Take sandwiches and the cost is no different. |  |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 10:57 - Aug 11 with 1326 views | perchrockjack |
The national football museum is near the Printworks and is simply a must to visit.
Pubs are all over the place but the ones around Piccadilly are not the nicest.
Any of the back street pubs in the city centre are worth checking out. | |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 11:15 - Aug 11 with 1296 views | UplandsJack |
JF don't waste your money my friend... OT is nothing to write home about. I'd save your money and take In the game against Arsenal at the BEST stadium without doubt in the Premier League.
Take your wife for the weekend and take in a show too... [Post edited 11 Aug 2014 11:27]
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 11:20 - Aug 11 with 1290 views | 1jack |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 09:06 - Aug 11 by Pegojack |
Travel, accommodation, etc. are fringe items about which you have some choice. the ticket price isn't. £55 is too much, and football fans need to say so, loudly, and vote with their feet. It's the only way things will change. |
If we don't pay this much who is going to pay the over inflated wages of the footballers we all want at our clubs? |  | | |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 11:32 - Aug 11 with 1272 views | Clinton |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 11:15 - Aug 11 by UplandsJack |
JF don't waste your money my friend... OT is nothing to write home about. I'd save your money and take In the game against Arsenal at the BEST stadium without doubt in the Premier League.
Take your wife for the weekend and take in a show too... [Post edited 11 Aug 2014 11:27]
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| If you can fill the unforgiving minute.
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 13:34 - Aug 11 with 1199 views | ApeShit |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 10:00 - Aug 11 by C_jack |
Chelsea is the same, how they can justify £47 a ticket when the ground is pretty s**t, I don't know. I have a much better time at grounds like Southampton/Leicester then the 'big' teams. |
Don't we charge £45? |  | | |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 15:02 - Aug 11 with 1171 views | Johnw102 |
Went to the league match last season, on top of ticket and coach there is cost of couple of pints + coffee @ services Total cost of a day out approx £80 we were then stuck in poor view area iwith the most miserable bunch of stewards you are ever likely to meet. Agree with somebody else who said Arsenal is far better value for money. Anyone been to Stoke was thinking of making that a trip this season? |  |
| Never knew getting old would happen so quick! |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 15:09 - Aug 11 with 1162 views | Clinton |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 15:02 - Aug 11 by Johnw102 |
Went to the league match last season, on top of ticket and coach there is cost of couple of pints + coffee @ services Total cost of a day out approx £80 we were then stuck in poor view area iwith the most miserable bunch of stewards you are ever likely to meet. Agree with somebody else who said Arsenal is far better value for money. Anyone been to Stoke was thinking of making that a trip this season? |
Whats it like, Stoke? Is it a good trip ?
Last time I went to Stoke it was the Victoria Ground I believe. | |
| If you can fill the unforgiving minute.
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 15:57 - Aug 11 with 1124 views | Naughty71 |
I've got 3 kids, and can only just about justify the cost of a season ticket to the other half, there is no way that she would allow me to spend another 75 quid on one game of football. That would be a day out for all of us.
I already pay 450 quid a year for 19 home games, how can anybody who has a mortgage justify the amounts for away games amazes me.
It's not that I am skint either (I have a very good wage for the Swansea area), but I just cannot imagine paying all that just to watch a game of football, especially as I can just as easily stream it, or watch it on Sky.
I'm with Jackfath on this one. Football is extortionate. We should be following the German format, whereby they price their tickets for the FANS not massive profits. £10-£15 a game is reasonable, the clubs get enough money from Sky to do this, but they don't. It's sad.
I would love to attend away games, but Jackfath is right, it's just too expensive. |  |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 16:45 - Aug 11 with 1095 views | JBT95 |
There was a petition at having set away prices from the league that all clubs would need to abid by, which is a really good idea. £25 an adult every away game would be decent. £475 a season if you did all 19 (although myself do 4 league aways per season).
I would really like to go to West Ham this season as I haven't been there yet and the Boleyn Ground/Upton Park only has two more seasons left before West Ham move. Yet the ticket prices are £43 a person! With no student/young person discount. Arsenal only charged £25.50 when I went there in December 2012! So for me and my old man if we go it's going to be £89 with the fee. The train and tube tickets will be cheaper by about £25! How West Ham can justify charging up to £60 for their fans when they could get relegated any season is beyond me, it makes Chelsea look cheap.
One thing that gripes me, in the case of West Ham and Man United, they have £5 member discount on tickets, yet the away fans are expected to pay this extra £5! That is wrong! [Post edited 11 Aug 2014 16:50]
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 17:20 - Aug 11 with 1082 views | epaul |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 15:09 - Aug 11 by Clinton |
Whats it like, Stoke? Is it a good trip ?
Last time I went to Stoke it was the Victoria Ground I believe. |
Went 2 seasons ago and going again this season as weve got 8 quid each way on the train and match tics are 25,even though I said never again coming away with a sore neck, it's on an industrial estate, with 1 pub nearby although no prob getting a pint |  |
| The hair and the beard have gone I am now conforming to society, tis a sad day
The b*stards are coming back though |
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 19:50 - Aug 11 with 1037 views | Glossolalia |
I have been to Old Trafford twice, once to watch the Swans, and once to watch Man U against villa.
If coaches cost circa £25, have you considered car hire? We have done it twice with a hire car and it's been really good fun. Car costs £30, and petrol about £60. If you take five in the car it's £18 each, £20 tops. Of course you get the freedom to do what you want.
I don't drink so it suits me fine, but if you fancy a few bevies why not ask your passengers to pay for the car out of enormous gratitude for your sacrifice? They pay £23 quid so save compared with the coach, and you save considerably.
I am going up for the Man U v Chelsea game. Last time we got a 13-plate Focus and it was great. I used Europcar. [Post edited 11 Aug 2014 19:56]
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| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 13:35 - Aug 12 with 937 views | swanskid95 |
I've paid £30 for both ticket and return train.
Another perk on looking 14! |  | | |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 14:00 - Aug 12 with 914 views | karnataka |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 13:35 - Aug 12 by swanskid95 |
I've paid £30 for both ticket and return train.
Another perk on looking 14! |
I've paid £55 for a ticket and £101 for return train fare from Bristol. But it has frequently been pointed out that I'm deranged |  | | |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 15:01 - Aug 12 with 886 views | JBT95 |
| The cost of going to watch SCFC at Old Trafford on Saturday on 14:00 - Aug 12 by karnataka |
I've paid £55 for a ticket and £101 for return train fare from Bristol. But it has frequently been pointed out that I'm deranged |
Do you buy in advance? Might be a bit of a pain but you can return from Manchester for £34 from Newport in advance, £11.10 'off-peak' Bristol-Newport return. If you are under 25 or over 60 you would qualify for a railcard that gives another 34% off, and also the same if you are travelling with kids.
Alternatively, it is cheaper to spilt 'off-peak' and 'anytime' tickets rather than get a straight through ticket Bristol to Manchester.
I know for sure spilting at Cheltenham and then Birmingham will save a lot of money. After this I am unsure as I have never done it to Manchester as I always go Newport-Manchester advanced. You don't have to get off the train either with splitting it.
Anybody reading that travels by train regularly away, splitting off-peak/anytime tickets at Cardiff will always save you money from Swansea. There are also now 'two together railcards' that cost £30 for a year, giving 34% off both adults that use the card and the two photo holders must travel together, ideal if you always go away with the same person. [Post edited 12 Aug 2014 15:07]
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