Delighted for you, mate. My friend from Manchester just rang. He's got a ticket, but went all moral on me. He's been to 5 or 6 away games this year so wondered whether he should have waited for the away ticket allocation, and maybe he would be depriving a genuine fan of a chance of a ticket. I warmly told him to **** off! When I was working for a living rather than relying all you workers to support me, I couldn't get to many games. I struggled with tickets for big games, but I was always a fervent Saint. So I'm especially pleased for those getting tickets today. When I clicked that retirement could mean a ST it was one of life's great moments. My missus now claims I love Saints more than I love her. Struggling to see what point she's making, if I'm honest.
http://www.wembleystadium.com/TheStadium/ViewFromYourSeat#seat:133|event:sports View from my seat. When I said I wanted to be behind the goal, I didn't expect them to move it my way. Nice people at Wembley!
Is it worth me becoming a member now, for that slim chance of a ticket? I haven't been to any games this season to my shame!
I must say there are a lot more people than I thought who had been to 3 away games but not so many home!
Doesn't surprise me. I have come across a lot of members who sign up so that they can get to local games at popular stadia - e.g. Old Trafford - where ticket demand is relatively high. The bloke behind me at Anfield the other week, for example, had travelled down from Carlisle. A home game is a rare treat for fans like that. Glad they've been able to get their hands on tickets. OK, sold out. So what shall we talk about now? Going to Wembley, perhaps. Now where's FLT's thread? We're like a bunch of bloody kids ..and why not?
Well I hope the last ticket was a gold one that entitled the holder to that seat forever and a day or until the next Saints final.
Didn't get a ticket. I had Hull and Sunderland away but missed Burnley as it was Mrs Oldstocktonsaints birthday so we went away. Doh! As someone else said, if you can't muster 3 home or 3 away tickets you are a fair weather fan. Guilty as charged. That's why I liked the League One years because about half the away games were up North, well south of Stockton.