The Away tickets thread

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Here's a dumb question.
Why does any football Club have control over tickets sold for seats in another Club's ground?

If I want to go to the away end at Millwall, for example, why can't I buy a ticket directly from them?
I'm going to their stadium after all.
As long as I can verify I'm not a Millwall fan trying to get into the away stand to cause trouble, I can't see the problem.
 
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Here's a dumb question.
Why does any football Club have control over tickets sold for seats in another Club's ground?

If I want to go to the away end at Millwall, for example, why can't I buy a ticket directly from them?
I'm going to their stadium after all.
As long as I can verify I'm not a Millwall fan trying to get into the away stand to cause trouble, I can't see the problem.
99% of the time it's okay to buy tickets as a neutral.
 
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If I was going to watch a game as a neutral, I would probably choose to go in with the home fans.

Away supporters mostly want to stand up all the time and sing, which is fair enough.
But if I was going to a game as a neutral I'd probably prefer to watch the game itself, so I would choose a quieter part of the home stands, in an ideal world.

Granted, Millwall is not a good example of the point I was making, as the rivalry means there have to be great efforts made to restrict or regulate sales.
But let's say I want to go to (for example) Birmingham City v Charlton, as an away fan.

If I want to buy a seat in Birmingham's stadium, should I not be able to do that, directly from BCFC?
Why should I have to go to CAFC and jump over loads of hoops in order to get a ticket.

This isn't a wind up. It's a genuine question.
 
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If I was going to watch a game as a neutral, I would probably choose to go in with the home fans.

Away supporters mostly want to stand up all the time and sing, which is fair enough.
But if I was going to a game as a neutral I'd probably prefer to watch the game itself, so I would choose a quieter part of the home stands, in an ideal world.

Granted, Millwall is not a good example of the point I was making, as the rivalry means there have to be great efforts made to restrict or regulate sales.
But let's say I want to go to (for example) Birmingham City v Charlton, as an away fan.

If I want to buy a seat in Birmingham's stadium, should I not be able to do that, directly from BCFC?
Why should I have to go to CAFC and jump over loads of hoops in order to get a ticket.

This isn't a wind up. It's a genuine question.
On your example mate, 100% easy. Internet or phone, sit where you like.
 
I actually couldn’t give a flying tit, if we’ve sold out I’ll go in the home end. You know the drill-stand up when they stand up,sit down when they sit down.

Saying that I did get started on when we played Swindon away in the playoffs.

My crime-not cheering when they scored.
 
I actually couldn’t give a flying tit, if we’ve sold out I’ll go in the home end. You know the drill-stand up when they stand up,sit down when they sit down.

Saying that I did get started on when we played Swindon away in the playoffs.

My crime-not cheering when they scored.
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I actually couldn’t give a flying tit, if we’ve sold out I’ll go in the home end. You know the drill-stand up when they stand up,sit down when they sit down.

Saying that I did get started on when we played Swindon away in the playoffs.

My crime-not cheering when they scored.

Reminds me of the time I was in with the home fans at Southampton when we beat them 0-1 with 10 men (Semedo sent off)
One of my rare away days - I would go away more often if they could all be like that one.
 
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Reminds me of the time I was in with the home fans at Southampton when we beat them 0-1 with 10 men (Semedo sent off)
One of my rare away days - I would go away more often if they could all be like that one.
'07? 3 days later went to Ashton Gate and 1-0 again.

Carbon copy goal Reid to Chris Ulamoo(cannot spell his name!). @DickPlumb were you at these games? I was.
 
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'07? 3 days later went to Ashton Gate and 1-0 again.

Carbon copy goal Reid to Chris Ulamoo(cannot spell his name!). @DickPlumb were you at these games? I was.

That was the one. Saints had Bradley Wright-Phillips, and we still had a few Premiership players.
Chris Iwelumo (spell it as you say it) was the man who stuck it in very late on.
 
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With my paltry 335 loyalty points I don't expect to see any more away local derbies. Should get in to the Forest away game though, which is midweek.