Getting tickets for Spurs game

[choggy]

First post. As I've 'emigrated' to London and am not one of the season-ticket holding elite I was unable to get an away ticket for the Spurs game. 'Not to worry' I thought, 'I'll just go into the home end and not wear my Southend top. Right, let's go to the Spurs website and order me a couple of tickets.'

Hmmm....Spurs website says that tickets are unavailable, so I decided to phone the Spurs ticket-office. Get an answerphone message, tickets for the cup game are unavailable.

So I'm guessing by this point that it's a sell-out. So there was nothing for it but to go to WHL and get my tickets there. When I get to the ticket office there's a big sign outside saying 'Spurs v Southend - tickets unavailable'.

The signs are not good (sic). Out of sheer desperation I go into the ticket office and ask the bloke if there are any left for the game 'Oh yeah mate, where do you want to sit?' When I questioned why there were signs, websites and phone messages saying that there were no tickets available said that was club policy for cup matches to deter away fans.

He then asked me where I wanted to sit, so I told him I've never been to WHL before as I'm not a Spurs fan and without blinking he gave me a detailed account of where to sit and where not to sit if you're an away fan at WHL.

I now am the proud and happy owner of two tickets for their west stand. I will be looking over to my left wishing I was in the away block, but come ten o'clock I hope even more to be celebrating a famous victory which will wash away the painful memories of David Crown's amazing miss when we beat them 3-2 at RH only to go out on away goals.

I am well excited about tomorrow night - UP THE BLUES!

 

[simply_blues]

Quote[/b] (choggy @ Dec. 19 2006,20:39)]I will be looking over to my left wishing I was in the away block

i think you'll be better looking to your right if you want to see the mass of southend fans, although like you, there will be plenty of us dotted around the ground, and in particular, in the West Stand

Al

 

[choggy]

Just looked at my ticket (again!

), left it is! Still dead chuffed to be able to get a ticket after the Man U debacle.

Was thinking about going to one of the many pubs around Liverpool St. before the game (the area around WHL doesn't exactly look inviting from what I saw today), what pubs are people going to?

 

[southend-united_fc]

Quote[/b] (choggy @ Dec. 19 2006,20:55)]Just looked at my ticket (again!

), left it is!

then you are in the east stand not the west

 

[choggy]

Hold on....

East Lower Gangway. Was too busy focusing on the important bit which said 'Carling Cup Spurs vs Southend United'

tbh I'm just happy I''ve got a ticket.

 

[solihullshrimper]

you're sitting in a gangway?

 

[choggy]

Well, that's what it says on the ticket. It does give me a block, row and seat number as well, maybe it a big gangway  

?

 

[CSWICKFORDSHRIMPER]

Same block as my friend :-) right next to the SUFC fans...

One Team In Essex
SOUTHEND UNITED FC

 

[choggy]

I hope there's a few of our fans nearby. Would be great to be able to support the Blues without worrying about getting your head kicked in by a load of morons sitting around you.

I'm going to turn round to whoever is sitting next to me and my mate and tell them at the start of the game that we're Southend fans who couldn't get an away ticket, explain that we have nothing against Spurs and if they're decent people maybe they'll understand what this game means to us. If they'll score I'll (begrudgingly) applaud the goal but when we score I'll go mad 'cos I won't be able to help myself.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

i will be looking out for the shrimpers in the away stands i am really interested whether they will celebrate or not! bound to be someone going crazy in a sea of yids! should be funny!