| Liverpool Cup Tickets 20:45 - Nov 19 with 1310 views | SaintNick |
Still 4 weeks to go but about 9,000 tickets still left, surprisingly the Northam End accounts for about half that number |  |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 20:55 - Nov 19 with 1271 views | Southamptonfan |
Who wants to see us get thrashed? We watch us lose every week. Nobody wants another defeat to witness. It's no surprise so many tickets are left. And nobody wants to see that lot celebrating another win. It's boring boring boring. |  |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 21:38 - Nov 19 with 1211 views | SaintNick |
| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 20:55 - Nov 19 by Southamptonfan |
Who wants to see us get thrashed? We watch us lose every week. Nobody wants another defeat to witness. It's no surprise so many tickets are left. And nobody wants to see that lot celebrating another win. It's boring boring boring. |
So last season was boring because we were unbeaten and passing it around but winning and this season is boring because we are getting beaten. | |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 21:44 - Nov 19 with 1199 views | Southamptonfan |
| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 21:38 - Nov 19 by SaintNick |
So last season was boring because we were unbeaten and passing it around but winning and this season is boring because we are getting beaten. |
Last season wasn't boring. This season is. It's boring losing every game. It's boring not being able to celebrate goals because of VAR. It's boring when perfectly good goals are ruled out because of VAR. It's boring having nothing to play for with the same teams taking all of the glory. It's boring knowing what the outcome of the game will be before it even kicks off. Last year was a lot more entertaining and unpredictable than the boring premier league. | |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 21:49 - Nov 19 with 1188 views | SaintNick |
| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 21:44 - Nov 19 by Southamptonfan |
Last season wasn't boring. This season is. It's boring losing every game. It's boring not being able to celebrate goals because of VAR. It's boring when perfectly good goals are ruled out because of VAR. It's boring having nothing to play for with the same teams taking all of the glory. It's boring knowing what the outcome of the game will be before it even kicks off. Last year was a lot more entertaining and unpredictable than the boring premier league. |
Whilst I do agree with a lot you are saying, the fact is that the cup game is a one off match and you never know could go either way and we could find ourselves in a cup semi final.
This is one game when it might not be boring | |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 22:37 - Nov 19 with 1143 views | A1079 |
I think you need to view it in proportion to our support in games generally Nick. Our support both home and away has held up well despite our performances this season.
I am going this Sunday to a game that is now on TV. Travelling 240 miles to get there, staying overnight and I have taken a day off on leave. The Villa away game is sold out and it looks like Fulham away will be as well just before Christmas.
This cup game is mid-week, close to Christmas and for people like me would need at least 2 days leave. Sometimes you have to weigh it all up. I know you will quote how well Liverpool supporters still attend and have more games etc because of Europe but their fan base is wider and often as close to away games as much as home games. Would I like to have gone - yes, but money, timing, distance etc means that there are some games I just decide I have to miss and I am sure there are many like that. | | | |
| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 08:41 - Nov 20 with 980 views | SaintNick |
| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 22:37 - Nov 19 by A1079 |
I think you need to view it in proportion to our support in games generally Nick. Our support both home and away has held up well despite our performances this season.
I am going this Sunday to a game that is now on TV. Travelling 240 miles to get there, staying overnight and I have taken a day off on leave. The Villa away game is sold out and it looks like Fulham away will be as well just before Christmas.
This cup game is mid-week, close to Christmas and for people like me would need at least 2 days leave. Sometimes you have to weigh it all up. I know you will quote how well Liverpool supporters still attend and have more games etc because of Europe but their fan base is wider and often as close to away games as much as home games. Would I like to have gone - yes, but money, timing, distance etc means that there are some games I just decide I have to miss and I am sure there are many like that. |
Those that travel from distance have a genuine excuse for not making a long journey in midweek, but the reality is that a very large proportion of our regular home support comes from a radius of around 40-50 miles.
So if you add on those that can't get tickets etc on the data base we probably have another 30,000 people who are not regular fans, that should mean that for a game like this we should not have a problem selling out.
Games like this with the prevalent attitude being that things are c*** so I'm not going, show why St Mary's has never been expanded in almost 24 years of it's existence.
To be blunt our support is just too fickle, if those fans that purport to be die hard loyals and have season tickets and go to away games can just turn their back, what hope have we of increasing our fan base and expanding the stadium.
There has been a lot of moaning of late about the manager, but what has actually been done aside from individuals moaning about it on the internet.
The answer is absolute zero, I have said this several times over the years, but if someone is so concerned about the manager and the owners, then why don't they do something tangible and actually organise a protest.
If those that are going to boycott the game turned up and protested outside, then that would send a big message, but for most in this modern day and age, that is actually too much effort.
Of course I would not expect those living outside the area to turn up and do this, but if we can't raise a few hundred people from a 50-60,000 database to do this it tells you something | |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 10:04 - Nov 20 with 929 views | saints__fan__73 |
Why would we ever need to expand the stadium. It's the perfect size for our level of support and this will never change as long as we are, at best, a struggling PL club. |  |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 10:33 - Nov 20 with 912 views | dirk_doone |
| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 08:41 - Nov 20 by SaintNick |
Those that travel from distance have a genuine excuse for not making a long journey in midweek, but the reality is that a very large proportion of our regular home support comes from a radius of around 40-50 miles.
So if you add on those that can't get tickets etc on the data base we probably have another 30,000 people who are not regular fans, that should mean that for a game like this we should not have a problem selling out.
Games like this with the prevalent attitude being that things are c*** so I'm not going, show why St Mary's has never been expanded in almost 24 years of it's existence.
To be blunt our support is just too fickle, if those fans that purport to be die hard loyals and have season tickets and go to away games can just turn their back, what hope have we of increasing our fan base and expanding the stadium.
There has been a lot of moaning of late about the manager, but what has actually been done aside from individuals moaning about it on the internet.
The answer is absolute zero, I have said this several times over the years, but if someone is so concerned about the manager and the owners, then why don't they do something tangible and actually organise a protest.
If those that are going to boycott the game turned up and protested outside, then that would send a big message, but for most in this modern day and age, that is actually too much effort.
Of course I would not expect those living outside the area to turn up and do this, but if we can't raise a few hundred people from a 50-60,000 database to do this it tells you something |
I think what it tells you is that we have been loyally turning up in numbers to watch one of the worst performing teams in the entire history of the Premier League, with both home and away league games continuing to sell out, but that witnessing a midweek cup defeat by Liverpool shortly after we see them defeat us in a league game may, understandably, be a step too far for some. Under such circumstances, I really wouldn't expect the game to be nearly sold out 4 weeks in advance anywhere. [Post edited 20 Nov 10:36]
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 11:11 - Nov 20 with 868 views | SaintNick |
| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 10:33 - Nov 20 by dirk_doone |
I think what it tells you is that we have been loyally turning up in numbers to watch one of the worst performing teams in the entire history of the Premier League, with both home and away league games continuing to sell out, but that witnessing a midweek cup defeat by Liverpool shortly after we see them defeat us in a league game may, understandably, be a step too far for some. Under such circumstances, I really wouldn't expect the game to be nearly sold out 4 weeks in advance anywhere. [Post edited 20 Nov 10:36]
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That is the whole point about stadium expansion, you have to spend a lot of money in doing it, so you need to be able to fill it week in week out regardless of results.
Whether the team is doing well should not be a reason for building a stadium, you have to consider what crowds will be like if we are not doing well.
Middlesbrough and Sunderland both expanded their stadiums and in their last spells in the Premier League rarely filled the increased capacity's
Yes for those turning out week in week out paying out for a cup game might be a step too far, but that is when you find out the appetite in the rest of the data base and there seems to be little showing at the moment.
As it stands only around 18,000 Saints supporters have bought tickets for this one so far | |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 13:45 - Nov 20 with 768 views | TripleNiemi |
| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 11:11 - Nov 20 by SaintNick |
That is the whole point about stadium expansion, you have to spend a lot of money in doing it, so you need to be able to fill it week in week out regardless of results.
Whether the team is doing well should not be a reason for building a stadium, you have to consider what crowds will be like if we are not doing well.
Middlesbrough and Sunderland both expanded their stadiums and in their last spells in the Premier League rarely filled the increased capacity's
Yes for those turning out week in week out paying out for a cup game might be a step too far, but that is when you find out the appetite in the rest of the data base and there seems to be little showing at the moment.
As it stands only around 18,000 Saints supporters have bought tickets for this one so far |
We don’t need to expand the stadium as there are too many plebs in attendance already that watch the game through their mobile screen. Let’s be honest, had we of been in this era now with the huge tv monies I would have even suggested there was no point leaving The Dell as the extra 17,000 bums on seats have made little difference to us whatsoever. Aside from the Liebherr years, we are back to propping up the league and being relegation candidates. |  |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 14:14 - Nov 20 with 736 views | yateleysaint |
I’ve bought two tickets and I have no intention of going. I just wanted to stop them falling into the hands of plastic Scousers and to boost my purchase history for the next time I might need to rely on it. |  |
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| Liverpool Cup Tickets on 14:37 - Nov 20 with 723 views | arfurdent |
all feels like more deckchairs to rearrange
but the ST is a viable excuse to go to the pub before the match to talk bullocks and inbibe cider. As I spent money on the ST the wife's logic is that I have to go  otherwise it would be a waste of money.
Always a nice day out spoilt by 90 minutes of keepball |  |
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