GROVE NOT SOLD OUT

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:55 pm

Arsenal v Fulham is now sold out.

I think Rad is right. Its just because of the school holidays. Same thing every year.

Hagbard 23 · Post by **Hagbard 23** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:06 am

augie wrote:... but if he charges Â£150 per ticket for boro I shudder to
think what he would charge for a big game.

I was back in London briefly last winter and was offered tickets for the Spuds game.

Bloke only wanted a monkey (500 quid) each for 'em!

Bargain eh ?

Post by **Dicko** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:15 pm

augie wrote:For those of you that wonder how touts source their tickets now I can enlighten you...club staff. Last season I brought the good wife to London for the weekend (as you do) and it was the weekend of the boro match. While in the hotel lobby I was informed by a porter that they have a "broker" than can obtain tickets for matches and events in london and even though I had been to the emirates for the villa game 2 wks previous I managed to persuade the missis (a lapsed fan) that we should get 2 tickets for the game. The tickets in question seem to be in the section for staff members(we were in the row behind mart poom & his family) and had no price on them and the cost of these tickets ? Only(??) Â£300 stg for the pair. Even though that cost was shocking I still have the mobile number of the broker in question in case my usual supply of tickets dry up but if he charges Â£150 per ticket for boro I shudder to think what he would charge for a big game.

Mark Poom was in the seats behind the dug-out all season ---I sit in block 2 nearby.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:44 pm

augie wrote:For those of you that wonder how touts source their tickets now I can enlighten you...club staff. Last season I brought the good wife to London for the weekend (as you do) and it was the weekend of the boro match. While in the hotel lobby I was informed by a porter that they have a "broker" than can obtain tickets for matches and events in london and even though I had been to the emirates for the villa game 2 wks previous I managed to persuade the missis (a lapsed fan) that we should get 2 tickets for the game. The tickets in question seem to be in the section for staff members(we were in the row behind mart poom & his family) and had no price on them and the cost of these tickets ? Only(??) Â£300 stg for the pair. Even though that cost was shocking I still have the mobile number of the broker in question in case my usual supply of tickets dry up but if he charges Â£150 per ticket for boro I shudder to think what he would charge for a big game.

Been f*cking there, done f*cking that!! Got f*cking robbed in the process!!!

We used to get tickets through touts all the time and they screwed it to us (deffo no oo-er missus

) on a few occasions - the b*stards. I'm not proud of having gone to tout scum

but we were desperate to see the Gunners and only one of us had red membership. Now we all have red or silver and as said before one of the lads has CL season tickets so it ain't the problem it used to be

.

Back in the mid to late 90's we also used a bloke in Picadilly tube stop called Les, a big fat thief. He was a "ticket agent" - more like a tout in reality - and he did the West End shows and gigs as well. We'd book our tickets over the phone and when we went to his stall to collect them the crunt would pull out a huge wad of Arsenal tickets. An example of his prices; He'd be selling NB Lower (Â£25 at the time I think) for Â£80 if it was West Sham or Derby Co and Â£150 (or more) if it was Manure or The Mousers. I'd hate to think what that beached whale charges now, if that Big Mac addiction hasn't offed him.

On the original point, more red members might add to the atmosphere (God I hope so) but I've seen quiet sections in there too, so who knows?

My real fear (and I've said this from day one about The Grove) is that if we lose Wenger and what's left of our big name players and we get in another Bruce Rioch and we stop winning and the footy is sh*te then we will deffo struggle to fill that big shiny new stadium. My personal opinion is that we would probably still sell 40000 seats, no matter what, every game. But the stadium is a 60000 seater. Then what do we do? Give nearly half the stadium over to the oppo? Doesn't bare thinking about.

I hate being negative like this, and it is a worst case scenario, but it is possible...

... and no, Augie, I still don't believe Satan Stan is the answer!!

BTW; TS - where has your ultra-cool Gilles avatar gone? I miss it.

Post by **REB** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:19 pm

never had 2 buy off a tout thank fu*K,, whenever i went over ,,used 2 stay in my sisters who lived in reading,, she worked for the pru as a pa and her boss had contacts at highbury so on my trips over the tickets were there waitin 4 me,, shes back in ireland now so had 2 go back begging the arsenal for tickets,,,

guess im lucky enough that my sc are well in at the grove so we allways get matches that we ask for

augie · Post by **augie** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:01 pm

Dicko your statement that poom was behind the dugout all season is b*llshit cos I will stand up in court and swear (if need be) that he sat in front of me at the boro game last season. We were sitting in the upper tier in the corner right above the red action singing section so I think you should check your facts mate before you correct someone.

Post by **T.S** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:41 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:BTW; TS - where has your ultra-cool Gilles avatar gone? I miss it.

Well, when all the avatars got taken off, I just never got round to putting it back on. I'll be sure to do it. Only 'cos it's you though, DB!

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:28 am

tonysaunders wrote:
DB10GOONER wrote:BTW; TS - where has your ultra-cool Gilles avatar gone? I miss it.
Well, when all the avatars got taken off, I just never got round to putting it back on. I'll be sure to do it. Only 'cos it's you though, DB!

Ah, thanks. That's better - all is well with the world again!!

Gooneroonie · Post by **Gooneroonie** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:08 am

Average games that go on sale to Red members do indeed sem a bit louder. However, please don't forget the atmospheres for Chelse, Tiny Totts (twice), Man U last season. These games were as loud as any I had heard in the premiership home or away. Lets give credit this season for games when we do make a big noise.

Post by **REB** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:15 am

Gooneroonie wrote:Average games that go on sale to Red members do indeed sem a bit louder. However, please don't forget the atmospheres for Chelse, Tiny Totts (twice), Man U last season. These games were as loud as any I had heard in the premiership home or away. Lets give credit this season for games when we do make a big noise.

was at chavs and manu games and thought grove was rockin,, suppose its easier 4 people 2get up 4 the big matchs and sit domn 4 smaller teams,,, hopefully this season more red members and less football tourist