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Hi friends and wellwishers, I've been out of town for a while and am currently out of the loop, has anybody managed to get Leeds tickets from the ticket officewithout a Northampton ticket stub yet?

The site informs me that they were available from Monday but they're still unavailable online. I can't quite believe they would've sold out yet?

Is all this strictly necessary, it's only Leeds for fuck sake (straight up I'd still be going that weekend if it was Boston)

That Seatbooker site's been broken for a while. Phone the ticket office.

They have been on general sale since the 9th............the only time you could get them before that was if you purchased a ticket at the same time as your Northampton one but you don't need a Northampton stub.  Oh and they're also not sold out, plenty left.

Thanks for the heads up chaps and chapettes!

Safe

I forgot to book this off work, now my cousins Girl friends family are all down without me to accompany them! Oops.

Pull a sicky

I can help, oh and i enjoyed last night :D

My egg head of a friend said it was a sellout, glad to find out it wasn't yet! :D

I could have sworn the tannoy guy said last night they were sold out-but maybe he was just frightening people into buying some sort of hospitality deal

No, he said the hospitality packages were completely sold out.

Be about 12,000 for Leeds I think, with Wise not being there and Leeds doing pretty shit lately its not the draw it was a month ago IMO.

Swindon Vs Leeds has never been a draw, I dont see what the fuss is all about.

The attendence will be good, purely because Leeds will fill the away end.

Ah

True however the stayaways or people in the town will come to see "a big club"

we're not that big.

Speak for yourself  :wink:

that was quick  :D

sure you've heard that before  :wink:

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: plenty of times

So what you're all saying is, if you ring the ticket office and ask for say three tickets, they'll give 'em to you? Novelty.....

I assume you've forgot the full houses in 1990 and 94 then?

Got ours, I asked for 3 or 4 places that I always get usually that they didn't have so must be selling well.

I am coming over for this one. My old man has got me a ticket next to him.  :beers:

and the cup match in 87, there was a big crowd there that day from memory?

10,500 sold so far for Leeds game according to official site, could yet end up being a sell out  8)

Still haven't got mine yet,better get a move on!

I have a feeling my sister will choose the day before this game to drop her sprog though. Not sure what i'll do if she does,missing the game would be awful but its my first time as an auntie so its a bit special.

Come for the Swindon,
You've only come for the Swindon.

Bloody Leeds glory hunters snapping up tickets for their cup final no doubt.

Does the 10,500 figure include away fans? If not, that's pretty much sold out!

How convenient they were sold to such a round number as well...

Doesn't it say around 10,000...........

Or even around 10,500!!!

Got mine today  8) My mate who i sit next to at work is a Leeds fan and he said they have sold their allocation so the 10,500 figure includes the away section.

I'm pretty sure we will have sold around 7,500 in the home end Tails  :wink:

I reckon the crowd will be between 13-14k. Should be a good atmosphere.

Having a chippy before the game, can't wait, no chippies over here!

My bro-in-law just told me a mate of his (Leeds fan) has a ticket in the 'home end'. I'll make my missus (closet Leeds fan) sit next to him, wherever he is :mrgreen:

EDIT: If I get three tickets, that is!

If I see you I will alert the steward and get them chucked out  :wink:

Good plan!

Got my tickets 2 weeks ago.

This game means alot to me cos I work with alot of Leeds fans and i've come to really hate them.

I cant be arsed to read 3 pages of people saying "ive got one" sooo is it all ticket or something?

All Leeds are going in the home stands and usual home crowd have to go in Stratton Bank Oevs

Ace!

We are Leeds! We are Leeds! We are Leeds!

The added bonus is we can sing anti-Dennis Wise songs and nobody will know the difference. Brilliant!

Bet some of you (like myself) are wondering why you bothered getting your tickets now.

I've not got one! Do I win?!  :beers:

Anyone know if this is sold out yet?  Was planning to go to the CG today to get my ticket.

Dont think so Jan, sold about 11,000 apparently so far..........

I think we'll play well. Even JP admitted they only show up for the big games!

I got my ticket in May so I'm alright.

Yeah just got back from the CG, I managed to get 2 tickets no problem, still a couple of thousand left according to Scottish bloke.  Although this may be limited by the Police.

I realy dont know what the old bill are expecting,  we dont get all this bollocks for a derby!

FFS, they let us play city on a friday night a couple of years ago, so "certain people" could thake the day off and spend it getting totally wrecked prior to the game :--

And due to 24 hour drinking brought in by this Government, should it really make a difference that the game has been brought forward by an hour?

Leeds played at Northampton a few weeks ago, and their police could put up with a 3pm KO, so why not ours.

24 Hour drinking has been bought in?????

Yes, but out here it's even better. It's compulsory.

Well it would do if there was anywhere round 'ere where you could drink 24 hours

If anyone is upset you'll all lose beer time then 'spoons opens at 9am. I don't imagine most people get to the pub that early on a home match day.

If you're really desperate you could always steal a Fosters from Miss Angry's fridge in the morning.

Doesn't the Merlin open at 11 anyway? That's still 3 hours worth of beer time.

3 hours isn't very much.

Im thinking Savoy at 10am on Saturday, fry up and beer.  8)

I have to get my car MOT'd at 11 so bang goes my pre-match drinking  :x

Unless I can convince the missus to take it and let me go to the pub...

Get to Swindon 9am, purchase paper and fags, holed up in the Groves by 9.30, easy  8)

I cant go  :twisted:  :twisted:

The more I think about the kick off situation the more it gets on my nerves

What is the point in kicking off an hour earlier?

If the police think that there is that much chance of trouble why isnt it a 12.30 kick off?
And why do they think there will be so much trouble compared to us playing Bristol rovers for example?
Why?
Why?
Why?

twats

I think they specifically did it to wind you up Colin. You're about the only person who cares  :wink:

I really dont see an issue with kick off at 2pm.  Its only an hour FFS!

i hope you get stuck in traffic

Ive not got a ticket and cant get one till friday does that mean im probably not going?

Exactly... why bother changing it?

God knows but an hour doesn't make any difference either way. From a violence perspective or a fans wanting to drink perspective!

Hey Im happy - It means I get time to watch the game - get some interviews for Jed and get home in time for my manditory staff meeting at the sports centre at half six!

Actually it does. It means all of us have to get up a fucking hour earlier!  :evil:

GOOD!  :D

It doesn't bother me, but i would like to know the thinking behind it...

Same here, as it doesn't seem to make any difference to anything the police might be involved in. Unless they pay extra after 5pm?!  :D

I'm still in a state of outrage about this if anyone is interested. :wink:

The point of moving it to 2pm is try and stop people from getting as drunk as they can do for a 3pm kick off.

It does make a difference if u have been drinking the night before,  sometimes its hard to wake up and start drinking straight away!

It hasnt been moved to 12.30 kick off because of the distance involved.  Dont want to upset the majorty of law abiding leeds fans and make them leave too early.

There was trouble at leeds and police are expecting more trouble at the GC because of this.

I also heard rumors leeds fans are gonna be in town end, it happened at Northampton aswell.

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/7237444.stm
Police in Northamptonshire arrested 18 Leeds United football fans before and during the club's clash with Northampton Town.
Two supporters were detained outside the Sixfields ground before the game for threatening behaviour.

Two more were arrested during the match for threatening behaviour.

Some 14 are being questioned about violent disorder following an incident at a pub in Semilong, said a Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman.

She added that 10 visiting supporters were thrown out of the ground during the first half after they were found in the home stands.

thats all well and good Jack, but if someone wants to get pissed then how is 1 hour going to stop them?


I'm getting up at 7 and getting totally wankered to prove the point :D

The wetherspoons open early doors so we can all still get bladdered before hand.  As its a big game it would be rude not to have an early start  :beers:

I'm with you on that one  8)

Can someone explain the fascination with getting wrecked before a game  ?

- never been able to understand it myself.

Im driving as usual so nowt for me apart from some chippy chips  :D

No

I don't think you can just link it to before a game. Quite a lot of us like getting wrecked at any time.

There's no explanation, we just do it because it's what all the cool kids do.

no idea nev, it's a bit pathetic really.

Early kick off means that I get an extra hours drinking time when I get back from the game :D

So stop fucking moaning, you moany fucking moaners..................

Stop living fucking miles away, you moaning caaaant.

If someone can organise a place to live and a decentish job that pays reasonable money and allows me time off for football, I'll happily move back to sunny Swindon :D

I'll do it for 20% of all future earnings.

Get me a job that's worth 60K a year and you're on..............

Do you have 10 years experience as a senior purchasing director?

No :D

And that sounds like the type of job where you're expected to achieve results and work hard and shit like that. I'm looking for a casual part-time kinda role................

I can get you 60K pro rata no probs.


I'll pay you a pound to go to the bar for me, that's a pound for one minutes work which is about 60K pro rata.

And you'll have to give me 20p back  :D

If you drink 600 pints a week you're on :D

More importantly - I don't have £600 a week to give you!!

Stop wasting my time you caaaant!


I wonder if our new owners are looking for a lazy, shiftless dosser............ :D

If they get nostalgic, I'll point them in your direction.

Cheers :D

They've already got Roberts and Zaaboub.

It may be coincidence but when I used to have a few pints before matches I used to enjoy the whole experience much more, these days turning up and watching town just turns you to drink after the final whistle.

getting wrecked can also erase the memory of shit performances, on the downside you also forget the good ones.

er.. have you not seen the recent shit performances? Being inebriated  before a game eases the pain and makes the football seem so much better.

Besides getting wrecked it's not a fascination but a lifestyle choice.  :D

So 12,339 tickets sold as of Thurs 1700hrs.

Says on the website tickets available on the day of the match, would have thought that with so few tickets remaining that none would be on sale tomorrow.

Having said that, what is our official capacity at present (now we've removed seats near the away fans?

We had 14,731 against Walsall last season, so I would say slightly less than that given that some of the Bank will be netted off

i'm not going to get a ticket, am i?

yeah you probably will!  Just get one tomorrow morning!

I think you'll be alright, in fact SY, if my brother decides against coming along I have a spare ticket (in the Arkells though) so I'll pm you if you want.

Yeah you will - come and sit by me again and give me evil looks

Back to the Leeds thing, just been reading 606 and some of their fans seem pretty convinced their going to get their 15 points back.  I really would be baffled if this happened.  The FL never tend to go back on decisions made but will be interesting to see the outcome!

Amazing what high powered layers can achieve isn't it.

It would make a mockery ogf the FL if the decision is reversed, regardless of who reverses it (arbitration/FL/high court). Surely that is giving a green light to simply do what you want and go to the court if the FL try and sanction it.

Whisper this quietly, I don't agree with them being let off, but you can't blame Bates for trying.

Look at Juventus. 27 court appeals ending in a massively reduced sentence. That says that the ends justify the means.

If we had to live the 2 division demotion again (god forbid), I'd hope we'd fight tooth and nail to stop it happening  too.

Looking at the table, they probably need the 15 points back to go up.

After last weeks defeat against Walsall, most fans would say the play-offs are a distant dream for us...but if we beat them tomorrow, we'll be on the same number of points as them !!!

True. Only problem is there are too many teams chasing 6th spot. We won't make it. Probably won't even be that close.

I love the way Leeds are above us, you could stick 15 points on their total and they would still only be joint 5th, yet there are still people who think we'll get in the playoffs

no, they'd be second.

carry the one  :?  


it's been a long day

What a let down on the attendance. 12,000 sold by Thursday and only another 1000 odd Friday/Saturday.

Won't be many at the game tuesday 5000?

6000 at least. We werent exactly that crap today.

GAHHHH it pisses me off that so many fans turned up today but will disappear till the next big game, or just a game that will involve fighting.