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I have realised that I am back in England the weekend of the England v Israel on 8th September. (for my gran's 85th birthday at the Pear Tree in Purton in case anyone cares!  :mrgreen: )

Was thinking about trying to get tickets for the game, I have never been to an England game before, what is the liklehood of me being able to get tickets and if so how do I go about it?

Overpriced shit in there if you ask me.

Pretty good. Its only 1 ticket per England member now, so just watch the FA website for the day they go on general sale and then buy on the internet.

I'm not paying for it so doesn't bother me!! :mrgreen:

Nice one, thanks Spencer.

I think that you have to go into a ballot to enable you to apply for tickets

What pant's if that is true so techinally if you want a ticket you may not get one, it should be on first come first served basis.

The Mrs keeps saying how she'd like to see an England game was thinking of taking her one day but if it's like this I may not bother.

Anyone know how much England tickets are these days for the "new" Wembley ?

Does anybody know roughly what the away allocation will be for us on the 22nd August? 3,000?

That website confuses me, I've given up with it.

Public Ballott as I understand it:

You need to register as an Endland "FAN" (free) whereby you will be allocated a special number via email.

You use this number to enter a public ballott, where you may or may not get tickets. You may request a number of tickets in the ballott at the same time, however each member of the party needs to be a registered "FAN" with their own "FAN" number.

If you are successful in the ballott you will get all requested ticketsw and will be emailed instructions of how to pay (presumably you not obligated to though).

If you are unsuccessful - tough shit.
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Bit crap if you ask me, just wanted to go in the ballott for 3 tickets. Now I need to create spoof FAN accounts for my mates - I need their DOB & full address from them to do that. It too much of a faff.

Just got email to say got ticket for England V Germany at Wembley on 22nd August.  I'm sure they'll do general sale for all matches too esp this as its only a friendly.  If you don't get your ticket in the ballot time slots on a certain day you lose the guarantee anyway so that ticket has to be sold somewhere somehow!

Tickets start at £30 and top price is £60 according to my email.  I just wanna see that fixture at Wembley to be honest. I wouldn't have bothered with any other friendly mainly for ££££ reasons!

I Haven't got an email.  :x  

Do they tell you if your not successful.

I think so but I doubt more tickets have been requested for this that the stadium holds as its only a friendly, its in the footy season and also is close to the actual Euro qualifiers.

i applied in the ballot, but haven't heard anything yet..i'm guessing next week.

Which game for as I only heard back from the friendly I applied for.  Not heard back from other fixtures yet.

I got a email from the FA today confirming that I've got a ballot ticket for Eng vs. Ger

I went in the Balot and got England v Germany 22nd August.

Don't think I can be arsed on a Wednesday night though.

I can't be arsed with England full stop.

So what is it that makes people want to part with their hard earned to see a bunch of ponced up, hiddeously overpaid bunch of primadonas play like a bunch of cunts?

Just wondering, that's all.

I entered the ballott, we are meant to hear by the 9 July.

You old Misery  :D

Why would people also want to pay £18 to see Swindon Town you could also ask?!

I want to see Wembley and watch my country...... simple reasoning actually!   :mrgreen:

so do I but they don't come over here very often so I would be quite annoyed if I couldn't get a ticket

Its just the whole day being in a country you would never normaly go to, having a drink and sing song with a game of football included

 :cheers:

I also cant work out how the hell you get a ticket ...

Well said that man, personally i wouldn't bother ever going to an England friendly after the dross ive been to in the past.

I do want to go to the new Wembley but not worried if it involves seeing the national team.

I only applied for tickets because of the "potential" of a better game than the usual crap the friendlies produce.

Each to their own and that. Yes i agree Rich.

I just don't like the shite that they dish up and it hasn't got any better since Sven left.

bollocks I have been unsuccessful.

Anyone got three tickets going spare?

Same here.  :x

Same as.

Bet when I try and get them they only have the £60 tickets left  :roll:

Thats what I'm worried about.

It might be easier to get tickets for England V Israel instead...

GET IN.

Got mine, only took about 20 mins. 2 tickets on the half way line opposite the tunnel on the top tier. Shame they weren't the £30 ones but only had to go up to £40.

 :beers:

took 5 mins got one for me and one for lady we got the £30 up in the gods

Me and Birdy got ours this morning too!  £30 quid ones WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!  :beers:

Yeah, but I've got a ticket for Northampton :D

CUNT  :x

and I have tickets for the away end  :\/

Dachauser, where do you live in Germany? Before I moved to Luxembourg I had never been to Germany and I hadn't realised how beautiful a place it was. Trier is lovely and Bitburg has a great brewery. The towns are very picturesque and the beer is quality!

Are there any places you would recommend a visit? Was thinking Cologne as it is only about a 3 hour drive away.

Cologne is nice, the cathedral is original as is the area around it, but a large amount was rebuilt after the war - but done in a traditional style. Most of it is pedestrianised so you can walk around - or it was a good few years ago.
The beer is the best in the world, you cannot beat German beer straight from the barrel - nothing like the export crap we have over here.

I don't actually live in Germany, but intend to move there later on in my life.

I won the ballot thing, for England V Russia tickets.  :beers:

I got one too - As its a competitive fixture, I'll go.

I've managed to get tickets for Germany, Israel and Russia, surely at least one game out of the three will be decent?

alright, smart ass.  :D

If this is the same game as Blackcurrant's on about, you might want to start sorting travel arrangements. Ie: we're playing Russia in, er, Russia.

http://www.thetownend.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22266

I think he means the one in September in England.

Oh right. Thanks.

Like fuck would I ever go to Russia.  :D

I hear they do excellent cups of tea

A question please.

When you go to pay for the england tickets through the ballot thing. Do you pay for the two tickets together?

Paid for mine today. cheap £30 seats.  :beers:

just got some too - 40 quid though, which probably means i am 5 metres nearer the bogs and in the row behind you

My German ticket for the match v England on August the 22nd will cost me £50. A lot of bloody money