As I've said before, I/we want Pompey to get promoted so we can start to see their tinpot 'fan ownership' (sic) operating model start to unravel when the financial demands of playing in a higher league start to kick in. They won't be able to resist overspending, upon which we go back to square one on the nutjobbery snakes and ladders board. Where's the fun in them bobbing around in Division 4 for the rest of eternity...?
That's how I read it too. I think the ones being sold at midday are exclusively for the away matches criteria. It is open to interpretation though.
Edit: scratch that.... the club tweeted this earlier:
Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC
The tickets at midday will still be available to those who qualify now. #saintsfc
Ah, ok. I've been thinking that he might have been able to get around the work permit rules in the short term by coming over here on a tourist visa and 'coincidentally' pitching up at Staplewood to do some fitness work 'on his own'. i.e. not employed by the club at that point, but just some random geezer who happens to like keeping fit whilst 'on holiday'. I guess the powers that be have got that potential loophole covered though
I could be missing something blindingly obvious here, but why would a Uruguayan citizen wishing to work in the United Kingdom be sorting out a work visa in France?
Unless it's quicker/easier to do it in France and he then gets into the UK because of our (current) relationship with the EU?
I'm not driving up this time, but I've parked at Hillingdon Tube Station before when going to events at Wembley. 20 minutes on the tube to the stadium from there.
Surely that's the case? (edit: although it is possible to have a 'customer number' on the database but not be a member. Did he explicitly tell them he was a member when booking tickets over the phone?)
Anyone else thinking of heading towards the Borough Market area for a few lunchtime beers? Yes, I know it's a bit out of the way, and not enroute from Waterloo to Wembley, but I like the pubs over that way, e.g. the Market Porter / Wheatsheaf
I'd recommend going for a seat towards the back too, but as far away from the aisle as you can get, as they are always the ones to go last. (I'm not sure if the OS's seat selection system lets you leave a single seat next to you when there are other options available?)
Maybe that was the plan at the time he said it, but then the situation changed?
That said, I accept Reed doesn't do himself any favours by not issuing a short statement after the event to explain why he wasn't able to fulfil his 'promise'.
The style of football is a constant in his hypothesis. The only variable being goal chances converted. So, no, your analogy isn't comparing like with like.