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Coventry have some more tickets taking allocation up to 5132 But quite a few of them have already bought in the home end anyway as it's on unrestricted general sale https://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/threads/southampton-tickets.140098/page-8

Remember the Alderweireld deal, we thought our loan fee deal gave us first refusal on a permanent deal, but to get out of that agreement Athletic Madrid only had to repay the loan fee to us so you never know on legal clauses.

Agree we'll have a bit of atmosphere in Kingsland and the Itchen North but will be easily drowned out by Cov. Waiting for someone to say this would have been perfect game to create a kop end at the Chapel

The ticket system is a joke, they were on sale yesterday to season ticket holders and members, if you were logged in as a season ticket holder it would only allow you to book for yourself and other season ticket holders, if logged in as a member you could book for yourself and other members, but if you wanted to buy for a mix of season ticket holders and members it had to be done on the phone, "just a system limitation " they told me, useless.

https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2022/january/new-temporary-timetable-introduced-in-response-to-spread-of-omicron-variant I contacted them after this was announced and was told the 22.35 would be the last train running, worth double checking. They're basically cost cutting hiding behind covid as reason.

Unbelievable numbers really, we extended the Man Utd allocation to the maximum 3100, I didn't think we'd sell that for a 12.30 kick off, double what we usually take to Man City, does everyone want to see Ronaldo before he retires? Looks like Spurs is sold out now (3000) worth noting according to the revised South West Railways timetable last train back is 22.35 from Waterloo to Southampton, no chance of making that if you stay for the final whistle. Absolute nightmare place to get to by car. Top support considering both games live on TV.

Hopefully we give them some more tickets, I think they've left quite a few for segregation but the whole end can get 5500 like we gave to Ipswich

Coventry sold their allocation within 2 hours of being put on sale today, can see a few of them looking to buy in the home end, big day out

Surely Grealish could still get red card for that if any officials saw it? Hopefully Romeu just grinned and said is that all you've got? Didn't know we had a spare changing room.

One of those , kid shouldn't go on the pitch but you can tell some of those stewards are on a power trip and think they're special forces or something, enjoy seeing those stewards get a slap feel sorry for more laid back ones getting drawn into it though

Fair point, hope we thrash them to balance this injustice

Agree, watching last night I thought it was Shane Long playing, perhaps he's his mentor at the training ground

Coventry still to play Stoke and Middlesbrough before us, whereas we get a two week break, no doubt Ralph will still make some changes as he'll have an eye on the Spurs and Man Utd away games coming up that week but should ensure we go with a strong team

I think it's in the rules, we have to match the price for their season ticket holders to match the deal for ours. Saturday 3pm game with these prices will hopefully be a sell out before the match day

Agree , I think he's really improved and gets involved in the game much more now

I fancy that as well, but 2-2 with Ward-Prowse first goal scorer.

He does it all the time, hands out compliments all over the place, remember the whole Redmond episode where he made him sound like one of the best in the world.

It is but surely will be half hearted effort with it stopping a few days later anyway.

I think Burnley are looking doomed, losing Chris Wood and a lot of fixtures to rearrange, Watford will probably sack Ranieri soon , Norwich have definitely given themselves a chance with recent results, we've only won one more game than them this season

He's still the last Saints player to score a winning goal in the league away to Arsenal . He wasn't too well a few years ago, anyone know how he's getting on?

Yeah agree, I never thought I'd see a normal general admission match ticket at Saints selling for £89, just seems like crazy money, but maybe it's all relative, the 'Saints Bar' hospitality package doesn't give you much more and that's £270 per person for.this game, not surprisingly plenty of those still available, it's why we rarely ever see a full attendance anymore

Spotted outside Arsenal v Liverpool tonight

Did make me laugh when they said it's sold out, although to be fair that's the most they've sold in block 31 this season, most of the time they sneakily reduce the price nearer the game to try to shift a few more "premium" seats

If you click on the block on the stadium map your seats aren't there to be chosen as they are reserved for you, as others mentioned need to go to your account and ticket is waiting to be purchased

It was mid to late 80s wasn't it when Higgins was at the club? What was Bates role then? Don't think he was in any real management position