Sour Mash

Well then they can just buy their tickets together in the bit of the ground they want to, that's what I and everyone else I know is doing, what's so hard about that? Everyone will be able to sit with who they want and roughly where they want for a one-off game. I couldn't care less about having my own seat, already have it for 20+ games, quite good to actually have a change.

I could be wrong, but I thought 1st round of the league cup is usually a free for all? And why does it really matter anyway?

How many are really going to be buying in groups of 15+ though? I'm probably going to be buying for about half that number, don't see it as hassle at all. I don't think its the perfect system at all, just think people will moan about anything at times.

Why on earth did you naturally assume you were buying a share of the website? Can't remember that ever being part of the offer.

Why? The deal on season tickets is quite clear and always has been. You pay a certain amount of money to have a guaranteed seat for a season's worth of league games. It's unlikely that this game will sell out, so no need for a priority system and I'm pretty sure everyone will be able to sit pretty much in the area they want, so what's the problem? Kids prices are probably a touch a high for this, but that is the only thing I can see to moan about here.

You'll be wrong. 20k+ at least.

To be fair, I don't have a problem with any of that. Decent price for what is sort of a "biggish" game, anyone who wants a ticket will be able to get one and pretty close to where their season ticket is, maybe not perfect, but can't have any huge moans at this I think.

Ha! Weird. I just called up the ticket office to renew my season ticket and they were double checking my address (fair enough), as well as my mobile number and email address, thought it was a bit weird, but I guess it ties in with this.

Go on, give it a try.

Whys that then?

You haven't in any of your posts on this subject demonstrated a greater knowledge or understanding of any of this compared to any of us lesser mortals without a law degree. Most on here have an understanding of what the law is and understand roughly the definition of violent disorder and that it can carry with it a custodial sentence. What exactly is your point?

Honestly can't say I've seen any difference at all in the use of Brits/English compared to previous years. Also, I am British AND English, they are not mutually exclusive.

Hanging them from the gallows would dissuade others from misbehaving in the future, doesn't mean that it would be in anyway the right or fair thing to do. As I've asked on here before, how many people really EVER feel unsafe going to football? There are no major problems. I know loads of families and old people that go and don't feel remotely unsafe at any time, so what are these really major issues that you're going on about that you feel need this excessive sentencing? (And before you say anything, I'm sure there is the odd incident here and there and there'll bound to be someone with an example, but as a whole, there is no problem in football at the moment).

Ha ha, some of you oddballs seriously crack me up

I know the highest sentence possible is 5 years. That in know way makes their sentences "good" or "lucky". You do not understand how sentencing works. God knows why you post on this thread.

Yep, which is what my point was.

Cheers for the replies. Will ask the club as well, but thought I'd check on here first. Guess if too many did it too often it'd be chaos, just like the idea of having a bit of flexibility with where I sit for certain games.

No they weren't. You yet again show how little you know about this subject.

Also no Saturday away days in London until April - a bit rubbish is that!

Finding it hard to get too excited about the fixtures compared with last year, especially the opening away games, Rovers, Swindon, Sheff Weds, been to all many times before. Most looking forward to Rochdale and Notts County.

Does anyone know if its possible for a season ticket holder to change seats for individual games during a season? So for example, have a season ticket seat in the Kingsland Stand, but then get the ticket office to change your seat to one in the Northam for the occasional game? And if so, how easy is this to do? Also, can anyone confirm which blocks the family centre covers?

No not necesarrily, depends on the way the damage was done. There were plenty of normal fans just hanging around in the garages watching all this,including women and fairly young kids. Oh and one or maybe two people out of 30k feeling a bit intimated is unfortunate, but should hardly be classed as a riot. This wasn't a riot or anything like it, it was shaking the fence, chucking a plastic chair and some coins, no "innocent bystander" Saints fans were affected and any skates there could have moved further away, rather than standing there goading and chucking stuff back, like many of us witnessed. Stupid, irresponsible behaviour? Yes? Worthy of these heavy sentences? Certainly not.

Utter b*******s as always from you. There were probably thousands of kids there that day, their parents showed some savvy and they all had an enjoyable and safe day. I wouldn't walk my kids around by the away end after a heated derby match, same way as I wouldn't walk them along a high street full or bars at chucking out time or take them to a lively music concert. As stated above, there is absolutely no reason why this incident would have had any impact on any kids there that day supporting Saints. And as for your final pont, the police sat back and let the incident happen (could be argued that they wanted it to happen, hence taking the unusal step of letting the fans out at the same time), they clearly weren't overly bothered about disorder breaking out.

Yet another individual posting about something they know nothing about! Why? You clearly don't know what you are posting about, so why write on a public forum? No-one had to walk past this incident! It was at the far side of a car park, up against a fence, with Pompey fans the other side. There can't have been more than one or maybe two individuals working at the garage that day, I can appreciate it wouldn't have been a hugely pleasant experience for them, but they were not threatened or attacked in anyway. There were plenty of women and kids and general Saints fans hanging around watching it happen, all looking/feeling fairly unthreatened.

WTF? Can people on here honestly tell me how often their football going experiences are ruined by hooliganism these days? I know loads of families that have been going week in, week out to football and have never had it effect them, even in the 80s, so what does this have to do with anything? I can't think of one possible reason why the incident at the Freebourne garages would have had any impact on the day out of any Saints fans at that game. Yet another very strange point made on this thread.