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Matthew Le God

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1,600 sold for County, only 100 left of the second allocation - Saints twitter

 

It is even better than that...

 

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Update on the Notts County sales - over 1,800 now sold, with a further 400 due to arrive at the ground to go on sale tomorrow #saintsfc

52 seconds ago

 

So over 2,200 saints fans potentially there.

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Our away support wont look that impressive up there when you consider they have already had visits from Wednesday and Huddersfield taking considerably more.

 

2200 should be about right when you consider that as a % of our home attendance. Using that as a ratio teams like Brighton have much much better away support than us.

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Our away support wont look that impressive up there when you consider they have already had visits from Wednesday and Huddersfield taking considerably more.

 

2200 should be about right when you consider that as a % of our home attendance. Using that as a ratio teams like Brighton have much much better away support than us.

 

That is true but with Brighton they are a much bigger club than their attendances suggest due to the ****ty stadium and reasonably pricey tickets.

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Our away support wont look that impressive up there when you consider they have already had visits from Wednesday and Huddersfield taking considerably more.

 

2200 should be about right when you consider that as a % of our home attendance. Using that as a ratio teams like Brighton have much much better away support than us.

 

sorry, dont agree. Sheff wed and uddersfield have a short trip round the corner so us bringing up 2000+ from the costa del soton is a good effort. How many did uddersfield bring here last season?

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sorry, dont agree. Sheff wed and uddersfield have a short trip round the corner so us bringing up 2000+ from the costa del soton is a good effort. How many did uddersfield bring here last season?

 

500ish. Tuesday night game though, so not really a true reflection on their usual away support which I've heard is pretty good.

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Our away support wont look that impressive up there when you consider they have already had visits from Wednesday and Huddersfield taking considerably more.

 

2200 should be about right when you consider that as a % of our home attendance. Using that as a ratio teams like Brighton have much much better away support than us.

 

Sort of puts things in perspective - mid-table third division Saints taking over 2000 to third division strugglers notts cty, when only last saturday with possibly the last chance ever to see the best supported club in the 2nd division (:lol::lol:)

 

P****y came out to warm up to a storm of applause from the 1,000 or so travelling blues.
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Is anyone going by train? The best i can see is 80 quid return - Are there any offers out there I'm missing

 

Have you got a network railcard?

 

One option to reduce the cost is get a network railcard cheapday return Southampton Central to Bedford (within network southeast region) for £23.50, you would then need to get a Bedford to Nottingham return for £29.30, but that would make it £52.80 return in all.

 

If you have any kids that travel with you get a family railcard, get a 1/3rd off for yourself for the whole journey.

 

Bit of advice to any fans who want to travel by train to away games, get yourselves organised in advance and book the cheap deals available, often go on sale 10-12 weeks in advance and makes the days out much more affordable. There are also group fares available if you have a group of 10+, you can get special fares by contacting the train operator. One thing saints defintiely lack is the ability to run and operate unofficial coaches / mini buses, in general our support lacks a bit of get up and go, Nottingham for example ISN'T THAT FAR. The AA routemaster recommends it is a 3 hour drive, get in the motor with a few mates, get a few decent tracks on the stereo and a bit of banter going and you'll be there before you know it.

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Have you got a network railcard?

 

One option to reduce the cost is get a network railcard cheapday return Southampton Central to Bedford (within network southeast region) for £23.50, you would then need to get a Bedford to Nottingham return for £29.30, but that would make it £52.80 return in all.

 

If you have any kids that travel with you get a family railcard, get a 1/3rd off for yourself for the whole journey.

 

Bit of advice to any fans who want to travel by train to away games, get yourselves organised in advance and book the cheap deals available, often go on sale 10-12 weeks in advance and makes the days out much more affordable. There are also group fares available if you have a group of 10+, you can get special fares by contacting the train operator. One thing saints defintiely lack is the ability to run and operate unofficial coaches / mini buses, in general our support lacks a bit of get up and go, Nottingham for example ISN'T THAT FAR. The AA routemaster recommends it is a 3 hour drive, get in the motor with a few mates, get a few decent tracks on the stereo and a bit of banter going and you'll be there before you know it.

 

 

Cheers JRM

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Is anyone going by train? The best i can see is 80 quid return - Are there any offers out there I'm missing

 

Checked these prices for this trip Sunday AM and they were £63. Went back to purchase Monday and gone upto £80...I was lead to believe the train was a cheap way to travel.

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Checked these prices for this trip Sunday AM and they were £63. Went back to purchase Monday and gone upto £80...I was lead to believe the train was a cheap way to travel.

 

If you book in advance, it can be incredibly cheap.

 

 

http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/combinedmatrix.aspx?Command=TimeTable

 

look at these for Oldham, half price

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100%Red&White

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Sort of puts things in perspective - mid-table third division Saints taking over 2000 to third division strugglers notts cty, when only last saturday with possibly the last chance ever to see the best supported club in the 2nd division (:lol::lol:)

 

Originally Posted by some fishy website

"P****y came out to warm up to a storm of applause from the 1,000 or so travelling blues."

 

The "or so" bit being around 200 less. As skate Andy Awford said at Hull on Solent, in typical blue-few bullsh*t "massive...huge p*mpey support...800-odd travelling fans". Unbeaten for half a dozen, possible "last ever game" and he calls that "massive". Still, twice as many as they took to their previous away game I suppose. :)

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Fully agree, always book up our trains well in advance. However, not too sure what to do about Oldham at the moment, FA Cup 3rd round day isn't it?

 

Arse! Well spotted Pike. I was just going to buy them so thanks for that. Anyway, the principle is sound, I've even gone so far as to start a thread on it in the Away forum. A place where people can post up super deals for the benefit of all.

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Our away support wont look that impressive up there when you consider they have already had visits from Wednesday and Huddersfield taking considerably more.

 

2200 should be about right when you consider that as a % of our home attendance. Using that as a ratio teams like Brighton have much much better away support than us.

 

Except that Sheffield to Nottingham is the equivalent of Saints to Reading.

 

2,200 is not "about right" - it's bloody good.

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Arse! Well spotted Pike. I was just going to buy them so thanks for that. Anyway, the principle is sound, I've even gone so far as to start a thread on it in the Away forum. A place where people can post up super deals for the benefit of all.

 

Ha, no worries. bit of a bugger with away games on 3rd and 4th round cup days etc, not too much one can do about it.

 

Good idea re. the "super deals" thread, however, being the selfish c**t that I am, I shan't be posting on there until my pals and I are fully booked up first for any trip ;-)

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I have a spare train ticket from St Pancras - Nottingham & also then for the return journey. It is only valid with a young persons/16-25 railcard, but only £16! I also have a spare (junior) match ticket, £6. Face value on both tickets.

 

PM if interested

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Have you got a network railcard?

 

One option to reduce the cost is get a network railcard cheapday return Southampton Central to Bedford (within network southeast region) for £23.50, you would then need to get a Bedford to Nottingham return for £29.30, but that would make it £52.80 return in all.

 

If you have any kids that travel with you get a family railcard, get a 1/3rd off for yourself for the whole journey.

 

Bit of advice to any fans who want to travel by train to away games, get yourselves organised in advance and book the cheap deals available, often go on sale 10-12 weeks in advance and makes the days out much more affordable. There are also group fares available if you have a group of 10+, you can get special fares by contacting the train operator. One thing saints defintiely lack is the ability to run and operate unofficial coaches / mini buses, in general our support lacks a bit of get up and go, Nottingham for example ISN'T THAT FAR. The AA routemaster recommends it is a 3 hour drive, get in the motor with a few mates, get a few decent tracks on the stereo and a bit of banter going and you'll be there before you know it.

 

You seem like a good person to know to save a buck! Another good tip for using the train is to Megatrain it to London (£2 return if you book in advance) and then go London Midland to Birmingham (£12) and get to wherever you need to go from there. Very handy for Walsall away!

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