Man City vs Saints - Saturday 5.15pm

[saintant]

Craig Pawson is the man in the middle for this game. 

[SW11_Saint]

3 hours ago, bender said:

So annoying.  Queued the other day to get tickets up in the gods.  Now there's new tickets down the front

Very annoying!! 

[Harold K Steptoe]

4 hours ago, SaintsfanSwindon said:

Ticket bought. Next challenge is to find a yellow and blue scarf! Had a quick look on the website and couldn’t see any. 

Amazon, comes next day

[goodymatt]

11 hours ago, bender said:

So annoying.  Queued the other day to get tickets up in the gods.  Now there's new tickets down the front

You could contact the club and see if they’ll let you swap, don’t see why they wouldn’t.

[EssEffCee]

They won't do any changes I'm pretty sure.

Edited 10 hours ago by EssEffCee

[Mattio]

1 hour ago, goodymatt said:

You could contact the club and see if they’ll let you swap, don’t see why they wouldn’t.

It says on the OS they won’t make any changes. Annoying as I’m in the same position. 

[Fozzybear]

Ticket booked, all very easy this morning. Looks to be great position near halfway line - glad I messed up the other day and got caught up in meetings and missed getting one of the last few up in the gods 😅

[Football Special]

12 minutes ago, Mattio said:

It says on the OS they won’t make any changes. Annoying as I’m in the same position. 

Do you have cheaper tickets in upper tier? Genuine suggestion offer them on here, tickets can be transferred on app. Lower price might help some people then perhaps you can buy lower halfway line, guessing need more qualifying customer numbers to do that though 

[Football Special]

Talking to a fellow Saints fan at my kids school this morning, said he was driving up "as trains arent running" , I told him about additional services being put on from Central to Waterloo, journey takes a bit longer thats all, he had no idea. So a reminder on here: 

FA Cup - ADDITIONAL TRAINS - SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL 

The following additional services to London Waterloo will operate:

DEP 0825 ARR 1023
DEP 0844 ARR 1044
DEP 0925 ARR 1122
DEP 0943 ARR 1144
DEP 1025 ARR 1225
DEP 1044 ARR 1244
DEP 1125 ARR 1326
DEP 1144 ARR 1343

All services are direct calling at Waterloo only.
A queuing system will be place to manage the amount that of customers on the platform. 

There will also be additional services returning to Southampton starting at 2039 and the last being 2320.

[Mattio]

14 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Do you have cheaper tickets in upper tier? Genuine suggestion offer them on here, tickets can be transferred on app. Lower price might help some people then perhaps you can buy lower halfway line, guessing need more qualifying customer numbers to do that though 

There are 10 of us so probably more hassle than it's worth but a good idea!

[Saint Garrett]

Wonder if they'll be any freebies inside the ground like the league cup final with those scarfs.  Will look amazing with yellow & blue scarfs flying...

[Football Special]

26 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said:

Wonder if they'll be any freebies inside the ground like the league cup final with those scarfs.  Will look amazing with yellow & blue scarfs flying...

Hopefully they do, remember something similar at Villa Park randomly when Russia invaded Ukraine 🇺🇦 

 

[O_B]

Semi final merch on sale from the club.

https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/mark-the-moment-the-fa-cup-semi-final-collection

Textbook SR, not a single yellow item apart from a pair of socks...

I wonder how many 'dynamic body flags' they will sell.

[trousers]

70 degrees F and sunny on Saturday. Party time!

[oldsarum]

1 hour ago, Football Special said:

Hopefully they do, remember something similar at Villa Park randomly when Russia invaded Ukraine 🇺🇦 

 

The one handed out at Villa Park is the one I will be taking wil me 

[madge]

I’m taking some right vintage yellow themed merch with me to Wembley. I’ve got  jo Tessems actual 2003 yellow long sleeved shirt, which is absolutely massive and also my mums saints knitted yellow and blue scarf from 76”. Managed to find my son a 2001 yellow kids 3rd shirt from the car boot on Sunday.. so we’re proper prepared!!  Let’s just hope city aren’t prepared and fail to turn up.

[The Kraken]

3 hours ago, Football Special said:

Talking to a fellow Saints fan at my kids school this morning, said he was driving up "as trains arent running" , I told him about additional services being put on from Central to Waterloo, journey takes a bit longer thats all, he had no idea. So a reminder on here: 

FA Cup - ADDITIONAL TRAINS - SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL 

The following additional services to London Waterloo will operate:

DEP 0825 ARR 1023
DEP 0844 ARR 1044
DEP 0925 ARR 1122
DEP 0943 ARR 1144
DEP 1025 ARR 1225
DEP 1044 ARR 1244
DEP 1125 ARR 1326
DEP 1144 ARR 1343

All services are direct calling at Waterloo only.
A queuing system will be place to manage the amount that of customers on the platform. 

There will also be additional services returning to Southampton starting at 2039 and the last being 2320.

How on earth is a direct train from Soton to Waterloo taking 2 hours?

[EssEffCee]

Going via Havant due to engineering works.

[Football Special]

Just now, The Kraken said:

How on earth is a direct train from Soton to Waterloo taking 2 hours?

Because it goes via Havant due to engineering works between Basingstoke and Woking. 

The train leaves Southampton Central and goes 'directly' to Waterloo 

[Whitey Grandad]

We were originally sitting in the penultimate row up in the gods but I have just now bought two more tickets on the halfway line down near the pitch using my daughter's membership.

This now means that we have two tickets for sale if anybody is interested. They cost me £85 for the pair so any offers?

Edited 2 hours ago by Whitey Grandad

[bender]

I bet there will be loads of yellow and blue scarves, flags etc being sold outside Wembley.  

Anyone else taking yellow and blue balloons up there?  I might stuff loads in my pocket then blow them up when I'm in there

[suewhistle]

Any idea where to get balloons, I'll be mooching around Southampton later?

[Saint Keef]

Got mine this morning, but the cheeky bastards insisted I buy the membership for me and the missus, before it gave me access, despite lots of games already attended this season. Still, at least we've got membership now for the FA Cup Final and should we need it for the play-off final as well.  £90 seats still seem to be available - lower tier. ....but you obviously need to be a member. See you all there. COYS

 

[Captain Jack]

Does anyone know when we should see tickets in the app? I cant see mine yet.

[Tamesaint]

1 hour ago, madge said:

I’m taking some right vintage yellow themed merch with me to Wembley. I’ve got  jo Tessems actual 2003 yellow long sleeved shirt, which is absolutely massive and also my mums saints knitted yellow and blue scarf from 76”. Managed to find my son a 2001 yellow kids 3rd shirt from the car boot on Sunday.. so we’re proper prepared!!  Let’s just hope city aren’t prepared and fail to turn up.

Good for you. I will be wearing a yellow goalkeeper's shirt from our Friends Provident days. 

Old merch is the best!!! 

 

 

[Paul Chuckle]

9 minutes ago, Captain Jack said:

Does anyone know when we should see tickets in the app? I cant see mine yet.

Wednesday. 

 

I see tickets are now available to anyone who's been to a game since 2021. 

 

If these don't shift the remaining tickets they should allow season ticket holders to buy extras.

[Hoggins]

Annoying to be in the god’s with these premium tickets on half way line only slightly more expensive 

[Sheaf Saint]

The club shop doesn't have anything in yellow in my size 🫤

[tdmickey3]

5 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

The club shop doesn't have anything in yellow in my size 🫤

Fat Bastard 😉 

Only Joking

[suewhistle]

1 hour ago, suewhistle said:

Any idea where to get balloons, I'll be mooching around Southampton later?

Hobbycraft here we come..

[OldNick]

1 hour ago, bender said:

I bet there will be loads of yellow and blue scarves, flags etc being sold outside Wembley.  

Anyone else taking yellow and blue balloons up there?  I might stuff loads in my pocket then blow them up when I'm in there

they were bloody annoying during the Arsenal game when they were blowing around the pitch lol

[saintant]

See Rodri is a doubt with a groin strain picked up against Arsenal. Hopefully Pep won't risk him against us which will be good news.

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, suewhistle said:

Any idea where to get balloons, I'll be mooching around Southampton later?

Amazon has plenty for next day delivery. 

But please don't 🫩

[kitch]

2 hours ago, Saint Keef said:

Got mine this morning, but the cheeky bastards insisted I buy the membership for me and the missus, before it gave me access, despite lots of games already attended this season. Still, at least we've got membership now for the FA Cup Final and should we need it for the play-off final as well.  £90 seats still seem to be available - lower tier. ....but you obviously need to be a member. See you all there. COYS

 

I didn't need to be a member for the premium seats, but for me and my three lads it was £330 plus the booking fee. As well as the club are doing right now and as much as I wanted to go, that's mental money for a 90min football match.

[Weston Super Saint]

5 hours ago, trousers said:

70 degrees F and sunny on Saturday. Party time!

Are we playing in 'Merica?

[Micky]

2 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

The club shop doesn't have anything in yellow in my size 🫤

The only yellow shirt I have is from our 2003 FA Cup final day, I was 5 stone lighter with a waistline a good 6 inches smaller as well.  Irrespective, I will be wearing that shirt on Saturday,  so if you cop an old codger wearing a skin tight 2003 shirt with splits up both sides, and his belly hanging out, that'll be me.  Can't wait, bring it on. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

See Rodri is a doubt with a groin strain picked up against Arsenal. Hopefully Pep won't risk him against us which will be good news.

Then we just have to hope another 10 get fucked over against Burnley then

[Football Special]

640 tickets left now from the additional allocation,  £90 lower tier , sales at roughly 35k

Man City sales about 22k currently 

Assume as ticket delivery via app sales can remain open up to match day? 

[saintant]

27 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Then we just have to hope another 10 get fucked over against Burnley then

Yeah, I get what you say but Pep has frequently come said Rodri is a key player and they do not generally operate as well when he's missing.

[Ken Tone]

39 minutes ago, Micky said:

The only yellow shirt I have is from our 2003 FA Cup final day, I was 5 stone lighter with a waistline a good 6 inches smaller as well.  Irrespective, I will be wearing that shirt on Saturday,  so if you cop an old codger wearing a skin tight 2003 shirt with splits up both sides, and his belly hanging out, that'll be me.  Can't wait, bring it on. 

Don't think you'll be alone mush 😉