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[Albion] Football tourists at the Amex yesterday



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Dancin Ninja BHA

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Jul 6, 2003
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Struck by the amount of tourists we have these days coming to watch football at the Amex

I'm all for it (having done it myself in Italy and Czech Republic and can't wait until my son is a little older and I came take him to games overseas, especially Leverkusen where the fans have a link) especially if they are spending their dosh in the ground/club shop, etc.

Special mention to the 3 Polish lads, who spent an age have their photos taken on the BHA crest by the shop before the game. ALL wearing brand-spanking new 'Molder' shirts with the number on the back - that's nearly £200 between them so fair play.

Also saw/heard Germans, Dutch, Scandinavians, South Americans and a bloke from the West Indies in a new scarf outside the ground.

Brings in cash and bums on seats, win/win from my point of view.
 








Wozza

Wozza

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Dancin Ninja BHA said:
Struck by the amount of tourists we have these days coming to watch football at the Amex

I'm all for it (having done it myself in Italy and Czech Republic and can't wait until my son is a little older and I came take him to games overseas, especially Leverkusen where the fans have a link) especially if they are spending their dosh in the ground/club shop, etc.

Special mention to the 3 Polish lads, who spent an age have their photos taken on the BHA crest by the shop before the game. ALL wearing brand-spanking new 'Molder' shirts with the number on the back - that's nearly £200 between them so fair play.

Also saw/heard Germans, Dutch, Scandinavians, South Americans and a bloke from the West Indies in a new scarf outside the ground.

Brings in cash and bums on seats, win/win from my point of view.
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Glad they got to see Moder. Could have been a disappointment.

('Visiting' woman next to me in Fam Stand spent some considerable time taking selfies)
 


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Rowdey

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Jul 7, 2003
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HantsSeagull said:
some **** sat in front of me filming the whole game on his phone and himself watching the game.
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Totally hate this - what stand was that..? Having seen vloggers do this at CP and others, i'm just not up for being the 'bloke in background'.. really distracting.. i'd be having words and if not listened to that 'illegal recording device' would end up some rows farther down..
 






HHGull

HHGull

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Dec 29, 2011
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Dancin Ninja BHA said:
Struck by the amount of tourists we have these days coming to watch football at the Amex

I'm all for it (having done it myself in Italy and Czech Republic and can't wait until my son is a little older and I came take him to games overseas, especially Leverkusen where the fans have a link) especially if they are spending their dosh in the ground/club shop, etc.

Special mention to the 3 Polish lads, who spent an age have their photos taken on the BHA crest by the shop before the game. ALL wearing brand-spanking new 'Molder' shirts with the number on the back - that's nearly £200 between them so fair play.

Also saw/heard Germans, Dutch, Scandinavians, South Americans and a bloke from the West Indies in a new scarf outside the ground.

Brings in cash and bums on seats, win/win from my point of view.
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Fox Molder?
 


Official Old Man

Official Old Man

Uckfield Seagull
Aug 27, 2011
8,545
Brighton
As you say, we've all done it. Go away somewhere and see a match is on and straight away it's 'where can I get tickets?'
But how do these people make plans to go to a specific game and get tickets to sold out matches in the EPL? Some of us have had to move entire Xmas holidays as fixtures are only just released.
 




WATFORD zero

WATFORD zero

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Jul 10, 2003
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Wozza said:
Glad they got to see Moder. Could have been a disappointment.

('Visiting' woman next to me in Fam Stand spent some considerable time taking selfies)
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It's one of the downsides of Potterball if you're hoping to see a particular player. I understand Lewis's Family always check before they start their long trip down to the Amex :wink:
 


HantsSeagull

HantsSeagull

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Aug 17, 2011
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Caught in a Riptide
Rowdey said:
Totally hate this - what stand was that..? Having seen vloggers do this at CP and others, i'm just not up for being the 'bloke in background'.. really distracting.. i'd be having words and if not listened to that 'illegal recording device' would end up some rows farther down..
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East. There were quite a few unfamiliar faces around us today. No doubt sitting on their hands all game.
 


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amexer

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Aug 8, 2011
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I have no concern about them attending but just wondered how they get tickets. Are they just bought online or do they have to become a member
 




middletoenail

middletoenail

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Jul 2, 2008
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Just because someone is speaking a foreign language or is a different race, it doesn't mean they're a tourist. I've brought my Chinese wife a couple of times and I know many people who are ST holders who are not English.
 


Denis

Denis

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Mar 25, 2013
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There were three lads in Man City tops in west lower (by south west corner), they looked like they were local university students. Anyone else see them?
 


Superphil

Superphil

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Jul 7, 2003
25,419
In a pile of football shirts
amexer said:
I have no concern about them attending but just wondered how they get tickets. Are they just bought online or do they have to become a member
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Where there is a will there is a way. Perhaps sharing a ticket isn’t as tricky as the powers to be suggest it is. Cheap second hand smartphone from eBay, swap in exchange for passport temporarily, swap back after the game, happy tourist.
 




Stat Brother

Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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Superphil said:
Where there is a will there is a way. Perhaps sharing a ticket isn’t as tricky as the powers to be suggest it is. Cheap second hand smartphone from eBay, swap in exchange for passport temporarily, swap back after the game, happy tourist.
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Or they just email the club:-

Dear Sirs

I'm a football tourist, can I buy 2 tickets please.

Regards

Mr A F Touristski.
 


Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

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Aug 8, 2011
291
HantsSeagull said:
some **** sat in front of me filming the whole game on his phone and himself watching the game.
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This is banned isn't it? Tell the steward, they'd sort him out. Lane 8, trance act, has banned all mobile phones from Printworks, for his gig there in December.
 


Wozza

Wozza

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Jul 6, 2003
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middletoenail said:
Just because someone is speaking a foreign language or is a different race, it doesn't mean they're a tourist. I've brought my Chinese wife a couple of times and I know many people who are ST holders who are not English.
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Don't think ANYONE is making assumptions purely on how someone LOOKS. It's mainly how they ACT.
 


Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

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Aug 8, 2011
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Denis said:
There were three lads in Man City tops in west lower (by south west corner), they looked like they were local university students. Anyone else see them?
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I was a City fan, in my youth, (no link to the club, 3rd generation Albion fan, but liked Tuart's overhead goal). I wore my City scarf to the 83 Cup match, when we got hammered (Albion won). Nobody else was interested in them at school. Maybe they're just a bit weird like me. Blue moon!!!!!
 








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