Chelsea - Why are you not going?

[Tooting Gull]

I won't be going because my seat in the East is one of those temporarily out of commission, and I imagine there won't be 10,000 STHs who won't be going.

However, I do think £30 for a pre-season friendly, whoever it is, is ridiculous, as is giving Chelsea nearly 25 per cent of the tickets. Their 'needs' are secondary. Surely not the 'Barber Effect' already...

 

[Albumen]

I know, ex Prem Champs, FA Cup holders, European Champs... it's only f***ing Chelsea... £30? Rip off!! Now if it were Real Madrid I'd cream my knickers at £35!

Chelsea are just a bankrolled club, little history, shit ground, captained by John Terry. Forgive me if I don't cream my knickers! I'd watch any of the other 90 clubs before them. Pleased for us as it'll be a little earner though.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I fail to see what the problem is with the pricing or the seating arrangements. It is a friendly. There are other friendlies.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

£30 to see a pre-season friendly is a bit steep, and going on the Spurs game last year if they DO play all the stars (and it isn't just a Chelsea XI) they'll only be going at it half-paced. Despite the fact I've got Amex withdrawal symptons like you wouldn't believe I think I'll probably do just the Reading game as that's for FDM.

Would agree with this. We'll probably do Worthing and the Reading game for FDM.
Cost is a bit toppy, but then again a few years we would have been in dreamland if we'd heard we'd got a pre-season friendly against the Champions League winners and FA Cup winners.
A better move would have been to give them 2000 tickets and stick them in the East.

 

[BensGrandad]

I do not agree with paying for friendlies which in effect is an open practice game for both teams so I feel that admission should be free on application for a ticket for STH and then after a given time open for anybody else to apply. as a good will/ thank you gesture. I know that it will never happen but I can dream.

 

[pasty]

But Spurs wasn't just the game, it was the whole 'opening the stadium' event.

This. There is absolutely no comparison to be made between the two games. I'd've paid a lot more than £30 for that one.

 

[Falkor]

Chelsea are just a bankrolled club, little history, shit ground, captained by John Terry. Forgive me if I don't cream my knickers! I'd watch any of the other 90 clubs before them. Pleased for us as it'll be a little earner though.

he's a Chelsea fan

 

[Beach Hut]

Thankfully on holiday

 

[Ali_rrr]

The main reason im not going is that ive got Olympic tickets for that day.

Have you got football tickets for that day?

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I'll probably only go to the Lewes match as I'm on holiday from the 7th. I've got men's quarter final at Wembley that day.

 

[Jam The Man]

LC match vs Liverpool for 1 adult & 1 child = £38
FRIENDLY vs Chelsea for 1 adult & 1 child = £47

Doesn't make sense to me at all..plus I have to move seats.

 

[Southern Scouse]

If I wanted to watch chelski's reserve team I would.....
Well actually I wouldn't anyway.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

If I wanted to watch chelski's reserve team I would.....
Well actually I wouldn't anyway.

Or wait until they come on loan to the Albion.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

If I wanted to watch chelski's reserve team I would.....
Well actually I wouldn't anyway.

This. You'll be watching a team of dead men playing in Chelsea shirts while Terry, Lampard, Cole and all the other arseholes are playing against New York Red Bulls over in the States (or elsewhere) while another Chelsea eleven are taking on Celtic on the same day up in Glasgow.

£30!

 

[clippedgull]

Return of the Rev has asked me to confirm that him + 2 will be attending the Chelsea Match

 

[7:18]

not being able to sit in WSU, and would prefer to support FDM

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

I'll be working elsewhere, but would have paid to be there if I could, even if I couldn't have my WSU seat.

This feels a bit like the Sunderland seat price debate last season. Chelsea, like it or not, are European Champions, and I have a feeling that plenty of people will be happy to pay to see us play them.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

This. You'll be watching a team of dead men playing in Chelsea shirts while Terry, Lampard, Cole and all the other arseholes are playing against New York Red Bulls over in the States (or elsewhere) while another Chelsea eleven are taking on Celtic on the same day up in Glasgow.

£30!

Chelsea finish their US jaunt on July 26, so I imagine it'll be a pretty strong team (for the first 45 minutes)

 

[drew]

I not sure if I'm going but hope to. Will have to sit in a different seat and whilst I would prefer my seat in the WSU, not about to throw a hissy fit about it. As for price, they are the reigning champions of Europe and not sure but think the last time we had a team in that position was probably back in 1983 with Aston Villa (stand to be corrected). Will be pissed of if I splash out and Chelski play their reserves though. Final thought, this seems to have been hastily arranged and I wonder whether this is part of a deal to get some players on loan. Yes they have 4k seats but that's a small price to pay if we can pick up some outstanding youngsters. Good to build relationships with some of the big clubs. We are already well in with Arsenal via Brady and maybe Spurs through GPs connections. For obvious reasons we are unlikely to get anything from Utd.

 

[Trigger]

I'll be there but very pissed off about being turfed out of my seat for some plastic Chelsea cock.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I'll be there, in my usual seat in the heart of the East.

Expensive month though, there's no way I'd miss the Kuipers testimonial.