I just got back from a 2 week trip to England and Denmark.
The first leg was a buddy's 40th birthday. He is a Chelsea fan and wanted to see them. So a group of us went to London to catch a game.
I was not in charge of booking and given the fact that it was 8 people, the hospitality route was chosen. What an absolute scam.
$1,200.00 CAD for the ticket. Good seats in upper-deck and free food and booze 3 hours before and 1 hour after. Had some Chelsea "legends" there before the game for interviews.
All-in-all, good experience but that price point was criminal.
In any event, the B-day boy was the only Chelsea fan, so we all went in openly ambivalent, but cheering against Chelsea (the opening chant is "We hate Tottenham, Chelsea" so i couldn't, in good conscience, support such blasphemy - also rent free)
The game was Brighton. So a 3-1 Chelsea loss. Which was nice.
The atmosphere in that stadium was pretty bad though. Very quiet. The Away section was absolutely bumping though, so it was hard not to feel excited for the away fans.
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I also caught a Copenhagen FC game in Copenhagen. Got great seats, double aisle seats about 30 rows up for about $130.00 apiece. Ended in a 1-1 draw but a great game, and the fans were way wilder!
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