10-10-2025, 01:30 PM
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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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10-10-2025, 10:36 PM
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#402
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I just want to be clear...its wasn't $1200 for 8 people, that was per person?
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10-10-2025, 11:22 PM
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1200 is crazy.
If you're going to see your own team and you will contribute to the atmosphere camt recommend buying away tickets enough. Tough to get for the bigger clubs but doable.. 30 pound cap on any seat and the atmosphere is so fun. Just don't do it if your a neutral or casual it's a section for loud drunk partisans
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10-11-2025, 01:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I just want to be clear...its wasn't $1200 for 8 people, that was per person?
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Per. person.
It was insane.
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10-11-2025, 01:35 PM
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Yeah as much as I do intend on doing a Euro football trip some day, big club matches do not seem anywhere near as appealing as something smaller, even without considering the cost. Atmosphere at any of the big club matches always seems so drab, really it's only for European games do the atmospheres get good. I hope the spread was good at least for $1200.00
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10-11-2025, 02:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cappy
Per. person.
It was insane.
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That should have come with a happy ending for that kind of money.
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10-11-2025, 02:51 PM
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yeah, woof. Then again, I see people pay that kind of money for poor Lego sets, so what do I know.
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10-11-2025, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by devo22
yeah, woof. Then again, I see people pay that kind of money for poor Lego sets, so what do I know.
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But for an early season game against Brighton? I know its posh London pricing and all but I'd sooner watch a match in a local pub than pay that.
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