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Title: Soccer Football Conference
Notice:Don't forget your season ticket.....
Moderator:MOVIES::PLAYFORD
Created:Thu Aug 08 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:608
Total number of notes:85903

547.0. "Premier League tickets (from abroad)" by BULEAN::ROBERTS (Are your lights out?) Tue Mar 12 1996 00:19

Distinguished Footies,

	Having recently reviewed "National Lampoon's European Holiday",
	I can hardly resist taking the family to the UK in the near future
	for a little cultural enrichment.  A quick perusal of the Premier 
	League schedule indicates that Manchester United will be playing at 
	Southampton on April 13.  Now what could be more culturally 
	enriching than a relaxing afternoon with thousands of Man United 
	supporters?

	How do I get tickets to this match or any other Premier League match
	from outside the UK?  Is there some sort of national ticket service 
	or do I have to deal directly with ticket mongers in Southampton?  
	I would like to get the tickets in advance of our departure so we 
	can plan on being in the right part of the country for whatever match
	we could get tickets.  Any phone numbers or general hints would be 
	greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ken Roberts
Greater Maynard (an obvious contradiction in terms)
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547.1RDGENG::MORRELLMee Mee Mee Mee..... Shaggy... Scooobie... Tue Mar 12 1996 11:1312
    You could try ringing the Ticketmaster Premier League Ticket Line... I
    don't know if they will send them abroad but they do sell tickets for
    all the games... ( Home ends only )
    
    The number is (0645) 202020.... you'll have to figure out how to dial it
    from the US.
    
    They charge a booking fee per call & per ticket...
    
    Cheers,
    
    	Rick.
547.2More useless adviceZUR01::ASHGrahame Ash @RLETue Mar 12 1996 14:138
One trick which has been known to work in the past is to write a grovelling 
letter to the home club, saying how ever since seeing Terry Payne on a piece of 
scratchy film in 1961 you've always wanted to visit the "Hallowed Dell", and 
you'll be passing through on . . . 

Or check the Southampton note for possible telephone number.

g
547.3Phone number instructionsAIMTEC::WICKS_AAtlanta's Most (In)famous WelshmanTue Mar 12 1996 19:3415
    Ken
    
    though I can't imagine why anyone would want to watch the scummers ...
    the way you dial U.K phone numbers is
    
    011+44 and then you strip the leading zero off the u.K number so
    
    011-44-645-202020
    
    The scummers ground is very small (16,000?) so you may want to plan
    some alternative back-up plan.
    
    Regards

    Andrew.D.Wicks
547.4Alternative back-up plans...BULEAN::ROBERTSAre your lights out?Wed Mar 13 1996 00:2510
    	Thanks for the info.  The point about who would want to watch the
    	scummers is a good one.  I guess I could be patient and wait until
    	April 27 when professional soccer starts up here - probably some
    	of them will have played the game before.  Then again, I could be 
    	even more patient and wait for the Liverpool-Juventus "friendly" 
    	in Foxboro in August (although the last time I watched those teams
    	play on TV for the Euro Champions Cup in 1985 wasn't so friendly).
    	Then again, we could go to Italy....
    
    		- ken
547.5should be other games that dayAIMTEC::WICKS_AAtlanta's Most (In)famous WelshmanWed Mar 13 1996 01:459
    ken,
    
    There is apparently a U.S v Eire game in Boston in June... but
    seriously it may be difficult to get tickets for such a small ground
    as southampton and you might want to check what other games are on that day.
    
    regards
    
    Andrew.D.Wicks