The Futbol Thread (Footy is a Terrible Word)

[Squinty McWigglespit]

Has anyone ever done an England trip to attend matches?

My 40th is next year and my idea is to do about 10 days in England with my wife and kids. Obviously not limited to football but planned around a Liverpool match on one of the weekends, perhaps a Championship or League 1 match midweek and then a match in or near London on the other weekend. I understand I will likely need to buy hospitality tickets for any Prem matches that we want to attend, and am prepared to open the pocketbook, as they say, for this trip. Other than the football, we will probably spend several days in London, some in Manchester and otherwise no real plans. It might be fun to see one of the newly promoted sides? Or see a Brighton or Bournemouth match on the south coast?

I haven't but my brother has made multiple trips for the sportsgames. I'll ask.

 

[dbijnagte]

Has anyone ever done an England trip to attend matches?

My 40th is next year and my idea is to do about 10 days in England with my wife and kids. Obviously not limited to football but planned around a Liverpool match on one of the weekends, perhaps a Championship or League 1 match midweek and then a match in or near London on the other weekend. I understand I will likely need to buy hospitality tickets for any Prem matches that we want to attend, and am prepared to open the pocketbook, as they say, for this trip. Other than the football, we will probably spend several days in London, some in Manchester and otherwise no real plans. It might be fun to see one of the newly promoted sides? Or see a Brighton or Bournemouth match on the south coast?

I have quite a few close friends who have. Be a member of the official supporters group for the best chance at tickets.

 

[Max]

Has anyone ever done an England trip to attend matches?

My 40th is next year and my idea is to do about 10 days in England with my wife and kids. Obviously not limited to football but planned around a Liverpool match on one of the weekends, perhaps a Championship or League 1 match midweek and then a match in or near London on the other weekend. I understand I will likely need to buy hospitality tickets for any Prem matches that we want to attend, and am prepared to open the pocketbook, as they say, for this trip. Other than the football, we will probably spend several days in London, some in Manchester and otherwise no real plans. It might be fun to see one of the newly promoted sides? Or see a Brighton or Bournemouth match on the south coast?

I did a UK trip about 4 years ago (not solely a football trip) in end of April-early Mayish. most London teams were away and I didn’t want to pay Spurs prices. so I dropped all of £35 on a Millwall match. championship choice was so totally worth it. got the English experience for a fraction of the price. i’m a United fan and was never gonna convince the wife to trek up to Manchester just to spend £100/ticket plus the round trip train ride. but 10/10 would recommend on the championship.

 

[Jerm]

I did a UK trip about 4 years ago (not solely a football trip) in end of April-early Mayish. most London teams were away and I didn’t want to pay Spurs prices. so I dropped all of £35 on a Millwall match. championship choice was so totally worth it. got the English experience for a fraction of the price. i’m a United fan and was never gonna convince the wife to trek up to Manchester just to spend £100/ticket plus the round trip train ride. but 10/10 would recommend on the championship.

Definitely planning to squeeze a Championship match in, but we are 100% going to a Liverpool match (and probably going to have to pay well over £100/ticket to get into Anfield, unfortunately).

 

[Kasher]

Just realized the CL final is at 12 Eastern tomorrow. That would have been a bummer.

 

[landrewg]

Just realized the CL final is at 12 Eastern tomorrow. That would have been a bummer.

Yeah, it would! Thanks for the heads up.

 

[thejukes]

Just realized the CL final is at 12 Eastern tomorrow. That would have been a bummer.

I just hope it’s not a bummer to have remembered.

Please let King Titi hand the boys the trophy. There could be no greater outcome.

 

[Jerm]

I'm not sure how it cuts for Slot Out and I would have liked to have seen Bournemouth win the game notwithstanding the impact on LFC's CL hopes.

I really like Iraola...wonder if FSG have kicked the tires.

 

[dbijnagte]

It’s happening. He would be a great fit for them.

 

[Jerm]

It’s happening. He would be a great fit for them.

Seems like a done deal, but if it fell through for some reason Hoeneßß and Sage would both excite me as well.

 

[mooselang]

Not sure how I feel about Iraola, but if his style forces Gakpo out of the lineup, sign him up right now.

 

[dbijnagte]

First CL final. Brewery opened early to show the match. Arsenal jerseys everywhere. 1 PSG.

 

[Disco P]

I did a UK trip about 4 years ago (not solely a football trip) in end of April-early Mayish. most London teams were away and I didn’t want to pay Spurs prices. so I dropped all of £35 on a Millwall match. championship choice was so totally worth it. got the English experience for a fraction of the price. i’m a United fan and was never gonna convince the wife to trek up to Manchester just to spend £100/ticket plus the round trip train ride. but 10/10 would recommend on the championship.

Millwall used to be my local team. It's like 25 years since I've been but The Den definitely used to be an experience. LOL