Season Ticket Renewal Thread (Read first post)

spursfan77 · Mar 14, 2018

thebenjamin said:
Apparently if you get the 1882 tickets a buxom maiden covers your eyes moments before the opposition score

What with!?!?

Bruts · Mar 14, 2018

thebenjamin said:
Apparently if you get the 1882 tickets a buxom maiden covers your eyes moments before the opposition score

Why are you so anti the 1882 seats? I just don't get it. I am hoping to get one as I am in phase 2 and make just as much noise as any other fan and happy to stand all game. I actually travel to each game from Holland so the opportunity to go to a quietish bar a couple of hours before the game and stay in a bar after the game before I fly home quite appealing and its certainly a lot cheaper than other premium seat packages plus I get to stand during the game and have a good sing song.

Wherever you are in the ground people come back late at half time for a variety of reasons but I never think any more of less of them. In that South stand block there are about 1,000 seats so its hardly going to affect the atmosphere in my opinion and it isn't included in the safe standing part so the "hardcore" as many like to put it can still have these seats.

Spursmad321 · Mar 14, 2018

Bruts said:
Why are you so anti the 1882 seats? I just don't get it. I am hoping to get one as I am in phase 2 and make just as much noise as any other fan and happy to stand all game. I actually travel to each game from Holland so the opportunity to go to a quietish bar a couple of hours before the game and stay in a bar after the game before I fly home quite appealing and its certainly a lot cheaper than other premium seat packages plus I get to stand during the game and have a good sing song.

Wherever you are in the ground people come back late at half time for a variety of reasons but I never think any more of less of them. In that South stand block there are about 1,000 seats so its hardly going to affect the atmosphere in my opinion and it isn't included in the safe standing part so the "hardcore" as many like to put it can still have these seats.

Why don't you just save yourself £1000 and have a drink/food in the Market Place or the 65 metre long bar behind the South stand. The East and West stands can also use this area so the atmosphere should be good too!

southlondonyiddo · Mar 14, 2018

MyNameIsNicolaBerti said:
Well, I get your last sentence. I'm in the situation where I'm just hoping to get any seat within my price range. That said, there are many fans who have been going years that have sat with their mates, or made friends with people near to them, who want to try and keep that in the new stadium and we now have a situation where groups of fans who have been together for years may be split up or some have to drop out. Aren't they entitled to feel a bit cheesed off?

The problem I have with all this is that it screws over long term fans. You've got that fans who have been ST holders for years suddenly priced out. Then you've got people like me who has been on the waiting list for years and swallowed Wembley, who is further down the phases who may also be priced out, only to be replaced by some shitbag who has only spent a couple seasons on the waiting list at best. As a member and fan I've spent about 20k going to games. Those ahead of my in the pecking order have probably spent a good amount more than that. You really, honestly think long term fans aren't entitled to feel undervalued? I, like many members and ST holders, am a veteran of the shit years in the 90s. We've stuck through the club through the shit times and now Levy's attitude is "screw 'em, they'll be easily replaced".

And just as an aside, as a Jew I hate the fact that Levy is reinforcing the stereotype of the ruthless Jewish businessman ripping off people for every last penny. It's something that has always annoyed me about him.

Blimey dont open that can of worms you never know who’ll crawl out!

Jew or gentile, makes no difference. He’s just a hard nosed businessman just like many many many others

No sentiment in business for these type of people sadly

topper · Mar 14, 2018

St José Dominguez said:
The 2k seat though comes with a complimentary Cuban cigar, rolled on the thighs of a virgin.

Bugger - don’t smoke anymore!

MattyP · Mar 14, 2018

topper said:
Bugger - don’t smoke anymore!

Despite asking whether there should be a smoking area in the new stadium, pretty sure that's not going to be accommodated anyway

Saoirse · Mar 14, 2018

MattyP said:
Despite asking whether there should be a smoking area in the new stadium, pretty sure that's not going to be accommodated anyway

It would be illegal so yeah pretty unlikely - most they could do is let you physically out of the stadium at half-time and back in again which wouldn't be easy and almost certainly won't happen.

Bruts · Mar 14, 2018

Spursmad321 said:
Why don't you just save yourself £1000 and have a drink/food in the Market Place or the 65 metre long bar behind the South stand. The East and West stands can also use this area so the atmosphere should be good too!

As I put I fly over every game from Holland so i think it will be nice to have a bit of down time in a quieter area, similar to an airport lounge maybe. Some games I’ll go to the market place for sure. I just don’t understand all the negativity to a handful of seats in the stand especially as we haven’t even moved in yet to the ground!

My biggest beef with the ticket prices is the removal of 2 free cup games, an increase in price was to be expected but the removal of the 2 games takes the piss.

fingersinc · Mar 14, 2018

Bruts said:
Why are you so anti the 1882 seats? I just don't get it. I am hoping to get one as I am in phase 2 and make just as much noise as any other fan and happy to stand all game. I actually travel to each game from Holland so the opportunity to go to a quietish bar a couple of hours before the game and stay in a bar after the game before I fly home quite appealing and its certainly a lot cheaper than other premium seat packages plus I get to stand during the game and have a good sing song.

Wherever you are in the ground people come back late at half time for a variety of reasons but I never think any more of less of them. In that South stand block there are about 1,000 seats so its hardly going to affect the atmosphere in my opinion and it isn't included in the safe standing part so the "hardcore" as many like to put it can still have these seats.

RESPECT to you for coming from Holland. How many games to you make a season and what is your door to door travel time?

Bruts · Mar 14, 2018

fingersinc said:
RESPECT to you for coming from Holland. How many games to you make a season and what is your door to door travel time?

Haha thanks but I generally tie in and see family etc. This season I have missed 2 weekend games and the FA CUP replays. But door to door travelling at Wembley its between 4-6 hours if flying from Amsterdam. We live in Nijmegen which is over an hour from Amsterdam. Hoping to catch the Eurostar a bit more now there’s a one way direct route (y)

Excellent train network over here so most of the problems unsurprisingly occur U.K. end!!

punky · Mar 14, 2018

MattyP said:
Despite asking whether there should be a smoking area in the new stadium, pretty sure that's not going to be accommodated anyway

It looks like there is one. Says it's marked "GA" but who knows if you'll eer get to use it. Probably no coincidence it's on the same level as the boxes. There may be others but it's the only one i've seen

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pNJsKIDWzzuAbXvlNILdONRN6WZrUVZx and click "Level 2"

EDIT: Just spotted another one the eastern side on the same level

RickyVilla · Mar 14, 2018

Bruts said:
Haha thanks but I generally tie in and see family etc. This season I have missed 2 weekend games and the FA CUP replays. But door to door travelling at Wembley its between 4-6 hours if flying from Amsterdam. We live in Nijmegen which is over an hour from Amsterdam. Hoping to catch the Eurostar a bit more now there’s a one way direct route Excellent train network over here so most of the problems unsurprisingly occur U.K. end!!

I fly over 4 or 5 times a year and find that expensive enough. You must be loaded.

benski · Mar 14, 2018

As a slightly harsh aside I'd suggest those with kids who are complaining about being priced out keep it in their pants next time! That's right I'm pro choice

Bruts · Mar 14, 2018

RickyVilla said:
I fly over 4 or 5 times a year and find that expensive enough. You must be loaded.

Let’s just say I picked a good wife :whistle:

MyNameIsNicolaBerti · Mar 14, 2018

southlondonyiddo said:
Blimey dont open that can of worms you never know who’ll crawl out!

Jew or gentile, makes no difference. He’s just a hard nosed businessman just like many many many others

No sentiment in business for these type of people sadly

Hardnosed business or not, he feeds into the stereotype that has be thrown at us (Jews) for years (and he's the only one frankly).

It may seem like nothing to you, but it does to me.

southlondonyiddo · Mar 14, 2018

MyNameIsNicolaBerti said:
Hardnosed business or not, he feeds into the stereotype that has be thrown at us (Jews) for years (and he's the only one frankly).

It may seem like nothing to you, but it does to me.

The only one lol

Ever heard of Sir!!! Philip Green, lovely bloke

How about Fred The Shred

Etc etc etc etc. All the same Jew or Gentile

Iceberg, Goldberg. All the same

You say potato I say potato

There are more 'bad' business practices going on from all people from every colour and creed

Don’t worry about some fucking idiots playing on stereotypes that are nonsense

As my grandfather said he wouldn’t mind a pound for every poor Jew (as we are stereotyped as all being rich and driven by money!)

Get over it

Jimmypearce7 · Mar 14, 2018

Where is everyone thinking? 509 looks a decent view and has concessions.

DiscoD1882 · Mar 14, 2018

thebenjamin said:
Apparently if you get the 1882 tickets a buxom maiden covers your eyes moments before the opposition score

Covers your eyes with her buxom assets? If so. I’m in! Does she also dip them in my cheese?

neilp · Mar 14, 2018

DiscoD1882 said:
Covers your eyes with her buxom assets? If so. I’m in! Does she also dip them in my cheese?

I don’t think anyone on here wants to know about your cheese, that’s just too much information.

thebenjamin · Mar 14, 2018

Bruts said:
Why are you so anti the 1882 seats? I just don't get it. I am hoping to get one as I am in phase 2 and make just as much noise as any other fan and happy to stand all game. I actually travel to each game from Holland so the opportunity to go to a quietish bar a couple of hours before the game and stay in a bar after the game before I fly home quite appealing and its certainly a lot cheaper than other premium seat packages plus I get to stand during the game and have a good sing song.

Wherever you are in the ground people come back late at half time for a variety of reasons but I never think any more of less of them. In that South stand block there are about 1,000 seats so its hardly going to affect the atmosphere in my opinion and it isn't included in the safe standing part so the "hardcore" as many like to put it can still have these seats.

I'm not anti them in general, and good luck to you if you want to get one. You certainly deserve a drink after coming all the way from Holland! What I'm anti is the way the stadium has been configured, with none of the half way line seats available to regular fans. In most other comparable stadiums, the corporates take the middle tier, and that's enough. To have them in the top and lower tiers as well is ridiculous. It really feels like the season ticket holders are being fit around the corporate clients.

And then, in the part of the stadium that has long been trumpeted as the home end, hub of atmosphere, to put 1000 tickets which may not be quite corporate but certainly 'premium' @ £2200, right in the middle of the stand, is a further kick in the teeth. It just shows that a supporter's importance to the club comes down to only one thing -- how much money they've got. Not that they've been attending for 50 / 60 / 70 years, not that they come from generations of Spurs supporters, but simply how rich they are.

To be clear -- I'm not saying you can't be both those things -- well off and dedicated -- I've spent 30 years sitting in block 4 of WHL which is bang on the half way line at the back of the West stand - which are obviously not cheap seats! Nor am I casting aspersions on anyone who wants to buy those tickets, but I'm saying that in a stadium that already has a significant portion of it unavailable to 'regular' supporters, sliding a faux corporate option in under the radar is, in my opinion, pretty low.

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