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Richard J said:
I went past Lesser Hampden , but feel it would be a shame if QP played there. As I said in my post there was a great atmosphere amongst the 1,300 Raith fans who outnumbered the home fans about 2 to 1.se9addick said:
Lesser Hampden is being developed at the moment (feels like it’s been going on for ages, not sure if it’s delayed/behind schedule).ElfsborgAddick said:
Why is that?Richard J said:ElfsborgAddick said:
I thought Queens Park played at Lesser Hampden nowadays.Richard J said:Queens Park V Raith Rovers at Hampden Park.
For such a small crowd it actually was a good atmosphere in the away end.
Apparently they will play in the main stadium next season as well according to the lady on reception.
My mate saw them play there earlier this season.
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At Lesser Hampden?ElfsborgAddick said:Richard J said:
I went past Lesser Hampden , but feel it would be a shame if QP played there. As I said in my post there was a great atmosphere amongst the 1,300 Raith fans who outnumbered the home fans about 2 to 1.se9addick said:
Lesser Hampden is being developed at the moment (feels like it’s been going on for ages, not sure if it’s delayed/behind schedule).ElfsborgAddick said:
Why is that?Richard J said:ElfsborgAddick said:
I thought Queens Park played at Lesser Hampden nowadays.Richard J said:Queens Park V Raith Rovers at Hampden Park.
For such a small crowd it actually was a good atmosphere in the away end.
Apparently they will play in the main stadium next season as well according to the lady on reception.
My mate saw them play there earlier this season.
The reason I went yesterday was to visit the National Stadium. I have previously been to Celtic and Rangers as well as Raith's ground in Kirkcaldy. As Raith are my Scottish team it seemed too good an opportunity to pass up.
My understanding is QP have an arrangement with the Scottish national team can use Lesser Hampden for training and the FA allow QP use the National Stadium for matches.0 -
Definitely Lesser Hampden, he sent pics over.Richard J said:
At Lesser Hampden?ElfsborgAddick said:Richard J said:
I went past Lesser Hampden , but feel it would be a shame if QP played there. As I said in my post there was a great atmosphere amongst the 1,300 Raith fans who outnumbered the home fans about 2 to 1.se9addick said:
Lesser Hampden is being developed at the moment (feels like it’s been going on for ages, not sure if it’s delayed/behind schedule).ElfsborgAddick said:
Why is that?Richard J said:ElfsborgAddick said:
I thought Queens Park played at Lesser Hampden nowadays.Richard J said:Queens Park V Raith Rovers at Hampden Park.
For such a small crowd it actually was a good atmosphere in the away end.
Apparently they will play in the main stadium next season as well according to the lady on reception.
My mate saw them play there earlier this season.
The reason I went yesterday was to visit the National Stadium. I have previously been to Celtic and Rangers as well as Raith's ground in Kirkcaldy. As Raith are my Scottish team it seemed too good an opportunity to pass up.
My understanding is QP have an arrangement with the Scottish national team can use Lesser Hampden for training and the FA allow QP use the National Stadium for matches.0 -
Hi All,
Apologies if this isn't the done thing in here but I have created a product that I think people in this thread may be interested in.
It's called the Groundhopper Notebook, and it is a tool that Groundhoppers can use to record the information and match stats of games they go to. To find out more, visit the post below, which I created here on Charlton Life last week.
https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/97722/groundhopper-notebook#latest
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Getting tickets was fairly easy. I managed it through their online exchange site, and got ours for approx 120 EUR each. There were cheaper options though.cafc4life said:
Was it easy to get tickets Tom? If so how muchcafctom nosaid:
I was at PSG Vs Rennes on Sunday.
Have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by the noise the PSG supporters make - the ultras specifically. They were 1-0 down for most of the game (before an injury time equaliser), and they didn’t stop singing/bouncing. A couple of different tifos throughout the game too.1 -
Just back from a great weekend in Germany
Friday night - Hoffeheim v RB Leipzig 1-1
PreZero Arena1 -
Saturday night - Kaiserslautern v Magdeburg 4-1
Fritz Walter Stadion
Quite possibly the best football atmosphere I’ve witnessed. Absolutely quality4 -
Sunday afternoon - Wehen Wiesbaden v Holstein Kiel 0-1
Brita Arena
Another good atmosphere in Bundesliga 22 - Sponsored links:
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How did you go about getting tickets @cafc4life?
I’ve tried getting tickets to a couple of club games in the past in the Bundesliga and they’re like gold dust.0 -
all from the respective clubs websites. Kaiserslautern there wasn’t that many available but luckily I bought them in Jan when they went on sale.Hoffenheim was €14
kaiserlautern €27
wiesbaden €12.502 -
Hoffenheim is the least supported club in Bundesliga . They are seen as a bit of weird club as they are a product of lots of money being thrown at them. Situated in a tiny town too, not a big city1
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Good to know - thank you.The last one I tried doing was St Pauli, who admittedly have an enormous support so was always going to be difficult.
I’ve got 5 stadiums lined up for the Euros, but not the same as seeing the club fanbase.1 -
I think ST Pauli is notoriously hard to get tickets for as is Union Berlin.
I did Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf a few years ago which id recommend.
what Euro games have you got?
im going to Albania v Spain & France v Poland2 -
Managed to go to a St Pauli game back in 2010 when they were in the Bundesliga, thanks to having a friend that was living in Hamburg that knew someone who was able to get a ticket. Amazing atmosphere, one of the best that I've experienced at a game, even though they lost.
Would love to go back one day, unfortunately my friend has now moved, and given St Pauli look like they're about to get promoted back to the top flight it seems like tickets will probably be like gold dust for a while.1 -
I have the following:cafc4life said:I think ST Pauli is notoriously hard to get tickets for as is Union Berlin.
I did Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf a few years ago which id recommend.
what Euro games have you got?
im going to Albania v Spain & France v Poland
Hungary v Switzerland (Cologne)England v Serbia (Gelsenkirchen)
Turkey v Georgia (Dortmund)
England v Denmark (Frankfurt)
QF1 (Stuttgart)
Will also have tickets for England’s QF/SF/Final if they get that far. If things go to plan in the group stage then the QF would be in Düsseldorf.2 -
quality - I stayed in Frankfurt this weekend. Waxys Bar worth a visit.cafctom said:
I have the following:cafc4life said:I think ST Pauli is notoriously hard to get tickets for as is Union Berlin.
I did Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf a few years ago which id recommend.
what Euro games have you got?
im going to Albania v Spain & France v Poland
Hungary v Switzerland (Cologne)England v Serbia (Gelsenkirchen)
Turkey v Georgia (Dortmund)
England v Denmark (Frankfurt)
QF1 (Stuttgart)
Will also have tickets for England’s QF/SF/Final if they get that far. If things go to plan in the group stage then the QF would be in Düsseldorf.1 -
It seems a very new ground, recently moved?cafc4life said:Just back from a great weekend in Germany
Friday night - Hoffeheim v RB Leipzig 1-1
PreZero Arena1 -
Gotta love the executive boxes.cafc4life said:Saturday night - Kaiserslautern v Magdeburg 4-1
Fritz Walter Stadion
Quite possibly the best football atmosphere I’ve witnessed. Absolutely quality0 - Sponsored links:
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Able to have a beer during the game it seems, very sociable.cafc4life said:Sunday afternoon - Wehen Wiesbaden v Holstein Kiel 0-1
Brita Arena
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If you don't mind me asking, you must have paid a few quid for those tickets.cafctom said:
I have the following:cafc4life said:I think ST Pauli is notoriously hard to get tickets for as is Union Berlin.
I did Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf a few years ago which id recommend.
what Euro games have you got?
im going to Albania v Spain & France v Poland
Hungary v Switzerland (Cologne)England v Serbia (Gelsenkirchen)
Turkey v Georgia (Dortmund)
England v Denmark (Frankfurt)
QF1 (Stuttgart)
Will also have tickets for England’s QF/SF/Final if they get that far. If things go to plan in the group stage then the QF would be in Düsseldorf.0 -
Yeah beers and bratwurst whilst watching the games1
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The England ones I got for about 60 EUR as I’m part of the supporters club.ElfsborgAddick said:
If you don't mind me asking, you must have paid a few quid for those tickets.cafctom said:
I have the following:cafc4life said:I think ST Pauli is notoriously hard to get tickets for as is Union Berlin.
I did Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf a few years ago which id recommend.
what Euro games have you got?
im going to Albania v Spain & France v Poland
Hungary v Switzerland (Cologne)England v Serbia (Gelsenkirchen)
Turkey v Georgia (Dortmund)
England v Denmark (Frankfurt)
QF1 (Stuttgart)
Will also have tickets for England’s QF/SF/Final if they get that far. If things go to plan in the group stage then the QF would be in Düsseldorf.
The other ones were between 100-200 EUR.1 -
cafctom said:
The England ones I got for about 60 EUR as I’m part of the supporters club.ElfsborgAddick said:
If you don't mind me asking, you must have paid a few quid for those tickets.cafctom said:
I have the following:cafc4life said:I think ST Pauli is notoriously hard to get tickets for as is Union Berlin.
I did Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf a few years ago which id recommend.
what Euro games have you got?
im going to Albania v Spain & France v Poland
Hungary v Switzerland (Cologne)England v Serbia (Gelsenkirchen)
Turkey v Georgia (Dortmund)
England v Denmark (Frankfurt)
QF1 (Stuttgart)
Will also have tickets for England’s QF/SF/Final if they get that far. If things go to plan in the group stage then the QF would be in Düsseldorf.
The other ones were between 100-200 EUR.Well done, I was thinking it was going to be a lot worse. Having said that over 100 is still a lot of money.Have a nice time.1 -
Kaiserslautern is one of the coolest grounds I've been to. I've found Bundesliga tickets a mixed bag to buy. Most are achievable besides the obvious ones, where you have to use an agency. If you want the £10 terrace experience then you do have to go down a level or two, which isn't a bad thing.No trouble for me getting tickets for my last ground hops. After Wycombe away Stewart of Charlton Life fame and I got an Uber to Marlow for 2 games in 1 day. They've won their playoffs and join the Isthmian Premier.
I'm currently at Paris 13 Atletico who are top of the French 4th tier (the 1st level it gets regionalised). To get more fans in entrance was totally free, and I even got a proper ticket.
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I travelled to Recife on Saturday for a double header weekend.
Saturday I saw Sport v América MG in a top of the table game in Serie B. This game was played in the 2014 World Cup venue as Sport's ground is being redeveloped.
It was a good game which finished 1-1, the standard being top end of the Championship. Very good value for the £8 admission.7 -
Yesterday I saw Náutico v Figueirense in a Serie C game, this was played an hour after the England game finished so was able to watch our boys at the ground.
This one finished 4-0 to Náutico and was a really good game given the level.
The swimming pool and basketball court are on the same site as the football.
This is probably the best ground I have ever been to.15 -
Thanks so much to the Supporters Trust for posting about my Groundhopper Notebook on their website.
https://www.castrust.org/2024/08/introducing-the-ground-hopper-notebook/
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Basingstoke v Bracknell in the Southern Premier South on the 26th August finished 1-1, they play on the Hampshire FA HQ.
Bracknell played with 9 men for 30 minutes and more than held their own.4
