LandOfSticks Posted Thursday at 18:43 Report Share Posted Thursday at 18:43 I'm finally getting around to coming to a city game in 2023. Bit of a challenging commute as I live across the pond. I'm hoping to see three games and a good away day. So if I'm looking at 2023, weeks with a midweek game and a good away day which week should I come? Thanks for the help with this! 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastred Posted Thursday at 21:04 Report Share Posted Thursday at 21:04 Whereabouts in Canada are you? My son lives in Vancouver. I always make a point of wearing my City shirt whenever I see the Whitecaps play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dREDful Posted Thursday at 21:08 Report Share Posted Thursday at 21:08 August 13th Wigan (a) then Luton and Cardiff home over next 7 days October 1st QPR and Coventry home and Birmingham away in a week February 11th Norwich and Wigan home and Sunderland away in a week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSticks Posted Thursday at 21:08 Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 21:08 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Eastred said: Whereabouts in Canada are you? My son lives in Vancouver. I always make a point of wearing my City shirt whenever I see the Whitecaps play About as far away as one can be from Vancouver without being on an island. I'm in Halifax. 5,791.0 km Edited Thursday at 21:15 by LandOfSticks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted Thursday at 21:11 Report Share Posted Thursday at 21:11 Feb 11th-18th might be good, Norwich and Wigan at home followed by Sunderland away. If that's too far off October 15th-22nd gives you Millwall at home followed by West Brom and Reading away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSticks Posted Thursday at 21:13 Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 21:13 1 minute ago, richwwtk said: Feb 11th-18th might be good, Norwich and Wigan at home followed by Sunderland away. If that's too far off October 15th-22nd gives you Millwall at home followed by West Brom and Reading away. It's gotta be 2023 because of vacation day resets at work :laugh:. I'm looking mainly at the mid Feb three games and the mid March with an away derby vs Cardiff, but don't know how dicey getting a ticket for that would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted Friday at 04:02 Report Share Posted Friday at 04:02 Wouldn’t it be better to see City from England ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted Friday at 08:11 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:11 (edited) It will be impossible to get a ticket for Cardiff away unless you’re a season ticket holder. It may be a mid day ko with a high police presence to avoid crowd trouble, so avoid that match. Edited Friday at 08:33 by pongo88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted Friday at 08:19 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:19 7 minutes ago, pongo88 said: It will be impossible to get a ticket for Derby away unless you’re a season ticket holder. It may be a mid day ko with a high police presence to avoid crowd trouble, so avoid that match. Very impossible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted Friday at 08:43 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:43 11 hours ago, LandOfSticks said: It's gotta be 2023 because of vacation day resets at work :laugh:. I'm looking mainly at the mid Feb three games and the mid March with an away derby vs Cardiff, but don't know how dicey getting a ticket for that would be If you've come all the way from Canada I'm sure the club (or a kind hearted season ticket holder) will be happy to ensure you get a ticket to Cardiff away no problem at all. You should take into account that based on all recent trips to Cardiff they will probably require us all to travel via Canada (and by bus) so we could pick you up on the way. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted Friday at 08:53 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:53 33 minutes ago, Super said: Very impossible... It should have read “Cardiff” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted Friday at 09:49 Report Share Posted Friday at 09:49 Thinking maybe you should contact the club....if someone can take the trouble and expense to travel so far to watch Bristol City FC, the least the club can do is help you out with tickets and information? Plus it will be good PR for the club, if they have any common sense? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSticks Posted Friday at 10:17 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 10:17 27 minutes ago, maxjak said: Thinking maybe you should contact the club....if someone can take the trouble and expense to travel so far to watch Bristol City FC, the least the club can do is help you out with tickets and information? Plus it will be good PR for the club, if they have any common sense? That's not a bad idea, never occurred to me as NHL teams are... let's say not that responsive to fan requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryans Left Peg Posted Friday at 10:34 Report Share Posted Friday at 10:34 (edited) 13 hours ago, LandOfSticks said: It's gotta be 2023 because of vacation day resets at work :laugh:. I'm looking mainly at the mid Feb three games and the mid March with an away derby vs Cardiff, but don't know how dicey getting a ticket for that would be I’m a ST holder, I can always try (still no guarantee) and get you a Cardiff ticket should you decide to come that week Edited Friday at 10:35 by Bryans Left Peg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted Friday at 11:24 Report Share Posted Friday at 11:24 14 hours ago, LandOfSticks said: . I'm in Halifax. 5,791.0 km Wouldn't it be easier to go to the Shay? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted Friday at 11:56 Report Share Posted Friday at 11:56 49 minutes ago, maxjak said: Thinking maybe you should contact the club....if someone can take the trouble and expense to travel so far to watch Bristol City FC, the least the club can do is help you out with tickets and information? Plus it will be good PR for the club, if they have any common sense? One of my brothers lives in the same part of the world as the OP. He certainly didn't expect the club to help him out with tickets last time he came over, or to be prioritised over regular fans, and the OP probably doesn't either. Many exiles from all over the world can only watch City once in a blue moon and quietly fit in a match or 2 around a visit home without any special treatment from the club. Good luck to the OP in getting tickets for the matches he wants to go to - there'll be no problem with the home games and the best part of his plan imo. is to watch several games rather than just one. From my experience of taking fans to one-off games over many years you can just about guarantee it will coincide with a dreadful City performance that so dampens their enthusiasm they're left wondering by the end how anyone can stand going regularly, as was the case on my brother's last match. With a plan to watch 3 games the OP can be hopeful at least one of them should be a pretty good City performance and mid Feb looks a reasonable trio of games without the possible ticket complications of trying to include Cardiff away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted Friday at 12:14 Report Share Posted Friday at 12:14 12 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: One of my brothers lives in the same part of the world as the OP. He certainly didn't expect the club to help him out with tickets last time he came over, or to be prioritised over regular fans, and the OP probably doesn't either. Many exiles from all over the world can only watch City once in a blue moon and quietly fit in a match or 2 around a visit home without any special treatment from the club. Good luck to the OP in getting tickets for the matches he wants to go to - there'll be no problem with the home games and the best part of his plan imo. is to watch several games rather than just one. From my experience of taking fans to one-off games over many years you can just about guarantee it will coincide with a dreadful City performance that so dampens their enthusiasm they're left wondering by the end how anyone can stand going regularly, as was the case on my brother's last match. With a plan to watch 3 games the OP can be hopeful at least one of them should be a pretty good City performance and mid Feb looks a reasonable trio of games without the possible ticket complications of trying to include Cardiff away. If you don't try.....you will never know?. I am not suggesting free tickets and a red carpet welcome.,.just a pleasant request for some possible assistance, you'd be surprised what you can get if you politely ask for a little help from the right person? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted Friday at 12:27 Report Share Posted Friday at 12:27 30 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: One of my brothers lives in the same part of the world as the OP. He certainly didn't expect the club to help him out with tickets last time he came over, or to be prioritised over regular fans, and the OP probably doesn't either. Many exiles from all over the world can only watch City once in a blue moon and quietly fit in a match or 2 around a visit home without any special treatment from the club. Good luck to the OP in getting tickets for the matches he wants to go to - there'll be no problem with the home games and the best part of his plan imo. is to watch several games rather than just one. From my experience of taking fans to one-off games over many years you can just about guarantee it will coincide with a dreadful City performance that so dampens their enthusiasm they're left wondering by the end how anyone can stand going regularly, as was the case on my brother's last match. With a plan to watch 3 games the OP can be hopeful at least one of them should be a pretty good City performance and mid Feb looks a reasonable trio of games without the possible ticket complications of trying to include Cardiff away. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted Friday at 12:33 Report Share Posted Friday at 12:33 To @LandOfSticks, I've been in your shoes, travelling back from living abroad to try and squeeze in some games. One thing I'd suggest if you're concerned about tickets is to check on club membership options. I don't think the scheme for this season is announced yet (last seasons was announced on 1 July) but in seasons past its been a £25 payment and it gets you some small bonuses, one of which was priority over general sale for tickets. You're still behind ST holders, but you get a day or two to get in there ahead of the general sale mob. Plus you get a small discount on the extortionate home tickets. As I said, you'll need to wait and see whether the new scheme offers the same, but it's a little thing that might help. This is the link to last season's announcement https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/city-membership-launched-for-202122/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted Friday at 12:41 Report Share Posted Friday at 12:41 26 minutes ago, maxjak said: If you don't try.....you will never know?. I am not suggesting free tickets and a red carpet welcome.,.just a pleasant request for some possible assistance, you'd be surprised what you can get if you politely ask for a little help from the right person? Scotty Murray is the right person…he is so good at sorting out these little things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted Friday at 13:18 Report Share Posted Friday at 13:18 3 hours ago, LandOfSticks said: That's not a bad idea, never occurred to me as NHL teams are... let's say not that responsive to fan requests. Do you sport a mullet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted Friday at 13:27 Report Share Posted Friday at 13:27 @EnclosureSurge lived in Caaaanada a while back. Up in the Land of the Midnight Moose, a place called Val d'Or. I don't remember him travelling back for a game, mind it was about a day and a half to reach something resembling what we might recognise as civilisation from there. He used to have to wait for my airmail letters to arrive with news of Ray Atteveld's latest accomplishments. Then he'd write back about seeing a moose strapped to the roof of a large truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSticks Posted Friday at 13:28 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 13:28 10 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said: Do you sport a mullet? I do sport some spicy arugula, not a mullet sadly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSticks Posted Friday at 13:36 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 13:36 (edited) @Nogbad the Bad Pretty much nailed it. If City has a service of some kind that exists to help people who are traveling, yeah I'll take advantage for sure. But I also have to plan trips to see my hockey team play (Ottawa Senators) since I moved away. I know the drill about traveling to see a chronically disappointing team play in person. But unlike Ottawa where I lived for years, I know almost nothing about Bristol or which away days are good, or how to have a good/"proper" match day experience 'cause I haven't been back to Bristol since I was born. Edited Friday at 13:36 by LandOfSticks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSticks Posted Friday at 13:39 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 13:39 @ExiledAjax That program's a good shout, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSticks Posted Friday at 13:40 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 13:40 2 hours ago, myol'man said: Wouldn't it be easier to go to the Shay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted Friday at 14:48 Report Share Posted Friday at 14:48 @LandOfSticks - why not see if the club can offer you an hospitality package, eg a pint in the Merchants Arms followed by a pie from the Clarks Pie van? It would be worth travelling a few thousand miles for that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSticks Posted Friday at 14:50 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 14:50 (edited) Putting the cart before the horse @pongo88. Gotta sort out travel before I figure out how to best indulge . (This is a good suggestion, thank you) Edited Friday at 14:50 by LandOfSticks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted Friday at 15:18 Report Share Posted Friday at 15:18 5 hours ago, maxjak said: Thinking maybe you should contact the club....if someone can take the trouble and expense to travel so far to watch Bristol City FC, the least the club can do is help you out with tickets and information? Plus it will be good PR for the club, if they have any common sense? Don't hold your breath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted Friday at 18:08 Report Share Posted Friday at 18:08 4 hours ago, LandOfSticks said: @Nogbad the Bad Pretty much nailed it. If City has a service of some kind that exists to help people who are traveling, yeah I'll take advantage for sure. But I also have to plan trips to see my hockey team play (Ottawa Senators) since I moved away. I know the drill about traveling to see a chronically disappointing team play in person. But unlike Ottawa where I lived for years, I know almost nothing about Bristol or which away days are good, or how to have a good/"proper" match day experience 'cause I haven't been back to Bristol since I was born. If I was you I'd avoid the Cardiff game. Apart from the ticket issues there are travel and other restrictions because of crowd trouble in the past which doesn't add up to a relaxing day out, not a typical City awayday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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