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Friday, April 15, 2005

English Premier League Tickets 

Advance Booking is the way to go ..... to secure!

Yet again we have received many enquiries on match packages for the upcoming new season.

And, once again, many people are asking the big question, "If the current season
finishes May 15th and the new season doesn't start until August but the match I want to go to might not be until March next year, why do I have to book so early?"

Following, is an article I wrote over a year ago, it still stands and believe me, it will be worse this year.

The average stadium capacity of English Premier League clubs is around 40,000 (some more, some less) and the majority of tickets are sold to season ticket holders, usually around 75%.

"No problem, that leaves approx 10,000 tickets per game so I can buy nearer the match date" I hear you say.

"Not necessarily true", is my reply.

Let's not talk about the current top 3 clubs, let's use Manchester City as a prime example: The City of Manchester Stadium holds 48,000, the Season ticket allocation is 36,000, the away fans allocation is approx 2,000 (maybe more for some games). Add to that all the sponsors' allocations and you are already well over 40,000.
See related official release on this topic dated 17th March 2004

But wait, what about the official fan club members who cannot get a season ticket, or just simply cannot afford that amount of upfront cash? - but still want to go to every home game!

They get priority purchase options on the remaining tickets ... and believe me, there are a lot of them.

Suddenly, you have sold out games months in advance.

This is the reason 3 Lions Sport is offering you the opportunity to book your match packages for the 2005/2006 season - now!


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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

You'll Never Walk Alone - Your Memory Lives On 

April 15th 1989 - A day we must never forget!

Thousands of Liverpool fans went to watch their heroes play Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup Semi-Final at Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium - but 96 of them never came home.

96 innocent Reds died that day due to blatantly poor organization.

The Hillsborough Memorial stands alongside the Shankly Gates at Anfield, the home of Liverpool FC, and is always decorated with flowers and other tributes to the 96 fans who lost their lives in the disaster.

At the centre of the memorial burns the eternal flame, signifying that they will never be forgotten and They'll Never Walk Alone.

If you are a Liverpool fan, or in fact any football fan, who cannot visit the ground to pay your respects, please visit the Liverpool FC site and spare a few moments for them this 15th April.

Perhaps one day we will see justice for them. The thoughts of us all are with the families and friends of the 96 who died and everyone affected by the sad tragedy.

Click here to read the BBC's news article from that sad day.
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Saturday, April 02, 2005

2006 World Cup Ticket applications exceed availability by 4.5 million 

Fans from around the world have put FIFA under siege with 5.4m applications for the 812,000 tickets available during the first sales window, which closed last Thursday 31st March 2005. Approximately 1.5m applications were received during the last 7 days. 90% of the applications came from Europe, with 85% of these coming from Germany.

Tickets will be allocated by a lottery, which commences 15th April, and not on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

Demand has been greater for the opening game on 9th June, likely to feature the hosts Germany (the only team guaranteed to have qualified) and for the Final on 9th July.

Fans that have chosen to follow a particular team throughout the tournament will have to wait until October to find out if their team qualifies and have a further wait until December to find out which group their team will be in, who are their opponents and in which cities the matches will be played. Fans whose team do not qualify or get knocked out at any stage before the final will be refunded for the unused tickets.

The next sales windows are from 1st May to 15th November and 1st December to 15th January 2006, where a further 300,000 tickets will be available. That’s a total of 1.1 million tickets guaranteed for public sale.

The remaining 1.86 million available tickets go to National Football Associations, sponsors, media and VIP’s.

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