Old Trafford

[scuby]

The Ole game would be a good one to go to. But having seen the Celtic fans at Keane's i wouldn't bring a child to it.

agree about the Ole game being a good one to go to. was at keane's, apart from the usual scotish/celtic drinkers i did not see much trouble. i was at it.
at a pool game 2/3 yeras ago, and the scousers had to be escorted out by horse as they were causing all the trouble and throwing stuff " first and only time i ever saw trouble there

You could've gone to the CL Final if you rang the Utd ticket office !

The self-proclaimed "Biggest Club In The World" couldn't even sell their own allocation of tickets to the final !!!! Disgraceful !

By the way, you can go to Anfield anytime and see the Champions League Trophy as it's on permanent display there !

flights/hotels etc were expensive.... scousers i'm sure would have gone in their thousands ! then again, they do help themselves to their players houses on match days

Try to avoid getting tickets on Manutd.com, they require you to be a "OneUnited" member which costs about £35 and entitles you to tickets on the extreme off chance that they come up for premiership games.
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never had trouble getting a ticket through the one utd system, been at Juventus, pool, etc and the bigger games !!

you should not have major difficulty getting a ticket

 

[galwegian44]

Fred - there are two membership options I believe, I joined the one that does not cost anything and basically just entitles me to email updates etc. I'm planning to join One United but was not a member at the time of purchasing tickets.

I do remember that it was difficult to get through on the phone and actually had two phones at work dialing together to get through. My perseverance paid off in the end.

Hope you manage to get the tickets...good luck.

Were you able to get tickets without joining One United?
I tried ringing today to find out if the tickets for the testimonial will be available to the general public but twice after hanging on for ages the phone went dead. I presume tickets will be available to general publice for this match. I'm going to go ahead and book plane tickets anyway as Aer Lingus has a seat sale on at the moment.

 

[FredBloggs]

Just to update you - the tickets went on General Sale this morning at 8am for the ole Gunnar testimonial as per their website. I was at my pc at 8am but no icon to purchase. Started phoning. Message on phone that they were too busy too take calls. At about 8.30 icon appeared on the internet. I tried it but was immediately in the twilight zone as I was sent around in circles without arriving at anywhere I could purchase tickets. I kept trying the phone while using the internet. At 8.55 am I got onto a queing system on the phone. I was number 57. Eventually at 10 am I got through and got my tickets.
Trip better be worth it after all that!
I had a look at the website just now and tickets seem to be still available but I still can't purchase them via the website!

I was promised tickets to a league match yesterday by a friend so I had that as a fall back position - now I'll get to go to Old Trafford twice in a couple of months.

 

[andrew1977]

Just to update you - the tickets went on General Sale this morning at 8am for the ole Gunnar testimonial as per their website. I was at my pc at 8am but no icon to purchase. Started phoning. Message on phone that they were too busy too take calls. At about 8.30 icon appeared on the internet. I tried it but was immediately in the twilight zone as I was sent around in circles without arriving at anywhere I could purchase tickets. I kept trying the phone while using the internet. At 8.55 am I got onto a queing system on the phone. I was number 57. Eventually at 10 am I got through and got my tickets.
Trip better be worth it after all that!
I had a look at the website just now and tickets seem to be still available but I still can't purchase them via the website!

I was promised tickets to a league match yesterday by a friend so I had that as a fall back position - now I'll get to go to Old Trafford twice in a couple of months.

The United website for buying tickets is a pile of s*hite, causes nothing but problems, trust me i have been using it for years, best way to get tickets when available is to call them up and sit on hold for ages.

I got my tickets for Oles match last week as i am a member, 28GBP and 14gbp for my son.
Booked the flights months ago when ryanair had their sale, me and him into manchester morning of the game and home that night out of liverpool
Match Tickets : 42 sterling
Flights @ 40 euro
Bus from Manchester to Liverpool airport : 10 sterling

Happy days, great day out on a bank holiday weekend .

 

[FredBloggs]

I'd already pre booked the plane tickets. Got them with Aer Lingus in a sale - but was hoping I wouldn't have wasted my money on them and so was delighted to get the match tickets. I'm staying till the Sunday night as I want to bring my son to the Museum - but apparently they're not taking bookings for that yet!
I looked to join One United but they were only giving out tickets to One United members from the 07/08 season. Is it worth my while joining? Do they only give one ticket per member when available?

ps I was amazed at how cheap the tickets were (albeit in sterling) but compared to here they were for nothing

 

[Merrion]

I looked to join One United but they were only giving out tickets to One United members from the 07/08 season. Is it worth my while joining? Do they only give one ticket per member when available?

You only get one ticket per membership number. Its still a lottery though and you're not guaranteed tickets for any game you apply for

 

[andrew1977]

I applied to the United oneunited members ballot last season 17 times for 1 adult + 1 child ticket... i did not get one success in it.
The amount of tickets given to members now is so low due to the large amount of season ticket holders and corporate packages sold.

I depended on the good will of friends to help me with tickets and the united ticket exchange to get tickets for the games i wanted me and my little boy to go to.

 

[FredBloggs]

I have been trying for the past month or so to book a stadiumand museum tour for the Sunday. Kept getting emails saying they weren't taking bookings until July. Kept at it and sent an application yesterday again - just got an email to say they're fully booked out on that day

 

[dtlyn]

never had trouble getting a ticket through the one utd system, been at Juventus, pool, etc and the bigger games !!

you should not have major difficulty getting a ticket

Was this after the introduction of the new quadarants and were you way up in the gods and could you get more than 1 ticket?

 

[FredBloggs]

Just a quick update...
Brought my son to the ole Gunnar Testimonial. Thanks for all the advice.

Stayed in the Holiday Inn Express which is within sight of the ground. Its a very basic hotel - more like a hostel. Breakfast is self service - you've to put away your tray after it - there is no "lobby" to speak of - but the rooms are very clean, ensuite and have a tv. About half the price of the cheapest hotel I could find and all you need if you're going to a match.

Managed to get a ticket for the tour of OT and the Museum about a week beforehand - they couldn't be got on the day as booked out.
Also had lunch in the Red Cafe which was a real treat for my son. (only problem for him was when he asked the waitress if she was a Utd fan she said she was actually a Liverpool fan!)

Got a few photos of him with the Premiership and European Cups.

Seats were good too - although that much is a lottery and I just got lucky. BTW for those hoping to go to preseaon friendlies next year there were about 4,000 empty seats and they were also selling to the General public seats for the Utd Juventus match which was due to take place a few days later so tickets for friendlies don't seem to be a problem.

Thanks again for all your helpful advice