Offside Set

GweedsOSS · Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:47 pm OSS at the finals

As you may have read on the Dark Side and maybe heard on SEN the finals will probably be a whole reserve seater affair.

This means that if we get our seats individually we may be scattered across the stadium and;

We may end up not being able to stand.

Don't know how we can get around the second point, but should we try to at least stay together?

According to media reports Merrick has elected to have the first leg of the finals away which means that the second leg will be played on the weekend of the 2/3/4 of February.

Daydream · Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:04 am

If we want to sit together, we'll just need to buy our seats together, I don't see there being a problem, if any supporters group can work out the logistics of sitting together fairly easily, I'd reckon it'd be us!

GweedsOSS · Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:56 am

Daydream wrote: If any supporters group can work out the logistics of sitting together fairly easily, I'd reckon it'd be us!

Our initial experiences haven't really filled me with confidence about our organisation skills!

Although we got better in the last few months. But that is why I am posting this now, so we get a chance to get organised.

CLMV · Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:20 pm

I reckon we should be able to manage to buy our seats in a block

but we do need people to start saying now if they are going, and how many and any other considerations

there will be the five of us
and possibly ron and chris A

will topher be gone already?

Rollins · Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:15 pm

Ill be going but im not sure if ill have anyone in tow.

Daydream · Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:53 am

I MAYBE might have a few with me (the two international teachers who are staying at mine ATM) and potentially my flatmate, not sure yet, and haven't seen if anyone else is up for it.

Can we confirm where we're going to sit, would like to bump our OSS thread on the darkside, also need to let others know who have been asking about us.

I'd personally prefer to be in the spot we were for the Sydeny game, but am open to going down the front near the dry area too (we'll probable get jeered at by the south end, but that's ok)

CLMV · Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:50 pm

I'm not so much in favour of that spot (area 2) for the finals.

I want to see what is happening with allocation of seating to groups and stuff first.

But I lean towards wanting to join with the other supporter groups for the finals.

GweedsOSS · Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:51 pm

CLMV wrote: I'm not so much in favour of that spot (area 2) for the finals.

I want to see what is happening with allocation of seating to groups and stuff first.

But I lean towards wanting to join with the other supporter groups for the finals.

Same here my preference is

1) stay together as an OSS group, but if that is not feasible;
2) stay with the north end

I could not be in a final with the silent crowd anymore! :D

CLMV · Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:51 pm

so we have some real info

there is a designated 'supporter' section - the home end
but the south end is not so designated

we could get sets all together
at either end, or somewhere else

or split into a couple of groups

or each do our own thing

what do you all want?

personally I favour going to the 'supporter' area in the home end, and trying to get seats close to an aisle or the front so the kids might have a better chance of seeing the game

anyone else in that?

I can book up to 20 seats, so i could do a block booking.

Daydream · Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:36 pm

I'm absolutely into doing that, close to the aisle, although as you all know, I'm not a big fan of the north, but....I'm sure it'll be fine.

we wont have our own "space" to do the chants we want, if we go down the north end though....but I suppose that's a compromise we'll have to make.

What about trying to book our seats in our new aisle 27 spot? is that something we could consider?

CLMV · Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:31 am

Daydream wrote:

What about trying to book our seats in our new aisle 27 spot? is that something we could consider?

too many quiet people, I reckon

I want to be in among the people who are chanting their heads off

GweedsOSS · Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:00 am

CLM, I am still on hols and I will be back on the 22nd. But if there is any 'block' bookings with any OSS people I will be in it.

Rollins · Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:33 pm

The finals for me are all about the team, was thinking about joining the home end anyway, so im definitely in clm. Hope security don't spoil the kids viewing party. :?

CLMV · Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:44 pm

so I figure we need tix for

us 5, DD and kid, Rollins, Gweeds, cityblue, Ron, my two nephews

that makes 13 (Topher can't come, can he)

any others?

they should be people who can be relied on to be vocal

and we go for tix in the north end, over two rows, inc the end seats of the bay

this is for Feb 4 or thereabouts, at TD

TopherPlus · Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:08 pm

I can come to the home semi.

Also have another friend who is a member who wants to book tix with us.

I will need a few tix, as will my friend.

CLMV · Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:56 pm

TopherPlus wrote: I can come to the home semi.

Also have another friend who is a member who wants to book tix with us.

I will need a few tix, as will my friend.

how many?
if I can fit it into my (presumed) 20 I can just go ahead and book them all on Monday am if you all want me to do that

oterhwise, I'll need to get someone's name and number for the extras

Daydream · Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:03 pm

OK, iI've made my mind up. I see no reason to move from aisle 27, I like it ther and there are reasons tracing back to day 1 as to why I don't stand in the north or south end, and just cos it's a final doesn't change this.
I'm staying put in our area, booking back row seats in Aisle 27. Will also post something similar in the darkside, in case anyone else would like to join us.

Rollins · Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:16 pm

Hmm a OSS split.
Clm, can you get me an extra ticket please

CLMV · Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:07 am

CLMV wrote: so I figure we need tix for

us 5, DD and kid, Rollins, Gweeds, cityblue, Ron, my two nephews

that makes 13 (Topher can't come, can he)

any others?

they should be people who can be relied on to be vocal

and we go for tix in the north end, over two rows, inc the end seats of the bay

this is for Feb 4 or thereabouts, at TD

revised order
CLM clan - 7
Rollins - 2
Gweeds - 1
cityblue - 2
Topher - 2+

DD and Ron will make other arrangements.

CLMV · Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:12 am

DD

aisle 27 is listed as away supporters for this game

Daydream · Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:02 pm

OK, given Aisle 27 is Away supporters, i'm going back to Aisle 31, maybe a good opportunity to make some noise on the other side of the away fans, although I'm not confident I can lead it on my own. As i said before, the north end is going to be an unknown entity, there will be lots of people wanting to be amongst it, like you yourselves are talking about, and I imagine that is gunna piss off a lot of regulars at the home end, I'd rather not risk spoiling my finals experience gambling on an unknown entity, and as we all know there's a great view of the pitch from Aisle 31.

Might even sit down and watch!

CLMV · Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:06 pm

lol
DD if I am correct in reading the map
aisle 31 is gold

you might have to go for aisle 32-33

GweedsOSS · Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:22 pm

CLMV wrote: CLMV wrote: so I figure we need tix for

us 5, DD and kid, Rollins, Gweeds, cityblue, Ron, my two nephews

that makes 13 (Topher can't come, can he)

any others?

they should be people who can be relied on to be vocal

and we go for tix in the north end, over two rows, inc the end seats of the bay

this is for Feb 4 or thereabouts, at TD

revised order
CLM clan - 7
Rollins - 2
Gweeds - 1
cityblue - 2
Topher - 2+

DD and Ron will make other arrangements.

CLM, if you could buy the tickets for all of us it would be great! (reimbursment will be provided ASAP...of course! :) )

According to the latest information from the club:

How do you purchase tickets and how many are you allowed to buy?

Tickets for Telstra Dome can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.au, or by phoning 136 100 or by visiting a Ticketmaster outlet. For those members with an email address registered with the club we will send you an email containing a direct link to the ticketing website prior to the on-sales for both home and away fixtures. This email could be sent as late as the Sunday prior to the Monday on-sale.

To purchase tickets you will be require to provide the Barcode number from your membership card.

If booking via the web you will be required to enter your Barcode number into the password field of the relevant website once logged in as a Ticketmaster member. If booking via the phone please provide your Barcode number to the operator. To purchase via ticketing outlets you will be required to present your membership card.

Members are limited to purchasing 4 tickets per membership for both the home Semi Final and home Preliminary Final. If a group of members are wishing to book and sit together and the number of tickets in the group is over 4, it is recommended to use the phone option or visit an agency. Members will be required to quote all Barcode numbers from the group over the phone or present all membership cards at an outlet. Bookings over the internet will be limited to 4 tickets per transaction.

* Ticket limits for a home Grand Final will be limited to 2 per membership.

Members will be sold tickets on a next best available seat basis. There will be an option to request seating with the Melbourne Victory Supporter group at Telstra Dome.

CML, I will PM my barcode number on the Dark Side.

CLMV · Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:01 am

ok folks - it is done

Aisle 2
Rows Q, R, S
seats 1 - 6 in each row (ie really on aisle 3)

comprising
Gweeds 1
Rollins 2
cityblue 2
Topher 5
CLM 8

hope this is ok for you Topher - had to take a punt

I am hoping this spot puts us in the north terrace, but not too much totally in the thick of it.
If it turns out to be full of silent people who force us to sit down
forgive me
I did my best

the tix will be posted to me -
let me know if anyone has any ideas about handing them over
(coming to visit me is a possibility, or perhaps we are available to watch one of the other finals together somewhere - anyway, I'll let you know when they arrive

I originally had aisle 44, but I changed them

GweedsOSS · Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:19 am

Thanks heaps CML! It will be fine!

Those seats will put us somewhere in area 8 more towards area 7.

Perfect!

Also another thing. It looks that some of the 'north end' regulars will be near us because they could not get organised to be in the home end. This may be an opportunity to show how we can make some noise ;)