A week or two ago I was considering buying two tickets for Sunday, but recent performances and the attitude of Marco Silva has resulted in me not wanting to waste any more time or money, On Sunday at Lords Middlesex are playing Surrey in one of the biggest games on the cricketing calendar outside of Yorkshire v Lancashire,
Anyway I went on the website and I've managed to get two tickets in the main grandstand, so decent seats,
Now here's the thing,I could only buy tickets for Fulham in the Riverside Stand and they were £105 each,
At Lords the tickets are £38 each !!!
Cricket is excellent value for money whereas a visit to Craven Cottage is very poor value for what you get.
Lords for me already sold my NUFC seats on ticket exchange
Good choice C Block.
My wife won tickets to something called the T20 Blast on Wednesday, looking forward to returning to the Oval for the first time since my only visit as a cub about 50 years ago!
Quote from: C Block on May 22, 2026, 03:25:20 PMA week or two ago I was considering buying two tickets for Sunday, but recent performances and the attitude of Marco Silva has resulted in me not wanting to waste any more time or money, On Sunday at Lords Middlesex are playing Surrey in one of the biggest games on the cricketing calendar outside of Yorkshire v Lancashire,
Anyway I went on the website and I've managed to get two tickets in the main grandstand, so decent seats,
Now here's the thing,I could only buy tickets for Fulham in the Riverside Stand and they were £105 each,
At Lords the tickets are £38 each !!!
Cricket is excellent value for money whereas a visit to Craven Cottage is very poor value for what you get.
The cricket, excellent value and weather expected to be very nice. Have a great time.
TRAITORS
::scarf::
Quote from: C Block on May 22, 2026, 03:25:20 PMA week or two ago I was considering buying two tickets for Sunday, but recent performances and the attitude of Marco Silva has resulted in me not wanting to waste any more time or money, On Sunday at Lords Middlesex are playing Surrey in one of the biggest games on the cricketing calendar outside of Yorkshire v Lancashire,
Anyway I went on the website and I've managed to get two tickets in the main grandstand, so decent seats,
Now here's the thing,I could only buy tickets for Fulham in the Riverside Stand and they were £105 each,
At Lords the tickets are £38 each !!!
Cricket is excellent value for money whereas a visit to Craven Cottage is very poor value for what you get.
And you get a day of cricket vs less than 2 hrs of football for that money.
And a good quality of toilet
Everyone is free to spend their time and money however they like.
Personally, I will be at Craven Cottage to watch the team for the last time this season. Even in a disappointing or bad year, I can't think of a better place than Craven Cottage to be when Fulham is playing - how affordable or possible that is, it's a different conversation.
Aren't we lucky to have choice. ::scarf::
Cricket Is as boring a paint drying
Quote from: RAY Rock on May 23, 2026, 02:26:22 AMCricket Is as boring a paint drying
It's a very emulsional game though.
Fulham fans :slap:
Last game of season to cheer the lads on,and they go to cricket instead.
Quote from: ron on May 23, 2026, 06:04:12 AMQuote from: RAY Rock on May 23, 2026, 02:26:22 AMCricket Is as boring a paint drying
It's a very emulsional game though.
It is important to understand the WAY that it dries. Therein lies the beauty of the sport.
Quote from: Twig on May 22, 2026, 09:39:40 PMQuote from: C Block on May 22, 2026, 03:25:20 PMA week or two ago I was considering buying two tickets for Sunday, but recent performances and the attitude of Marco Silva has resulted in me not wanting to waste any more time or money, On Sunday at Lords Middlesex are playing Surrey in one of the biggest games on the cricketing calendar outside of Yorkshire v Lancashire,
Anyway I went on the website and I've managed to get two tickets in the main grandstand, so decent seats,
Now here's the thing,I could only buy tickets for Fulham in the Riverside Stand and they were £105 each,
At Lords the tickets are £38 each !!!
Cricket is excellent value for money whereas a visit to Craven Cottage is very poor value for what you get.
And you get a day of cricket vs less than 2 hrs of football for that money.
You do on this occasion because after the men finish Middlesex women are playing Leicestershire (my team) women, so I'll hang around after the men's game to let the crowds get away and I'll watch some of the women's game
So all in all a full day's entertainment in Central London for £38, lovely jubbly.
I think you are better off going to Lourdes if you want to see Muniz score
Cricket is finished in my book. I was a fan when it was on BBC but I couldn't name a team anymore.In all honesty who has the time to sit and watch cricket all day?
I'm an ex-league cricketer and go to a lot of professional games. I will say that County cricket is excellent value, but international cricket is worse value than PL football by several orders of magnitude.
The grounds are certainly a lot nicer though, and it's more family friendly.
Quote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on May 23, 2026, 11:21:54 AMI'm an ex-league cricketer and go to a lot of professional games. I will say that County cricket is excellent value, but international cricket is worse value than PL football by several orders of magnitude.
The grounds are certainly a lot nicer though, and it's more family friendly.
When England beat India at Headingley on Day 5 last summer, I had two tickets in the Long Room for the princely sum of £10 each , I'd call that incredible value 😀
I was at Lord's last night so have no real desire to see what will probably be a non contest tomorrow - Middlesex are the worst team in T20 whereas Surrey will probably be fielding a team of internationals. No real desire to go to the Cottage to see a bunch of millionaires going through the motions either.
Quote from: RAY Rock on May 23, 2026, 02:26:22 AMCricket Is as boring a paint drying
So have Silva's tactics over the last 3 months
And another thing. The end of season lap of honour/appreciation takes place so long after the game these days. Always a great way to end the season but I'm not waiting around. Surely the post match press interviews can wait 10 minutes?
Quote from: Fulham Seaxe on May 23, 2026, 12:29:55 PMI was at Lord's last night so have no real desire to see what will probably be a non contest tomorrow - Middlesex are the worst team in T20 whereas Surrey will probably be fielding a team of internationals. No real desire to go to the Cottage to see a bunch of millionaires going through the motions either.
The beauty of cricket is that winning isn't the be all and end all, it never has been and never will be, when Brian Lara scored 405 against England all the England supporters stood and applauded,
If a Newcastle player scores tomorrow no Fulham supporter will stand and applaude,
Tomorrow at The Cottage is all about wanting your team to win, tomorrow at Lords is all about wanting to see good cricket being played.
Quote from: C Block on May 23, 2026, 01:20:48 PMQuote from: Fulham Seaxe on May 23, 2026, 12:29:55 PMI was at Lord's last night so have no real desire to see what will probably be a non contest tomorrow - Middlesex are the worst team in T20 whereas Surrey will probably be fielding a team of internationals. No real desire to go to the Cottage to see a bunch of millionaires going through the motions either.
The beauty of cricket is that winning isn't the be all and end all, it never has been and never will be, when Brian Lara scored 405 against England all the England supporters stood and applauded,
If a Newcastle player scores tomorrow no Fulham supporter will stand and applaude,
Tomorrow at The Cottage is all about wanting your team to win, tomorrow at Lords is all about wanting to see good cricket being played.
As a Middlesex supporter, I want to see my team win whenever possible. But of course, you appreciate and applaud good play by your opponents.
Quote from: KJS on May 23, 2026, 12:37:52 PMQuote from: RAY Rock on May 23, 2026, 02:26:22 AMCricket Is as boring a paint drying
So have Silva's tactics over the last 3 months
And his paint only has one shade of silva.
Quote from: C Block on May 23, 2026, 12:23:47 PMQuote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on May 23, 2026, 11:21:54 AMI'm an ex-league cricketer and go to a lot of professional games. I will say that County cricket is excellent value, but international cricket is worse value than PL football by several orders of magnitude.
The grounds are certainly a lot nicer though, and it's more family friendly.
When England beat India at Headingley on Day 5 last summer, I had two tickets in the Long Room for the princely sum of £10 each , I'd call that incredible value 😀
Well day 5 is always basically free, and with good reason these days.
After the match tomorrow, I've got a feeling most people will wish they'd gone to the cricket. The skunks have hit form and we've, well, gone to dogdirt! A manager who doesn't know if he wants to stay or go in a dead rubber match. Hopefully we'll thump them, but I'd guess that's probably only about a 5 percent chance!