Att: Australians - Liverpool at the MCG in July!

[jono]

Thanks guys for the advice.
We're moving to Kingston which is just a little south of Hobart so a quick flight might seem like the best option.
Bit wary of booking match tickets just yet as we're still waiting for the visa to come through and I don't want to be tempting fate :fingers crossed:

If your moving to Tassie to get away from the English weather I have some bad news for you!

[SB]

If your moving to Tassie to get away from the English weather I have some bad news for you!

[dom9]

Football in cricket ground? Are you guys taking binoculars with you?

[luke]

Oh yeah. I will be quick. Wouldn't miss it for the world. My mate & I are dreaming of going to Malaysia to see them as we'll. cost may play a part in that idea though.

Are we playing in Malaysia again?.

If we do, airasiax are pretty cheap to fly to Malaysia from Melbourne..no frills but if you book way in advance it's dirt cheap and hotels cost bobbins... I can sort tickets out for you if you do decide to come...Malaysian administration is not that hot and it's easier to pick them up than have them delivered.

[banditos]

If your moving to Tassie to get away from the English weather I have some bad news for you!

On second thoughts, I don't reckon there's any way this will sell out. Filling the G for a midweek game in the middle of winter. Forget it. 80k tops. Would love to be proven wrong though.

[jono]

On second thoughts, I don't reckon there's any way this will sell out. Filling the G for a midweek game in the middle of winter. Forget it. 80k tops. Would love to be proven wrong though.

The United game sold out in 15 minutes. If it goes ahead I'm not taking any chances, I'll make sure that I will be at home the moment tickets go on sale.

[banditos]

Football in cricket ground? Are you guys taking binoculars with you?

The guys in the nose bleed sections will definitely have too. It is a big downside to football matches at the MCG, but if you want large capacity you have to go there. The largest purpose built ground in town holds something like 24k only.

[banditos]

The United game sold out in 15 minutes. If it goes ahead I'm not taking any chances, I'll make sure that I will be at home the moment tickets go on sale.

Was that at the G?

[dom9]

The guys in the nose bleed sections will definitely have too. It is a big downside to football matches at the MCG, but if you want large capacity you have to go there. The largest purpose built ground in town holds something like 24k only.

The 'pitchside' seats wouldn't be much better. How could you see what's happening at the other end of pitch?

[SB]

Football in cricket ground? Are you guys taking binoculars with you?

Do a google search on the MCG & you'll see that it's a very steep 100k stadium. We regularly play the big international matches there

[SB]

Are we playing in Malaysia again?.

If we do, airasiax are pretty cheap to fly to Malaysia from Melbourne..no frills but if you book way in advance it's dirt cheap and hotels cost bobbins... I can sort tickets out for you if you do decide to come...Malaysian administration is not that hot and it's easier to pick them up than have them delivered.

Yeah a mate told me he'd heard that we were. I'll keep that in mind if its on & we decide to come over.

[dom9]

Yeah I know how it looks. I just can imagine a football pitch in the middle of a cricket pitch. Just seems so far away.

[banditos]

The 'pitchside' seats wouldn't be much better. How could you see what's happening at the other end of pitch?

Yep. Middle tier is probably the only spot where you could actually get a good view of the action. That's what you get in a city where AFL is the dominant code. Atmosphere should be pretty good though, with close to 100k reds fans who rarely get to see their team.

[jono]

Was that at the G?

Don't know, I think the game may be in Sydney, and if it is then it is at Homebush which holds 84,000. There are a lot of unhappy united fans, so it could've sold a lot more, on top of that the LFC game will be against Victory, who, apparently, have the biggest supporter base in the A-League. They estimate that the Victory will have at least 30K at the game, the United game is against an all star team, the only fans at the United game will be united fans.

[dom9]

Yep. Middle tier is probably the only spot where you could actually get a good view of the action. That's what you get in a city where AFL is the dominant code. Atmosphere should be pretty good though, with close to 100k reds fans who rarely get to see their team.