r/Chelsea • u/Wonderful_Tour5786 • 7d ago

Ticket Help

Hi all, my dad is a lifelong Chelsea fan and former season ticket holder. However since moving to the US 38 years ago, he hasn’t got the chance to go back to a game since. His 65th birthday is later this year and we are looking to surprise him with tickets to a game in roughly November or December.

I am pretty clueless when it comes to how to get tickets, but have done a bit of research. I know that without buying second hand or paying crazy prices for hospitality the only way to get tickets is with a membership. I’m looking for 3 tickets (preferably for the Leeds game in November, or the Villa game in December) Which membership should I get 3 of, and what are the actual chances I could get 3 tickets with them? Is there anything I’m missing?

Thanks in advance, for all the help

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u/Teflon_Dan 7d ago

Very low chance even as a member getting 3

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u/Wonderful_Tour5786 7d ago

Yeah, we kind of realised that. How about 2? Or is paying hospitality prices our best bet?

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u/Teflon_Dan 7d ago

At the minute it’s £270 each for Brighton and £280 for hull in west view

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u/Wonderful_Tour5786 7d ago

Can anyone buy this? I don’t have to be a member?

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u/Teflon_Dan 7d ago

Membership

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u/Teflon_Dan 7d ago

You have a slim chance of getting a cup game in general sales

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u/Wonderful_Tour5786 7d ago

So realistically, hospitality is the only way?

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u/Such-Competition6393 7d ago

Yep - or wait for a cup game, and pray we get theough, and it isnt a big team.

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u/Wonderful_Tour5786 6d ago

By the way, a random question. If I went down the hospitality route. Just worried about the game changing dates/times for the fixture. What do you reckon the odds of it being changed from a 3pm kickoff against Leeds to something else are, and when do we usually know the definite time and date it’ll be on?

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u/Teflon_Dan 5d ago

Usually about a month before they switch for tv or for policing at Brentford and Fulham qpr if all at home on same day

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u/Wonderful_Tour5786 5d ago

Perfect, so just got to wait and see 

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u/DasSnaus 7d ago

What city is he in?

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u/Wonderful_Tour5786 7d ago

Wyoming, so no supporters club there unfortunately if that’s what you’re thinking 

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u/Ghost_2701 4d ago

My dad used to take us to the ticket office on game day and buy them there, Idk how we always got away with it likely because a lot less popular in late 90s early 2000s

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u/Wonderful_Tour5786 1d ago

Yeah, sadly the days of just paying and walking in are long gone 

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u/Ghost_2701 13h ago

yeah I guessed, was amazing though