Can't get a ticket for a Saints away game, well the solution is at hand, pop along to the Alexandra Pub in Southampton and enjoy more than just watching the game.
Last season it was more difficult to get a ticket for Saints away games then I have ever experienced in nearly four decades of watching Saints on the road, especially due to a large number of London games in the Premier League not to mention a few popular northern trips.
Well for those that find themselves unable to get a ticket or indeed even those that have ever been to an away game in their life there is an alternative.
The Alexandra Pub in Bellevue Road (just off London Road) will be hosting all Saints away games on the big screen along with some Ska & Soul classics spun by the aptly named Belllevue Boot Boys, with the proceedings starting at Noon for every away game (assuming of course a 3pm kick off) they promise Saints, Soul, Ska & a whole lot more.
There will be food available, a barbecue if weather permits and a host of other deals with kids welcome.
Of course the Alex aren't the first pub to get in on the act of showing Premier League games that aren't on Sky etc live, last season saw a number of pubs around the City get in on the act, but the Alex are perhaps the first to try and put on a party and big match atmosphere and combine the football with music and a lot lot more.
In Liverpool for instance where fans not only struggle to get tickets for away games, but are priced out of both home and away fixtures a whole culture has grown up around watching both Liverpool & Everton live, go into the City Centre on a Saturday afternoon and you willll find the pubs as lively as in an evening as people flock to watch their team play, Im sure this is the case in other Cities but Liverpool for one have developed it into more than just watching a game of football, they have worked at making it an afternoon out.
So if you like to watch football with the big match atmosphere then probably the Alex is the place for you and now you need never miss a Saints game even when you cant get a ticket.
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