Spurs to play St Pats friendly (live on Setanta 1)

**Stiof** · 27/06/2007, 3:51 PM

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news...sfriendly.html

Anyone have any idea of prices, etc?
Cheers

**kdjaC** · 27/06/2007, 4:36 PM

PREMIERSHIP GLAMOUR TO COME TO INCHICORE
The good news continues for fans of Saint Patrick’s Athletic Football Club. Currently 2nd in the eircom League of Ireland, and with a new board of directors in place to oversee the dawn of a new era for the Inchicore side, it has been confirmed that English giants Tottenham Hotspur will travel to Richmond Park to take on the “Saints” on Thursday July 12th with a provisional kick-off time of 7.45pm.

Announcing the fixture Director of Football, Brian Kerr said:

“This will be a really good test for us half way through our season and given the quality of the current Spurs squad it should prove to be a very attractive fixture, not just for our fans but for all football people in Dublin. Johnny McDonnell and I are conscious of the need to test our squad against the best opposition possible in advance of the UEFA Cup which starts a week later on Thursday July 19th 2007. “

Commenting, Club Chairman, Garrett Kelleher said:

“We have done a certain amount of work on the facilities at Richmond Park and while, longer term, we intend to refurbish the whole stadium, we are better positioned now to host such an exciting fixture. The FAI has facilitated us by moving our home League fixture with Longford Town from Friday 13th to Sunday July 15th. We are grateful to them and to Longford for their co-operation.”

The match will see Kerr and his former assistant at international level, Chris Hughton, who is 1st team coach at Spurs, on opposite sides and will also see one of Kerr’s protégés at underage level, Robbie Keane, play a club game in Ireland for the first time since he was made captain of Ireland.

Hughton, and manager Martin Jol, helped guide Spurs to a fifth place finish in last season’s FA Premiership and saw his team narrowly beaten by the eventual winners, Sevilla, in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup, losing out 4-3 on aggregate.

Domestic fans are sure to come out in numbers to see the star-studded English visitors who include amongst their ranks the exciting trio of England internationals Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Jenas and Jermaine Defoe as well as the talented Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov who forged such an effective partnership with Keane last season.

Ticket prices range from €35 for the main stand to €20 for general ground admission. A limited amount of concession tickets will be available for all areas of the stadium strictly on a one for one basis. Tickets will be available from tomorrow (Thursday 28th June) from St Patrick’s Athletic at Richmond Park, 125 Emmet Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8. The ticket hotline number is (01) 454633

Barstoolers only afaik

At them prices it may well be

kdjac

**NeilMcD** · 27/06/2007, 4:47 PM

As a Bohs fan I will hopefully get along to see it and check up on Pats ahead of the game in October!!!! and check up on Robbie Keane.

**Supersaint** · 03/07/2007, 7:40 PM

sold out today.i wonder how many irish-spurs fans will be there.

**jorge** · 04/07/2007, 3:13 PM

Im suprise it sold out seen as the prices were a bit steep even still id say yous have made a fortune.

**Saint07** · 04/07/2007, 7:36 PM

said on the web page that if season ticket holders didn't take theirs there'd be more on sale in the morning. any ideas if there is any left?? A mate is lookin for some!

**Dodge** · 04/07/2007, 9:21 PM

best to call the club at 9 am tomorrow morning

**Fester** · 05/07/2007, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

best to call the club at 9 am tomorrow morning

Does not open until 9.30 am

**Dodge** · 05/07/2007, 10:28 AM

Sold out anyway

**WexDec** · 05/07/2007, 1:21 PM

Originally Posted by jorge

Im suprise it sold out seen as the prices were a bit steep even still id say yous have made a fortune.

Have to cover Robbie Keane's appearance fee though !

**WexDec** · 05/07/2007, 1:23 PM

If anybody hears of spares going myself and some mates are looking. 4 adults and 2 kids though looks like its just 20 and 35 anyway, anything would do. Cheers.

**sfc red** · 05/07/2007, 1:31 PM

Great bit of business by Pats.

**Dodge** · 07/07/2007, 10:25 PM

Live on Setanta 1

http://ie.setanta.com/portal/systemc...&dateadjust=5&

reder · 12/07/2007, 8:52 AM

Where is the best place to park here tonight. Bringing my nephew to watch the cockney's.

**Dodge** · 12/07/2007, 9:05 AM

You'd want to get their early. Anything after 6 and you could struggle if you don't know Inchicore. There's no car park so its all street parking. Depending on where you're coming from it might be an idea to park on graaten crecent which is about 5-10 minutes walk away but gives you easy access to the n4, n7 roads. Otherwise any of the side streets off Bulfin road, or around St michaels Church (right opposit ground) will do.

**WexDec** · 12/07/2007, 10:14 AM

Heading there this evening getting Luas into St. Stephen's Green and then seems to be options of 51B, 51C 78A buses or Luas (a highly integrated system) to Goldenbridge or Drimnagh. Now taking into account I don't know the area at all and am meeting a mate at the Hilton which route would anybody reckon is the easiest/quickest ? I'm thinking at least Luas isn't prone to traffic but how do I get from either stop to the ground/Hilton ?

**Dodge** · 12/07/2007, 10:24 AM

Get the 68, 69 or 79 bus as they stop right outside the Hilton (@ Kilmainham Gaol)

Goldenbridge is probably the best luas stop for Richmond. Cross the canal and veer left. its about a 3-5 minute walk away down a leafy avenue

The 51b, 51c and 78a all stop right outside the ground

**paul_oshea** · 13/07/2007, 8:50 AM

was there always a hilton there? i never remember one there.

anyhow is there highlights of this if it were shown on setanta? sounds like a good game from what i read.

**Dodge** · 13/07/2007, 8:55 AM

Hilton's only open a couple of months. Check it out on their website. Looks fairly posh

Decent enough game.

http://ie.setanta.com/portal/systemc...ction=channel1

Its on at 4pm today on Setanta 1

**paul_oshea** · 13/07/2007, 9:13 AM

Pre-Season Friendly - St Patrick's Athletic vs Tottenham
Another chance to catch Thursday's football action as the Irish side St Patrick's Athletic take on Tottenham Hotspur

why does it say on an irish listing "as the irish side".....and put spurs just normal. i know its on setanta uk as well but still....

will there be any highlights on the pats page as i dont think i will get to see this.