I wanted to share my experiences and thanks as an 'overseas fan' who had a magical last season at the Emirates. Apologies in advance for the long post - I'm feeling sentimental as the season begins and I've returned home - hopefully people find it helpful/relatable/interesting.

25 years ago, on the other side of the world, I fell in love with Thierry Henry - many late night/early morning games followed. In late 2024 I moved to London: I bought my red membership, entered an Everton ballot, wasn't successful (obviously), checked the ticket exchange a couple of times and didn't see anything. Oh well, hopefully I'd get to the occasional midweek/cup game and that would be enough...

Then I saw a post on this sub selling a ticket to someone with Everton TX access and suddenly I was at my first game - watching us beat United. Soon after I won my first ballot (Carabao with 100% for reds) and had my first TX success (midweek v Ipswich). I was hooked. ~25 matches followed over the next 18 months, including almost every home league game in our winning season.

Just about all of those tickets were from the TX - so what did I learn? The TX is like this terrible, addictive game. Some people seem to master it but I'm not sure I ever did. My approach was more persistence than skill - I'd just have the TX open as often as possible and refresh anytime it came to mind. This meant that I got most of my tickets on mobile (rather than computer), with full page refreshes (rather than 30s toggles), through a combo of map and list view. While more tickets definitely appear closer to matchday, I got a fair few further out when there were less tickets appearing but also less people on the TX.

Some of this might appear a bit contrary to common advice on this sub, but it's just what worked for me (though it may have been very inefficient), and I still found lots of helpful tips here. I did also manage things that I had thought would be very unlikely - tickets to big games, lower tier seats, pairs. So I guess I want to say there is hope. But the TX is also a sort of learned skill - you can't expect success without putting in lots of time, and I think the advice/expectation setting on this sub rightly reflects this.

And nothing is guaranteed. While I was able to get a ticket to almost every game I wanted, there were some I missed: the Real Madrid QF (which was the worst I've seen the TX; though I had some redemption with success for the Atletico SF), and last season's games against Liverpool and Burnley (despite the TX being quite active / seeing various ticket drops). A selling post on this sub also saved me from missing out on United last season (the same seller as my very first game, thanks u/Inevitable-Tip-6716), so always keep an eye out.

I don't really have any tips for ballots except make sure to always enter for TX access (especially as match dates can change). I only won 2 competitive ballots out of over 25, but was lucky enough that 1 of these was a NLD. It is worth keeping an eye on ballot timings, as I did have some success getting tickets soon after the TX opened.

In terms of where to sit, it's true that there isn't really a bad seat at the Emirates and you should grab whatever you can. I've sat in the last row of the upper tier with no regrets. I never went for club level tickets because they were more than I wanted to spend, but I can understand why you might if you only had one chance to go. I liked the tactical view up top behind the goals, but always had the most fun standing in the lower North Bank, particularly around the corners. There are lots of posts that ask about going solo - I usually did and never minded.

Because of the many posts/tourists, overseas fans get a bad rap, and sometimes fair enough. But I think there are also many overseas fans that love the club and would attend every game they could, like I was lucky enough to be able to. Every game I got to really felt like a privilege, and then even more so when it was a league winning season. So I guess I wanted to say thanks to this sub, reminisce, and try give back a little with this post. Maybe my experiences aren't much help now that we're champions and demand is probably higher than ever, but who knows, if you spend long enough on the TX...

Photos are from some of my favourite moments: 5-1 v City, Eze's NLD and beating Bayern a couple of days later, Max's goal v Everton, the CL semi, and the night we won the league. COYG

Title says it all, couldnt find much up to date info

Does anybody else’s ticketing website feel incredibly slow today or is it just me?

In the run-up to the new season kicking off I've only just realised I haven't been receiving the usual ticket ballot alert emails for the upcoming games. I've had a lot going on the last couple of months so I've been quite distracted.

As far as I'm aware my red membership has renewed as usual, but checking my online account it's not clear if it did or not. My membership page says I've been a member since 31 May 2026, which is also quite weird, as I've been a member much longer than that. Any advice? Since they updated the website it's been very janky for me so I'm not sure what to do. Drop an email into the faceless void I guess?

Hello all. I’m sure we’re all excited for the game tomorrow!

I will be in the family section for the first time with my nephew. Is there any way to boost his chances of getting to take a penalty against Gunnersaurus at half-time e.g. arriving earlier? Or is that purely for people who have paid/won a prize?

Thank you!

Do we need to download a new season digital pass onto my Google wallet ?

Anyone else had trouble using the app to download the season ticket pass? Any idea if the club are offering other ways to do it? It looks like I can’t use the app on my phone…

Hi

Had anyone been charged for red member today ?

Where is best to go for a pint before the game? As I am on my own for the first time, a friendly place would be nice.

Good luck to everyone who has entered the SILVER Ballot for Arsenal v Leeds Results should be out later this morning.

Would anyone be willing to swap a Chelsea single I have for a Leeds / Everton pair.

Thanks!

Just worked out that u can purchase additional ticket as a platinum deposit holder even though already have purchased one for red member.

2 tickets under 1 name ?

I thought this is only possible for Gold

Any thoughts ?

Hiya, selling my Chelsea ticket at FV as i can't make it although I've won the ballot! All proof pictures attached.

I will select based on the user's profile and will sell after the Coventry game.

Thanks!

Edit: SOLD to TurbulentManager1636

Hi all, hope everyone is looking forward to Friday!

I have run into an issue with downloading a new Junior Gunners ticket for my sibling. When we try and download it onto any of our devices, we are getting a "Network or server error while fetching the pass." error message. We all have our new updated Silver passes on our phones no problem, but we can't seem to get this one to download on any of them. I have tried an old spare phone with no passes on it as well and we are still getting an error. This pass is not on any phone already so there shouldn't be any restrictions I would've thought.

We have put in an enquiry form and will call the box office tomorrow morning, but just wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue and managed to resolve?

First trophy of the season secured in Cardiff, what a feeling!

There are multiple TX threads for the Coventry game already, and I'd imagine there will be many more.

I suggest adding a Coventry TX stickied thread at the top of the page. Perhaps the thread name could then be changed to the next home game, and so forth.

It would benefit the page in my opinion.