Originally Posted by
gnaget
You can check fixtures at espnfc.com for example.
You should be able to get tickets for Chelsea-Maribor, but it might be a rather one sided game. Tickets are GBP 35.
On the 21st there is a full program in the Championship (the second highest league). In London I see Charlton and Brentford. The latter is near the Thames on the flight path into LHR from the east and features advertising on the roof. (You also see Craven Cottage/ Fulham and sometimes Chelsea too). Brentford's ground is famous for having a pub in every corner of the stadium structure.
I have been to Charlton. Nice stadium.
I think you might get a flavor for real, old school football than the oligarch funded Chelsea playing against a hapless Slovenian outfit. There is also Watford playing at home, which is in the northern suburbs. They were a top team in the 1980s when Elton John funded them.
I agree with this. I think a Championship game would probably be more fun than Chelsea. I'd go to Charlton, interesting old ground and easy to get to. Watford is further away and the ground is quite a long walk from the station. I haven't been to Brentford but it is supposed to be a nice ground to go to.
Midweek rugby seems unlikely, at least at a decent level. University games are wednesday afternoons but they tend to be played in venues with very few facilities and the standard is variable to say the least.
You might also consider racing - horses, greyhounds, possibly cars of some kind.