OPPOSITION THE MANAGER Barak Bakhar played his entire career in Israel, and led Be'er Sheva to the title last season and an Israel Super Cup triumph. The 36 year-old took over from Elisha Levy, SQUAD OVERVIEW who has since gone on to manage the national team. Israeli forward Ben Sahar started his professional career at Chelsea alongside Southampton's Ryan Bertrand, but was restricted to three league appearances during THE STADIUM his time at Stamford Bridge. The striker went on to play for both Queens Park Rangers and The Jacob Turner stadium is named after Sheffield Wednesday on loan before enduring a the former mayor of the city. It has a tough time at Portsmouth where he wasn't capacity of 16,126 and is part of a sports given any competitive game time. complex which includes a multi-purpose 3,000-seater arena which comprises of Portuguese centre back Miguel Vítor spent the a training field and a swimming pool. 2010/11 season on loan at Leicester City from Benfica, and moved to Israel earlier this year. BARRY’S TIPS... 1. FLUIDS 2. DANCE 3. FOOTBALL You will be entering the stadium at Gate 9 – the complimentary buses will arrive near to this TRAVELLING point to drop off the visiting fans. Food and beverages are available to be TO THE STADIUM purchased using local currency (the New Israel SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB HAS Shekel or Shekel for short). ARRANGED FOR COMPLIMENTARY BUS TRAVEL FROM TEL AVIV TO THE STADIUM AND BACK There will be NO ALCOHOL on sale in AGAIN AFTER THE MATCH the stadium. There is no charge to Saints fans for this service Buses will collect fans from the Dolphinarium in Tel Aviv and take you directly to the stadium. You will be issued a ticket on the outward journey – please retain this for the return trip. Although tickets will have a seat number Buses collect from Dolphinarium: 15.30 printed on them, the seating is unallocated and Buses return to Dolphinarium: Post match. you are free to sit where you choose within the section allocated to Saints fans. The Dolphinarium is an abandoned nightclub situated on the beach near many of the popular Tickets will be distributed in two ways, places to eat and drink. It is one of the most although every fan needs to provide famous buildings in Tel Aviv. photographic ID (i.e passport) which must match the details we have on our system relating to the ticket purchase. Bus – those travelling on the complimentary Saints buses will be issued their tickets on production of ID matching their ticket purchase during the journey to the stadium. Stadium – those not travelling on the buses can collect their tickets at the stadium on production of ID matching their ticket purchase. Saints staff will be Available at two windows in the Be'er Sheva Box Office situated next to Gate 1. EATING & DRINKING TEL AVIV BE’ER SHEVA MOLLY BLOOMS IRISH PUB GIGGSI www.molly-blooms.com giggsi.co.il An ideal location, just a 20-minute walk from There is a Sports Bar and Restaurant in the Dolphinarium where the buses will be taking Be'er Sheva called Giggsi which is also you to the stadium. highly recommended. MIKE'S PLACE www.mikesplacebars.com A 15-minute walk from the Dolphinarium. Israel is a beautiful country with some amazing places to visit. Make sure you make the most of your trip by checking out the Israeli tourist board’s website for recommendations and advice... www.goisrael.com If you have any questions or concerns prior to your visit please do not hesitate to get in touch so we can help. Our Supporter Relations Team can be reached on 02380 711 980 or by email [email protected]. Members of the Supporter Relations Team will be travelling to Israel and will continue to be available by email, and also by phone on 07467 959 607. Please do feel free to contact us should you have any questions, concerns, or require support. BARRY SAYS... BE LOUD, BE PROUD... AS WE ARE THE SAINTS! BUT MOST OF ALL BE SAFE & ENJOY OUR EUROPEAN ADVENTURE!.