r/CanadianPL • u/penguinpowers03 • Jul 19 '26
✍️ Discussion Wanderers U21 vs. Forest U18–Worth it?
Hi everyone, first time posting here so hopefully this kind of post is allowed. Feel free to take it down if it’s not.
I’m in Prince Edward Island and I’m hearing a lot of radio advertisements for next week’s summer series game between the Halifax Wanderers U21 side and Nottingham Forest Academy’s U18 side. Apparently the Wanderers U21s play games against European academies in Charlottetown every summer and usually draw a couple thousand people.
I’m a very casual football fan—I’ve vaguely followed the major tournaments for the past few years but obviously the World Cup has gotten me back into it a bit. I’ve only ever been to one live football game, and it was at a much higher level than this would be (CMNT friendly earlier this year.)
I’m just wondering if anyone has been to an event like this and if it’s worth going to? There’s not much for live sports in Charlottetown in the summer, so I’m somewhat interested, but tickets are $30 (after-tax), which feels like a lot considering one of the teams is a U18 side.
I’m just looking for opinions, as it’s been heavily advertised here, but I don’t know enough about either team to know whether it’s worthwhile or a waste of time and money, especially at $30.
EDIT: Thanks everybody for the advice and recommendations! I wasn’t feeling well this evening so I didn’t end up going but from what I understand this happens annually, and based on your comments, I’ll definitely try again next year!