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Heroes & Villains => Tickets & Travel => Topic started by: UK Redsox on April 25, 2015, 01:45:19 PM
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since we're West again I expect that I'll go for Yellow Parking.
did anybody use one of the unofficial parking options near the stadium?
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An Arsenal season ticket holder told me of a great place to park - Sudbury Town Tube station and only £2 for the day. I parked there for the Semi and there were only about 20 cars in the whole car park. It takes roughly 10mins to walk to Wembley Central. So easy to get in and out of assuming you are coming in from
the West.
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I've got premier inn wembley booked for the Friday and Saturday, if I don't use the hotel I will definitely use the yellow car park even though it's £30.
I would like to get into that Hilton roof top bar this time if possible. Maybe difficult though as the team will be staying there again I guess
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if anyone knows of any independant travel going from halesowen area it would be greatly appreciated!
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Official parking website has us in Red car park and them in green .
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Official parking website has us in Red car park and them in green .
Looks like the Yellow is being kept for coaches and minibuses. Seems strange, seeing as well be taking 7000 less people.
I wonder where the 'football family' park. Do they have to choose a side and use their car park ?
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Is the Red car park just down the road from yellow ? I.e can still peel out towards Greenford , Sudbury and Northolt rather than the bottleneck hell of Hanger Lane and the North circular ?
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Is the Red car park just down the road from yellow ? I.e can still peel out towards Greenford , Sudbury and Northolt rather than the bottleneck hell of Hanger Lane and the North circular ?
Yep, it's that weird looking multi-storey in between the Mall and the stadium.
Head up Wembley Hill Road and you end up back by the school on East Lane.
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That multi storey could be an absolute mare to get out of ?
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That multi storey could be an absolute mare to get out of ?
Someone on here ended up in there for the semi and said that it was fine.
Either we'll be hanging around for the presentation/celebrations and won't care about being stuck in traffic or we'll be dashing out on full time, so it shouldn't be a problem.
I parked in the old multistory a few times and it was ok to get out.
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Ok cheers , can you head back up the road on exit past the yellow car park and out on the rat run to Northolt ?
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Lovely, I've had a £130 fine through from Brent Council for entering a zig zag box on the way home after the SF.
Wankers .
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Lovely, I've had a £130 fine through from Brent Council for entering a zig zag box on the way home after the SF.
Wankers .
*Mental image of Alexei Sayle in the Young Ones*
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Ok cheers , can you head back up the road on exit past the yellow car park and out on the rat run to Northolt ?
See my earlier post about Wembley Hill Road.
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if anyone knows of any independant travel going from halesowen area it would be greatly appreciated!
pm me
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Harrow on the Hill. £1.50 for 24 hours parking for the semi (although that was a Sunday), £3.80 w/ Oyster card on the tube to Wembley, 2 stops, 10 minutes.
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I've contested my £130 fine with Brent Council after the semi for entering a chequered box. I believe the box is illegal as the lines don't go right up to the kerb (legally they have to). Let's see if these wankers have the stomach for a fight.
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I've contested my £130 fine with Brent Council after the semi for entering a chequered box. I believe the box is illegal as the lines don't go right up to the kerb (legally they have to). Let's see if these wankers have the stomach for a fight.
Why are they wankers when you broke the law and a box junction is so clearly marked?
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I've contested my £130 fine with Brent Council after the semi for entering a chequered box. I believe the box is illegal as the lines don't go right up to the kerb (legally they have to). Let's see if these wankers have the stomach for a fight.
Why are they wankers when you broke the law and a box junction is so clearly marked?
Because it's an illegal box junction. Plus there were mitigating factors involving the vehicle in front of me.
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I've contested my £130 fine with Brent Council after the semi for entering a chequered box. I believe the box is illegal as the lines don't go right up to the kerb (legally they have to). Let's see if these wankers have the stomach for a fight.
Why are they wankers when you broke the law and a box junction is so clearly marked?
Because it's an illegal box junction. Plus there were mitigating factors involving the vehicle in front of me.
Which I'm sure you will explain to them but that doesn't alter the fact that nobody with any sense goes into a box junction in London if the exit isn't clear.
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Point is the exit was clear and I didn't actually stop, I was manoeuvring albeit slowly throughout the process.
It's all gone into a very long winded appeal.
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Point is the exit was clear and I didn't actually stop, I was manoeuvring albeit slowly throughout the process.
It's all gone into a very long winded appeal.
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i wouldnt pay it if i was you
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I've contested my £130 fine with Brent Council after the semi for entering a chequered box. I believe the box is illegal as the lines don't go right up to the kerb (legally they have to). Let's see if these wankers have the stomach for a fight.
Why are they wankers when you broke the law and a box junction is so clearly marked?
Because it's an illegal box junction. Plus there were mitigating factors involving the vehicle in front of me.
Which I'm sure you will explain to them but that doesn't alter the fact that nobody with any sense goes into a box junction in London if the exit isn't clear.
Factor on top, we've just beaten liverpool in a SF at Wembley, adrenalin is gone through the roof, the car is bouncing with villa fans and I think you are one heartless b*****d to side with the thieving Robdogs of Brent council ;)
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I've contested my £130 fine with Brent Council after the semi for entering a chequered box. I believe the box is illegal as the lines don't go right up to the kerb (legally they have to). Let's see if these wankers have the stomach for a fight.
Why are they wankers when you broke the law and a box junction is so clearly marked?
Because it's an illegal box junction. Plus there were mitigating factors involving the vehicle in front of me.
Which I'm sure you will explain to them but that doesn't alter the fact that nobody with any sense goes into a box junction in London if the exit isn't clear.
Factor on top, we've just beaten liverpool in a SF at Wembley, adrenalin is gone through the roof, the car is bouncing with villa fans and I think you are one heartless b*****d to side with the thieving Robdogs of Brent council ;)
I'm not siding with them, just wondering why you'd do something so bloody daft. Driving in London is full of money traps like that.
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Well it certainly wasn't intentional.
Anyway, fair warning to anyone else driving on 30th , beware the cameras etc.
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If your wheels were stationary at any time they got you
if you never stopped whether it be 1mph you will win
thats from personal experience anyway
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I was caught with a tiny bit of the back of my car overhanging a box junction in Putney a few years ago. No obstruction to any traffic coming the other way but still had to pay up. Fucking fuming still
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Official parking website has us in Red car park and them in green .
Oh great...we are in Green Car Park (Blue Badge Parking)
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So now the tickets have been sorted time to organise getting there.
For the semi final we got a Virgin train from new street. That's looking like £60 return this time, then a taxi back to Tamworth. Don't fancy driving so any other recommendations? I know the official coaches are £30 return but I assume you can't have a beer on there?
All help greatfully received.
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Just booked premier inn at Edgware. (for the Saturday). Plan on painting London Claret & Blue sunday with my boys, should we lose then at least they will have their first visit to the Smoke as a softener!
Boy this is turning into one expensive weekend!
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Think the official coaches have all sold out so you can scrub that one of the list of options. They also don't leave VP until 12pm so will most likely arrive after 2:00pm which is a bit late for my liking.
We went down on coach for the semi via another company but the stench of the toilet, sick under the seat in front and kids running around the coach on the way back whilst nursing a day time drinking hangover aren't pleasant memories...plus they'll be leaving at 8:15am which makes it an even longer day.
I'd like to find a sensible coach party that leaves between 10am - 11am.
How was getting back from Wembley using the train? Do you have to wait for ages to get the tube back to Euston?
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I was looking at the trains but conscious of the last Virgin one back being 9.45ish, factor in Extra time and you could have a few thoasand fans trying to catch the same train. Going with Goughy and Premier, leaving from my mates in Streetly at 8am.
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Just logged on and found out about the official coaches so searched online and found this lot http://www.biggreencoach.co.uk/events/aston-villa-to-wembley-stadium-coach-travel but never heard of them if im honest. The train worked out really well last time and it wasnt too bad waiting for the tube but we were booked on a the 20:50hrs back to Birmingham so there was no rush.
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Going with Goughy and Premier, leaving from my mates in Streetly at 8am.
Anymore detals on thid WV? My mate who im going with lives in Sutton so it may be an option.
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Going with Goughy and Premier, leaving from my mates in Streetly at 8am.
Anymore detals on thid WV? My mate who im going with lives in Sutton so it may be an option.
This is the phone number 07712 653356
Its run by Steve Gough he is a top top man, I have been all over Europe with England with him
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I heard the queues for trains out of Moor St were bad.
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Cheers spangley. Ill get hold of him and see what the crack is.
Not sure about Moor Street but we got the 8.30 ish out of New Street which was busy but we had seats booked so wasnt too bad
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I heard the queues for trains out of Moor St were bad.
Think theyll be a little better for the final. They start to run ealier & the game kicks off later will help .
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I booked game tickets online about mid day but wouldn't let me book coaches so I assumed sold out. As it was my preferred choice to train I rang for another 2 hrs and was successful For coach 33. She said too many were booking for general trip to London but now they have to see you have paid for match tickets first
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Megabus is £10 return, City centre to Victoria. Last coach back 23:45
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Megabus is £10 return, City centre to Victoria. Last coach back 23:45
Can't argue with that price
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Megabus is £10 return, City centre to Victoria. Last coach back 23:45
Can't argue with that price
It goes via St Ives
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Booked parking on a domestic drive through JustPark - £15 just off Wembley High Road and max 7 minute walk to the stadium! Bonus is that as I sorted tickets and parking my mate says he will drive. Top day whatever the result...
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In the end we've decided to drive to Uxbridge and stay over in cheap digs. Then on the tube there and back.
The train looks a bit expensive and tricky if it goes to extra time.
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National express from digbeth coach station to Wembley I booked mine last night 3adults 2kids worked out £53.70 (I had 25% off as traveled in semi final ) more the party booked cheaper it gets
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Has anyone bought train travel yet? National rail is telling me that they will run additional services from moor st to wembley and to check back nearer the date for times - sort of want to just book tickets for peace of mind and assume it'll be fine to use them for the altered services.
Anyone got any advice/tips for train travel? We drove to the semi but I'm aware there was massive queues at moor st
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I still haven't a clue how i'm getting there. That's how organised I am.
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I still haven't a clue how i'm getting there. That's how organised I am.
If you can get to Oxford Services, I can pick you up from there.
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I emailed CSP to see if there was any chance of using the Yellow Parking but they're sticking with it being buses only.
They'll be getting as stroppy email if I see any cars in there.
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Beware Chiltern on match day. They will be cheap but dry. I am going Friday lunchtime and heading back Sunday lunchtime. £7.50 each way between New Street and Euston.
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I emailed CSP to see if there was any chance of using the Yellow Parking but they're sticking with it being buses only.
They'll be getting as stroppy email if I see any cars in there.
I'm going to play dumb (not difficult) and drive directly to yellow flash my bit of paper and just go in there. If they boot me out I will go into that brutalistic multi storey otherwise known as red car park.
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I'm going to play dumb (not difficult) and drive directly to yellow flash my bit of paper and just go in there. If they boot me out I will go into that brutalistic multi storey otherwise known as red car park.
That's a good shout. I think that I'll do the same. If they turn me around I'll just head up to the Pompidou Multi-storey
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I'm going to play dumb (not difficult) and drive directly to yellow flash my bit of paper and just go in there. If they boot me out I will go into that brutalistic multi storey otherwise known as red car park.
That's a good shout. I think that I'll do the same. If they turn me around I'll just head up to the Pompidou Multi-storey
I don't think they even looked at my bit of paper for the SF .
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Re trains: went with Chiltern for the semi. Queue from hell at Moor St, took an hour and a half. Loads of people with booze - police advised everyone to drink them before reaching the front of the queue! (Or lose them). The amount of empty cans outside the station at 10am was incredible.
Trains are supposedly dry but while they check your bags, you don't get frisked. Therefore some drink did make it onboard.
Getting back on at bout 6.30 at Wembley was a doddle though.
However this time we've paid a bit more to go with Virgin, hopefully for a bit more comfort and less queuing. I would imagine Moor St should be better this time though as later KO should means people's journeys are more spread out. Less fans too obviously.
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Take the national express
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The queue at Moor Street was a pain for the semi, it was over an hour for us between arriving and departing, but I thought it was well managed and the trains themselves were not overcrowded, there was room for everybody to sit. We stopped in London for a few drinks afterwards and although the train was pretty busy, again there was room for everyone. I'd advise getting a ticket in advance though.
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The queue at Moor Street was a pain for the semi, it was over an hour for us between arriving and departing, but I thought it was well managed and the trains themselves were not overcrowded, there was room for everybody to sit. We stopped in London for a few drinks afterwards and although the train was pretty busy, again there was room for everyone. I'd advise getting a ticket in advance though.
Yeah I'll definitely get one in advance, just not sure whether to get it now or once the new timetable is up?
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Does anyone know what the parking provision will be at Villa Park for people taking the official coaches down? And if anyone travelled down this way for the Semi Final, what was the travel time to Wembley?
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Does anyone know what the parking provision will be at Villa Park for people taking the official coaches down? And if anyone travelled down this way for the Semi Final, what was the travel time to Wembley?
I do know that the Premier coaches were stuck on the car park for over 2 hours after the semi final.
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Cheers spangley. Ill get hold of him and see what the crack is.
Not sure about Moor Street but we got the 8.30 ish out of New Street which was busy but we had seats booked so wasnt too bad
Sorry mate, just saw this but see you have the details
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Does anyone know what the parking provision will be at Villa Park for people taking the official coaches down? And if anyone travelled down this way for the Semi Final, what was the travel time to Wembley?
I do know that the Premier coaches were stuck on the car park for over 2 hours after the semi final.
That's bizarre as we sailed out of the yellow car park like it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.
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For the semi, the queue at Moor St was a pain but journey pleasant enough...those who got on at later stations brought booze on with them - either no police at those stations or not as rigorous as Moor St.
We went for food and beer after the game and got train back about 8ish - no queues or problems at all.
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Does anyone know what the parking provision will be at Villa Park for people taking the official coaches down? And if anyone travelled down this way for the Semi Final, what was the travel time to Wembley?
Does anyone know what the parking provision will be at Villa Park for people taking the official coaches down? And if anyone travelled down this way for the Semi Final, what was the travel time to Wembley?
I do know that the Premier coaches were stuck on the car park for over 2 hours after the semi final.
That's bizarre as we sailed out of the yellow car park like it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.
I do know that the Premier coaches were stuck on the car park for over 2 hours after the semi final.
That's bizarre as we sailed out of the yellow car park like it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.
so did i ,,,,,on a premier coach
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For the semi, the queue at Moor St was a pain but journey pleasant enough...those who got on at later stations brought booze on with them - either no police at those stations or not as rigorous as Moor St.
We went for food and beer after the game and got train back about 8ish - no queues or problems at all.
we was on one of the first trains out of moor st for the semi final.
No ticket checks, no police, openly took a couple of cans on & plenty of seats available. Pleasent journey all the way to Wembley.
Think the biggest problem on the morning was people turning up without pre buying tickets .
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I agree - there were really 2 queues - One for people with tickets and another to buy tickets.
We were on the second train out and there were no booze checks at all - our train was far from dry !
We git one back at about 8.30 - again no problems and no problem with drinks - if you hadn't had enough by then !
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For the semi, the queue at Moor St was a pain but journey pleasant enough...those who got on at later stations brought booze on with them - either no police at those stations or not as rigorous as Moor St.
We went for food and beer after the game and got train back about 8ish - no queues or problems at all.
we was on one of the first trains out of moor st for the semi final.
No ticket checks, no police, openly took a couple of cans on & plenty of seats available. Pleasent journey all the way to Wembley.
Think the biggest problem on the morning was people turning up without pre buying tickets .
We left Moor St on the 8.55. Police were pretty heavy-handed over the booze thing...we didn't have any anyway, saving ourselves for The Green Man...police took loads off people as they got to the platform...wonder what happened to that then?
Couldn't believe that people were turning up at the station without tickets and just getting in the queue, waiting, which caused a bit of chaos early on until they started the two queues thing. Once we got moving it was ok. Mate got on at Solihull with carrier bag full of cans along with many others en route.
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On the virgin train it identifies last train (with Chiltern????) leaves Marylebone at 22.08. I am not sure but if you have a valid open virgin ticket you can jump on that??
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On the virgin train it identifies last train (with Chiltern????) leaves Marylebone at 22.08. I am not sure but if you have a valid open virgin ticket you can jump on that??
Yeah you can, I rang up Chiltern with the same question. They're going to put an amended timetable for the day up at some point tomorrow so I'd check the new times then.
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last virgin train from euston to birmingham new st
leaves london at 21.43
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On the virgin train it identifies last train (with Chiltern????) leaves Marylebone at 22.08. I am not sure but if you have a valid open virgin ticket you can jump on that??
Yeah you can, I rang up Chiltern with the same question. They're going to put an amended timetable for the day up at some point tomorrow so I'd check the new times then.
Lazy bastards Chiltern still haven't put it up yet.
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Anyone travelling from Tamworth might want to look at national express.
Twenty quid gets you there and back.
http://www.nationalexpress.com/wherewego/events/wembley-stadium/FA-Cup-Final.aspx
(http://www.nationalexpress.com/wherewego/events/wembley-stadium/FA-Cup-Final.aspx)
not many seats left though.
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I'm going with National Express from Lichfield - anybody else doing the same?
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All bar one Canary Wharf 10am full English and rum and coke oh yes
Now burnley is out the way it's full steam ahead for Wembley
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For the semi, the queue at Moor St was a pain but journey pleasant enough...those who got on at later stations brought booze on with them - either no police at those stations or not as rigorous as Moor St.
We went for food and beer after the game and got train back about 8ish - no queues or problems at all.
we was on one of the first trains out of moor st for the semi final.
No ticket checks, no police, openly took a couple of cans on & plenty of seats available. Pleasent journey all the way to Wembley.
Think the biggest problem on the morning was people turning up without pre buying tickets .
We left Moor St on the 8.55. Police were pretty heavy-handed over the booze thing...we didn't have any anyway, saving ourselves for The Green Man...police took loads off people as they got to the platform...wonder what happened to that then?
Couldn't believe that people were turning up at the station without tickets and just getting in the queue, waiting, which caused a bit of chaos early on until they started the two queues thing. Once we got moving it was ok. Mate got on at Solihull with carrier bag full of cans along with many others en route.
Going to swerve Moor Street this time. Queued for over two hours there and then queued again after the game (went for something to eat after so it was later on as well) and had to stand all the way back.
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London Midland have spoken:
http://thebirminghampress.com/2015/05/train-advice-for-cup-final/
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Staying in Whitechapel - any recommendations for somewhere to go for a decent breakfast round there?
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Or a decent cafe/pub around Marylebone for a reasonable priced Breakfast ?
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Or a decent cafe/pub around Marylebone for a reasonable priced Breakfast ?
I think there is a Weatherspoons nearby.
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Chiltern Railways have posted the timetable for the final (won't show in online systems until a few days before the game)
https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/sites/default/files/FA%20Cup%20Final%2030%20May.pdf
My plan will probably be to get the 10:53 from Moor street, getting in for 12:39. Last train back from the stadium station seems to be 23:01, which is reasonable.
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Or a decent cafe/pub around Marylebone for a reasonable priced Breakfast ?
There's a really good and cheap cafe on the corner right opposite the front entrance.
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The cafe is called ginos guys best brekkie around used it many times every morning
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Cheers both.
Will pop in there for a stomach liner Saturday morn then.
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The cafe is called ginos guys best brekkie around used it many times every morning
How many breakfasts do you have every morning?
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Or a decent cafe/pub around Marylebone for a reasonable priced Breakfast ?
There's a really good and cheap cafe on the corner right opposite the front entrance.
I'll second that and there's a ladbrokes next door to get some bets on.
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The sports bar on the right hand corner as you come out of the main entrance of the station does a good breakfast and it's open from 10am, but it isn't cheap.
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Or a decent cafe/pub around Marylebone for a reasonable priced Breakfast ?
I think there is a Weatherspoons nearby.
That's about a 10 minute walk. Next to Baker Street station (http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-metropolitan-bar)
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National rail finally showing the ammended timetable for the day on journey planner, bit easier than having to strain your eyes at the pdf.
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Despite them previously insisting that we were Red Car Park only. I've had an email from CSP that suggests that Villa cars can also use the Yellow car park. Therefore I'll be trying to talk my way into there.
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Despite them previously insisting that we were Red Car Park only. I've had an email from CSP that suggests that Villa cars can also use the Yellow car park. Therefore I'll be trying to talk my way into there.
I will be trying that manoeuvre too.
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Lost my Bastard appeal with Brent Council.
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dave will be pleased