Last week's FCG meeting minutes

[UK Redsox]

The parking situation has deteriorated this year with many on street places gone with the development of the area to the bottom end of Aston Hall Rd.

Same goes for Aston Lane / Perry Barr. Lots of off road parking gone due to the development work.

I'm still getting into my normal car park, but am arriving even earlier than I did before.

[SoccerHQ]

They don't really have to do it for a loss, do they? Just employ ticket inspectors.

Ticket inspectors wouldn’t be able to move through those trains very easily!

Travel 2-3 times a week on Cross city line and can't honestly remember last time I had my ticket checked so yeah if it dosen't happen during relatively quiet times in midweek it isn't on a matchday with thousands getting on.

Cuts to staff aswell so really it's the bare minimum of having a driver and someone operating the doors in the middle carriage and that's it. If you don't have a ticket either hope for an empty barrier at New street or get one there.

[cdbearsfan]

They don't really have to do it for a loss, do they? Just employ ticket inspectors.

Ticket inspectors wouldn’t be able to move through those trains very easily!

They used to have inspectors at the platform who would check your ticket as you went up the stairs, I think. Given that the majority probably come from New Street, which has barriers, most should have paid on the way there anyway so not convinced of the argument that rail companies have to run football trains at a loss.

[Ad@m]

They don't really have to do it for a loss, do they? Just employ ticket inspectors.

Ticket inspectors wouldn’t be able to move through those trains very easily!

They used to have inspectors at the platform who would check your ticket as you went up the stairs, I think. Given that the majority probably come from New Street, which has barriers, most should have paid on the way there anyway so not convinced of the argument that rail companies have to run football trains at a loss.

If there was money in it, the train operators would happily put on extra trains, especially for night games where they've no doubt got trains sitting idle.

[London Villan]

You'd think on matchdays having a few thousand people wanting to catch trains would make it worthwhile, particularly with the traffic chaos created by the Council.

[Demitri_C]

You'd think on matchdays having a few thousand people wanting to catch trains would make it worthwhile, particularly with the traffic chaos created by the Council.

MKes you wonder why we bother paying road tax when we cant park anywhere

[Drummond]

You'd think on matchdays having a few thousand people wanting to catch trains would make it worthwhile, particularly with the traffic chaos created by the Council.

MKes you wonder why we bother paying road tax when we cant park anywhere

Eh? What's the connection?

[Clampy]

You'd think on matchdays having a few thousand people wanting to catch trains would make it worthwhile, particularly with the traffic chaos created by the Council.

MKes you wonder why we bother paying road tax when we cant park anywhere

Eh? What's the connection?

Besides, road tax no longer exists does it?

[AlexAlexCropley]

You'd think on matchdays having a few thousand people wanting to catch trains would make it worthwhile, particularly with the traffic chaos created by the Council.

MKes you wonder why we bother paying road tax when we cant park anywhere

Eh? What's the connection?

Besides, road tax no longer exists does it?

What was that I paid Dvla  last month?

[dave.woodhall]

You'd think on matchdays having a few thousand people wanting to catch trains would make it worthwhile, particularly with the traffic chaos created by the Council.

MKes you wonder why we bother paying road tax when we cant park anywhere

Eh? What's the connection?

Besides, road tax no longer exists does it?

What was that I paid Dvla  last month?

Road fund licence.

[AlexAlexCropley]

You'd think on matchdays having a few thousand people wanting to catch trains would make it worthwhile, particularly with the traffic chaos created by the Council.

MKes you wonder why we bother paying road tax when we cant park anywhere

Eh? What's the connection?

Besides, road tax no longer exists does it?

What was that I paid Dvla  last month?

Road fund licence.

Fund/tax. It's all semantics

[Ad@m]

You'd think on matchdays having a few thousand people wanting to catch trains would make it worthwhile, particularly with the traffic chaos created by the Council.

MKes you wonder why we bother paying road tax when we cant park anywhere

Eh? What's the connection?

Besides, road tax no longer exists does it?

What was that I paid Dvla  last month?

Road fund licence.

Fund/tax. It's all semantics

Whatever it's called, I'm not sure what it's got to do with being able to park.

[eamonn]

African Car Reverser no doubt involved somehow.