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Author Topic: Semi final travel options  (Read 14182 times)

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #30 on: April 12, 2015, 11:56:48 PM »
when i went in 1977 against everton
i hitch hiked it there with no ticket
in the greyhound at opening time (11am)
bunged the turnstile bloke 2 quid to get in
and jumped the train back

That was my first Wembley trip. It was a fucking awful match. The worst I'd seen there till I went with my Sunderland supporting mate to watch them lose to Swindon in the play off finals in (I think) 1989. That was terrible, too.


Offline Hookeysmith

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #31 on: April 13, 2015, 10:22:30 AM »
Have they reported that we have sold all our allocation yet?

Offline silhillvilla

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #32 on: April 13, 2015, 12:11:39 PM »
Last two visits I've left early to beat the traffic.
Yanited cup final left on 86 mins, sprint to car and away
Chelsea semi 0-3 awful game, left on 80 mins, back home before 630pm

Offline conman

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #33 on: April 13, 2015, 02:56:33 PM »
Last two visits I've left early to beat the traffic.
Yanited cup final left on 86 mins, sprint to car and away
Chelsea semi 0-3 awful game, left on 80 mins, back home before 630pm
do you leave every home match early too

Offline joe_c

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2015, 03:35:56 PM »
Last two visits I've left early to beat the traffic.
Yanited cup final left on 86 mins, sprint to car and away
Chelsea semi 0-3 awful game, left on 80 mins, back home before 630pm
do you leave every home match early too

Yay, we've not had a row about this subject for ages.

Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #35 on: April 13, 2015, 05:55:47 PM »

Offline AlexAlexCropley

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #36 on: April 13, 2015, 06:27:17 PM »

Offline mrastonvilla

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #37 on: April 13, 2015, 06:28:15 PM »
They could have got the bloody date right

Offline Witton Warrior

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #38 on: April 13, 2015, 08:18:37 PM »
Train advice from London Midland and Chiltern. http://thebirminghampress.com/2015/04/travel-advice-for-fa-cup-semi-final/
Booze ban? Miserable fuckers

Does that mean no drinking on the trains or an absolute ban?
Might need a stiffener while walking to a pub.


Online nodge

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #39 on: April 13, 2015, 08:58:48 PM »
The Curse of the Dry Train

Offline Hookeysmith

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #40 on: April 14, 2015, 09:02:28 AM »
8.30 train with no booze - are they mad  ;)

Offline steffo

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #41 on: April 14, 2015, 03:46:39 PM »
I was on the first train out of Snow Hill when we played Man U in the LC final a few years back. There was a ban then. The train stopped at Wembley and about 90% got off. I carried on to Marylebone - the amount of empty beer cans left was staggering. Pity the poor sods who had to clean the train after that. 

Offline Des Little

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #42 on: April 14, 2015, 10:41:31 PM »
Why are we the only set of fans to be 'awarded' dry train status?

Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #43 on: April 14, 2015, 10:46:07 PM »
Why are we the only set of fans to be 'awarded' dry train status?

We aren't.

Offline mattjpa

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Re: Semi final travel options
« Reply #44 on: April 15, 2015, 10:12:06 AM »
I have a bit of a Dilema and not sure the best way to overcome....4 of us are planning hoping to ge the train down on Sunday....the catch being one of us is only Landing in the country at 8.15 at international so best case scenario is being picked up at 8.30. We can then either peg it back to lichfield TV or get a train/taxi across to any of the birmingham stations. Do people think we will struggle to get to the ground/pubs leaving so late?

 


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