Anybody ever hitched to an Albion game?

[eastlondonseagull]

With finances tight and cost of travelling + entry etc spiralling almost out of control, has anyone ever hitched to a match? Am quite tempted to try it next season. Trouble is getting there on time. Or at all

 

[Bobby's Gull]

Nope never have! Although my mate has hitch hiked to Amsterdam, if that helps?!

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Nope never have! Although my mate has hitch hiked to Amsterdam, if that helps?!

Not really

 

[Bobby's Gull]

Sorry!

 

[Gully]

Yes, to a game at the Goldstone from Storrington, didn't have a car or drive at the time, must have been just after I left school.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Sorry!

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Yes, to a game at the Goldstone from Storrington, didn't have a car or drive at the time, must have been just after I left school.

How long'd it take you?

 

[Bobby's Gull]

Why don't you find a friend who supports the Albion has a car and won't mind taking you to Albion games?! Sorted

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Why don't you find a friend who supports the Albion has a car and won't mind taking you to Albion games?! Sorted

True, just thought it might be kind of a challenge. In an imbecilic sort of way. Most of my Albion mates with cars live bloody miles away, that's the problem.

 

[Happy Seagull]

Not really

Unless we end up playing Ajax in Europe next season

 

[sams dad]

Back in 1971 I hitch-hiked to two away games- Port Vale and Mansfield.Left on Friday night in both cases and arrived in plenty of time.Well worth it too,with a 1-1 draw at Port Vale and a 3-0 win(Kit Napier got a hat-trick)at Mansfield.
Managed to get a lift back on the Supporters Club coach from Vale,but had to hitch back from Mansfield and didn't arrive back until Sunday Morning

 

[Gully]

...as far as I remember, and it was quite a few years ago, it didn't take much longer than if I had driven there myself, plus I was dropped off near the ground as well, closer than where I used to park the car in any case.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Back in 1971 I hitch-hiked to two away games- Port Vale and Mansfield.Left on Friday night in both cases and arrived in plenty of time.Well worth it too,with a 1-1 draw at Port Vale and a 3-0 win(Kit Napier got a hat-trick)at Mansfield.
Managed to get a lift back on the Supporters Club coach from Vale,but had to hitch back from Mansfield and didn't arrive back until Sunday Morning

Sounds like an adventure! Ever a bit worried you might not make kick-off?

 

[sams dad]

Sounds like an adventure! Ever a bit worried you might not make kick-off?

Was more worried about getting home after the Mansfield game when we(I was with a mate)got a lift down the M1 from a guy whose main topic of conversation was the best way to commit suicide!We bailed out as soon as we could.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

I used to hitch home from reserve games at Worthing, because I often missed the train. Sad but true!

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Was more worried about getting home after the Mansfield game when we(I was with a mate)got a lift down the M1 from a guy whose main topic of conversation was the best way to commit suicide!We bailed out as soon as we could.

 

[Gwylan]

Hitched to quite a few games when I was at uni - but I used to hitch down on a Friday and back on the Sunday, so that probably doesn't count.

Only time I hitched to an actual game was when our car broke down on the M1, on our way to the League Cup tie at Nottingham Forest. I got a lift from Jamie Baker, the then Argus writer, and hitched a lift back from the Varndean School coach.

 

[Peter Grummit]

When at Warwick uni, me and a mate (both albion) hitched from the A45 in Coventry to Highbury corner on the A1 in a lorry. Fortunately the Albion were playing at Arsenal. Score was 0-0 and we ended up catching the train back which cost about 50p less than a return! Good crack though. Probably 1982?

PG

 

[corrallt]

used to hitch to loads ( well quite a few) in the 70s when we were hippies, man. would leave on a Friday night, sleep in a service station on the M1 and reach the match on time. Getting home was often a pain, especially if we lost.
Once coming home from Villa got a lift from gatwick from a bloke in his pyjamas and barefeet. He also had a very high squeaky voice.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Once got a lift from gatwick from a bloke in his pyjamas and barefeet. He also had a very high squeaky voice.