Huge queues at West Ham yesterday.

[Withdean Wanderer]

Is eveybody back safely?...

Anyone have troubles negotiating that complicated tube system?...

Was a piece of piss after all that

 

[southstandandy]

Car was the best option - left at 12.00 parked and in the ground at 2.15pm.

Left West Ham at 5.20 and back in Shoreham at 7pm. Plenty of time to go and have a few pints down the local.

 

[Goodfella]

I managed to get the 6.05 back to Brighton, was in my front door at 7.15

 

[Skint Gull]

We got there not long after 6 and got the 6.36 fast train back to Brighton.

That's not bad then, about the same time as me so looks like i didn't save as long as i'd hoped. Although I'm still glad I didn't wait, i'm far too impatient for a queue like that!

 

[Statto]

We walked to plaistow and it only took 10-15 Mins. There wasnt even a que. the platform was bloody packed though and so was the train, you could hardly breath.

 

[Bert365]

We parked up at upminster and got the tube to upton park left at about 1130 from worthing got the stadium about 2 stop breakfast for 30mins aswell.

Didnt get back till 745 que was crazy at upton park took nearly a hour and half to get back to upminster

I hope falmer isnt going to be like that with the trains

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Did anyone go to Pevensey and Westham station by mistake?

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

I managed to get the 6.05 back to Brighton, was in my front door at 7.15

Got in my door at 7.30, then had the nicest curry I've had for ages. How was the chinese? Just managed to get a seat on the 6.17.

To be fair the queue moves pretty quick once you're in it, usually Plaistow is the best bet, but we got to the station early so about 10 minutes if that. The way they do it is the quickest and easiest way, if they moved the queue onto the main road it would be carnage.

 

[Goodfella]

Got in my door at 7.30, then had the nicest curry I've had for ages. How was the chinese? Just managed to get a seat on the 6.17.

To be fair the queue moves pretty quick once you're in it, usually Plaistow is the best bet, but we got to the station early so about 10 minutes if that. The way they do it is the quickest and easiest way, if they moved the queue onto the main road it would be carnage.

Chinese was nice thanks stu, but fell asleep about 9pm.

 

[dougdeep]

I was back in Seaford by 7:45. The queues at Upton Park move pretty quickly.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

We parked up at upminster and got the tube to upton park left at about 1130 from worthing got the stadium about 2 stop breakfast for 30mins aswell.

Didnt get back till 745 que was crazy at upton park took nearly a hour and half to get back to upminster

I hope falmer isnt going to be like that with the trains

Small detail, but there won't be 33000 people at Falmer.

 

[Goodfella]

I was back in Seaford by 7:45. The queues at Upton Park move pretty quickly.

Yeah wasn't too bad at all, even though i had bloody wet feet, managed to step in every single puddle i think.

 

[dougdeep]

I've never seen so many puddles as there are around there. You need waders for some of them.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Chinese was nice thanks stu, but fell asleep about 9pm.

Just got my second wind about then Just about ready for an early night, but no

 

[goldstone]

Drove to Dagenham Heathway station and parked there. Just off the A13 and five stops from Upton Park. £2.50 to park. Walked to East Ham station on the way back (about 30 mins). No queues there. Back in Mid Sussex by 6.45.

What a dump that whole area around Upton Park is. Can't imagine that some poor sods live there and have to put up with it every day. Makes you appreciate how great Sussex by the Sea is!!

 

[Goodfella]

Now why aren't i surprised.

 

[Lander]

We walked to plaistow and it only took 10-15 Mins. There wasnt even a que. the platform was bloody packed though and so was the train, you could hardly breath.

What time did you board that then mate?

 

[John Boy]

What time did you board that then mate?

Think we were on board at 5.30, back to Victoria in time for the 2nd half of the Liverpool match.

Caught the 20.36 back to Brighton

 

[Lander]

Just before i got there then lol

Got on at around 6, got to viccy at about half 6 got Burger king and buggered off home on the 19:06

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Just as a matter of interest, what was the latest time anyone boarded a tube from Upton Park? Queue was crazy so we took a chance a followed some Hammers walking to the next station, reckon we must have saved at least an hour!

I walked down the Barking Road, got the 473 to North Woolwich, then got the ferry home