[Albion] Looking like a poor turnout at Newcastle

[portlock seagull]

Dogs birthday and it’s a special one so we’re taking her out in London. Will watch on MOTD though.

 

[World of Sport]

The last time I went to St.James's Park was 5th May 1979 ....heady days!!

Tomorrow I will make my return.

 

[Bodian]

There is no way that pie can be described as a highlight!

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Anything 'free' is a highlight nowadays. Anyway, I quite enjoyed mine!

 

[timco]

Working nights and can't book holiday due to others being on holiday already and I have packed my binoculars away which would be needed to see the pitch from where the away fans are located.

 

[m20gull]

There is no way that pie can be described as a highlight!

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It was certainly better than the football

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

The cost, rail replacement buses and the fact I’ve done Newcastle away twice already were my main factors.

We are not a club with a huge national fan base.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

I will be there and am looking forward to it though not expecting a result.

 

[Vicar!]

Utter unreliablity of rail services these days. Transport costs.
Just under four hours to go from Euston to Manchester the other week being a classic illustration.

 

[GOM]

I will be there and am looking forward to it though not expecting to see a result.

Me too (I have corrected your post, sorry)

Anyone know of a child friendly pub there to watch the lunchtime kick off ?

 

[French Seagull]

This is my first trip to Newcastle.

Last year over Xmas was unaffordable.

Championship year turned out to be my wedding day on August bank holiday weekend.

Mrs is a Newcastle fan so we're heading up Friday and coming back Monday to coincide with my 40th tomorrow.

And yes, she's in the home end and I'm in the away end with you lot.

I couldn't trust myself in the home end if we scored. I'd get my head kicked in or kicked out!

Enjoy - I hope you are both talking afterwards

 

[Taybha]

If the powers that be stopped pandering to Newcastle and forced them to implement the away fan pitchside rule they themselves enforced to every other club , then that may have had some effect on going to this one for me , i honestly struggled to see who had the ball we were so far up and away in the clouds , i'm not wasting my money on going to Newcastle for basically a night out .

Leaving your glasses in the car didn't help though did it

 

[spongy]

Enjoy - I hope you are both talking afterwards

To be perfectly honest I hope I'm the happy chatty one!

I've made a massive mistake though. We left at 4am this morning and was in the hotel bar at 10am. Sitting down having my pint I realised my match ticket is still on my fridge door in Burgess Hill

Phoned the club as soon as I realised and I'm now on the duplicate list to pick up another one tomorrow.

What an absolute ****.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

To be perfectly honest I hope I'm the happy chatty one!

I've made a massive mistake though. We left at 4am this morning and was in the hotel bar at 10am. Sitting down having my pint I realised my match ticket is still on my fridge door in Burgess Hill

Phoned the club as soon as I realised and I'm now on the duplicate list to pick up another one tomorrow.

What an absolute ****.

I've done that before. We were on the coach going to Derby. I rang the club who arranged for me to pick up a duplicate when we arrived.

 

[North East Seagull]

For a pre-match child friendly pub you could try The Goose on Percy Street. It's a big pub so you may even get a seat and it does cheap food. Away fan friendly and I've seen plenty of kids in there before. Short walk to SJP from there. Not a favourite of mine by any means but would do a job.

 

[swindonseagull]

For us personally, it's not always possible to go to games, due to my shift pattern that doesn't coincide with Albion's fixture list, especially at home.
My wife's treated us to the Wolves game, plus special parking on the M25 when returning.

see you on the 25!! as far as the M3

 

[AmexRuislip]

see you on the 25!! as far as the M3

Will do

 

[Westdene Wonder]

It’s looking like it going to be a poor turnout at Newcastle this weekend.
It looks like we have sold less than 1500 tickets for the game.
Is this down to the fact that Newcastle is just
too far away or is it the wrong time of the month.(financially)
Is our poor away form a factor.







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All three

 

[pottert]

Utter unreliablity of rail services these days. Transport costs.
Just under four hours to go from Euston to Manchester the other week being a classic illustration.

Yeah I must have been on the same train.
I hope you got the 50% refund you were entitled to for your journey between Euston & Manchester.


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[Bry Nylon]

[MENTION=31]El Presidente[/MENTION] in "Photo of huge hairy gash" shocker.

 

[Nottseagull]

Mrs is a Newcastle fan so we're heading up Friday and coming back Monday to coincide with my 40th tomorrow.

And yes, she's in the home end and I'm in the away end with you lot.

That reminds me of lyrics from 'Band of Gold' - "last night on our honeymoon, we stayed in separate rooms"