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[Albion] To the clown who delayed the train at home at Gatwick last night...
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Algernon
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Shorry
spongy
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I was on that one too.
Left Wembley at 19.30ish I think.
Walked in my front door at 23.50.
Never been to Wembley before, I had heard that queues were bad but when I saw Wembley Way after I literally said "****ING hell".
Not an easy place to get away from!
Didn't help that there was no Jubilee Line when I got to the front and had to go Metropolitan to Baker St to join the Jubilee.
Don't like London at the best of times.
If the KO had been a reasonable time (3pm) then fine but 16.30 with possible E.T and penalties is taking the proverbial IMO.
Left Wembley at 19.30ish I think.
Walked in my front door at 23.50.
Never been to Wembley before, I had heard that queues were bad but when I saw Wembley Way after I literally said "****ING hell".
Not an easy place to get away from!
Didn't help that there was no Jubilee Line when I got to the front and had to go Metropolitan to Baker St to join the Jubilee.
Don't like London at the best of times.
If the KO had been a reasonable time (3pm) then fine but 16.30 with possible E.T and penalties is taking the proverbial IMO.
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I think you're right on the kick-off time.
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
Got the coach home and it took three hours ... not too bad in the scheme of things.
Son tried his luck on the trains, and got home (to Seaford) six hours after the game ended, having paid a £65 taxi fare from Brighton because he was too late for any connecting trains. (He'd failed to board two trains at Clapham Junction because they were too crowded, and the third one was running late.)
4.30pm kick-offs on a Sunday are a pain in the arse.
Son tried his luck on the trains, and got home (to Seaford) six hours after the game ended, having paid a £65 taxi fare from Brighton because he was too late for any connecting trains. (He'd failed to board two trains at Clapham Junction because they were too crowded, and the third one was running late.)
4.30pm kick-offs on a Sunday are a pain in the arse.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
You have to wonder how MU fans coped….oh hang on Guildford’s not too far
Albion Robster
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That train journey back from LDN Victoria was horrifically slow.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
What did the clown do ?
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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Echo the point that 16.30 KO on a Sunday is an absolute pain in the arse. Unfortunately, 81,000 bothered to go yesterday. Until that number dwindles, no one who makes these decisions will care.
I'm equally annoyed that this Saturday is our last 15.00 KO which effectively makes it my sons last home game given we have a 300 miles round trip for each game. The Everton game being the particular icing on that cake.
I'm equally annoyed that this Saturday is our last 15.00 KO which effectively makes it my sons last home game given we have a 300 miles round trip for each game. The Everton game being the particular icing on that cake.
Deleted member 37369
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Probably kept tripping over his big feet!
ManxSeagull
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Not sure is the same train relating to this post. The one we were on (Victoria to Hastings) was very very slow, just before it got to Gatwick, two people by the door in our carriage collapsed (fainted maybe due to the heat and packed train). When we departed the train they were both being looked after by station staff.
Knightsworld
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That must have been the 21.02 from Victoria. We were also on it.
I was on this train, couldn’t see what was happening as I was sitting down further down the carriage, heard the commotion though.
The train wasn’t too bad until it reached Clapham Junction and then became overcrowded and very hot.
Southern fail and running only 8 coaches was stupid , also didn’t help that network rail had closed fast lines between Croydon and three bridges resulting in every train either fast or slow having to use the slow lines via redhill , nightmare when running late and then stuck behind an all stations stopping service . We were lucky and made the 20:46 to polegate (only 25 late) before the stupid barriers got drawn across at vic .
AmexRuislip
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There was a lot on the tube to Ruislip last night, normal I guess.
To be fair a lot of fans park out that way and tube in don’t they? Easier to get away and head north
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It was. Some lanky bloke absolutely leathered. Had to get off the train for fresh air. Then get back on again. And off again. And then back on again.
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
You're probably right, but none of these were dragging their knuckles on the ground or had that missing link chin and forehead look
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Our coach stopped for a brief break at Cobham services on the way home, which was teeming with MU followers.