[Albion] What crappy time & date will the Newcastle cup game be moved to? [Sun. 2nd March 1:45pm]

[Giraffe]

I did a day trip flight for the league game. BA from Heathrow, up early, back the airport quite quickly and back home. Worked really well with the direct link to the airport. Problem is you can't book it until you know the date and if you're not quick enough you'll miss out or prices will rocket. Will also only work if it's not later than 3pm kick off.

I don't think I'll bother with this regardless though.

 

[Commander]

Do we know it yet? When will we find out?

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Have you been to Selhurst Park? Absolutely ludicrous comment if so, nothing is anywhere near watching football through a letterbox in that shithole.

Many times. And thinking about it, it is shit. But Newcastle is a different type to shit.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Got Architects at the Concorde on Sunday so if I am to go, I'm hoping for Saturday.

 

[Richy_Seagull]

It’s 1:45pm Sunday, ITV.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

It’s 1:45pm Sunday

Source?..

 

[Happy Exile]

I actually quite like the away end at Newcastle

I like view and the sense it gives of the city

 

[timbha]

I like view and the sense it gives of the city

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That’s all very well but if you go all that way you want to see more than a corner of the pitch

 

[Is it PotG?]

My idea of fun is to watch players larger than a centimetre in height.
A view of Newcastle in the fog does not come close to compensating for the extended distance from the playing surface.
My opinion of course.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

My idea of fun is to watch players larger than a centimetre in height.

Imagine if that midget Palace keeper who's on loan to Exeter ever played at (the other) St James's Park?

You'd think they were down to ten men.

 

[the wanderbus]

Imagine if that midget Palace keeper who's on loan to Exeter ever played at (the other) St James's Park?

You'd think they were down to ten men.

There only one St James’s Park , Exeters ground is St James park.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

There only one St James’s Park , Exeters ground is St James park.

Definitely at least two.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Definitely at least two.

Definitely at least three

St James

St James' Park, Church Street, Upper Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5LW. St James' Park is located in Shirley between St James' Road, Winchester Road, Wordsworth Road and Church Street.

www.southampton.gov.uk

 

[dazzer6666]

It’s 1:45pm Sunday, ITV.

Hope so, that would mean an easy day trip by plane

 

[Skuller]

Hope so, that would mean an easy day trip by plane

I’m not criticising you, but I really think that internal flights in England should disappear in this day and age. At the same time, and to help it along, maybe someone should look long and hard at the price differential between train and plane and work out where the train money is going. And that applies internationally as well, where European trips via Eurostar are usually double (at least) the cost of a flight. I can’t believe it’s cheaper to keep a few tons of metal and people in the air compared to rolling them along on ball bearings.

 

[Napper]

Hope so, that would mean an easy day trip by plane

Am I missing something , quick scan on sky scanner

LHR 07:20AM latest flight that gets you there.

That's a 5:20am check in and 1.5 hrs to LHR. That's an alarm wake up of 3:30am

Getting back would need to be the (d) 20:15 Newcastle ( a 21:30) , getting back home 11:30pm ish

All for £300 + parking + petrol / taxi

 

[dazzer6666]

I’m not criticising you, but I really think that internal flights in England should disappear in this day and age. At the same time, and to help it along, maybe someone should look long and hard at the price differential between train and plane and work out where the train money is going. And that applies internationally as well, where European trips via Eurostar are usually double (at least) the cost of a flight. I can’t believe it’s cheaper to keep a few tons of metal and people in the air compared to rolling them along on ball bearings.

Don’t disagree entirely - if the alternative was good value and reliable in this case I’d happily do it……..but all factors taken into account that seems a way off. Current airfare is less than half the rail fare and the rail journey is approx 12 hours RT - flying will be around half that including getting to and from Heathrow.

When I stopped work my commute was costing over £50 a day for a trip of less than an hour each way.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Am I missing something , quick scan on sky scanner

LHR 07:20AM latest flight that gets you there.

That's a 5:20am check in and 1.5 hrs to LHR. That's an alarm wake up of 3:30am

Getting back would need to be the (d) 20:15 Newcastle ( a 21:30) , getting back home 11:30pm ish

All for £300 + parking + petrol / taxi

Add in the massive carbon footprint, for a football match.

 

[dazzer6666]

Am I missing something , quick scan on sky scanner

LHR 07:20AM latest flight that gets you there.

Thats a 5:20am check in and 1.5 hrs to LHR. Thats al alarm waker up of 3:30am

Getting back would need to be the (d) 20:15 Nwcstle ( a 21:30) , getting back home 11:30pm ish

All for £300

It’s less than an hour to LHR at that time of day (for me) and why would you check in 2 hours ahead of a domestic flight without luggage ? Price was £90 last night - perhaps there have been a number of tickets purchased by someone in the last few hours

Edit - they haven’t- it’s still £90 not £300

 

[Napper]

It’s less than an hour to LHR at that time of day (for me) and why would you check in 2 hours ahead of a domestic flight without luggage ? Price was £90 last night - perhaps there have been a number of tickets purchased by someone in the last few hours

Edit - they haven’t- it’s still £90 not £300

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fair one , can see that now