Whats the furthest you've travelled to a game that was called off?

[clippedgull]

Walsall, got to Heathrow area from Brighton before word came on the radio that the game had been postponed.

 

[blue'n'white]

Norwich away - was in the ground and watching the lads warm up when all the lights went off
Been to a fair few home ones that got called off too - there was our Friday evening pre Christmas game a few years back (can't remember who we were playing and a New Years Day one where it got rained off as well as Leicester city at the Goldstone one year. I also remember being in the pub prior to BHA v Cardiff and that got rained off too so we decided to go to the nearest game that was on - we were just about to leave to try to get to Aldershot when that got rained off too - so we got merrily pissed instead

 

[whitelion]

Walsall, got to Heathrow area from Brighton before word came on the radio that the game had been postponed.

Was that the one in 69/70?

If it was I had hitched to Birmingham on the Friday evening and slept in a shop doorway. Wasn't 'til I reached the ground in the morning that I found out it was off.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Bristol Rovers game too - but in the seventies. Unsure which season it was, but sure it was a night game too.


Just seen Gwylam's post......

got as far as didcot on the seagull special 77/78 missed the rearranged gamewon 4-0

 

[Return of the Rev]

Walsall, got to Heathrow area from Brighton before word came on the radio that the game had been postponed.

did you not go to hull city game?

 

[pasty]

there was our Friday evening pre Christmas game a few years back (can't remember who we were playing)

That's the one I was on about in my opening post. I have a vague recollection of it being against Gillingham?

 

[Gully]

From North London to Victoria to catch a train for a home game in about 87, think it might have been against Reading, there had been heavy snowfall and the game was postponed...there were signs on the departure boards to say the game was off.

 

[attila]

Weirdest one for me was Mansfield away - their ground had blown down! Robina was happy though, we ended up watching Northwich (not so happy though, they lost)
Macclesfield: ended up at Bolton v Saints I think. Walsall: just stayed in the pub Norwich. 'Mr Carrow is in the ground'. Bollocks to you, Mr. Carrow - put a shilling in the meter...There have been more. It's never anything other than a COMPLETE PISSER

 

[SEAGULLS TILL I DIE]

i got to leave at 4 as im driving up from slough and the traffic is awful apparently. also want to have a little look at falmer before the game as well.
anyone know what the latest time they can call the game off is?, or is it any time up untill kick off?

 

[clippedgull]

Was that the one in 69/70?

If it was I had hitched to Birmingham on the Friday evening and slept in a shop doorway. Wasn't 'til I reached the ground in the morning that I found out it was off.

No, was season before last!

did you not go to hull city game?

No. At least my memory banks are not telling me if I did!

 

[Dover]

Norwich, floodlight failure!

Ditto. "Mr Carrow to Gate 20 please!"

 

[pasty]

Off on a tangent, I think I should have used "farthest" in the thread title as opposed to "furthest"

 

[willingdon_seagull]

I remember going to Mansfield away circa 2000 and it got called off just as we got to Leicester on the train.

 

[Gritt23]

I've travelled down from North kent a couple of times for this Friday night pre-Xmas fixture only to have it called off.

Once I was sat with Easy10 in our pre-match pub, both blissfully unaware that the game had been called off. yes, the pub was quieter than we expected, but it's difficult to know exactly what to expect on a cold Friday night before Xmas. If it wasn't for a phone call while we sat there, we could well have walked all the way up to the ground before realising.

 

[Set of Tracksuits]

The aforementioned Halifax match.

Hadn't they let the egg chasers play on it the night before or something?

 

[chairman]

just driven up from cornwall yesterday for notts county game, may be doubtful with this snow, more importantly will i get back to cornwall tommorow

 

[Bwian]

York City, waterlogged pitch and got called off about 2pm if I recall correctly. Micky Adams was not pleased-nor were we.

 

[Bob!]

The Norwich game
Was also 'working in Castleton' when the Rochdale game was called off

 

[hola gus]

Halifax Town and Norwich

I went to both of these too. Halifax by car, Norwich by train. The Norwich game we went back to London spent all afternoon in the pubs and ended up getting raped in stringfellows (financially i mean!)

 

[wigman]

Norwich for me aswell.