Realy struggling with what's the best way to get to a game and actuley watching a full game over the last few years without it taking me 2 hours or risking life and limb of my 11 year old and myself in that matter to get public transport home.
Been going for 30 years and was happy walking to and from ardwick with a donner chips and curry back in the day , didn't seem so far, now live just outside hide and it's a mare getting to and from the games.
Iv tried a few diftent things over the last few month. I prefer to drive but have to leave early to avoide being stuck on the carpark for over a hour, then feel guilty when I see all the early leaver posts , and raged when rag m8s post pictures of our crowd on 85min
Iv tried ashburys station, cattle market and a bit of a hike for the 11 year old with me, and would'dnt want to do it in this kind of weather, with the one time I did this a bloke falling on to the tracks due to overcrowding, then getting on the wrong train when one eventually came,,
Used the tram to Ashton often but again have to leave early then when one comes the game has finished so over crowded, but lucky enough we at the front so can squeeze on to a over crowded singe unit, with big lads not seeing me little un and standing all over him both on platform and tram (not there fault he is 11 and small )
Thought I'd try a different approach Sunday , stay till the end , take our time , got to tram stop still packed to the rafters so decided not to attempt the tram that was there, with one old bloke cracking another coz he wouldn't let him in the tram, next tram came, platform rammed again and another single unit, squeezed in like cattle,,, fk me a van broke down in the tracks half way to Ashton..
I have a condition which is quite embarrassing where me ear leaks some very umplesrsent smelling stuff from time to time and more so when I'm stressed , so you can emagine the unpleasant smells and embarrassment for myself and those around me when this happens with 2 kids going owe what's that smell? it's like a old mans arse Never again for the metro , but want to stop having to leave early !!! Any suggestions considering the changes coming in next year with on street parking zones
Metro was a absolute joke on Sunday going to Ashton after the game.