Are they the blue "coastal coaches" I see at every home game? They always seem to get away early. 3 coaches?I've carried on from Fleetwood-by-the-sea (second full season here) but, it's certainly a bind at this time of year with driving conditions and having to walk 1 1/2 miles to/from the ground and with limited parking spaces I end up arriving 2 hours or so prior to KO & obviously not able to drink with driving.
Neither myself or Mrs Moon work so she's happy to have some space when I'm out for hours and hours on match days.
I did consider the train but really can't be certain of getting home even if they're not on strike!! I noticed that with being in SS3 the Blackpool SC coaches are usually on their way while I'm on JMW so without being Mr unpopular that's not an option either.
As it stands I'm getting towards turfing it in, next season I intend doing just league games and using the exchange for quite a few games or maybe calling it a day all together.
Barring a few years due to work when games were always Saturdays I've has a SC since '71...it's all becoming a bit too much of a faff these days sadly.
Try doing what I do pal. I park at Navigation road(Altrincham/Timp) park n ride. Free parking. Jump on the tram and change at Cornbrook other wise you'll struggle getting on a tram in town to the match because they're all rammed. Only problem is coming back..its a bit of a cattle market free for all and if you don't mind chilling for an hour afterwards then it'll be fine. But night games could be a problem because you'd be getting home at silly o'clock.To be honest I do enjoy the drive and belting out some tunes in my car most of the time and like walking but not when it's pissing but, it may come to that at some stage.
Yeah either 2 & a minibus or 3. I usually pass at least a couple on the way home.Are they the blue "coastal coaches" I see at every home game? They always seem to get away early. 3 coaches?
I've carried on from Fleetwood-by-the-sea (second full season here) but, it's certainly a bind at this time of year with driving conditions and having to walk 1 1/2 miles to/from the ground and with limited parking spaces I end up arriving 2 hours or so prior to KO & obviously not able to drink with driving.
Neither myself or Mrs Moon work so she's happy to have some space when I'm out for hours and hours on match days.
I did consider the train but really can't be certain of getting home even if they're not on strike!! I noticed that with being in SS3 the Blackpool SC coaches are usually on their way while I'm on JMW so without being Mr unpopular that's not an option either.
As it stands I'm getting towards turfing it in, next season I intend doing just league games and using the exchange for quite a few games or maybe calling it a day all together.
Barring a few years due to work when games were always Saturdays I've has a SC since '71...it's all becoming a bit too much of a faff these days sadly.
Drive past that place on the way to Blackley. It's fucking massive that buildingI nearly jacked it around 1990 due to working most all Saturday nights (Daily Mirror, Hollinwood) Mostly still Saturday 3pm ko's, so straight home after the game, get changed, and in work for 6 pm and a 12 hour shift on the busiest printing night of the week. Like a zombie on Sunday. Was worse still if had been in Friday night too. But being 30 meant I could do it. No chance now :-)
Don't ask. Just get in and pay on the meter. It should be £6.35.Asked for a price of a taxi back to Piccadilly Station.
£20.Walked there in the end.
Correct - but if you spot a free private hire vehicle you can phone him and legally book it - I think.And if it's private hire it should be booked in advance, or is that no longer the case?
I think you have to phone the taxi firm's office, but I'm not sure the drivers were worried about that.Correct - but if you spot a free private hire vehicle you can phone him and legally book it - I think.
Strangely, traffic to/from the game was the best we have had in years. Don’t know whether it was time of match, opposition, f a cup audience??Salford Quays return tonight.
Great for once.
Coming back the queue was quick,let an Altrincham go by for an Eccles minutes later.
Must have been about only 15 minutes from queue to tram entry.
If only like that all of the time.Seat at Piccadilly as well.
Same crowd as always + i would imagine more Salford .Strangely, traffic to/from the game was the best we have had in years. Don’t know whether it was time of match, opposition, f a cup audience??
Strangely, traffic to/from the game was the best we have had in years. Don’t know whether it was time of match, opposition, f a cup audience??
Maybe because there were so many families and less single season card holdersStrangely, traffic to/from the game was the best we have had in years. Don’t know whether it was time of match, opposition, f a cup audience??
Kinell, has the penny finally dropped with TfGM/GMP do you think? Posters on here have only been suggesting this for the past decade!Merrill Street was closed off to traffic, so trams just sailed up the road.
The Etihad was full of locals on Saturday, both home ans away fans.Strangely, traffic to/from the game was the best we have had in years. Don’t know whether it was time of match, opposition, f a cup audience??
Said the exact same thing - Fantastic reception for Foden coming on .The Etihad was full of locals on Saturday, both home and away fans.
The Mets were a breeze after the game n’all.
I bet there 10,000 more locals in for that game than there at the recent Manchester derby in December. Maybe more.
There were shit loads of local kids with their Dads sat near me and quite clearly very few of the usual tourists who couldn’t have pointed to the Etihad on a map two decades ago. The kids went wild when Foden came on. You could noticeably hear their local accents.
Loads will have walked to the ground and back home on Saturday. Loads will have walked back to Town and dispersed from there. Loads will have had more than one in cars as they went as a family because they could afford it for once.
It was great to see all those fans of the future. A really nice vibe around the stadium as well.The Etihad was full of locals on Saturday, both home ans away fans.
The Mets were a breeze after the game n’all.
I bet there were 10,000 more locals in for that game than there at the recent Manchester derby in December. Maybe more.
There were shit loads of local kids with their Dads sat near me and quite clearly very few of the usual tourists who couldn’t have pointed to the Etihad on a map two decades ago. The kids went wild when Foden came on. You could noticeably hear their local accents.
Loads will have walked to the ground and back home on Saturday. Loads will have walked back to Town and dispersed from there. Those that did drive will have had more than one individual in cars as they went as a family because they could afford it for once, which will have meant fewer cars across the attendance.
I wish that was the sort of crowd that was at the Etihad every game.
And then, for the very next home game, it’s £48-62 FOR CHILDREN!It was great to see all those fans of the future. A really nice vibe around the stadium as well.
Just think what they’d charge if there wasn’t a cost of living crisis and people weren’t so skint……And then, for the very next home game, it’s £48-62 FOR CHILDREN!