FA Cup Final | Crystal Palace (N) | Sat 17 May 4:30pm

[Axel Freed]

It’s a Cup final, the FA Cup final.
So many fans hacked off with this that and the other.
It’s a trip to London, 190 miles, on a Saturday, not the other side if the World FFS.
My Grandfather and his 3 sons hitch hiked around the country watching City in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.
Give your fuckin heads a wobble, stop bleating, get your arse in gear, my God we’ve become a bunch of pansies!!!!!

*stands and applauds

Well said sir

 

[Gingers Dad]

Even worse when most people will watch it on BBC, as they always do…

Who the fck would want to listen to Matterface and Dixon?

 

[inchy14]

For people driving, what time do you think you will set off now you know kick off?

6am.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Game goes to ET and pens, by the time the trophy lift has happened, if we win, it will be around 7.45 which leaves one possible train back to Manchester. Even losing in normal time means getting back to Euston for a choice of maybe three trains. Winning in normal time and staying for the trophy lift reduces the choice to two trains. Three o’clock kick off should be the norm as it always was and it should be the last game of the season.

 

[inchy14]

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Not gone unnoticed.

Could have been worse but pure greed to not have it at 3pm.

Simple solution would be to put a couple of later trains on now. Surely that can’t be that difficult.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Game goes to ET and pens, by the time the trophy lift has happened, if we win, it will be around 7.45 which leaves one possible train back to Manchester. Even losing in normal time means getting back to Euston for a choice of maybe three trains. Winning in normal time and staying for the trophy lift reduces the choice to two trains. Three o’clock kick off should be the norm as it always was and it should be the last game of the season.

This, of course, goes to show that we don’t have privatised railway, merely a subsidy giving system, lining peoples pockets!
If the railways were privatised, Avanti would be falling over themselves to put several trains on, on the 17th, as they’d make a pile of cash.
Like water, power, oil, gas, the post office, BT and BA, assets transferred to a few spivs, massive state subsidies to hide the recklessness and all with negligent benefit to the public.

The wider point though is why, in 2025, can you not get a train between London and Manchester after 2100 and why, even if you catch it, does it take 2hrs 40 minutes. Brilliant….

 

[johnnytapia]

Simple solution would be to put a couple of later trains on now. Surely that can’t be that difficult.

This is England. Nothing works.

 

[johnnytapia]

What’s stopping the club putting on 2/3 special trains?

 

[bennyboy]

Tickets go on sale on Tuesday so not long for the excuses of not going.lol.

 

[Gingers Dad]

What’s stopping the club putting on 2/3 special trains?

Someone put a football special on last year

 

[Snape]

And how much were tickets back then? How would they have felt if the time for that game wasn’t known until 2 weeks before, world was a different place then thank fuck and fans weren’t treated like shit and asked to pay a fortune for the pleasure

There were also football special trains for every match.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Im ok with that, went back from Wembley Central via Watford after the semi and had time for a pint.

We went in JJ Moons for a pint and still got back to Euston in time to stock up with refreshments for the train home

 

[Gingers Dad]

Who got the box park?

If it's ours do you have to prebook?

 

[johnnytapia]

Someone put a football special on last year

I contacted them last year and they said it was subject to getting enough numbers. Couldn’t take the risk.
Our travel partner isn’t worth a wank.
No flights to most euro aways. Not a fucking prayer they’d have the fucking gumption to organise a couple of trains. Wank

 

[Gingers Dad]

And how much were tickets back then? How would they have felt if the time for that game wasn’t known until 2 weeks before, world was a different place then thank fuck and fans weren’t treated like shit and asked to pay a fortune for the pleasure

Nothing has ever been done in the fans interest.

 

[journolud]

For people driving, what time do you think you will set off now you know kick off?

About 8 o clock, same as for the semi but that’s travelling from Macclesfield. Parking near Ruislip Manor, gave us plenty of time to get into the centre for food and drinks before the game

 

[Cobwebcat]

Doubt that will make much if a difference. The late kick off time will also put a lot off.

We will see. I think loads will wants to see Kevin one last time whatever time it kick off. It’s far from horrendous anyway.

 

[journolud]

*stands and applauds

Well said sir

Sit down and put your hands in your pockets. It’s no longer the 50s, 60s or 70s

 

[micky_blue]

I won’t have enough points to secure a ticket and would only go if I could also get my son one. Let’s hope I don’t see any rubbish comments that City couldn’t sell their allocation

 

[come-on-barney]

If it's ours do you have to prebook?

Yeah, have to book a ticket, but can’t find out who has it.