But hey, now with Sky showing even more matches we’ll get a load more Friday night, Monday night, Sunday night games.
Lucky this country has such an efficient transport system otherwise it’d be really difficult for many season ticket holders to get to these games.
Yeah a couple of times last season we had to turn around on the journey because of snow and ice in the borders - that would mean we’d be 50% of the way to getting punted by the club for life now.
We’re starting to get a bit of a battering on the East Lothian riviera - but nothing too spectacular just yet.
Trains are likely to get pulled pretty soon though and glad I’m not sat on the top deck of the 26 bus just now.
Though I’m continually grateful not to be on the 26.
Helsinki is my favourite city in the world. I love it so much we lived there for 7 years until Brexit decided we couldn’t stay.
But 6 nights is a long time as a tourist, it’s not a big place…head to Tallinn for a day or two at least in that time.
I gave up on the west coast main line train years ago.
Too many times I had kids sat in luggage racks, standing for hours or stranded at Preston, Lancaster, Lockerbie and the rest.
Driving from Edinburgh, the 1230 Saturday games are perfect for us. Early starts aren’t a problem with kids, late nights are.
It’s the Friday night, Sunday late and Monday night games that kill us.
Though the 6 of us do represent 0.1% of matchgoers.
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What still rankles for me is the wolves game the other week and the original Sunday evening kickoff for Bournemouth.
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