Pete The Badge Q&A

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I saw him against Norwich getting his butty box going over by the stewards at the table outside the turnstiles. He was also there yesterday. Crying shame if he had to give it up due to the cost of travel etcetera. He's a character who's been there through the bad times, I sometimes wish the club would help out and treasure these people a bit more before they're gone forever.

I'm sure if someone set up a go fund me type thing Blues would.chip in to cover his travel.

 

[paulchapo]

I'm sure if someone set up a go fund me type thing Blues would.chip in to cover his travel.

He also told me he stays overnight in Blackpool after night games because there is no train home and a B+B is cheaper there than Manchester. The club has information on everyone, surely people like him that have been going for over fifty years they could help a little? I know they do reduced seasoncards at sixty five but some help for people like Pete the badge would go a long way. That's what supporters services should be doing.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Free season ticket for him?

i know there are supporters who have been just as committed and maybe more but not many put it on the line like he has over the years , copped tremendous stick, maybe some dicey situations, all for the love of the blues

 

[remember arthur mann]

Hope a bluemoon City insider will have a word.

 

[blue44]

He also told me he stays overnight in Blackpool after night games because there is no train home and a B+B is cheaper there than Manchester.

thats about 1 hour on the train to blackpool,plus the expense of getting there too
Does he know there is a cheap travelodge on the tramline going to ashton,tram stops right next to it( about 100yards ),
midweek it would be cheaper too

 

[paulchapo]

thats about 1 hour on the train to blackpool,plus the expense of getting there too
Does he know there is a cheap travelodge on the tramline going to ashton,tram stops right next to it( about 100yards ),
midweek it would be cheaper too

I don't know I only speak to him very occasionally if I see him and he's ameniable. He's getting on a bit in years and although I travelled with him a few times on the London trains it was years ago so I don't think he remembers me. Obviously you don't forget Pete lol.

 

[ancoats]

Derby Day April 2017...

our very own TY from AFTV

 

[berryblue]

I walked back with him a small part of the way. Apparently he may have to give his season ticket up as he travels from London at the expense is getting too much.

Been looking for weeks to see when Avanti trains will be offering advance tickets for the Chelsea game (A). Don't seem to be offering them unless you travel at 05:25 for £61.60 and then you don't arrive back in Manchester until midnight. Bring back Virgin Trains. Used to do London return for £33 with lots of train choices.

 

[cleavers]

Been looking for weeks to see when Avanti trains will be offering advance tickets for the Chelsea game (A). Don't seem to be offering them unless you travel at 05:25 for £61.60 and then you don't arrive back in Manchester until midnight. Bring back Virgin Trains. Used to do London return for £33 with lots of train choices.

I use(d) them for home games from MK, and I don't think it's Avanti that is the issue, I think it's more covid related, ie nobody used trains for months and months, and so they're trying to recoup the money they lost, they hadn't been doing it that long before covid, was it 12 moths ?

Avanti had good deals coming north pre covid, perhaps not quite as good as some of the virgin ones, and with virgin, if you had a season card you got an extra 25% off some trains.

I've not even looked this season so far, couldn't do Norwich, and didn't want to be saddled with a train full of that lot on Saturday either.

 

[simmo]

Been looking for weeks to see when Avanti trains will be offering advance tickets for the Chelsea game (A). Don't seem to be offering them unless you travel at 05:25 for £61.60 and then you don't arrive back in Manchester until midnight. Bring back Virgin Trains. Used to do London return for £33 with lots of train choices.

Have you tried Trainline ? Avanti didn’t have the timetable options but Trainline did. I booked a few weeks ago on the 7.55.