The Final

[Carlos]

We are going to Wealdstone first. Last time our coach parked at Wembley, got back exactly same time. But no paying £10 to get into a pub.

[Biggish Dave]

I find it amazing clubs like Oxford who get poor home support and travel in small numbers still manage to pull people from all over out for a final. 

What do these southern types do every other saturday? There surely aren't that many coffee shops in Bicester Outlet Mall

[gonzo]

2 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

I find it amazing clubs like Oxford who get poor home support and travel in small numbers still manage to pull people from all over out for a final. 

What do these southern types do every other saturday? There surely aren't that many coffee shops in Bicester Outlet Mall

They're on 25k now. Madness 

[Duck Egg]

4 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

I find it amazing clubs like Oxford who get poor home support and travel in small numbers still manage to pull people from all over out for a final. 

What do these southern types do every other saturday? There surely aren't that many coffee shops in Bicester Outlet Mall

I remember thinking that about Reading in 95. All my football watching life at that time, bar a couple of years, they'd been a 3rd or 4th division side with crowds between 3 & 7 thousand. Come Wembley, they outsold us.  

[RUREADY2ROLL]

7 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

I find it amazing clubs like Oxford who get poor home support and travel in small numbers still manage to pull people from all over out for a final. 

What do these southern types do every other saturday? There surely aren't that many coffee shops in Bicester Outlet Mall

We put a charity football match on at our ground on the same day - that’s madness

[SatanGreavsie]

7 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

I remember thinking that about Reading in 95. All my football watching life at that time, bar a couple of years, they'd been a 3rd or 4th division side with crowds between 3 & 7 thousand. Come Wembley, they outsold us.  

Got the impression that half of them were Chelsea fans in their day jobs.

[Casino]

15 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

I find it amazing clubs like Oxford who get poor home support and travel in small numbers still manage to pull people from all over out for a final. 

What do these southern types do every other saturday? There surely aren't that many coffee shops in Bicester Outlet Mall

theyre probs pub chelsea fans rest of the year

[kent_white]

They'll take more than us. It's just down the road for a start. Plus there's the novelty factor as I doubt they've played there very often. Plus I think they've probably more disposable income. 

[Sweep]

21 minutes ago, gonzo said:

They're on 25k now. Madness 

it is, I said as soon as the qualified, they'll outnumber us on the day. A bloke I work with, live in Thame, which is pretty near to Oxford. This Saturday, he reckons there are 30 or so of them going from the local boozer, and none of them ever go to "normal" league and cup games

[Lostock Whites]

After last year against Plymouth it won't worry me the slightest if Oxford gets a couple thousand more than us.

30,000 Wanderers fans will be 2x as loud as say 35,000 Oxford.

We get 20k week in week out, them 8,000. They will have a much larger amount of families coming out for the day than us.

Regardless of this it looks we are selling very well and still sold more than them as it stands, we're only a couple blocks away from last year's end line.

[Sweep]

7 minutes ago, kent_white said:

They'll take more than us. It's just down the road for a start. Plus there's the novelty factor as I doubt they've played there very often. Plus I think they've probably more disposable income. 

This will be their 4th visit in 8 years, which isn't bad really, considering they're usually just a bit shit.

 

Edit: They've lost the previous 3 visits 

Edited May 13, 2024 by Sweep

[Sweep]

3 minutes ago, Lostock Whites said:

After last year against Plymouth it won't worry me the slightest if Oxford gets a couple thousand more than us.

 

correct, I think only attendance nonces really give a fuck about if we're out numbered by a few thousand or so

[TrickyTrotter]

26k

https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/ticket-update-over-26000-sold-play-final

 

[Biggish Dave]

Decent is that - anything over 25k I would have said is pretty good going 

[L/H White]

brilliant effort witch such short notice 

will end up around 30k

[bolty58]

6 minutes ago, Sweep said:

This will be their 4th visit in 8 years, which isn't bad really, considering they're usually just a bit shit.

 

Edit: They've lost the previous 3 visits 

Wembley has been our second home ground since 1923.

Not concerned in the slightest. 

[Traf]

3 hours ago, Burndens Bogs said:

We just left our stuff on the coach last year when we parked at Wembley (non official coach) it wasn’t a problem.

Had saved a nice little stash of “refreshments” for on the way home & was so glad that we did, lot’s of folk had run out on the way down.

To me, the ability to take an entire day's stash of booze with you is the only positive about coach travel.

Train cans plus an offy close to the station going back is my preferred option.

[tomski]

1 minute ago, L/H White said:

brilliant effort witch such short notice 

will end up around 30k

I personally think it’s an amazing turn out.

 

[radcliffe white]

1 minute ago, L/H White said:

brilliant effort witch such short notice 

will end up around 30k

Yep the amount of money it costs & that folk probably don’t get paid till end of the month too

[L/H White]

1 minute ago, tomski said:

I personally think it’s an amazing turn out.

 

same, it's an expensive do, especially on ten days notice 

[Traf]

1 minute ago, tomski said:

I personally think it’s an amazing turn out.

 

 

Just now, L/H White said:

same, it's an expensive do, especially on ten days notice 

 Both correct. Families who take their kids to the match suddenly having to find a shitload of cash at short notice in the economic climate means a 25k turnout is very impressive.

For those doing Wealdstone, it's less than 10 mins walk to Ruislip statin and there's a pub en route if 10 mins is just too far.

[kent_white]

12 minutes ago, Sweep said:

This will be their 4th visit in 8 years, which isn't bad really, considering they're usually just a bit shit.

 

Edit: They've lost the previous 3 visits 

Yeah I meant apart from those 4 visits in the past 8 years OBVIOUSLY 😁😁😁

[little whitt]

PAY ON THE DAY 

Ticket office open at Wembley 

[Cheese]

5 minutes ago, Traf said:

To me, the ability to take an entire day's stash of booze with you is the only positive about coach travel.

Train cans plus an offy close to the station going back is my preferred option.

Coach tickets say "NO ALCOHOL PERMITTED ON BOARD".

[Traf]

Just now, Cheese said:

Coach tickets say "NO ALCOHOL PERMITTED ON BOARD".

Not on unofficial ones where you don't even get a ticket.