marple whites Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 It seems to be getting harder and harder to get cheap train travel to London away games. Getting to speak to someone at virgin is like pulling teeth and when you do get through, the cheaper seats have never been released. Anyone got any ideas / ways round it ?
Traf Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Don't get the train. Flying is invariably cheaper, quicker and more comfortable.
Casino Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 last week, charlton was available for 25 return didn't get round to it, and now its 70 may give big e a chance or its back to ye olde mini bus
frank_spencer Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 In the old days the Travel Club bus was the cheapest,easiest way to get to London.You got on at Burnden and had the choice of getting off at Farnworth,Burnden or the town centre. The last time i used it, for the semi final at Villa there was only the option of getting on and off at Horwich. Another way in which following BWFC isnt as good as it was.But i would imagine it would still be less than ??25. if the club ran a pick up from Moor Lane then i'm sure more people would go!
Traf Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 In the old days the Travel Club bus was the cheapest,easiest way to get to London.You got on at Burnden and had the choice of getting off at Farnworth,Burnden or the town centre. The last time i used it, for the semi final at Villa there was only the option of getting on and off at Horwich. Another way in which following BWFC isnt as good as it was.But i would imagine it would still be less than ??25. if the club ran a pick up from Moor Lane then i'm sure more people would go! Not sure about that. No drink or drugs on board. :-$
frank_spencer Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 In the old days the Travel Club bus was the cheapest,easiest way to get to London.You got on at Burnden and had the choice of getting off at Farnworth,Burnden or the town centre. The last time i used it, for the semi final at Villa there was only the option of getting on and off at Horwich. Another way in which following BWFC isnt as good as it was.But i would imagine it would still be less than ??25. if the club ran a pick up from Moor Lane then i'm sure more people would go! Not sure about that. No drink or drugs on board. :-$ still more people would go not sure about the not-rights but i reckon they could get more to go!
THunter Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 In the old days the Travel Club bus was the cheapest,easiest way to get to London.You got on at Burnden and had the choice of getting off at Farnworth,Burnden or the town centre. The last time i used it, for the semi final at Villa there was only the option of getting on and off at Horwich. Another way in which following BWFC isnt as good as it was.But i would imagine it would still be less than ??25. Think it was ??22 for the London games last season. No drinking on board but plenty of time for a bevy once you get there. You get parked close to the ground as well. There's a discount if you join the travel club, which is a fiver, I think.
Sweep Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Do they provide the Werthers, or do you have to bring your own?
THunter Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Do they provide the Werthers, or do you have to bring your own?Don't be a prick all your life. Have a day off now and then.
Sweep Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Do they provide the Werthers, or do you have to bring your own?Don't be a prick all your life. Have a day off now and then. took just 3 minutes....................I've caught a whopper
Widnes Two Hats Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 I would sooner melt my eyelids together with a blow torch and spend the remainer of the day sticking 8 inch nails in my eyes than go with the travel club Travel Club = Freaks
Sweep Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Travel Club = Freaks You'll feel the wrath of THunter if you carry on like that ;pp
ZiggyStardust Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Always found the travel club alright, if all you are expecting is cheap reliable travel to the game. Plus you used to get offered a rub-off every week from Dave Higson
Juan.Kerr Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Always found the travel club alright, if all you are expecting is cheap reliable travel to the game. Plus you used to get offered a rub-off every week from Dave Higson That's a scratch-card of course.
egwhite Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Do they provide the Werthers, or do you have to bring your own?Don't be a prick all your life. Have a day off now and then. We used to call them the PLF. Packed Lunch Firm and we also made a song up for them:- P P PLF....P P PLF...P P PLF.. (repeat to fade)
dci_bwfc Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 The travel club is awful, I can remember going to Liverpool away a few years ago on New Years day.....some nosey bint decided that she was going be a complete tit and get on her high horse about a couple celebratory 'bring in the new year' beers. Started mouthing off about drunken hooligans, pompus idiot! I'll never travel that way again!
marple whites Posted July 25, 2006 Author Posted July 25, 2006 Travel club was good when you were a young nipper, but it's inflexible, slow and you can't drink !! (although had 2 litres of vodka and coke numerous times) It's all about knitted dolls on the front window these days !! You only need to look at the number of coaches we take to prove it is NOT the best way to travel. Plus the fact that living in Stockport, it makes no sense to go to the reebok to then go to London.
H Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 It seems to be getting harder and harder to get cheap train travel to London away games.Getting to speak to someone at virgin is like pulling teeth and when you do get through, the cheaper seats have never been released. Anyone got any ideas / ways round it ? I've been checking the Virgin website for the last month and could only get a cheap single from Charlton back to Bristol initially. Last week cheap singles to Charlton became available. So I've ended up paying ??15.50 out ??10.50 back. I know it's not Bolton/Manchester/North west but always worth re-checking
Casino Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Cheers H - I will keep checking !! marple, as i posted, the two single option was available for charlton but that was last week, and now it's gone 12.50 each way was still available yesterday for the homeward journey
marple whites Posted July 25, 2006 Author Posted July 25, 2006 But the outward journey is ??57.20 !!!!!!!!
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