[cite]Posted By: pete_tong1[/cite]There was an accident on A2 that made people late and the Blackwell tunnel was shyte as always with the queue jumpers !!!
Not looking forward to next Friday travel wise Henry esp 7.45
I left earlier than usual 6.10pm, managed to get off the A2 at Dartford Heath, but sat in clagged up traffic all the way to Shooters Hill, then there was another delay with the lights or something on Woolwich Common, which was backed up to Shooters Hill OB shop...then couldnt park.....bloody nightmare, ended up getting into the ground 7 minutes after kick off...really surprised the OB didnt delay the kick off as I was amongst a few thousand who were late. So not the 7.45, so much as the traffic problems....still prefer 8pm's.
8.00 suits me from a selfish point of view but it is not a major problem. The other problem i saw was at the train station after with 10 minutes to wait for the next train the platform to london was quite crowded.
but there were a lot of queues outside N stand which surprised me but then I heard there was the accident which is possibly what caused these.
You all know I'm not a fan of 7.45 (I came from home yesterday so it wasn't a big issue, but it's a huge pain in the arse for coming from work), but it's very stupid indeed to have Palace at 7.45, with away fans crossing south-east London as well as home fans. London Bridge platform 4 won't be a pleasant place to be.
A2 accident did not help last night, but 7.45 kick off is still a pain as it involves hoping my boss and my son and daughters boss being kind enough to let us finish early which is not always possible.
Palace game should be fine as about 80% of us will seemingly be down there hours before kick off. In fact i'll be glad of the kick off so i can stop drinking for a bit
but it's very stupid indeed to have Palace at 7.45, with away fans crossing south-east London as well as home fans. London Bridge platform 4 won't be a pleasant place to be.
Why would it be any different 15mins later? Either way people need to travel to and from the same place.
I missed KO by about ten minutes but that was solely down to the A2 last night, one of those things i suppose, Vans are always catching fire in the outside lane FFS !
but it's very stupid indeed to have Palace at 7.45, with away fans crossing south-east London as well as home fans. London Bridge platform 4 won't be a pleasant place to be.
Why would it be any different 15mins later? Either way people need to travel to and from the same place.
An earlier kick-off on a weeknight means more people trying to cram onto fewer trains from central London - not everybody has the freedom to down tools earlier. A slightly later kick-off spreads the crowds about a bit.
i like the idea of a 7.45 ko but its got a major flaw...the next train back to town doesn't fit in with the 15 mins earlier timeframe which meant the platform was rammed pack 7 - 8 deep all the way down...
Whatever time it is the arrival of fans in the Oak for the post match pint will send them into one hell of a tither.
I think for the ease of getting a pint can we stagger the end of the game by taking 2 players of each team in 5 min stages (maybe Danny Mills could be recruited for this task). And perhaps we can choreograph fans leaving the ground as well.
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Not looking forward to next Friday travel wise Henry esp 7.45
Is Palace 7.45 as well?
Programme says 7.45 for Palace but 8.00 for Bristol City
The programme doesn't lie.
but there were a lot of queues outside N stand which surprised me but then I heard there was the accident which is possibly what caused these.
Once again well done the police great planning once again !! I hope you are reading this. Have fun trying to manage it in the dark !!!
Why would it be any different 15mins later? Either way people need to travel to and from the same place.
An earlier kick-off on a weeknight means more people trying to cram onto fewer trains from central London - not everybody has the freedom to down tools earlier. A slightly later kick-off spreads the crowds about a bit.
I also missed getting my £5 first scorer on Lloyd Sam (as I said I would on another thread!
Give me 8pm every time
lol
I think for the ease of getting a pint can we stagger the end of the game by taking 2 players of each team in 5 min stages (maybe Danny Mills could be recruited for this task). And perhaps we can choreograph fans leaving the ground as well.
How frigging difficult is it!!!!