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Missing Sheff Utd Home - HELP!

GreenieGreenie
edited January 2012 in General Charlton
I am traveling to the States the day we play Sheff Utd. I take off at 1pm, and have no way of knowing the score until 8 hours later, so double peed off. I will be climbing the walls trying to find out the score. Any frequent flyers out there got any tips how to find the score as near to as it happens. I'll be flying with American Airlines.
Ta.

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  • stonemusestonemuse
    Talk to cabin staff ... the captain could get the result for you ... doesn't always work but I've been on flights where it did
  • paulsturgesspaulsturgess
    tell somebody at the game to text you it so that the moment you land its on your phone waiting for you
  • GreenieGreenie
    tell somebody at the game to text you it so that the moment you land its on your phone waiting for you
    Yes my kids will be there, but I cant wait mate!!! I should be patient but its football!
  • ShagShag
    At about half 4 try and open one of the cabin doors , the pilot will make an emergency landing and by then it should be full time and you can turn your phone on and find out
  • MacronateMacronate
    edited January 2012
    In the next 7 days, train a racing pigeon to watch football and get him to flap his left wing for a home goal and his right wing for an away goal. Train him to phone an airport to enquire about plane departures & find out the route your plane will take. Book a hotel for him near The Valley for the night before and leave written instructions about how to fly to the ground in the morning, ensuring he takes up a position on top of the West stand. Do as much as you can to delay the plane allowing the pigeon time to catch it up when he leaves Charlton. Keep an eye out of either side of the plane for when he catches you up and then position yourself next to the closest window. As he flies next to you he will be able to confirm the score as he flaps.............oh wait.
  • jdsd42jdsd42
    turn your mobile on to silent and turn on at 3.45 and 5.00pm and get the update and result.

    sat on a plane comisng back from turkey where the air hostess was texting .............also flights now where you can use the net .....

    how times have you been on a plane when some one forgets to turn mobile off

    or pray for a 4 hour delay
  • olsterolster
    the only reason they don't let you use phones on planes is because it disrupts the ground networks, it puts the plane in no danger.
  • paulsturgesspaulsturgess
    In the next 7 days, train a racing pigeon to watch football and get him to flap his left wing for a home goal and his right wing for an away goal. Train him to phone an airport to enquire about plane departures & find out the route your plane will take. Book a hotel for him near The Valley for the night before and leave written instructions about how to fly to the ground in the morning, ensuring he takes up a position on top of the West stand. Do as much as you can to delay the plane llowing the pigeon time to catch it up when he leaves Charlton. Keep an eye out of either side of the plane for when he catches you up and then position yourself next to the closest window. As he flies next to you he will be able to confirm the score as he flaps.............oh wait.
    ha
  • GreenieGreenie
    In the next 7 days, train a racing pigeon to watch football and get him to flap his left wing for a home goal and his right wing for an away goal. Train him to phone an airport to enquire about plane departures & find out the route your plane will take. Book a hotel for him near The Valley for the night before and leave written instructions about how to fly to the ground in the morning, ensuring he takes up a position on top of the West stand. Do as much as you can to delay the plane allowing the pigeon time to catch it up when he leaves Charlton. Keep an eye out of either side of the plane for when he catches you up and then position yourself next to the closest window. As he flies next to you he will be able to confirm the score as he flaps.............oh wait.
    Its worth a go! Cheers
  • paulsturgesspaulsturgess
    tell somebody at the game to text you it so that the moment you land its on your phone waiting for you
    Yes my kids will be there, but I cant wait mate!!! I should be patient but its football!
    I completely understand mate, I'm exactly the same. I was on holiday in spain and i missed tranmere at home, we were at the top of the rock of gibraltar with this mint view and all these little monkeys leaping about and i was just looking at my phone reading the most mundane match update texts from my brother! Seemed like ages in between the "we have a penalty" and "scored!" texts.

    Other way round, my brother booked to go to barbados last saturday morning before the fa cup draw - he was gutted when he found out we got fulham and like you he was in the air during the game. I sent him a load of photos and updates on his instruction for him to read when he landed!

    Quite sad really but at the same time its a good feeling that wherever you are in the world whatever youre doing charlton scoring a goal in a fairly unimportant match in the rain in a south-east london suburbia can give you a massive buzz!
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  • WheresmeticketWheresmeticket
    edited January 2012
    They let you turn your phone back on once you've taken off, usually about the time they turn off the seatbelt light. Put your phone on flight mode - it'll be in settings somewhere.
  • GreenieGreenie
    tell somebody at the game to text you it so that the moment you land its on your phone waiting for you
    Yes my kids will be there, but I cant wait mate!!! I should be patient but its football!
    I completely understand mate, I'm exactly the same. I was on holiday in spain and i missed tranmere at home, we were at the top of the rock of gibraltar with this mint view and all these little monkeys leaping about and i was just looking at my phone reading the most mundane match update texts from my brother! Seemed like ages in between the "we have a penalty" and "scored!" texts.

    Other way round, my brother booked to go to barbados last saturday morning before the fa cup draw - he was gutted when he found out we got fulham and like you he was in the air during the game. I sent him a load of photos and updates on his instruction for him to read when he landed!

    Quite sad really but at the same time its a good feeling that wherever you are in the world whatever youre doing charlton scoring a goal in a fairly unimportant match in the rain in a south-east london suburbia can give you a massive buzz!
    The voice of footballing reason.
  • MuttleyCAFCMuttleyCAFC
    Ok, nobody else look but we are going to win it 2-0. You can all look now.
  • AdTheAddicKAdTheAddicK
    I know your pain brother i was in turkey when we play the wendies at home.

    The wi fi in the hotel was awful
    So i sat right by the big router thing and still nothing tried to refresh my twitter page like 60 times until i walked away after 2 hours of trying,

    Was awake all night just dreaming of us beaten them 4-0 or them beating us.

    In the morning i had to buy a £3 black and white version of the sun ! Just to find the 1-1 scoreline.

    It was The worse 14 hours of my life .

  • CAFCspooneyCAFCspooney
    I think some AA aircraft have satellite phones, which will work over the Atlantic/Arctic
  • MortimericianMortimerician
    At about half 4 try and open one of the cabin doors , the pilot will make an emergency landing and by then it should be full time and you can turn your phone on and find out
    Excelllent
  • EastStandEastStand
    I'm going to miss it too Greenie. To be in Ramsgate, of all places.
    Stupid friends and their stupid afternoon leaving drinks.
  • GreenieGreenie
    Took off today (Saturday) at 1.30, over the atlantic when we kicked off landed in Chicago some 8 hours later, did not know result, put phone on waited waited waited, Dan my middle lad had sent loads of texts they came flooding in, whats this another JJ masterpiece. It cant be...but yes its true..........!
    Standing at US immigation security by this point, cue great big 'GET IN!!!!!!!!!!

    Just polished off several beers and a bottle of Merlot to celebrate, sang a cheeky VFR when walking back to hotel room!!

    CAFC the best club in the whole football league!!!!

    COYR's

    Night night!!

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