Don't understand why people drive/train it up personally when there is a perfectly good coach service which is cheaper/refundable/less hassle.
If its just for the sake of being 'on the beers' then thats your choice, but don't expect the club to have to pay extra because you can't go an away day without getting lashed on the way up.
I think they've refunded those that got the coach up which seems fair and reasonable to me.
Unless you drove or got a train.
Another perk of using the services supplied by the club, you are covered in such events. People may complain its a bit slow, but you cant have it both ways. I think the woe for me attitude pretty laughable, although the fan who was throwing away his season ticket after a home game was called off over Christmas still wins the dummy spitting award.
Don't understand why people drive/train it up personally when there is a perfectly good coach service which is cheaper/refundable/less hassle.
If its just for the sake of being 'on the beers' then thats your choice, but don't expect the club to have to pay extra because you can't go an away day without getting lashed on the way up.
Fair point but for me the problem i have to get to Charlton for the coach pick up, which will take me a bit under 2 hours. Add that to a even longer coach journey and then you have to do it all again to get back!
Shouldnt Sheffield Wednesday be paying this if anyone... Wasnt Charlton's fault the game didnt go ahead (and we are paying for Barnsley fans to come down here)
It seems weird that one person suggests the club pay for wasted travel and everybody shoots him down but when our Barnsley game was posted everybody was slating the club for not offering compensation to those with cancelled journeys and trying to get fans to pay other fans back. Clearly Alcafc1 is not one of the clique who are the only ones allowed to make such suggestions.
It does make me laugh what some people come out and say on here. I was only making a suggestion. Plus as a charlton fan I would much rather go to the Sheffield game with 2000 fans and cheer the team on rather than the 500-1000 fans that it will be now because most can't get the time of or the main thing can not afford to pay another £70 on a train or afford the petrol. And that's why I feel the club should be doing a bit more for the fans
It seems weird that one person suggests the club pay for wasted travel and everybody shoots him down but when our Barnsley game was posted everybody was slating the club for not offering compensation to those with cancelled journeys and trying to get fans to pay other fans back. Clearly Alcafc1 is not one of the clique who are the only ones allowed to make such suggestions.
some very classic 'Charlton life' comments on this thread.
I personally think the club should put on some sort of discounted coach travel to those who paid money to go to the original game, including those that were booked onto the coach. This situation is no different to the Barnsley game, so why shouldn't we get discounted/free travel as well? Especially as there are no trains back to London after the game.
some very classic 'Charlton life' comments on this thread.
I personally think the club should put on some sort of discounted coach travel to those who paid money to go to the original game, including those that were booked onto the coach. This situation is no different to the Barnsley game, so why shouldn't we get discounted/free travel as well? Especially as there are no trains back to London after the game.
Because we will need the free or discounted travel to the Sheffield United game when it is shown at 5:30pm on the Sunday on BT Sport. ;o)
If you went on a club service, you may well get free travel. But for people to expect free trains or petrol money paid back is a joke. If Charlton paid for Barnsely coach replacements, then shef wed should pay for ours.. Charlton shouldnt feel obliged to do anything.
some very classic 'Charlton life' comments on this thread.
I personally think the club should put on some sort of discounted coach travel to those who paid money to go to the original game, including those that were booked onto the coach. This situation is no different to the Barnsley game, so why shouldn't we get discounted/free travel as well? Especially as there are no trains back to London after the game.
Don't understand why people drive/train it up personally when there is a perfectly good coach service which is cheaper/refundable/less hassle.
If its just for the sake of being 'on the beers' then thats your choice, but don't expect the club to have to pay extra because you can't go an away day without getting lashed on the way up.
Because not everyone live near where a coach picks up.
If you went on a club service, you may well get free travel. But for people to expect free trains or petrol money paid back is a joke. If Charlton paid for Barnsley coach replacements, then sheff wed should pay for ours.. Charlton shouldn't feel obliged to do anything.
I think you are missing the point. People aren't expecting petrol money or free trains, it would just be nice for the club to help out the fans, who have already paid a lot of money to travel and support the team for a game that was unfortunately called off, by putting on a few free/discounted coaches. We aren't going to get more than 500 or so next Monday, so I cant see why those that can take the time off work cant be given some special treatment by the club.
Out of curiosity, did you lose any money through train/petrol/coach tickets on Saturday?
If the club are going to spend money...then surely it should be on our own bloody pitch?
I was half way up the M1 when it got called off but I wouldn't expect a penny from the club or SWFC for that matter. It was postponed, get over it and support the team.
It seems weird that one person suggests the club pay for wasted travel and everybody shoots him down but when our Barnsley game was posted everybody was slating the club for not offering compensation to those with cancelled journeys and trying to get fans to pay other fans back. Clearly Alcafc1 is not one of the clique who are the only ones allowed to make such suggestions.
If you went on a club service, you may well get free travel. But for people to expect free trains or petrol money paid back is a joke. If Charlton paid for Barnsley coach replacements, then sheff wed should pay for ours.. Charlton shouldn't feel obliged to do anything.
I think you are missing the point. People aren't expecting petrol money or free trains, it would just be nice for the club to help out the fans, who have already paid a lot of money to travel and support the team for a game that was unfortunately called off, by putting on a few free/discounted coaches. We aren't going to get more than 500 or so next Monday, so I cant see why those that can take the time off work cant be given some special treatment by the club.
Out of curiosity, did you lose any money through train/petrol/coach tickets on Saturday?
No, not a single penny. But you are still missing the main point, we didnt call the game off.. we didnt leave the pitch uncovered during biblical rain (when we did, we covered costs). Its sheffied wednesday that shoud get the grief and maybe paying for free coaches.
Maybe the trust or Powell or should complain to the sheffield wednesday supports or management and push for compensation like Barnsley did to us ? Im basically saying our club has no obligation to do anything on this occasion.
If you went on a club service, you may well get free travel. But for people to expect free trains or petrol money paid back is a joke. If Charlton paid for Barnsley coach replacements, then sheff wed should pay for ours.. Charlton shouldn't feel obliged to do anything.
I think you are missing the point. People aren't expecting petrol money or free trains, it would just be nice for the club to help out the fans, who have already paid a lot of money to travel and support the team for a game that was unfortunately called off, by putting on a few free/discounted coaches. We aren't going to get more than 500 or so next Monday, so I cant see why those that can take the time off work cant be given some special treatment by the club.
Out of curiosity, did you lose any money through train/petrol/coach tickets on Saturday?
No, not a single penny. But you are still missing the main point, we didnt call the game off.. we didnt leave the pitch uncovered during biblical rain (when we did, we covered costs). Its sheffied wednesday that shoud get the grief and maybe paying for free coaches.
Maybe the trust or Powell or should complain to the sheffield wednesday supports or management and push for compensation like Barnsley did to us ? Im basically saying our club has no obligation to do anything on this occasion.
So why are you getting involved if you haven't lost out? I haven't once said that Charlton have an obligation to put on free coaches, I just think it would be a nice gesture by the club considering the game is now being played on a Monday night. With the winners playing Sheffield United in the QFs, I would imagine Sheffield Wednesday will probably have 30k plus fans that night, so it would be good if we could get as many fans as possible there to get behind the team.
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I think most people that choose not to go this time around will have other committments (i.e. work, family etc.)
If its just for the sake of being 'on the beers' then thats your choice, but don't expect the club to have to pay extra because you can't go an away day without getting lashed on the way up.
I got the coach, once, Newcastle first game in the prem, left Charlton at 7 a.m and arrived at the ground at 2.50
Never again.
Clearly Alcafc1 is not one of the clique who are the only ones allowed to make such suggestions.
I personally think the club should put on some sort of discounted coach travel to those who paid money to go to the original game, including those that were booked onto the coach. This situation is no different to the Barnsley game, so why shouldn't we get discounted/free travel as well? Especially as there are no trains back to London after the game.
Out of curiosity, did you lose any money through train/petrol/coach tickets on Saturday?
I was half way up the M1 when it got called off but I wouldn't expect a penny from the club or SWFC for that matter.
It was postponed, get over it and support the team.
Maybe the trust or Powell or should complain to the sheffield wednesday supports or management and push for compensation like Barnsley did to us ? Im basically saying our club has no obligation to do anything on this occasion.