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The first block in the covered stand (closest to the uncovered stand) about half way up, just by the exit stairs.
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Carlisle - 13th December
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The first block in the covered stand (closest to the uncovered stand) about half way up, just by the exit stairs.
Good hey :icon_wink
Blue Maniac
Alzheimers sufferer
Does this mean I have a new reader??? :icon_bigg
Manic be afraid you have a stalker.
You told me in the pub on sat i was so much different in real life. :icon_eek:
SantiagoFox
New Member
http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1470282,00.html
Police want to keep City fans in ground and advise them not to use the train.
Un-be-effing-lievable!!!
Police want to keep City fans in ground and advise them not to use the train.
Un-be-effing-lievable!!!
Twats. Why wait until now after many people will have bought their train tickets?
By doing this the police are risking Leicester fans being stranded in Carlisle overnight. What they should do is arrange for those with train tickets to be given lifts back to the station to make sure they get away safely.
bocadillo
Water Gypsy
The Police have a responsibility to ensure safety. With a large away following expected and limited flows of egress from the ground, I am not surprised to hear that they might want to keep away fans back at the end of the game.
I don't see that the police advising fans not to use the train; we are only that it will be impractical to do so and that there is no real indication that this advice has come from the police. Knowing the police as I do, I would expect them to be keen to get away fans out of the area as soon as possible and I am sure they would be happier if there was a train that City fans could catch.
I am in agreement that this should have been advised some time ago; we have been talking about the problems for weeks - why not the clubs?
I think your suggestion that fans with train tickets should be bussed to the station is an interesting one; I'm not sure though whether there would be enough time for fans to be held back and then driven to the station in time to safely connect with the train. If I were a fan with a train-ticket, I would certainly be writing to both clubs, pointing out how late this advice has come and suggesting that such transport is arranged.
Personally, I don't think that train travel has ever been a viable proposition for this match and I have tried to make this clear throughout.
I can't imagine there will be a huge number of fans who need to catch that train, so getting them there in time shouldn't be too difficult, even if it means taking them in a police van.
The police have probably decided to do this based on what happened when Leeds played at Carlisle last season. All the local hooligans came out of the woodwork for the game and there were loads of problems. They might think another 'big' club visiting will have a similar effect. I doubt it though, Leicester aren't Leeds.
Blue Maniac
Alzheimers sufferer
Do I hear people booking convoluted coach journeys? :icon_bigg
No, you hear them booking with Fox Travel or a room in the Travelodge or Premier Inn near the ground.
Lako42
Well-Known Member
Nice money spinner for the clubs then.
Blue Maniac
Alzheimers sufferer
Ah yes, I forgot about that. The uncomfortable option :icon_wink
And charging Cumbria Police presumably???
Not if it puts people off going.
I wouldn't be keen on doing the trip by coach knowing I could have to sit near Bernie for five+ hours each way.
Lako42
Well-Known Member
Could be worse, but luckily HF stopped going years ago.
Blue Maniac
Alzheimers sufferer
Exactly. If the Fox Travel coaches had some leg room and didn't stink I'd be more than happy to use them. But they don't, and they do, so I'm not.
Glasgow here I come...
beaumontfox
New Member
Didn't Scunthorpe lay on some coaches for the fans to get back to the station?
A similar gesture would be nice methinks.
A similar gesture would be nice methinks.
Blue Maniac
Alzheimers sufferer
Yeah they had free buses to the ground before the game and from it after. They'd still need to be fairly rapid to get there in time after we've been held back. I'd be surprised if anyone planning to go by train was intending to see the game out anyway.
beaumontfox
New Member
Why bother going if you are gonna miss the last 5-10mins?
That's when all the action happens!
That's when all the action happens!
Blue Maniac
Alzheimers sufferer
Exactly. This is a practice that irritates me no end. If you haven't got time to stay for the whole game, omit the game from your schedule entirely. You obviously don't have time to watch it.
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