Colos Short and Curlies Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Drove to an away game for the 1st time yesterday and the journey home was too much like hard work. Taking my 12 year old daughter to Wigan and before yesterday intended to drive. On the way home i thought to myself "back page for wigan". Reading this i just can't make up my mind. Really don't want to have to put up with a coach load of charvas. Are all the buses like that or is it just pot luck each game? go by train - there are direct one or one change (normally at Brum ) i use them for business all the time Direct to Wigan from Toon would be an achievement (unless the routes have changed in the last 5 years.) Toon to Carlisle, then Carlisle to Wigan. Used to be about £25-30 return on a Friday Evening/Sunday journey. Be warned though, Wigan Station is possibly the worst West Coast station going, worse than Penrith even. It always rains and seems to be in a permanent wind tunnel (and watch out for Blackpool hen/stag parties getting on at Preston if you are unlucky enough to be on a Sunday) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Drove to an away game for the 1st time yesterday and the journey home was too much like hard work. Taking my 12 year old daughter to Wigan and before yesterday intended to drive. On the way home i thought to myself "back page for wigan". Reading this i just can't make up my mind. Really don't want to have to put up with a coach load of charvas. Are all the buses like that or is it just pot luck each game? Someone asked why i don't go with the official travel club. Have NUFC still got one of of those? Be like travelling with a bus load of nuns on their trip i imagine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Drove to an away game for the 1st time yesterday and the journey home was too much like hard work. Taking my 12 year old daughter to Wigan and before yesterday intended to drive. On the way home i thought to myself "back page for wigan". Reading this i just can't make up my mind. Really don't want to have to put up with a coach load of charvas. Are all the buses like that or is it just pot luck each game? go by train - there are direct one or one change (normally at Brum ) i use them for business all the time Direct to Wigan from Toon would be an achievement (unless the routes have changed in the last 5 years.) Toon to Carlisle, then Carlisle to Wigan. Used to be about £25-30 return on a Friday Evening/Sunday journey. Be warned though, Wigan Station is possibly the worst West Coast station going, worse than Penrith even. It always rains and seems to be in a permanent wind tunnel (and watch out for Blackpool hen/stag parties getting on at Preston if you are unlucky enough to be on a Sunday) No trains on Boxing Day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I need about another 8 and i'll DEFINITELY be running a coach. I can likely provide about 7/8 tickets for anyone wants to go and hasn't got a ticket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm running a bus for boxing day, already full Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 From London I presume? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 From London I presume? from Morpeth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Drove to an away game for the 1st time yesterday and the journey home was too much like hard work. Taking my 12 year old daughter to Wigan and before yesterday intended to drive. On the way home i thought to myself "back page for wigan". Reading this i just can't make up my mind. Really don't want to have to put up with a coach load of charvas. Are all the buses like that or is it just pot luck each game? go by train - there are direct one or one change (normally at Brum ) i use them for business all the time Direct to Wigan from Toon would be an achievement (unless the routes have changed in the last 5 years.) Toon to Carlisle, then Carlisle to Wigan. Used to be about £25-30 return on a Friday Evening/Sunday journey. Be warned though, Wigan Station is possibly the worst West Coast station going, worse than Penrith even. It always rains and seems to be in a permanent wind tunnel (and watch out for Blackpool hen/stag parties getting on at Preston if you are unlucky enough to be on a Sunday) No trains on Boxing Day. Yeah, forgot that bit! Had to do Toon - Liverpool a few years back on boxing day. Very few coaches too, took about 9 hours in total, even had to go through Sunderland! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Drove to an away game for the 1st time yesterday and the journey home was too much like hard work. Taking my 12 year old daughter to Wigan and before yesterday intended to drive. On the way home i thought to myself "back page for wigan". Reading this i just can't make up my mind. Really don't want to have to put up with a coach load of charvas. Are all the buses like that or is it just pot luck each game? go by train - there are direct one or one change (normally at Brum ) i use them for business all the time Direct to Wigan from Toon would be an achievement (unless the routes have changed in the last 5 years.) Toon to Carlisle, then Carlisle to Wigan. Used to be about £25-30 return on a Friday Evening/Sunday journey. Be warned though, Wigan Station is possibly the worst West Coast station going, worse than Penrith even. It always rains and seems to be in a permanent wind tunnel (and watch out for Blackpool hen/stag parties getting on at Preston if you are unlucky enough to be on a Sunday) No trains on Boxing Day. Yeah, forgot that bit! Had to do Toon - Liverpool a few years back on boxing day. Very few coaches too, took about 9 hours in total, even had to go through Sunderland! Aye, I drove to that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I need 2 places on a coach, and tickets if its not on general sale (will be like) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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