bungle Posted 28 October, 2009 Posted 28 October, 2009 Nice trip to Poland in December. Again, anyone been before. Pretty easy to get to on the train and presume there are some pubs about?
JRM Posted 28 October, 2009 Posted 28 October, 2009 Not been before but booked on the train and noticed that the service from New Street to Bescot Stadium stops at Aston and Witton so could jump off there and drink in the Cap'n'gown or whatever it was called we used to drink at Villa Park for old times sake , Villa are home to Bolton that day though so maybe not. away end look decent to me though http://www.footballgroundguide.com/walsall/ whole end behind the goal, low roof, should be a decent atmosphere "Away supporters are housed in the Dains Stand at one end of the ground, where around 2,000 away supporters can be accommodated. There are a few supporting pillars at the front which could impede your view. The good news though, is that even a small amount of away fans can really make some noise and make a good atmosphere"
RonManager Posted 28 October, 2009 Posted 28 October, 2009 Got my train tickets already, good discount on Trainline.
bungle Posted 29 October, 2009 Author Posted 29 October, 2009 Got my train tickets already, good discount on Trainline. Would recommend you use the train company website direct, rather than Trainline (i.e. http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk) You get all the same deals, but don't pay for postage or collection, and there is no debit/credit card fee.
Huffton Posted 29 October, 2009 Posted 29 October, 2009 I'm taking the nipper along to this for his birthday treat(!) He's not been to an away game on the train before, only the bingo bus, so it should be an experience for him. What time train is everyone getting from Soton?
RonManager Posted 29 October, 2009 Posted 29 October, 2009 Would recommend you use the train company website direct, rather than Trainline (i.e. http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk) You get all the same deals, but don't pay for postage or collection, and there is no debit/credit card fee. Cheers, I'll bear that in mind for the future.
RedAndWhite91 Posted 29 October, 2009 Posted 29 October, 2009 Taking my old man to this one so four of us getting a lift up there with him - bargain! Looking forward to it.
ericofarabia Posted 30 October, 2009 Posted 30 October, 2009 Taking my old man to this one so four of us getting a lift up there with him - bargain! Looking forward to it. Sounds like he is taking you up there :cool: Does he know yet
oldsarum Posted 3 November, 2009 Posted 3 November, 2009 Tickets go on sale for this game next monday with 2100 initially available + another 600 if required. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/TicketNews/0,,10280~1844380,00.html After the great turn out Saturday it would be great to get at least 2000 for this match
Saints foreva Posted 3 November, 2009 Posted 3 November, 2009 Tickets go on sale for this game next monday with 2100 initially available + another 600 if required. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/TicketNews/0,,10280~1844380,00.html After the great turn out Saturday it would be great to get at least 2000 for this match We will only take 2,000+ if we're in decent form. If not I suspect 1,000-1,500ish.
JRM Posted 3 November, 2009 Posted 3 November, 2009 Think it will depend on if we are still in the Cup and who we play the week before in round 2, but this is the sort of game we should be able to take loads to: - good away end behind the goal, low roof plenty of noise - a ground that very few Saints fans would have been to before. - Prices are not too bad at £18 - Decent train links. Cheap deals available going up from London Euston via Birmingham New Street on Virgin, or CrossCountry from southampton which also calls at Basingstoke and Reading. Trains go from New Street to Bescot Stadium station which is right next to the ground.
Andy_Porter Posted 3 November, 2009 Posted 3 November, 2009 I'm taking the nipper along to this for his birthday treat(!) He's not been to an away game on the train before, only the bingo bus, so it should be an experience for him. What time train is everyone getting from Soton? 8.27, early
Pat from Poole Posted 3 November, 2009 Posted 3 November, 2009 I am going to this game. The Football Grounds Guide seems to say that it's pretty p1ss-poor for pubs up there though.
Saint_clark Posted 3 November, 2009 Posted 3 November, 2009 (edited) EDIT: nevermind, from Weymouth it's much simpler. Edited 3 November, 2009 by Saint_clark
Saint_clark Posted 3 November, 2009 Posted 3 November, 2009 Ticket fares are £80 return from Weymouth, that surely can't be right? It's only £30 to London.
This Charming Man Posted 4 November, 2009 Posted 4 November, 2009 Ticket fares are £80 return from Weymouth, that surely can't be right? It's only £30 to London. Do Weymouth to London and London to Birmingham separately.
Sour Mash Posted 4 November, 2009 Posted 4 November, 2009 Looking forward to this one. For those going by train is it worth trying to go to Walsall for a beer or just stick to Birmingham and get a late train over?
Neil Posted 7 November, 2009 Posted 7 November, 2009 Agree that we should take the full 2,700 to this, unless there's a really decent away day in the FAC the previous week. If we can take c.4k to Reading and c.4k to Leyton Orient no reason why not, especially if the form continues.
jonesyboyo Posted 7 November, 2009 Posted 7 November, 2009 I got three train tickets a couple weeks ago up from London Euston and back for £15 each. Nice. Another new ground to the list...I saw on the football ground guide though that there are not really any boozers near the ground, bit annoying. http://www.footballgroundguide.com/walsall/ Anyone been before?
voteforpedro Posted 7 November, 2009 Posted 7 November, 2009 Local game for me now that I'm living in Birmingham, really looking forward to it. I think we may well sell out the first allocation if our good form continues. Was planning on drinking in Birmingham before making the short train journey to Bescot.
Saint_clark Posted 8 November, 2009 Posted 8 November, 2009 Do Weymouth to London and London to Birmingham separately. Just found out i'm driving, but cheers all the same.
Hemel Saint Posted 8 November, 2009 Posted 8 November, 2009 Looking forward to this one. For those going by train is it worth trying to go to Walsall for a beer or just stick to Birmingham and get a late train over? Agree with this. Its probably worth drinking in Brum (as the choice of Pubs in Walsall are rubbish), and then getting a train to Bescot station (Walsall) in time for Kick-off. The Bescot Train Station is immediately behind the away turnstiles!!! In fact its cheaper for us in Hertfordshire to split the train fares. ie... Get a Return ticket to Birmingham New Street and then a different ticket from Brum to Bescot. The price for the New Street to Bescot (Walsall) ticket is just £2.90 (return) at any time!!! We save over £10 by splitting fares and then have 2-3 hrs drinking time around Brum. Whats the thoughts. Bungle..... could be a similar away-day to Orient????
rocknrollman no2 Posted 8 November, 2009 Posted 8 November, 2009 My son is at uni in Chester,so im going to the Walsall game,then off for a decent nights drinking back in Chester. Should be a good game.
ericofarabia Posted 9 November, 2009 Posted 9 November, 2009 Nice trip to Poland in December. Again, anyone been before. Pretty easy to get to on the train and presume there are some pubs about? LOL ... I've only just twigged on .... christ am I turning blonde instead of grey in my old age
Michelle Posted 9 November, 2009 Posted 9 November, 2009 Agree with this. Its probably worth drinking in Brum (as the choice of Pubs in Walsall are rubbish), and then getting a train to Bescot station (Walsall) in time for Kick-off. Sounds like a plan to me. Just make sure we leave ever so slightly earlier this time, so we don't miss an early goal again!
Block 5 Posted 9 November, 2009 Posted 9 November, 2009 Looking forward to this. My mate is back from India the day before so we will drag him along.
Hemel Saint Posted 10 November, 2009 Posted 10 November, 2009 Sounds like a plan to me. Just make sure we leave ever so slightly earlier this time, so we don't miss an early goal again! Ha Ha! When we left you in pub nos 7 to make our way to Orient, you lot had just ordered another round.... anyway good to meet up with you guys, it was a great session! Any good photos to share? to keep it on topic....Any thoughts on a watering hole / meeting place in Brum?
bungle Posted 10 November, 2009 Author Posted 10 November, 2009 I have already booked trains to Walsall. Going to have go and find some crazy pubs there. Don't really rate the centre of Birmingham for pubs.
Neil Posted 10 November, 2009 Posted 10 November, 2009 Don't really rate the centre of Birmingham for pubs. There's always the Rocket Club though...
RonManager Posted 10 November, 2009 Posted 10 November, 2009 (edited) Just got my ticket in the post, reserved seating. Dains Stand, behind the goal. Edited 10 November, 2009 by RonManager
Michelle Posted 10 November, 2009 Posted 10 November, 2009 Ha Ha! When we left you in pub nos 7 to make our way to Orient, you lot had just ordered another round.... anyway good to meet up with you guys, it was a great session! Any good photos to share? to keep it on topic....Any thoughts on a watering hole / meeting place in Brum? lol, oh dear. In my defence, it was my one of my last drinks for the forseeable future, so I think I deserved to make the most of the day!!! Photos are on Facebook. Haven't a clue about pubs at the moment. Having thought about transport though, we may well be coming on a minibus, so makes more sense to stay local to Walsall than any other option which will involve unnecessary trains and/or driving. I shall do some researchings and get back with thoughts.
Sour Mash Posted 10 November, 2009 Posted 10 November, 2009 Just got my ticket in the post, reserved seating. Dains Stand, behind the goal. I'm probably picking you out as an unfair example here, by why on earth do people put these posts up? "I've just bought my ticket" "I've just booked my train", if everyone who was doing this game did that, you'd have 10 pages of pointless s**te. The whole point of this board should be to get/pass on decent info about the best way to get somewhere/cheapest trains available/best pubs/ticket sales info etc............. Rant over
RonManager Posted 10 November, 2009 Posted 10 November, 2009 I'm probably picking you out as an unfair example here, by why on earth do people put these posts up? "I've just bought my ticket" "I've just booked my train", if everyone who was doing this game did that, you'd have 10 pages of pointless s**te. The whole point of this board should be to get/pass on decent info about the best way to get somewhere/cheapest trains available/best pubs/ticket sales info etc............. Rant over Yeah It does look a bit inane, doesn't it. In my defence I had actually asked a question about the ground which I subsequently found the answer to myself, so I deleted that part of the post. I solemnly promise to never, ever, ever do it again, your honour. :-(
jonesyboyo Posted 10 November, 2009 Posted 10 November, 2009 I'm probably picking you out as an unfair example here, by why on earth do people put these posts up? "I've just bought my ticket" "I've just booked my train", if everyone who was doing this game did that, you'd have 10 pages of pointless s**te. The whole point of this board should be to get/pass on decent info about the best way to get somewhere/cheapest trains available/best pubs/ticket sales info etc............. Rant over I'm going to buy match tickets after payday on the 15th. Just wanted to let you know.
Sour Mash Posted 11 November, 2009 Posted 11 November, 2009 Yeah It does look a bit inane, doesn't it. In my defence I had actually asked a question about the ground which I subsequently found the answer to myself, so I deleted that part of the post. I solemnly promise to never, ever, ever do it again, your honour. :-( Ha, no worries, just me having a moan! So, does anyone know anywhere decent for a beer in Walsall or not?
bungle Posted 11 November, 2009 Author Posted 11 November, 2009 Ha, no worries, just me having a moan! So, does anyone know anywhere decent for a beer in Walsall or not? Found 5 or 6 possibles.
Huffton Posted 16 November, 2009 Posted 16 November, 2009 Anyone had any luck with cheap train tickets? Best I can find is about £60 from soton central
JRM Posted 16 November, 2009 Posted 16 November, 2009 The cheapest deal left looks to be £47 return Southampton to Birmingham New Street. There were some very cheap Virgin train deals going up from London, but as they go on sale 12 weeks prior to the date you need to move fairly quickly to get a bargain. If you plan to go by train to any away day other than london have a look on thetrainline.com or any of the rail operators websites rough 11-12 weeks in advance, usually booking 2 singles is the best bet for a deal. There should be some advance deals on sale soon for Exeter.
Andy_Porter Posted 16 November, 2009 Posted 16 November, 2009 Costs me £120 for four return train tickets to Birmingham New Street. Got them a while ago though, guess it's gone up since then. I looked at Exeter on thetrainline.com and I think it came to £80 for four going via Salisbury.
RonManager Posted 16 November, 2009 Posted 16 November, 2009 Another way of saving money on away games is to drive a part of the way and then get the train. I've discovered that I can save £10 getting to and from Taunton to SMS by driving to Yeovil junction. Obviously you have to weigh up the fuel etc outlay but this is an option, especially if you are sharing the car and splitting the costs. At the moment I am experimenting with driving to Bristol or maybe Birmingham for the Hartlepool game.
stkev7 Posted 16 November, 2009 Posted 16 November, 2009 Planning on boozing in Birmingham city centre then getting the 14:17 from New Street to Bescot that arrives in at 14:38.
Summers Posted 17 November, 2009 Posted 17 November, 2009 Am considering the trip up from High Wycombe to Birm New Street, Then drink in city centre and go to Bescot afterwards... Not difinitely got it off work yet though, Same as Northampton or Hartlepool.....!
Wilko Posted 17 November, 2009 Posted 17 November, 2009 Found 5 or 6 possibles. I trust there are at least three real ale options in each?
ericofarabia Posted 17 November, 2009 Posted 17 November, 2009 Planning on boozing in Birmingham city centre then getting the 14:17 from New Street to Bescot that arrives in at 14:38. Villa v Hull and Wolves v Bolton also on same day, Brum and WBA and Coventry away ... it could have been a lot lot worse;)
JRM Posted 17 November, 2009 Posted 17 November, 2009 Villa v Hull and Wolves v Bolton also on same day, Brum and WBA and Coventry away ... it could have been a lot lot worse;) yeah it could, although weirdly the train to Bescot Stadium stops at Witton and Aston so we'll be sharing a train full of Villa fans and maybe some Hull, although doubt either team will notice saints are playing that day, there must be a few occassions when Villa are at home to Spurs or someone like that and Walsall at home to Millwall etc.
Michelle Posted 17 November, 2009 Posted 17 November, 2009 I trust there are at least three real ale options in each? Nope, alcopops all round. Especially for you.
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