Pre-Match Thread AFC Fylde v Southend United, Tuesday 17th September K/O 7:45pm

[Tommy2holes]

I was thinking more of sabotage than fixing it!


Did Cav travel or is his injury keeping him out?

Nobody traveled!!

 

[Holy Joe]

Nobody traveled!!

What they never left Southend ? They travelled - they didnt arrive

 

[Yer Blues]

Nobody traveled!!

I suggest you re read the article.

 

[Paulie Walnuts]

Hopefully this is a lesson learned and we won't be travelling to places 5 hours away getting to the ground and hour before KO because even that is a pretty poor look IMO.

I am not too sure the savings of a coach the day before and a hotel compared to the train but I can't see it being too much of a concern for COSU?.

It may be a blessing in disguise considering out ridiculous injury list but if we are to be a top side on the pitch then we need the same standards off it because this is amateur.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Got off of train about 30 minutes ago, should’ve be in Fylde drinking beer by now grrrrrr

 

[barton west]

I remember something similar. The team piled out of the train at Preston only to find that the coach hired to take them to Morecombe (or perhaps Fleetwood) had not turned up. There was a panic to round up every taxi in Preston. The game kicked off on time.

 

[cerbera45]

hopefully it wasn't a C2C fault ;-)

 

[lreed567]

Exa

If it were the other way around, I suspect plenty of us would be labelling Fylde tinpot for travelling that distance via train, on the day of the game.

Exactly that

 

[Ricey]

It is pretty embarrassing.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Great but the train times meant that the players would have got to Fylde at 13:50.

Still got to get from the station to the ground.

Allowing an hour leeway is poor.

I think they’d have likely arranged road transport from Preston to the ground.

I also suspect the train was already running late as trains seem to run to Preston on the half hour with quite possibly the train they had booked on having been cancelled (like the one I was supposed to be on).

 

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

Assume it’s due to cost, but find it odd that the players are travelling on the day. Hardly ideal for optimal performance.

Apparently it’s because the Blackpool illuminations got turned on last night and accommodating was more expensive.
Absolute shambles from the club!!

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

It is pretty embarrassing.

Why. Sometimes things like this happen. The coach might have broken down if they took the coach.

 

[Blue Yonder]

4k plus seasons sold, a ton of replica shirts sold, c24k through the turnstiles in one month, CF sold at 100K profit (?) and we stumble around like amateurs. No communication setting out plans for infrastructure and team. A bit odd ?

 

[Whispering Bob]

It's both clubs.... so is that 2 free drinks?

The boys have gratefully collected their free drink courtesy of the Fylde chairman.

 

[Yer Blues]

Why. Sometimes things like this happen. The coach might have broken down if they took the coach.

Which is why they shouldn't be traveling on the day of a game.

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

The team presumably travelled the same vs Hartlepool and were fine. But it's not worth the risk.

With the cost of rail travel these days I can't imagine there's much of a saving to be made unless there's considerable group discounts.

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Which is why they shouldn't be traveling on the day of a game.

Come off it. How many times have you used the train and failed to arrive. Never is my estimate. Out of interest Avanti is part owned by Trenitalia so we might have got a discount.

 

[Barling Magna]

Great but the train times meant that the players would have got to Fylde at 13:50.

Still got to get from the station to the ground.

Allowing an hour leeway is poor.

And displays a lack of awareness of our shambolic train network. Aways allow at least two hours leeway.

 

[Yer Blues]

Come off it. How many times have you used the train and failed to arrive. Never is my estimate. Out of interest Avanti is part owned by Trenitalia so we might have got a discount.

I've worked in London on and off for 15 years. There's at least one issue a week.

Oh and i'm not traveling 5 or 6 hours then having to play professional sport.

It's this Non league mentality and acceptance of cutting corners that highlights how far we have fallen.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Which is why they shouldn't be traveling on the day of a game.

I’ve been travelling to games by train for 25+ years and I’ve never been stuck on a train that has to be evacuated

Do you really think it’s worthwhile incurring the additional expense and inconvenience because of a once in a 25 year event?