If you are wondering about AFC Fylde

[basilrobbie]

1) It's a 15 minute walk (maybe a bit less ) from Kirkham & Wesham railway station

2) I'm not aware of any pubs by the ground (it's on a small retail park)....

3) .... but you will pass a couple en route

4) The Old Vic by Preston Station is recommended. Slow stopping trains from Preston to Blackpool take about ten minutes to get to K&W

5) By road, you can take the Kirkham / Fleetwood exit from the M55. Head towards Fleetwood, it's only a few minutes to the ground.

 

[WhiteNoise]

If you fancy making a weekend of it then Ribby Hall is walking distance from the ground and is a nice spa resort.

 

[NZamba Legend]

Let’s start from the beginning. What ****ing county is Flylde in?

 

[Mr. Benedict]

Let’s start from the beginning. What ****ing county is Flylde in?

Lancashire

 

[Lemon Lyman]

There is a big sports bar at the ground. Think there’s more screens than they have fans

 

[North Banker]

Far right multi-millionaire looking for a pet project fails to buy Blackpool FC and settles for an obscure local non-league team in a lightly populated area. Promises them a meteoric rise to the Football League within a decade. Spots an opportunity in the shape of controversial local fracking developments and rakes in sportswashing money from fracking companies keen to launder their image among locals. Brand new breeze block stadium on an out of town roundabout (if you can call it a town), average attendance one sixth of its capacity, even in a promotion season.

Can't say I'm endeared to them. They've got a remarkably busy 'controversies' section on Wikipedia for a relatively new, relatively minor non-league club. Suffice to say if there's an anti-FGR, they're it.

All that said...it's the last away game of the season and a delightfully local fixture for me (while offering a boozy weekend in sunny* Blackpool for most other Shrimpers). Promises to be a good one. And a strong candidate for a game where we outnumber the home supporters!

*experiences may vary

 

[thenobster]

If you fancy making a weekend of it then Ribby Hall is walking distance from the ground and is a nice spa resort.

You offering?

 

[thenobster]

Far right multi-millionaire looking for a pet project fails to buy Blackpool FC and settles for an obscure local non-league team in a lightly populated area. Promises them a meteoric rise to the Football League within a decade. Spots an opportunity in the shape of controversial local fracking developments and rakes in sportswashing money from fracking companies keen to launder their image among locals. Brand new breeze block stadium on an out of town roundabout (if you can call it a town), average attendance one sixth of its capacity, even in a promotion season.

Can't say I'm endeared to them. They've got a remarkably busy 'controversies' section on Wikipedia for a relatively new, relatively minor non-league club. Suffice to say if there's an anti-FGR, they're it.

All that said...it's the last away game of the season and a delightfully local fixture for me (while offering a boozy weekend in sunny* Blackpool for most other Shrimpers). Promises to be a good one. And a strong candidate for a game where we outnumber the home supporters!

*experiences may vary

Is FAR-age gonna make an offer for us? Although, a bit brassic, so I understand

 

[NZamba Legend]

"If you are wondering about AFC Fylde" - Surely this is the most surreal thread title in the history of SZ.

But, that said, I am enjoying it. And now I am kind of wondering about AFC Fylde, albeit in a very low key fashion

 

[Mad Cyril]

I am Fylde curious...

 

[NZamba Legend]

I am Fylde curious...

Slippery slope mate. Before you know it you'll be anxiously checking the progress of Cleator Moor Celtic in the West Lancs Premier

 

[OldBlueLady]

Already got this marked out as a nice season near end weekender!

 

[Tommy2holes]

Already got this marked out as a nice season near end weekender!

Yep. Me too

 

[basilrobbie]

Another fascinating snippet - AFC Fylde's owner is known affectionately (sic) to Blackpool fans as "Dog Food Dave". He wants to buy us really, but probably never will.

 

[rigsby]

Far right multi-millionaire looking for a pet project fails to buy Blackpool FC and settles for an obscure local non-league team in a lightly populated area. Promises them a meteoric rise to the Football League within a decade. Spots an opportunity in the shape of controversial local fracking developments and rakes in sportswashing money from fracking companies keen to launder their image among locals. Brand new breeze block stadium on an out of town roundabout (if you can call it a town), average attendance one sixth of its capacity, even in a promotion season.

Can't say I'm endeared to them. They've got a remarkably busy 'controversies' section on Wikipedia for a relatively new, relatively minor non-league club. Suffice to say if there's an anti-FGR, they're it.

All that said...it's the last away game of the season and a delightfully local fixture for me (while offering a boozy weekend in sunny* Blackpool for most other Shrimpers). Promises to be a good one. And a strong candidate for a game where we outnumber the home supporters!

*experiences may vary

Wasn't top of my list for away day/weekender. Having read about their far right owner and its traditionally fancy dress last game of the season. I will dust of my old SS uniform. Probably won't get as many laughs in the modern world

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Don’t forget to take your limited-edition Orient-Flyde half and half scarves with you.

 

[Strykr]

Your not a real football fan unless you have at least 2 worn once half scarves gathering dust in the back of a cupboard somewhere.

Seemed a good idea at the time

 

[* ORM *]

I had a half scarf. On one side was Southend United and on the other was LDV Final 2004.