Man u away tix, beer etc

jaggygooner · Post by **jaggygooner** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:32 pm

whats the best way to get from manchester city center to old trafford, the last time i went i got the football special trains from oxford road station. For a crowd of 70,000 they ran 3 small trains, the first was too full to get on, the second totally jamed with mancs, didn't see many gooners so is there a better way to go?

jaggygooner · Post by **jaggygooner** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:33 pm

whats the best way to get from manchester city center to old trafford, the last time i went i got the football special trains from oxford road station. For a crowd of 70,000 they ran 3 small trains, the first was too full to get on, the second totally jamed with mancs, didn't see many gooners so is there a better way to go?

gunner_ace · Post by **gunner_ace** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:18 am

Get the trams that go towards Salford Queys. Thats passes old trafford.

dukeys a gooner · Post by **dukeys a gooner** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:54 am

12:40 train from Euston...

Is Sports Bar upstairs at Piccadilly the meeting Point for Gooners?

Cheers Y'all

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:04 pm

It is an offence to consume alcohol on the streets around Old Trafford and in Manchester City Centre.This includes drinking from cans and bottles.If you are asked to stop drinking by a Police Officer and refuse then you could be subject to arrest or Â£80 fixed penalty notice. This also includes unopened cans or bottles if the officer believes you will drink them on the street. Police officers will be enforcing this Bye Law.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... manchester

AA23Northbank · Post by **AA23Northbank** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:29 pm

dukeys a gooner wrote:12:40 train from Euston...

Is Sports Bar upstairs at Piccadilly the meeting Point for Gooners?

Cheers Y'all

Wetherspoons in Piccadilly Gardens up the road is a better place, can get the metrolink from there to Old Trafford

M-50 · Post by **M-50** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:48 pm

jaggygooner wrote:whats the best way to get from manchester city center to old trafford, the last time i went i got the football special trains from oxford road station. For a crowd of 70,000 they ran 3 small trains, the first was too full to get on, the second totally jamed with mancs, didn't see many gooners so is there a better way to go?

Taxi. It will drop u right outside the away end entrance. Costs about Â£10 and takes 10-15 mins.

M-50 · Post by **M-50** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:55 pm

Decent boozer is the Piccadilly which is about 500 yards turning right outside of Piccadilly train station. Huge pub with a high volume of gooners drinking there. It's opposite tesco express. Not going unfortunately, too late booking my flight

Enjoy the piss-up

gunner_ace · Post by **gunner_ace** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:01 pm

As ive mentioned before this is my first trip to OT away this weekend and I canna no wait. Im planning to get there for about 1sh and have some drinks round Piccadilly gardens before heading over to the ground but was just wandering what the craic was with wearing colours? The only reason I ask is that I went to citeh away earlier in the season and had some good humoured banter before the game, but after serving them their arses on a plate I got some serious shit after the game from both the police and citeh. I know theyâ€™re different clubs but mancs in general always seem to rub me up the wrong way.

The rivalry of Arse / mancs from the early 00â€™s has subsided quite a bit since our recent trophy drought , but can anyone remember getting into or seeing much bother round OT before or after a game in recent memory?

benlaimwolf · Post by **benlaimwolf** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:14 pm

How hot is Virgin trains on the ticket times? If you missed the 20:35, could you get the 21:00 for example?

gunner_ace · Post by **gunner_ace** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:16 pm

benlaimwolf wrote:How hot is Virgin trains on the ticket times? If you missed the 20:35, could you get the 21:00 for example?

You could but they would hammer you for another Â£70 - Â£80 full fare.

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:23 pm

@gunner ace-

the rivalry with us and the mancs stems from an FA cup game in '88? when united got a dubious last minute penno infront of the NB. McClair (*word censored*) blasted it over and we went menthol.

Also the battle of old trafford in '91 when limpar scored the winner but we got a 2 point deduction after a brawl. Nutty Winterburn got stuck into them, the dirty cnuts

gunner_ace · Post by **gunner_ace** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:30 pm

Henry Norris 1913 wrote:@gunner ace-

the rivalry with us and the mancs stems from an FA cup game in '88? when united got a dubious last minute penno infront of the NB. McClair (c**t) blasted it over and we went menthol.

Also the battle of old trafford in '91 when limpar scored the winner but we got a 2 point deduction after a brawl. Nutty Winterburn got stuck into them, the dirty cnuts

Cheers for clearing that up then with the quick history lesson. So to answer my original question is it safe to wear my shirt on sat then?

benlaimwolf · Post by **benlaimwolf** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:41 pm

gunner_ace wrote:
benlaimwolf wrote:How hot is Virgin trains on the ticket times? If you missed the 20:35, could you get the 21:00 for example?
You could but they would hammer you for another Â£70 - Â£80 full fare.

Bastards!

Thanks for your help.

TheCook · Post by **TheCook** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:59 pm

gunner_ace wrote:
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:@gunner ace-

the rivalry with us and the mancs stems from an FA cup game in '88? when united got a dubious last minute penno infront of the NB. McClair (c**t) blasted it over and we went menthol.

Also the battle of old trafford in '91 when limpar scored the winner but we got a 2 point deduction after a brawl. Nutty Winterburn got stuck into them, the dirty cnuts
Cheers for clearing that up then with the quick history lesson. So to answer my original question is it safe to wear my shirt on sat then?

In my experience, the answer is 'No'.

The only year I haven't seen it getting 'pwapa nawty' outside the ground post match was 2002, as they had all gone home by the time we left!