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Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:33 am
by claretonthecoast1882
Strike announced for 20th August.
Good job Blackpool will only bring around 2k unlike the match where up to 10k turned up and were in every end in the 90s (or so the myth goes)
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:49 am
by dougcollins
claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:33 am
Strike announced for 20th August.
Good job Blackpool will only bring around 2k unlike the match where up to 10k turned up and were in every end in the 90s (or so the myth goes)
Isn't that Northern Rail, they don't appear to be on strike that day?
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:51 am
by onewillieirvine
I think they are, it's a national strike.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:55 am
by claretonthecoast1882
dougcollins wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:49 am
Isn't that Northern Rail, they don't appear to be on strike that day?
Think they all are
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:57 am
by MiltonKeynesClaret93
Hold off booking for now, but there's plenty of time for a deal to be reached between the TOCs and the Unions so, fingers crossed.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:39 am
by AGENT_CLARET
They'll have to use their supporters club official transport instead.
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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:19 pm
by ClaretLoup
Great, I have pre booked rail tickets for this one from Newcastle.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:23 pm
by Bosscat
AGENT_CLARET wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:39 am
They'll have to use their supporters club official transport instead.
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Better be careful travelling past BB1,2 & 3 then
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm
by Jamesy
Not good for me either. Usually I come up on train, less hassle and can have a beer or five.
Going to have to get the motorbike out for this one. I do feel sorry for those train drivers though, it must be hard to make ends meet on £55k +
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:36 pm
by AGENT_CLARET
Jamesy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm
Not good for me either. Usually I come up on train, less hassle and can have a beer or five.
Going to have to get the motorbike out for this one. I do feel sorry for those train drivers though, it must be hard to make ends meet on £55k +
I had a chicken dating agency once but it went bust, I just couldn't make end's meet
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:39 pm
by Jamesy
AGENT_CLARET wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:36 pm
I had a chicken dating agency once but it went bust, I just couldn't make end's meet
Deary me that gag is fowl!
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:40 pm
by AGENT_CLARET
Jamesy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:39 pm
Deary me that gag is fowl!
Cluck off
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:54 pm
by bfcmik
AGENT_CLARET wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:36 pm
I had a chicken dating agency once but it went bust, I just couldn't make end's meet
You do realise that would be the equivalent of a lesbian dating agency?
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:56 pm
by AGENT_CLARET
bfcmik wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:54 pm
You do realise that would be the equivalent of a lesbian dating agency?
I know cock
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:57 pm
by claretonthecoast1882
That sounds like a confession
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:58 pm
by AGENT_CLARET
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:15 pm
by ecc
Johnny B. Goode.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:23 pm
by AGENT_CLARET
ecc wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:15 pm
Johnny B. Goode.
That takes be back to being a kid up Able street
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:34 pm
by Pearcey
MiltonKeynesClaret93 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:57 am
Hold off booking for now, but there's plenty of time for a deal to be reached between the TOCs and the Unions so, fingers crossed.
Wouldn’t hold your breath when the DfT are involved. Let’s hope they do the right thing soon.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:37 pm
by Tricky Trevor
Jamesy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm
I do feel sorry for those train drivers though, it must be hard to make ends meet on £55k +
..when all they do is go and brake. Lazy winkers don’t even steer.
We had a great meme over here when the tram drivers were on strike. Their training course was an apple on a table, push apple forward=go, pull apple back=stop.
Found it.
https://youtu.be/0kC2XCiSdEE
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:56 pm
by Jamesy
Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:37 pm
..when all they do is go and brake. Lazy winkers don’t even steer.
We had a great meme over here when the tram drivers were on strike. Their training course was an apple on a table, push apple forward=go, pull apple back=stop.
Found it.
https://youtu.be/0kC2XCiSdEE
That’s brilliant!
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:02 pm
by Pearcey
Bearing in mind that RMT do not represent the drivers. RMT represent the low earners like gate staff, cleaners etc so the derogatory comments are way off. They haven’t had a pay rise for 3 years despite working on the frontline throughout the pandemic. Some are really struggling to get by.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:01 pm
by bfcjg
We all want more money however when we get more we have to.pass costs on,so if we want to pay more for train tickets so be it.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:16 pm
by Pearcey
bfcjg wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:01 pm
We all want more money however when we get more we have to.pass costs on,so if we want to pay more for train tickets so be it.
They put prices up by 10% and are still not giving staff a pay rise.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:47 pm
by Jambo
Bumping this since it seems unlikely the strike will be off. Looks like while some areas will have trains, there is nothing between Leeds-Burnley.
Anyone going that way on Saturday with room in the car?
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:53 pm
by claretburns
Normally get the train from Halifax and takes 30 minutes, now more than likely will be stuck on the bus for an hour and 45 minutes each way.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:01 pm
by Vegas Claret
Blackpool will probably be the best away fans all season, always create a good atmosphere
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:15 pm
by burnmark
Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:01 pm
Blackpool will probably be the best away fans all season, always create a good atmosphere
Struggling to sell their allocation surprisingly
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:34 pm
by Billy Balfour
I was a kid when they turned up on mass for that match. They had free coaches, if my memory serves me well. The talk in the Cricketfield stand was that some of their idiots had robbed the Longside away end turnstiles.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:46 pm
by Quickenthetempo
Billy Balfour wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:34 pm
I was a kid when they turned up on mass for that match. They had free coaches, if my memory serves me well. The talk in the Cricketfield stand was that some of their idiots had robbed the Longside away end turnstiles.
I thought it was the CF stand turnstiles they kicked in and robbed, to gain entrance to the ground?
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:48 pm
by Zlatan
Jambo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:47 pm
Bumping this since it seems unlikely the strike will be off. Looks like while some areas will have trains, there is nothing between Leeds-Burnley.
Anyone going that way on Saturday with room in the car?
I can do a detour on the way up from MK if anyone wants picking up on the way up and dropping off after. Thing is, I’ll be aiming to get into Burnley for about 11am so I can take my daughter for lunch before she goes to work
I’ll be heading straight home after the game too
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:49 pm
by AGENT_CLARET
Saturday will be fun in the cricket field stand
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:50 pm
by Leisure
burnmark wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:15 pm
Struggling to sell their allocation surprisingly
Maybe not helped by the fact that they only received the tickets from us last week!
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:52 pm
by Billy Balfour
Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:46 pm
I thought it was the CF stand turnstiles they kicked in and robbed, to gain entrance to the ground?
It might well have been.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:04 am
by Bullabill
Pearcey wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:02 pm
....... despite working on the frontline throughout the pandemic.....
Christ, what heroes! At least they had an income, many others had nothing, lost businesses etc.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:15 am
by Swizzlestick
Bullabill wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:04 am
Christ, what heroes! At least they had an income, many others had nothing, lost businesses etc.
Well done for editing out the ‘not had a pay rise for three years’ bit.
Full solidarity with them.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:01 am
by AlargeClaret
I remember the match mid 90’s? maybe ? when Oyston put free coaches on for them , they only brought about 3k ish though , I think was about 18k on that day. Don’t remember any trouble though considering the amount of aggro we had in the 90’s.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:05 am
by Tinribs
Jamesy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm
Not good for me either. Usually I come up on train, less hassle and can have a beer or five.
Going to have to get the motorbike out for this one. I do feel sorry for those train drivers though, it must be hard to make ends meet on £55k +
Think pay is a minor issue,it’s the working hours,shift changes,weekend hours etc I applaud them for standing up for themselves.They give plenty of notice for the strike dates so people need to be aware and support them
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:27 am
by AGENT_CLARET
Looks like not being a sell out for Blackpool fans, poor effort from them, some moaning about the 30 price but it was their club that set the price
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:05 am
by Quickenthetempo
AlargeClaret wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:01 am
I remember the match mid 90’s? maybe ? when Oyston put free coaches on for them , they only brought about 3k ish though , I think was about 18k on that day. Don’t remember any trouble though considering the amount of aggro we had in the 90’s.
We played them quite a few times in the 90s.
The big following with trouble was early 90s.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:11 am
by Top Claret
Leisure wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:50 pm
Maybe not helped by the fact that they only received the tickets from us last week!
We didn't need that excuse at Huddersfield.
From what I believe they are moaning about having to pay £30 for their seat
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:12 am
by AlargeClaret
Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:05 am
We played them quite a few times in the 90s.
The big following with trouble was early 90s.
Never recalled any trouble at home with them , though away was a bit lively . And like you say we played them often so more than possible .
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:44 am
by burnmark
I remember some trouble in the CF stand. Would have been 90-91 season I think - a Tuesday night. Maybe wrong but a 2-0 or 2-1 victory with Futcher getting one goal.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:05 pm
by Devils_Advocate
I dont think there was much trouble in the early 90's because in the lower divisions back then Blackpool was widely know as one of the footy mobs that the home teams didn't dare take on and that would have definitely included Burnley.
I think Blackpool used to pretty much come into town, decide what pubs they wanted and the Burnley mob then would stay well clear of them. Rochdale, Halifax and Stockport was more our level for scrapping in those days
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:16 pm
by tiger76
AGENT_CLARET wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:27 am
Looks like not being a sell out for Blackpool fans, poor effort from them, some moaning about the 30 price but it was their club that set the price
That's a surprise given it'll be their 1st visit to TM in nearly 10 years you'd have thought they'd have been right up for this derby.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:19 pm
by Transpennine
AlargeClaret wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:12 am
Never recalled any trouble at home with them , though away was a bit lively . And like you say we played them often so more than possible .
New years day-96? Think the game was postponed late. I seem to remember it was a bit lively outside Ma Kellys...
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:47 pm
by Top Claret
Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:05 pm
I dont think there was much trouble in the early 90's because in the lower divisions back then Blackpool was widely know as one of the footy mobs that the home teams didn't dare take on and that would have definitely included Burnley.
I think Blackpool used to pretty much come into town, decide what pubs they wanted and the Burnley mob then would stay well clear of them. Rochdale, Halifax and Stockport was more our level for scrapping in those days
You don't half chat sh!t
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:12 pm
by Jamesy
Tinribs wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:05 am
Think pay is a minor issue,it’s the working hours,shift changes,weekend hours etc I applaud them for standing up for themselves.They give plenty of notice for the strike dates so people need to be aware and support them
That’s why they are well paid. Train companies operate during unsociable hours.
Re: Blackpool (h) no trains
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:47 pm
by Jamesy
Top Claret wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:47 pm
You don't half chat sh!t
He is just a continuous wind up merchant.
