Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
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Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
The supporters clubs do a brilliant job taking our fans to away games but with demand up to high level, should the club start arranging coaches?
The supporters clubs struggle with sourcing more coaches/stewards and turn plenty away for most games.
And with trains being useless at the minute, too many travel by car.
Around 500 of the 3500 following at Blackpool will have gone by coach, which is quite low compared to other clubs.
The supporters clubs struggle with sourcing more coaches/stewards and turn plenty away for most games.
And with trains being useless at the minute, too many travel by car.
Around 500 of the 3500 following at Blackpool will have gone by coach, which is quite low compared to other clubs.
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They possibly should. With the demise of Colne and Earby Clarets we now probably have the least number of supporters clubs running coaches and Accy are usually turning people away every game. Most PL and EFL clubs organise coaches/trains for their fans. For the Rovers Cup tie at Sheffield Utd they are offering 50% discount on their coaches, so just £10.
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
Asking a lot though, we can’t even get the ticketing system working, imagine the carnage
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
Coach times and prices announced 10 minutes before departure.Burnley1989 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:22 amAsking a lot though, we can’t even get the ticketing system working, imagine the carnage
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For games in London and beyond I think putting a train on would be a good idea. Might encourage more to travel (not that we are having an issue at the moment) if you could get back quicker, and also allows you to see to town/city you are visiting a bit more.
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Joking apart, they have all the facilities for booking and paying upfront.
I think a train might be too complicated, I know Chelsea do one for their fans but with it being a football special they can't drink on them.
I think a train might be too complicated, I know Chelsea do one for their fans but with it being a football special they can't drink on them.
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We have fans like us based all over the country and car travel is our only viable method from Wokingham to Burnley
We were quoted £84 each with a railcard for travel via Reading to Piccadilly then we would get a free (curtesy of our bus pass)to Burnley
It's around £100 by car and that includes brews each way.Rail travel is now beyond the average fans budget.
We were quoted £84 each with a railcard for travel via Reading to Piccadilly then we would get a free (curtesy of our bus pass)to Burnley
It's around £100 by car and that includes brews each way.Rail travel is now beyond the average fans budget.
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We also used to have South West Clarets bringing a coach to some home games.
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
Discussed in a meeting earlier this week - many clubs run coaches but that's it at many of those clubs, no supporters clubs running them. At Burnley it's been the opposite of that with the supporters club kicking it off in 1984/85 with coaches to every game.Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:52 amThe supporters clubs do a brilliant job taking our fans to away games but with demand up to high level, should the club start arranging coaches?
The supporters clubs struggle with sourcing more coaches/stewards and turn plenty away for most games.
And with trains being useless at the minute, too many travel by car.
Around 500 of the 3500 following at Blackpool will have gone by coach, which is quite low compared to other clubs.
The one thing supporters clubs will do too is provide pick up points at various places - from Lancaster to Rochdale.
But it is a worthy point that. A lot of fans are now finding it difficult to find coach seats due to Accy filling up and other supporters clubs limiting their numbers.
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
It also ticks a box for being a greener club , getting more fans to travel by coach
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
3,500 to Blackpool: I remember Boxing Day 1973. There must have been 10,000 of us there.
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
I think it is a good idea especially coaches , I remember going on train organised by the club to Palace which was great other than a few clowns but I wouldn't see them doing again on today's world.
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I think that must have been for the 0-0 FA Cup game in 82/3 which I was on as well. The only 2 other occasions I can recall travelling on a special train were to Leicester in 73/4 and as incredible as it now sounds, to Blackburn for a 'Friendly' in 70/1.Clive 1960 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:17 pmI think it is a good idea especially coaches , I remember going on train organised by the club to Palace which was great other than a few clowns but I wouldn't see them doing again on today's world.
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
yes let's bring back the soccer special train, must be easier to organise than all the coaches. someone at the club should do an exercise on the cost. I am sure a lot of supporters would prefer the train
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I think special trains are virtually impossible to fit into the timetables nowadays.Pommieclaret wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:42 pmyes let's bring back the soccer special train, must be easier to organise than all the coaches. someone at the club should do an exercise on the cost. I am sure a lot of supporters would prefer the train
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Let the train take the strain.
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Club should do it!
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
Yes it was the uneventful 0-0 game there but enjoyed the day out on the train.
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loved special trainsClive 1960 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 3:03 pmYes it was the uneventful 0-0 game there but enjoyed the day out on the train.
i was on the one to Filbert st
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
It was uneventful but i seem to recollect Vince Hilair e missing a sitter .
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
There was one to Hull 27th August 1983.
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
Trains also to Grimsby f a cup 3rd round & semi final 1974.
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
They run the club shop and the ticket office like they do, and you want ‘em organising transport to away games?
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Re: Is it time the club started running away coaches again?
With the cot of petrol and electricity these days, if introduced they might look more like this with our american owners