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Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #71
let's let Wasps and its newspaper go and play trains and we can concentrate on the importnant stuff like the football. Most of our fans would never bother with going on it anyway, I would rather they got rid of the oversized parking restrictions.
 
Last edited: Feb 12, 2016

olderskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #72
Terry Gibson's perm said:
let's let Wasps and its newspaper go and play trains and we can concentrate on the importnant stuff like the football. Most of our fans would never bother with going on it anyway, I would rather they got rid of the oversized parking restrictions.
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They restrict fat people from parking??
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #73
Terry Gibson's perm said:
I would rather they got rid of the oversized parking restrictions.
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how big is your car ?
 
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covbhoy

New Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #74
Terry Gibson's perm said:
let's let Wasps and its newspaper go and play trains and we can concentrate on the importnant stuff like the football. Most of our fans would never bother with going on it anyway, I would rather they got rid of the oversized parking restrictions.
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they might get rid of the parking restrictions,but just for wasps matches?
 

Moff

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #75
covbhoy said:
they might get rid of the parking restrictions,but just for wasps matches?
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Legally the Council they wouldnt be able to do it for one and not the other without suitable justification, which they havent got. So if you change the parking restrictions it is done for both clubs.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #76
olderskyblue said:
They restrict fat people from parking??
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They can't because of the rugby fans I was rushing to get the kids ready for school, as you know it is distance from the ground that they exist rather than the size of them and they try to force you to use public transport that they don't offer. When we first moved to the Ricoh I was offered the park and ride service from Whitley which was great as I had to drive past the ground from Nuneaton on the way.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #77
ccfcway said:
how big is your car ?
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Small and quick like its owner
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #78
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Small and quick like its owner
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Thats what your wife says
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #79
Nick said:
But then it is contradicted
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Hasnt the CET reported factually and a spokesman for a train company put forward his perspective...there lies the contradiction. Or are you suggesting CET should edit other people's quotes just to keep you happy?
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #80
Hobo said:
Hasnt the CET reported factually and a spokesman for a train company put forward his perspective...there lies the contradiction. Or are you suggesting CET should edit other people's quotes just to keep you happy?
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Better journalists qualify quotes a bit more really......x of London Midland claimed that....
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Feb 12, 2016
  • #81
Nick said:
Thats what your wife says
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Dont think she can remember
 
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Jack Griffin

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  • Feb 28, 2016
  • #82
FYI London Midland just tweeted a timetable
 

ceetee

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  • Feb 28, 2016
  • #83
A two carriage train stopped at the station yesterday about 10 min before kick off. I hace only seen single carriage trains previously.
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 28, 2016
  • #84
ceetee said:
A two carriage train stopped at the station yesterday about 10 min before kick off. I hace only seen single carriage trains previously.
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Correct also noticed that
No one got off IIRC
 
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superskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 28, 2016
  • #85
I got the 13.47 from Cov station to Cov arena. Couldn't have been easier or more convenient.
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Feb 29, 2016
  • #86
https://www.facebook.com/midlandstoday/videos/10153937871254761/

Midlands today report on the train service yesterday. Sure they said 6 carriages? Even if they are from the 1990's with no automatic doors and being pulled along by a non passenger train
 

chiefdave

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  • Feb 29, 2016
  • #87
If that's the best they could come up with they shouldn't have bothered. What an embarrassment, looks like something from a crap heritage line.

Reminds me of the football specials when we used to play Villa and they were worried about the trains being smashed up.
 

hill83

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  • Feb 29, 2016
  • #88
chiefdave said:
If that's the best they could come up with they shouldn't have bothered. What an embarrassment, looks like something from a crap heritage line.

Reminds me of the football specials when we used to play Villa and they were worried about the trains being smashed up.
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A train is a train.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 29, 2016
  • #89
hill83 said:
A train is a train.
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is a train
 

Ian1779

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  • Feb 29, 2016
  • #90
hill83 said:
A train is a train.
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North York’s Blue

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  • Feb 29, 2016
  • #91
chiefdave said:
If that's the best they could come up with they shouldn't have bothered. What an embarrassment, looks like something from a crap heritage line.

Reminds me of the football specials when we used to play Villa and they were worried about the trains being smashed up.
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Which to be fair, they quite often were.
 

chiefdave

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  • Feb 29, 2016
  • #92
Bucks Blue said:
Which to be fair, they quite often were.
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Seem to recall some of them didn't even have seats
 
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dongonzalos

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  • Feb 29, 2016
  • #93
chiefdave said:
Seem to recall some of them didn't even have seats
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Would be better with no seats get more fans in.
If it gets you back and forth from/to the city centre for 2.50 on match days that would do for me.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 31, 2016
  • #94
Didn't quite work then. Despite that Labour MP who has come out and been praising how great it is, maybe he wasn't briefed properly.
 

chiefdave

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  • Mar 31, 2016
  • #95
Nick said:
Didn't quite work then. Despite that Labour MP who has come out and been praising how great it is, maybe he wasn't briefed properly.
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spin spin spin

CT said:
London Midland and Wasps suffered losses of around £30,000
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CT said:
The train for the Harlequins game in February is estimated to have lost about £18,000 as just 650 people paid £2.40 for return tickets on the six carriage charter train.The matchday special for Wasps’ victory over Leicester on Saturday was better used with an estimated 2,000 people taking advantage of the service. But that was still nowhere near enough to cover the running costs
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Wasps said:
Andy Gibb, MD of the Ricoh Arena, said: “We were very pleased with the Rugby Special train service which was trialled at Wasps’ games against Harlequins and Leicester Tigers.“These initial services were a great success operationally and have been very well received by Wasps’ fans.
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Its a great success in the same way the second half of our season has been a great success!
 
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dongonzalos

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 31, 2016
  • #96
It's really pissed me off

Would have been a great way to get to the Match, be able to have a few beers and no worries about driving

Crying Shame!!
 
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superskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #97
I've been getting the train to the games regularly. Really is incredibly convenient.
 

Wyken Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #98
superskyblue said:
I've been getting the train to the games regularly. Really is incredibly convenient.
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So you have waited an hour after the final whistle then? How many people join you?
 
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Hugh Jarse

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  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #99
So you have waited an hour after the final whistle then? How many people join you?
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If you read the post more carefully, they said they were getting the train to the games regularly, nothing about going home on them.

It's April Fools day and I'm feeling pedantic!
 
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superskyblue

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  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #100
Hugh Jarse said:
If you read the post more carefully, they said they were getting the train to the games regularly, nothing about going home on them.

It's April Fools day and I'm feeling pedantic!
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Correct, going to the games. The train is never full which adds to the convenience even more.
 

MusicDating

Euro 2016 Prediction League Champion!!
  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #101
superskyblue said:
Correct, going to the games. The train is never full which adds to the convenience even more.
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Do you mind me asking what transport you used after the game?
 
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superskyblue

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  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #102
MusicDating said:
Do you mind me asking what transport you used after the game?
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Recently I've just been contemplating jumping off the railway bridge and seeing where that takes me.

I get a taxi back to the station. Costs between £10-£15. Usually they're lined up on the road opposite the Casino.
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #103
How long after the game until they stop at the Ricoh? If you pop into the casino for a pint would that kill enough time?
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #104
In an interview this morning someone from wasps admitted that London midland paid for the train costs and the reason there aren't anymore is that wasps are only prepared to contribute a "relative" amount to future trains.

Odd given all their wealth.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 1, 2016
  • #105
Grendel said:
In an interview this morning someone from wasps admitted that London midland paid for the train costs and the reason there aren't anymore is that wasps are only prepared to contribute a "relative" amount to future trains.

Odd given all their wealth.
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probably thought they could get a sponsor to pay for it.
 
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