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Anyone going??  Even if we don't results against Lu'on and Wrexham I'll still be going.  What else is there to do on Good Friday.  Someone was saying there's a pub not far from the ground.  Anyone know any info about that?

I cant be arsed to go.

I've been a bit of a part timer by my standards this season. Missed 2 homes games and only been away once (City)

Come on Pie man, Good Friday's are usually pants.  Chuck in an away game and a few pints, three points, and a nice short journey home and it'll be a cracking days entertainment for all.

I really am skint at the moment. As well as committing to a holiday in florida that will cost £2k all in, my car is going to cost me over £600 today.

Add that to my opinion that our season is over, it can mean only one thing - I wont be going to sunny MK.

Right if you are after pubs near the Hockey Stadium you have a choice of going to the mega bowl, which is a couple of minutes walk, there is a bar in there, but seriously I wouldn't really consider that an option.

If you are after cheap drinks then there is a huge weatherspoons about five minutes walk from the ground, if you face the town centre from the stadium you will be looking at Staples, which is very close to where I work, the road to the right of staples is Silbury Boulevard, the next road along is Midsummer Blvd, this is where spoons is.

If you walk up this road for a couple of minutes you will come across spoons on your left, if you consider spoons to be a litte quiet you can carry on up the road for another couple of minutes, on the right you will find a Lloyds No. 1, an All Bar One, and a Slug and Lettuce.  These three are located in a building called the Winter Gardens if you need to ask for directions.

Any other pubs are basically up the other end of Town in the Snow Dome and Theater District, so are not really viable for you.

Anyone thinking of using the train is in luck as the ground is next door to the station, though I'm not sure of routes because I've never been to Swindon on the train.  I suspect you will have to go into London and up to MK from there.

Driving down, but cheers for the info about the pubs.  Probably go for the 5 minute walk to the Wetherspoons.  Is that near an office complex?

It's in Milton Keynes, so yes it's near an office complex, You'll find it no bother though JA.

i'm thinking of going to this as from brum it will only take me just under an hour on the train.

You say central is right near the ground???

Yep, walk out the front, walk forward another 50 yards, look left, et voila.

i'll be there! reeves4england is going to the bloody theatre!  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick

I'll be off to France so I cant go, closest swindon game to me ever, and i cant make it

BOOOO

ui;lve got 4 people from other lubs coming, as soon as i said hockey stadium they was queueing up innitb  :twisted:

Thanks for that Whits.

I'm going with Reeves for King and Super Taff. Probably will be my last away game this season unless we makes the PO's. Quite fancy Hull though.

Student Ticket for sale, 20 quid.  Any takers?  Do I have to go?  I'd rather scratch my father's bollocks.

nothing like a 400 mile round trip with a 4-0 drubbing the in the middle, i really wanna go to that to for some weird reason..... :?

I think Hull is probably more like a 450 mile round trip.
Leeds is 200 miles away and Hull is way beyond there!

i live 25 miles closer than you...  :twisted:

The next game I'll probably go to is the shitty game (if it's on). I'm really a part-time fan anyway. come to think of it, i'm not even a fan at all

you just like the forum si :twisted:

Yeah will be in Bicester for the day so travelling up is very easy. There should be 4 or 5 of us going. possibly more if we take two cars.

I bought my ticket yesterday. How many fans are we allowed in? And is the away end covered?

Just spoke to a mate whose been there already this season and they said it wasn't covered when he went to watch forest play there last season. But he thinks they have made some changes but doesn't exactly know?

i doubt it as it's a temporary home for the dons.

Away end is basically another Brighton.

I am going!  Managed to persuade the Mrs to let me go!  She could not really say no as I am taking her away this weekend and missing Satrudays game!  Quite looking forward to it, not been to as many away games as usual this year!

Blinkers how much are tickets for the MK match?

£15!  I assume tickets will be on-sale on the day?

Actually just checked on Franchise site and they are on-sale on the day!  More info than out site gives!!!! :evil:

I going so watch out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why should we watch out?  :soapy tit wank:  You just going to be your eveil little self?  :twisted:

The Reeves Boys and me will be there so beware  8)

too right, you are first on my list  :evil:  :wink:

:cry:  What have i ever done to you?!  :soapy tit wank:  Plus you have no idea who i am, so there!  :face   :wink:

yeah we'll see  :twisted:  :D  soapy tit wank  :D

im booking mine on satrurday... sas travel!  8)

Afraid not!

yeh, bloody theatre!  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick (just imagining edwards saying it!)

hmm. you wont be laughing if we lose 3-0!

The key thing here is does it count as a new ground.....in the sense that in my list of grounds visited.....ElmPark/ MadStad counts as one.


  Having been to Plough Lane, I consider Wimbledon done.....but regard them as now a non league side like say Aldershot......MKD ignoring the rights and wrongs of their status  I see as a new ground and so will add it to my list.

 Thoughts if anyone cares.

I think MK should be seen as a new team, depsite their old connections. Therefore Reg, I think the NHS (not the health service!) should be added to your list

A new ground is just that. If you've not been before, it's a new ground.  My overall total is therefore 100+ (not all with STFC).   This includes Millwall x 2, Huddersfield x 2, Walsall x 2 etc.

I don't claim to have done the 92 grounds though.  My total of 'current' grounds is constantly fluctuating (At the moment it's around the 80 mark).  This season for example I will 'lose' (probably) Cambridge but 'get back' Barnet.  I reckon Kiddy will go down as well but I haven't been there.  So if Halifax come up (I've been to the Shay) my 'current' total will have gone up by one.

Is this the most boring post ever?  I think it is.

Good that's how I see it.    Can't say i'm exactly looking forward to it though.

Interestingly, purely from a 'stand' point of view, most people I know have dreaded it and found the Nat Hockey St quite good.

Leg room is decent, steep stand, no pillars (obviously), good food served etc.

I also think 'francise football' is the way forward.  

LET'S GO MK, LET'S GO!

Might be all we have left in a few seasons

I shall be going as I don't get to many away games, Rushden, Leeds and Walsall so far this year.

I'm going to Franchise! :D Have to leave at 10 tomorrow morning though.thats really early for me.boo hoo.

Im going to MK today! yay!!!

Any good recommendations for my FRIEND (ahem) who is underage and theoretically may wish to partake in the drinking of alcohol.

My firend you understnad....

apprantley Chicagos  has been designated as an away fans pub. bout 5 minute walk from the ground.

SMITHY!!!! What a GOD, now will people stop keep saying Jenks is crap !!!!  :beers

O man, you gotta feel for the guy... after such a good goal... Still a great player, and i hope he stays with us for a long time!!

yeah me too. thats the end of our season now im afraid. parkin will be off in the summer and thats a real blow if we cant find a replacement. we need to keep smith though and i hope we do. but we wont do well next year without SSP