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Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: returnofthereds on Monday, March 26, 2007, 18:22:16
What a cool weekend. A day out at the magnificent new Wembley stadium on Saturday and a roast dinner whilst watching the town on tv( couldn't afford to go to Lincoln after the trip to London).


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: yeo on Monday, March 26, 2007, 18:28:27
What did you make of Wembley?


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: bigbobjoylove on Monday, March 26, 2007, 18:33:21
Were the prices for food/drink especially bad? Read a report in the paper that they were charging £5 for burgers :shock:


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: ibelieveinmrreeves on Monday, March 26, 2007, 18:55:22
My mate went, he said a packet of crisps was £1.50! They're a rip of at 40p


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: returnofthereds on Monday, March 26, 2007, 19:04:37
The whole place just makes you walk around open mouthed. From the minute you step out of the tube station at Wembley Park staight out on to Wembley way your spine starts to tingle. :shock:  :shock: Yes the food was a bit expensive,but hey! it is London after all.


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: lebowski on Monday, March 26, 2007, 19:04:40
i went up to wembley too.

still the same shit-pit around the ground but inside it's proper nice. escalators up to the top tier and then a cool £3.50 for a pint of what i can only imagine was carlsberg. there was an open air balcony looking out over wembley way to enjoy the pint on (though it was freezing out there), and they had big plasma screens all over the concourse showing goals n stuff. it looked a bit plastic in the "arena" section, but a nice amount of leg room and good view no matter where you are.

they didn't actually sell burgers there, but it was £4 for a hot dog.


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Barry Scott on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:04:56
And £4.20 for a Pizza Baguette... And £1.80 for a bottle of water which had to be put in a fucking plastic cup.

I went, the prices, like most things, angered me much. Missed most the footy as was enjoying looking at the stadium too much.

I found it very strange to watch the footy from the 5th tier.

I thought the stadium was properly amazing, lifts escaltors TV etc, the service was dog shit and the shit they served as food wasn't worth the card board it was served in. Good day though.


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Fred Elliot on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:19:09
Quote from: "Barry Scott"
And £4.20 for a Pizza Baguette...


Strewth Bazza !

Pizza Baguette does sound lush though.

I thought Wembley looked amazing on the tele.

The Merlin yesterday was better though


 :wink:


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:19:33
Im just on line trying to up my pics from sat, stadium is amazing but need to get people who speak english to serve and actually serve beer - 25 minute wait for a beer at half time, then they stop serving!

Outside needs doing up big time.

Anyone else notice the hand dryers? Proper ace, I cant believe that was the thing that I noticed most!

Ground will keep noise in


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Fred Elliot on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:21:50
Quote from: "Bushey Boy"
Im just on line trying to up my pics from sat, stadium is amazing but need to get people who speak english to serve and actually serve beer - 25 minute wait for a beer at half time, then they stop serving!

Outside needs doing up big time.

Anyone else notice the hand dryers? Proper ace, I cant believe that was the thing that I noticed most!

Ground will keep noise in


Post them up here then Ash me old mate !


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:22:29
Um will try and work out how again!


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Fred Elliot on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:23:21
Photobucket mate

you know it makes sense


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:29:35
You know im shit!


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Spud on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:31:06
Ash, am i right in thinking that you let houses? or something along those lines?


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Rich Pullen on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:34:33
I went - the stadium is fantastic. The food is over-priced, but who expected anything different?

One "fan" in one of the sunday rags complained about the price of the programme... Which was only £3 and in fairness their are more expensive!

I cannot wait to attend a sellout game - it will be magnificant.


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Fred Elliot on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:36:34
Quote from: "RichPullen"

I cannot wait to attend a sellout game - it will be magnificant.


26th May 2007

League 2 Play Off Final

Swindon Town V MK Dongs

 :wink:


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Spud on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:38:32
Quote from: "Fred Elliot"
Quote from: "RichPullen"

I cannot wait to attend a sellout game - it will be magnificant.


26th May 2007

League 2 Play Off Final

Swindon Town V MK Dongs

 :wink:


Saturday, 05 May 2007

Coca-Cola Football League Two

Swindon v Walsall

 8)

it might not be wembley but it's a sell out.


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Fred Elliot on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:41:28
I cant wait for that one Spudster

It's going to be rocking !, I just prey to little baby jesus that we have done the biz by then, other wise it will be so tense I might wee wee myself


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Rich Pullen on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:42:43
As if Franchise would sellout their allocation ;)


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: flammableBen on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:44:02
Quote from: "Fred Elliot"
Quote from: "RichPullen"

I cannot wait to attend a sellout game - it will be magnificant.


26th May 2007

League 2 Play Off Final

Swindon Town V MK Dongs

 :wink:


I'd prefer we got automatic but that's my birthday and would be fucking messy. Messier than an all dayer in the merlin.


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Fred Elliot on Monday, March 26, 2007, 20:45:25
:D  :D

What a great day yesterday


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, March 26, 2007, 21:12:34
Quote from: "Spuddy_STFC"
Ash, am i right in thinking that you let houses? or something along those lines?


Yes mate, How did you get that from im shit


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Spud on Monday, March 26, 2007, 21:14:33
Quote from: "Bushey Boy"
Quote from: "Spuddy_STFC"
Ash, am i right in thinking that you let houses? or something along those lines?


Yes mate, How did you get that from im shit


Errrrrrrrr i didn't i can remember older posts to do with house business.

Just thought that its funny that you can sort out house lettings etc but can't upload photo's.  :mrgreen:


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Miss Angry on Monday, March 26, 2007, 21:19:50
They only had one female security person at a gate causing huge great ques for us girls to get searched and little girls being seperated from their fathers in the process. I hope they adrress that issue.

Whilst waiting for me to be searched my boyfriend witnessed security taking the sticks out of kids flags which was a little harsh i think, and taking bottle tops off of all coke bottles etc... which is pointless if someone is gonna throw something im sure a coin would hurt more.

Coffee machine sucked, Toilets were ace, ground amazing!


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, March 26, 2007, 21:39:10
Quote from: "Spuddy_STFC"
Quote from: "Bushey Boy"
Quote from: "Spuddy_STFC"
Ash, am i right in thinking that you let houses? or something along those lines?


Yes mate, How did you get that from im shit


Errrrrrrrr i didn't i can remember older posts to do with house business.

Just thought that its funny that you can sort out house lettings etc but can't upload photo's.  :mrgreen:


Good point. But I wasnt going to learn much from BBCs at dorcan was I mate?


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: Barry Scott on Monday, March 26, 2007, 22:03:47
Quote from: "Fred Elliot"
Quote from: "Barry Scott"
And £4.20 for a Pizza Baguette...


Strewth Bazza !

Pizza Baguette does sound lush though.

 :wink:


It sounds nice, but it's like calling smoky bacon crisps, oak wood fired smoked pancetta and roasted garlic crispy potato bites.

It was crap, my dog could puke an equally appetising meal. It should have been called, 7" x 3" cold dry piece of faux bread with red and white stuff with green bits that tastes like air and makes the bread a bit soggy in the middle.


Title: Good weekend all round
Post by: mastapeaka on Monday, March 26, 2007, 22:59:47
Quote from: "Barry Scott"
Quote from: "Fred Elliot"
Quote from: "Barry Scott"
And £4.20 for a Pizza Baguette...


Strewth Bazza !

Pizza Baguette does sound lush though.

 :wink:


It sounds nice, but it's like calling smoky bacon crisps, oak wood fired smoked pancetta and roasted garlic crispy potato bites.

It was crap, my dog could puke an equally appetising meal. It should have been called, 7" x 3" cold dry piece of faux bread with red and white stuff with green bits that tastes like air and makes the bread a bit soggy in the middle.


Excellent summary I can almost taste it!