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Long shot i know but is anyone making the trip to wembley from bournemouth?

Im getting the 9.25am coach if anyone is and booked the 7.30pm back

Dont ask why im going from bournemouth (long story)

Don't worry, I've got the time.

and me

I'd like to hear about it Chubbs.

OK, are you sitting confortably?

Haha, OK its not a long story, but a long long time ago (about5 months) I got tickets to see some bands in bournemouth on Friday 28th May. No problems so far, A while after i realised theres a tattoo convention on the 29th in Bournemouth, So as my mate lives there me and few other decided to make a weekend of it..
The the play off dates were announce and my though was simply "FUCK" Its only when we beat charlton the feeling sunk in i may not be able to go to wembley because i cant let my mates down as im driving. So i went on a mission to devise a plan.
Friday is as scheduled, go to the gig watch bands have fun, I am no sacking off the Tattoo convention(which there will be many more of) and have booked a return coach from bournemouth to wembley (only 16quid) So i am not going to wembley and then get the coach back and join back up with my mates and have copious amount of booze to celebrate :-p.....and drive everyone back on sunday......disaster averted.

I am now, start again.

peice of piss chubbs,

cast your mind back many years ago to probably before you were born
friday charlatans at bristol beirkellar
saturday katie in marlborough
sunday stone roses at spike island in runcorn
monday swindon town v sunderland at wembley

Bit of advice Chubbs - I noticed on another thread you were thinking of getting a coach from Victoria after the game. It can take a LONG time to get on the tube if you get caught in the queues after the game, so be mindful of that.

 :girlgiggle:

I thought that was a boring story, personally.

cheers for the advice, im aware of that, thats why i've booked the 19.30 back, but fuck it, as long as i get there OK and watch the game, im not over bothered if theres a slight hitch in getting back.

who said it was exciting in the first place?

Wish i'd never have asked

I say fair play chubs

Making my way back-and-to from Bournemouth. Might enocunter you on the coach mate. Good luck in sorting it out.

cool we can do the blind date thing of "i'll be wearing......"
Its all sorted allready mate, coach tickets came through today, my mate got me match tickets yesterday..now just the wait,

ohh and can anyone with vast london underground knowledge tell me the quickest way from victoria to wembley. (by vast, i mean more than me, which is slim to none.)

Off the tuybe app on the iphone..

Victoria to Wembley Park


Victoria (victoria line)
Green Park

change to jubilee line

Bond street
Baker Street
Finchley Road
Wembley Park

31 mins apparently

Correct. Although it'd be quicker to switch to the Metropolitan Line at Baker Street or Finchley Road, since it gets to Wembley more quickly than the Jubilee Line

cheers mate

Whilst on the subject of tube travel, any advice for avoiding the inevitable congestion at Baker Street?

Isn't jubilee line the ones that are striking that day.

I don't think so. There's a suggestion that engineering train drivers might be going on strike but that's all I've heard

think were looking at 10:05 coach as were planning to be down there for the bank hol weekend

It's difficult but if you really want to avoid it...

a) use National Rail from Marylebone
b) take the bus (number 18 goes to Wembley from somewhere near Paddington I think)
c) walk - it's only about 6 miles :)

Im down in Bournemouth for a Stag weekend  :cry:

Trying to find a good pub to settle into for the afternoon with good TV

dont think i will be in any fit state for long bus rides after the friday night

Yeah, don't get a tube to Baker Street.

Sorry samson, we are going via Willesden to Wembley Central (more stops but will prob mostly be town fans)

i'll be partying till the early hours of saturday morning....dont be a pussy :-p

If I wasn't going, I'd invite you round, sorry

booked the 10:15 going up and 19:00 coming back hopefully can carry on the the celebrations when we get back

You in B'mth as well Lash?

nah my mate now lives down there and we were planning to visit for the b/hol weekend anyway. So gonna drive down and travel up with him so we can still have the night out etc

Good on yah, plenty of nonsense for you to get up to down here, but don't wake me up

with any luck you wont be going to bed  :beers:

Nice thought Lash, hope so, tho not sure what time the Charlabanc(see another thread, tho not sure where it is) will be getting back

bournemouth train. 9.55 in- midnight back, anyone else training it in similar times?
 

looked at trains but 16quid for the coach won it for me, ok its gonna take longer but still.

Chubbs, getting the National Express up from B-mouth to Victoria 2 hours before you, the extra drinking time did it for me, but maybe i'll see you on the way back. I'll be smuggling a few beers on board, win or lose!

i would have got an earlier train but im out on the lash the night before, so though 9.25 was sufficient. :-)
wats the deal with coaches?
ive booked the 7.30pm back just to allow for ET and PEN but if the game finished without these whats the chances of the letting me on an earlier coach back?

I often travel with National Express on Saturday evenings from London-B'mouth and they're usually packed, so it's unlikely there'll be space for you to hop on to an earlier one. If your return is a 'Funfare' ticket (cheap ones booked on-line) the driver will definitely only allow you to board the 1930.

 I've booked the 2030 back to allow a bit of breathing space / drinking time if we hoist the trophy but you'll have plenty of time too as it is. Just hope we're not moping miserably around Victoria Coach Station. I'm feeling confident we won't  :D