3rd Qual FA CUP draw

[old git]

Might be a bit expensive but seems there is an hourly train service from New Street on the morning and a train back at 6 or 7pm! http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/t ... 3/1800/dep

Yep but I couldn't believe that the cheapest fare is £96 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and that's a Saturday which is hardly peak time travel....cheaper to fly !!! no wonder the motorways are always clogged up

[Laurel Lane Lamper]

I'm getting £88.30 but still a lot of money

[watsisnerm]

Might be a bit expensive but seems there is an hourly train service from New Street on the morning and a train back at 6 or 7pm! http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/t ... 3/1800/dep

A tad expensive?

£132.45 return changing at Darlington taking 3 & 3/4 hours each way from Birmingham New Street.
Ya can stick that up yer fuffing pipe....I'm getting me bike out.

there will be a coach, ground to ground...havent got costings yet but it will be cheaper!

[gingeryeltz]

there will be a coach, ground to ground...havent got costings yet but it will be cheaper!

With my past experience of coach bookings I guess you will be looking at around £820 for a 49 seater exec coach.
For a 70 seater like Maidstone brought 5 years ago I am guessing around the £1,320 mark - this may be a better cost option to save taking 2 unfilled coaches.

Whatever option you have to be looking at least around the £20 mark for the adult fare based on an 85% occupancy rate and no profit.

[watsisnerm]

there will be a coach, ground to ground...havent got costings yet but it will be cheaper!

With my past experience of coach bookings I guess you will be looking at around £820 for a 49 seater exec coach.
For a 70 seater like Maidstone brought 5 years ago I am guessing around the £1,320 mark - this may be a better cost option to save taking 2 unfilled coaches.

Whatever option you have to be looking around the £20 mark for the adult fare based on an 80% occupancy rate.

exec coach?.....we`re looking at a sharabang!!

[gingeryeltz]

Sharabang? - you could try Prospect coaches in Lye - I believe it is Zeezee's favourite coach company!

[old git]

well what sort of map do they use at the FA to decide 'regionalised'
In a sad moment I have just worked out from AA Routefinder the distances and times for all the ties, taking the first named team in replays.
The prize for longest distance ?.............Halesowen to Marske 197 miles. And the prize for the longest travel time.....we win again 3 hours 49 minutes
Our tie is closely followed by Barrow to Atherstone and West Aukland to Hednesford.
But take those 3 out and none of the other 37 ties comes close with the average mileage 71 and the average time 1 hour 34 minutes
Spare a thought however for the harrowing 29 mile trip of Bristol MF to Bath.

[KenR]

On other hand we could be faced with short trips to either of Worcester, Leamington, Hednesford or even Scourbridge, teams from higher divisions who would all start as favourites regardless of how we got on against some of them in friendlies. Someone , afterall, has to travel afar by the very nature of the draw.

[Laurel Lane Lamper]

On other hand we could be faced with short trips to either of Worcester, Leamington, Hednesford or even Scourbridge, teams from higher divisions who would all start as favourites regardless of how we got on against some of them in friendlies. Someone , afterall, has to travel afar by the very nature of the draw.

I'm certainly not complaining about the draw. While winning is far from certain, it never is in the FA Cup, we must stand more chance than if drawn against those listed above.
It's the sort of draw that I hope we can get, amongst some home ties as well. Long away Yeltz trips are always special as long as there aren't too many in a season.

[supermarske]

looking forward to next sat FA cup game should be a good game to watch both teams doing well in our leagues

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