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Should hear more about train after tomorrow - bit late but hey ho

[MisterPleasant]

As the game kicks off at 13.00hrs plus it's international weekend will it be available on ifollow?

I'd say the answer will be 'yes', then, but not available to buy the match pass yet.

[NORTHERNSOUL]

If it hasn't been sorted by now it won't be. Getting the paths wouldn't be a problem on the coast line. The issue would be getting enough stock to make it worthwhile you'd need say 6 carriages to get enough bodies on to make it pay and as there are only 2 classes [150.s and 156.s ] of units passed to go thru the tunnels at Wigton that wouldn't be easy at the best of times but then throw into the mix the issues on the Southport via Wigan line where the 769.s have sat down and are needing to be replaced with exactly the same classes of units that they'd be looking for to run the special with.

They would have done better getting one of the pre-formed charter trains and going up the mainline via Lancaster [ pretty sure there's no North facing chord at Carnforth ] which i.ll bet would still have been quicker and the charter company would have done all the pathing work etc. I.d have rung West Coast at Carnforth they're local and as cheap as anyone else and have loads of stock and cheap[ish]locos [37.s] available [ they operated that shuttle up the Lakes Line a couple of years back when there really was a stock shortage]. Pity somebody at the club hadn't been on the ball or they could have run it and made a few quid into the bargain.

Really p. poor organisation.
I don’t think that any of us are surprised at the demand for tickets for this game.
Rather than pulling the KO earlier the police should have been working with the club in arranging safe transport. A charter train would have been ideal and could have been sorted well in advance with prior notification to all those buying tickets - We have West Coast at Carnforth and DRS at Carlisle both more than capable of supplying this and both have worked with Northern recently. (DRS supplied the Locos and stock on the coast line for a few years when Northern were short of units. So both these companies are on Northern’s Safety case).
Now we will have hundreds of fans travelling on crowded service trains mixing with the Public and most likely with Carlisle fans also. There is far more potential for trouble here than re-arraigning the KO time.
We have had successful charter trains in the past to Wembley and for those that remember to Burnden Park for Bolton away in the FA cup.

Pretty sure it wasn't the football plod at your end who was in any way responsible for the KO being changed as if I remember correctly he tweeted that he didn't even know anything about it when it was announced at the time.

The Carlisle football plod is a complete tosser and has been since the day he was appointed every opportunity he gets he goes way over the top hiring horses in and cancelling all leave etc for games where absolutely nothing went off in the end. Numerous people have contacted the Police and Crime Commissioner about him and his power-mad antics costing a fortune and ruining peoples enjoyment of a day out at the football yet nothing is done about him. Take his latest brain storm changing the kick-off on Boxing Day against that well known Hooli club Rochdale to 1pm Yes that's boxing day when there are no trains running the day people like to enjoy a few festive hours in the pub with their friends before enjoying the match and that's against a club who are about as far removed from being a hotbed of hooliganism as you can get.

So don't expect anything like a light touch on Saturday and as for going off to the Howard for a pint unless you're smart enough not to leave the station when your train pulls in because I suspect if you do you.ll be corraled and walked down to the ground by a long circuitous route and then be forced to spend a couple of hours on the concourse at the ground being forced to drink the overpriced shite beer that they sell while being constantly filmed and harrassed by plod and his mates all on overtime rates.

If you want an example of how it should be done have a look at Accrington where Andy Holt gives the away clubs as many tickets as he possibly can Sheff Wed are bringing 3k next week and he's even moved a few Accy ST holders [ and compensated them ] to give Wednesday an extra 400 seats and who encourages the fans to mix and socialise at the ground with entertainment, great beer and food at reasonable prices, all the local pubs welcome away fans with decent beer and food at great prices and because of this there's no need for forced marches from the station or the like and to date its worked no trouble and very few arrests [ the only real incident happened in the Accy end and was the result of over-enthusiastic cops from Preston not understanding how it works at the Wham ]

Anyway, don't let plod and the [SwearFilter] running the club up there get you down and spoil your day. Have a good one on Saturday. Derby days like this are what footy should be all about.

[tommy2thumbs]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59 ... gn=KARANGA

[Adam29]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59 ... gn=KARANGA

He’s their 3rd choice keeper Tommy
Mark Howard is their first choice

[tommy2thumbs]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59 ... gn=KARANGA

He’s their 3rd choice keeper Tommy
Mark Howard is their first choice

Cheers Adam

[AyrToBarra]

Re pubs my favourite in Carlisle is the Kings Head which opens at 11 and I'm hoping to have a couple there providing I'm still alive from the Friday night. Great range of ales and always a decent clientele in my experience. It takes about twenty minutes to walk to the ground from there, or anywhere in the town centre. Google has it as a mile from there to the home end of the stadium.

[barrowaberdeen]

King's Nap is a great pub, spent many a wasted lock in Sunday afternoon back in the day.

I can categorically state that the early kick off wasn't our PLO, or indeed us. I am also pretty sure it wasn't Carlisle's PLO either. We have been talking about the management of this fixture for months on and off.

[HenneysKnee]

[McMark]

When you hear the tootin of the whistle, It’s Rickie at the throttle of the Bluebirds express. Toot toot!

[bamber678]

Hopefully that’ll take a lot of congestion off the Lancaster train now

[AugustusCorpa]

Still waiting for ticket ordered last Wednesday for mates lad. I’m guessing the club sent them out Monday.
Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow.

[McMark]

https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/siteas ... oct-21.pdf
Not had any further contact from Carlisle Rugby club regarding bar and parking so giving up on chasing them up