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Arvo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:51 am

EABluebird wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 4:03 pmMy advice for anyone travelling by train is avoid Fulham Broadway it will be ram packed, Earle’s Court tube - near where the away pubs are situated or West Bromford overground station (mixed pubs) and walk through the cemetery - this is closer to the stadium (15 min walk).

I imagine very few of our fans would be coming into West Brompton by Overground, coming as it does from north rather than central London. And if you go there by tube, it's still going to be rammed, since it's just one stop shy of Fulham Broadway on the same branch of the District line. I guess the advantage is, as you say, pubs, 'cos those around Chelsea's ground are reportedly pretty ropey and you wouldn't get in anyway.

But, anyway, when are the tickets being posted out? I know there's two weeks to go yet, but I'm still beginning to get twitchy and nailbitey!

MisterPleasant wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:27 pmThe overground route was my plan: Euston - Willesden Jct - W. Brompton, roughly the same time as the tube. Not a good option?

Lancaster Branch wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:05 pmArvo - there was a sign up on Saturday saying the tickets hadn’t arrived yet. I’m sure they’ll be sent as soon as they arrive.

Hadrian wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:54 pmAnyone with advice getting away from Stamford Bridge by public transport after a match, please?

Lancaster Branch wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:05 pm Arvo - there was a sign up on Saturday saying the tickets hadn’t arrived yet. I’m sure they’ll be sent as soon as they arrive.

tommy2thumbs wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 5:12 pm

Lancaster Branch wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:05 pm Arvo - there was a sign up on Saturday saying the tickets hadn’t arrived yet. I’m sure they’ll be sent as soon as they arrive.

I overheard that the tickets arrived Saturday dinner time, but the staff had the Swindon game to concentrate on.

Arvo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:30 pm

Hadrian wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:54 pmAnyone with advice getting away from Stamford Bridge by public transport after a match, please?

Where do you want to get to, Hadrian?
— If it's back towards central London then I guess you'll probably have to take your chances with the crush out of Fulham Broadway on the tube.
— If you're heading towards Euston then the reverse of MisterPleasant's Euston –> Willesden Junction –>West Brompton route would certainly work although, based on previous posts, you'd have to walk round Brompton Cemetery (via Ifield Road, Finborough Road, looks like from the map) rather than through it. Can't imagine it would be anywhere near as crowded though and trains are still quite frequent at that time of night.
— As for buses; well, as the Chelsea site matchday guide says, the main road outside the stadium closes from an hour and a half before a match 'til an hour after and in the interim all traffic including buses is diverted via King's Road. It's probably only about a ten-minute walk in either direction from the ground though to pick up the routes again.

Suffolk Blue wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 9:41 am

Arvo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:30 pm
Where do you want to get to, Hadrian?
— If it's back towards central London then I guess you'll probably have to take your chances with the crush out of Fulham Broadway on the tube.
— If you're heading towards Euston then the reverse of MisterPleasant's Euston –> Willesden Junction –>West Brompton route would certainly work although, based on previous posts, you'd have to walk round Brompton Cemetery (via Ifield Road, Finborough Road, looks like from the map) rather than through it. Can't imagine it would be anywhere near as crowded though and trains are still quite frequent at that time of night.
— As for buses; well, as the Chelsea site matchday guide says, the main road outside the stadium closes from an hour and a half before a match 'til an hour after and in the interim all traffic including buses is diverted via King's Road. It's probably only about a ten-minute walk in either direction from the ground though to pick up the routes again.

Arvo’s not joking about Fulham Broadway tube. From experience in the past, anybody on foot after the game and they will try and “encourage” you in that direction.