FA Cup Semi arrangements

I'll have to wait till the very end as have only done two aways and the Wigan game this season...no membership...With 33k I'd imagine most that want to go will get sorted anyway

 

Any chance this will go to membership with no qualifying games?

 

And the JPT

 

Membership plus 3 games met. I think I'll be fine.

 

Reckon it's fairly likely though not definite.

I've got two games out of the 11 I've actually been to

 

Personally, I think anyone who went to Wigan should get first priority given the weather and conditions.

 

I don't

 

Reading it again and think it's actually a very fair way of doing it and much better than last year.

The only thing which would be slightly better is if they counted away games for members too.

 

They counted away games in the FA Cup which is great for me as I've been to 2 of them.

 

So, a Sunday fixture... How can we, individually or as a group (as a club?) Highlight to Network Rail/Southwestern Rail (or whatever they now call themselves) that Sunday 22nd April is not the day/date to have engineering works/rail replacement services on the line from Southampton to Waterloo?
I travelled via Newbury on GWR to Paddington for both the JPT Final, and the League Cup final, because I was fairly sure that the line from Southampton, through Basingstoke, would be plagued with problems. I 've heard anecdotally that this route was a car crash in terms of train timetabling,for both games, so I probably made the right decisions..

To reiterate my original point, how can we get the message to all of the relevant train companies that they need to avoid anything in terms of rail network works on Sunday 22nd April for the Southampton to Waterloo line? Any ideas?

 

Yeah true, like I say I think overall they've done it very well this time round.

 

Have a look on here for the relevant train company, for future, planned engineering work.
South Western looks pretty clear, bar a couple of works.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/currentAndFuture.aspx

Edit, with the London Marathon that day, maybe the train companies have been put on best behaviour?
Also, check out road closures in Southampton as it’s marathon day here as well.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/16102306.Saints__FA_Cup_semi_final_date_confirmed/

 

Lol I checked it literally 20 mins ago as I bought my ticket this afternoon and panicked!

 

I’m flying back from Spain that day. Due to land here at 13.50, so hoping the taxi can get through any road closures quickly enough to get me home for the kickoff.
Assuming the plane is on time.
I really wanted the Saturday date.

 

Thanks, St. Badger. Of course, planning is one thing, reality is a different kettle of fish (or any other metaphor that comes to mind...)

I've just looked on National Rail, and anyone travelling from Pompey may have problems... For instance, being in League One

 

Yep! Looks like I’ll be getting an Uber to Havant!! My penance for being one of the closest Saints STH to Fratton Park

 

The football gods are smiling on me - booked to work on the Saturday, off on the Sunday, so don't have to take a day off, or call in any favours. Delighted with the 3.00pm kick off too.

 

Me too. We always lose if my brother goes to the games...he's running the marathon on Sunday so won't make it. And I don't have to put up with him

Happy Days

 

Looked at trains last night. Plenty from MK Central

 

£48 from Bristol Temple Meads. Trains are such a ****ing rip off. Might see if my mate will drive