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  1. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    ... do they exist and how do they work.

    Let's find out <laugh>

    Play Off Semi-final first legs

    Thursday May 5, 7.45pm - 6th vs 3rd

    Friday May 6, 7.45pm - 5th vs 4th

    Semi-final second legs

    Sunday May 8, 6.30pm - 3rd vs 6th

    Monday May 9, 7.45pm - 4th vs 5th

    Play-off final

    Saturday, May 21 2022 - Live on Sky Sports Football
     
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    Hotel is booked for the 21st. Am tempting the **** out of fate. You can all blame me
     
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    TopCat., Apr 24, 2022
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  3. Sidthemackem

    Sidthemackem Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United
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    Beat Rotherham and we're virtually there. Easy peasy! :)
     
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  4. Young Ted

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    We’ve had our hotel booked for 8 weeks 20th and 21st so let’s get it done
     
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    Young Ted, Apr 25, 2022
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  5. The Berk

    The Berk Well-Known Member

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    Hotel and train booked, if we don’t get there we’ll make a weekend of London anyway.
     
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    Where is everyone staying? Last 2 times I stayed in the IBIS at Wembley, but decided to stay further out this time - I can't tell you how depressing it was to be sharing a hotel full of jubilant Charlton fans
     
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  7. Sunderpitt

    Sunderpitt Well-Known Member

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    The definitive work on jinxes/curses was in the Valiant, Raven on the Wing when they had to get a 'wise woman to come and lift the hex from the ground/club.

    Undisputed fact!
     
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  8. The Berk

    The Berk Well-Known Member

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    Premier inn hub in Westminster for us, cracking location and only one change for Wembley.
     
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    Decided to drive down this time and stay on the outskirts. Did this a few years ago for an England game and was hassle free, rather than traipsing the kids across Central London

    Driving down to Elstree, taxi to Canon's Park then 20 mins on the tube down to Wembley. Then, if it DOES go well, we can hang around and get drunk. If the usual Sunderlandy thing happens, we can disappear and drown our sorrows in peace
     
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  10. The Berk

    The Berk Well-Known Member

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    I drove to Stainmore for the last play off game against Charlton and got the over/underground in to Westminster. It looks a decent place to stay to be fair and is only 4 stops from Wembley, that might be worth looking at mate.
     
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    Yeah, either Stanmore or Cannon's Park on the tube. Depends which is closer to the hotel in Elstree. Hotel is just off the A1 so can make a quick getaway on the Sunday morning
    My eldest (14) wants to do Trafalgar Square but I've said no. Not yet anyway
     
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  12. The Berk

    The Berk Well-Known Member

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    You will when it’s confirmed we’re there, it’s too good to miss. :emoticon-0167-beer:
     
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  13. Sunderpitt

    Sunderpitt Well-Known Member

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    I generally stay at a friend's in West London and drive to a mile or so from the stadium and walk there.
     
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  14. Gordon Armstrong

    Gordon Armstrong Just another S.A.F.C. fan
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    'Generally' eh . . . . we've been/suffered loads of times, haven't we <wah>
     
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    Drove to Watford and commuted in from there last time. Stayed overnight. Won't do that again, it's a f*ckin ****hole!

    Thinking about Stanmore this time around. What's the pubs like around there?
     
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    Celebrating in Trafalgar Square before the big event
    - seems to be the biggest jinx of all.

    Wait till we win then Celebrate
    BIG STYLE
     
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  17. Sunderpitt

    Sunderpitt Well-Known Member

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    No point in being 'previous'... agreed
     
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  18. The Berk

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    I only parked on someone’s drive and travelled in, but there looked to be loads of bars and restaurants
     
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    But if we never celebrated before hand, we would never of celebrated.<laugh>
     
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    rooch 3, Apr 25, 2022
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    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    When we were young and daft we'd book the car into the nearest 'Kwikfit' to the ground and ask for a quote ...

    ... we'd turn up after the match, say 'too much' and leave <laugh>
     
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