FA Cup Quarter Final

hornetsfan1963 said:
Tempted to go along on Sunday , although it would mean an early start for me ... Can anyone advise if it is likely to be a straight forward journey from Hemel Rail station to Arsenal on a Sunday , what is the best underground station for the ground ?
Just realised train from Aylesbury may well be a better option , has anyone on here done that route ?
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Mrs H-F is a season ticket holder at Arsenal and she goes into Marylebone, down to Piccadilly Circus and out to Arsenal. There are a number of tube closures but that is after Kings Cross on Met Line and overground. This will still be our route. Easily achieved by alternative journey via Euston and Kings Cross (one stop or 10 minute walk) if you go from Hemel.
 
Bloother said:
Found this on http://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/premier-league/emirates-stadium-arsenal.html

...if you like your pies then on Gillespie Road not far from Arsenal Tube Station (going towards the Emirates), is a stall called Piebury Corner which is popular on matchdays. Although it is actually set up in someones front garden, then don't let that put you off as the range of pies are excellent and cost in the region of £3.60 - £4.50.
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That's a great site, I use it all the time. Pie stall is about 20 yards from Arsenal station - turn right and cross the road, it's a garden gate!
 
wear_yellow said:
Best tube station is Highbury & Islington as I don't think the Arsenal station opens on match day. H&I is on the Victoria line, but it is also on The Overground and you can get a train there from Willesden Junction. Train from Aylesbury will take you into Marylebone, so take a tube from there. BUT I would check the web on every route as Sunday is engineering work day and some options might not be available. I might walk back to St. Pancras after the game, it's a bit of a trek, but if we win there are some good pubs to drop into on the way.
I have got my tickets for the Lower Tier and my mates got all there's as well.
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Arsenal is easiest and best for the ground. Holloway Road shuts because it is a lift/stairs only station.
 
https://reservations.arsenal.com/seat.html

We'll have blocks 20-24 Lower Tier, 116-123 Upper Tier. More or less. Follow the link and type in your seat numbers etc. for the view.
Thing to remember is that the prawn sandwich brigade are sited between the upper and lower tiers. A little shallow in the lower but nothing like palace. The back of the upper behind the goal is a long way back, but again - nothing like Newcastle.
 
Can't make the FA Cup as away with the family. Have however got a PL ticket for the Emirates on 2 April when there will be 3000 rather than 9000. Was supposed to be travelling down with two Gooners who live in my road (one has access to a couple of season tickets) but he's since said he may not go as their title challenge went off the boil after the Swansea defeat!
 
A1 Horn said:
Was supposed to be travelling down with two Gooners who live in my road (one has access to a couple of season tickets) but he's since said he may not go as their title challenge went off the boil after the Swansea defeat!
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Does that count as leaving their season early? Hope they were considerate to other Gooners.
 
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I have my softball end of season play-off at 3 on Sunday and with the journey up there and pre-match warm-up, I probably won't know until afterwards how the game has gone. The captain of the softball team I play for is a Gooner, so the drink we're going for as a team after the match will be more enjoyable for one of us.
 
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hornetsfan1963 said:
I remember going to a match at Stamford Bridge just after the new main stand was built , it was very steep and we were high up ...Felt sick and dizzy for most of the game .
My lady found it difficult being high up in the Rookery a few weeks back ...I loved the view , it's a gentle slope compared to many other stands .
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i've been up there, it's horrid! But Newcastle is the highest, need binoculars at St James's Park to see who's playing!
 
Hornette_TID said:
i've been up there, it's horrid! But Newcastle is the highest, need binoculars at St James's Park to see who's playing!
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That stand at Chelsea was given special dispensation to be built by the GLC as it is 1degree steeper than the angle at which vertigo is induced.
Newcastle is indeed too far away from the pitch to allow the human eye to watch the game properly, from anywhere in the away stand. The Emirates has about 5% of seats outside that sphere but is generally held to be one of the best of the new generation grounds.
 
Jsybarry said:
I have my softball end of season play-off at 3 on Sunday and with the journey up there and pre-match warm-up, I probably won't know until afterwards how the game has gone. The captain of the softball team I play for is a Gooner, so the drink we're going for as a team after the match will be more enjoyable for one of us.
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Im hoping we get a draw
 
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Bloother said:
According to the Arsenal website it does. Just expect queuing. Thats probably where I'll be heading, if I get tickets. I'm waiting til they go on general sale to get Mrs Bloother a ticket so we can go as a family. If not, it'll be the local pub. I've already got Prem tickets and plan a detour to the Highbury Stadium for trip down memory lane. Remember '87?
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Looking promising Bloother with a couple of thosand left - hope you get them <ok>
 
Watford Liverpool Quarter -Final 1970 is currently on hornet player. Great to see the old players, superb nutmeg and cross from Ray Lugg for Barry Endean to score.

Magical.
 
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