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Post by poolepirate on Dec 18, 2017 17:21:32 GMT
when i attended the recent rearranged game at eastleigh i arrived just as the blues team bus came to the ground i was surprised at the lack of players on the coach i saw rowe -turner and one or two others but that was it .of course the backroom staff etc were there but i assume the players in general make their own way to the ground you must assume they live far and wide from chester and makes more sense to go under their own mode of transport(perhaps car sharing) instead of having to gather in chester which for some involves a journey in itself we know kinglsey james and ross hannah dont live close to chester anyone know where most of the players live ? this arrangement of self travel is fine but if a problem occurs on the way down (eg motorway hold up) at least if all the players are on the coach its easier to manage should a kick off delay have to occur
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Post by Rio Doherty on Dec 18, 2017 17:27:16 GMT
when i attended the recent rearranged game at eastleigh i arrived just as the blues team bus came to the ground i was surprised at the lack of players on the coach i saw rowe -turner and one or two others but that was it .of course the backroom staff etc were there but i assume the players in general make their own way to the ground you must assume they live far and wide from chester and makes more sense to go under their own mode of transport(perhaps car sharing) instead of having to gather in chester which for some involves a journey in itself we know kinglsey james and ross hannah dont live close to chester anyone know where most of the players live ? this arrangement of self travel is fine but if a problem occurs on the way down (eg motorway hold up) at least if all the players are on the coach its easier to manage should a kick off delay have to occur A fair few of our players live in Sheffield, Huddersfield, Birmingham, Manchester etc. so for an away game they have their own pick-up points. The three which I know of are Windmills, Birmingham and Warwick for a Southern away game, which saves them from travelling to the ground. And on the way back they get dropped off at a certain pick-up point then go home. For a shorter away game (IE Halifax) most players will make their own way to Halifax this Saturday as for some it is a relatively short trip for them, rather than going to the stadium then doubling back.
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Post by poolepirate on Dec 18, 2017 19:27:41 GMT
thanks for that rio im not sure where all players were at eastleigh then didnt see them get off the coach i was stood by players entrance when everyone got off the coach i did see 2 people leave a car nearby with chester track suits could have been fans though
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Post by ivawhopper on Dec 18, 2017 22:45:25 GMT
Thought a few had gone missing in recent away games. Ah ha ha ha ha.
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Post by The Angry Agenda on Dec 19, 2017 11:10:27 GMT
Can remember in the Terry Smith era, the yorkshire based players were due to get picked up at one of the services on the M62, before an away game at York. Anyway in typical Smith style, the team bus forgot to stop, and one of the supporters buses ended up having to bring the players to the ground instead.
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