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Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:33 am

Strike announced for 20th August.


Good job Blackpool will only bring around 2k unlike the match where up to 10k turned up and were in every end in the 90s (or so the myth goes)
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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by dougcollins » Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:49 am

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:33 am
Strike announced for 20th August.


Good job Blackpool will only bring around 2k unlike the match where up to 10k turned up and were in every end in the 90s (or so the myth goes)
Isn't that Northern Rail, they don't appear to be on strike that day?

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Post by onewillieirvine » Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:51 am

I think they are, it's a national strike.

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:55 am

dougcollins wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:49 am
Isn't that Northern Rail, they don't appear to be on strike that day?
Think they all are

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by MiltonKeynesClaret93 » Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:57 am

Hold off booking for now, but there's plenty of time for a deal to be reached between the TOCs and the Unions so, fingers crossed.

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by AGENT_CLARET » Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:39 am

They'll have to use their supporters club official transport instead.

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by ClaretLoup » Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:19 pm

Great, I have pre booked rail tickets for this one from Newcastle.

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Post by Bosscat » Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:23 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:39 am
They'll have to use their supporters club official transport instead.


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Better be careful travelling past BB1,2 & 3 then
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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by Jamesy » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm

Not good for me either. Usually I come up on train, less hassle and can have a beer or five.
Going to have to get the motorbike out for this one. I do feel sorry for those train drivers though, it must be hard to make ends meet on £55k +

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by AGENT_CLARET » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:36 pm

Jamesy wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm
Not good for me either. Usually I come up on train, less hassle and can have a beer or five.
Going to have to get the motorbike out for this one. I do feel sorry for those train drivers though, it must be hard to make ends meet on £55k +
I had a chicken dating agency once but it went bust, I just couldn't make end's meet

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by Jamesy » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:39 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:36 pm
I had a chicken dating agency once but it went bust, I just couldn't make end's meet
Deary me that gag is fowl!

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by AGENT_CLARET » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:40 pm

Jamesy wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:39 pm
Deary me that gag is fowl!
Cluck off
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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by bfcmik » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:54 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:36 pm
I had a chicken dating agency once but it went bust, I just couldn't make end's meet
You do realise that would be the equivalent of a lesbian dating agency?

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by AGENT_CLARET » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:56 pm

bfcmik wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:54 pm
You do realise that would be the equivalent of a lesbian dating agency?
I know cock

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:57 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:56 pm
I know cock
That sounds like a confession :D

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by AGENT_CLARET » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:58 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:57 pm
That sounds like a confession :D
:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by ecc » Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:15 pm

Johnny B. Goode.

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by AGENT_CLARET » Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:23 pm

ecc wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:15 pm
Johnny B. Goode.
That takes be back to being a kid up Able street

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by Pearcey » Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:34 pm

MiltonKeynesClaret93 wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:57 am
Hold off booking for now, but there's plenty of time for a deal to be reached between the TOCs and the Unions so, fingers crossed.
Wouldn’t hold your breath when the DfT are involved. Let’s hope they do the right thing soon.

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Post by Tricky Trevor » Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:37 pm

Jamesy wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm
I do feel sorry for those train drivers though, it must be hard to make ends meet on £55k +
..when all they do is go and brake. Lazy winkers don’t even steer.
We had a great meme over here when the tram drivers were on strike. Their training course was an apple on a table, push apple forward=go, pull apple back=stop.
Found it.
https://youtu.be/0kC2XCiSdEE
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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by Jamesy » Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:56 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:37 pm
..when all they do is go and brake. Lazy winkers don’t even steer.
We had a great meme over here when the tram drivers were on strike. Their training course was an apple on a table, push apple forward=go, pull apple back=stop.
Found it.
https://youtu.be/0kC2XCiSdEE
That’s brilliant!

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Post by Pearcey » Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:02 pm

Bearing in mind that RMT do not represent the drivers. RMT represent the low earners like gate staff, cleaners etc so the derogatory comments are way off. They haven’t had a pay rise for 3 years despite working on the frontline throughout the pandemic. Some are really struggling to get by.
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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by bfcjg » Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:01 pm

We all want more money however when we get more we have to.pass costs on,so if we want to pay more for train tickets so be it.

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Post by Pearcey » Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:16 pm

bfcjg wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:01 pm
We all want more money however when we get more we have to.pass costs on,so if we want to pay more for train tickets so be it.
They put prices up by 10% and are still not giving staff a pay rise.
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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by Jambo » Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:47 pm

Bumping this since it seems unlikely the strike will be off. Looks like while some areas will have trains, there is nothing between Leeds-Burnley.

Anyone going that way on Saturday with room in the car?

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by claretburns » Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:53 pm

Normally get the train from Halifax and takes 30 minutes, now more than likely will be stuck on the bus for an hour and 45 minutes each way.

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Post by Vegas Claret » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:01 pm

Blackpool will probably be the best away fans all season, always create a good atmosphere

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by burnmark » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:15 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:01 pm
Blackpool will probably be the best away fans all season, always create a good atmosphere
Struggling to sell their allocation surprisingly

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by Billy Balfour » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:34 pm

I was a kid when they turned up on mass for that match. They had free coaches, if my memory serves me well. The talk in the Cricketfield stand was that some of their idiots had robbed the Longside away end turnstiles.

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Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:46 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:34 pm
I was a kid when they turned up on mass for that match. They had free coaches, if my memory serves me well. The talk in the Cricketfield stand was that some of their idiots had robbed the Longside away end turnstiles.
I thought it was the CF stand turnstiles they kicked in and robbed, to gain entrance to the ground?

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Post by Zlatan » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:48 pm

Jambo wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:47 pm
Bumping this since it seems unlikely the strike will be off. Looks like while some areas will have trains, there is nothing between Leeds-Burnley.

Anyone going that way on Saturday with room in the car?
I can do a detour on the way up from MK if anyone wants picking up on the way up and dropping off after. Thing is, I’ll be aiming to get into Burnley for about 11am so I can take my daughter for lunch before she goes to work

I’ll be heading straight home after the game too

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Post by AGENT_CLARET » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:49 pm

Saturday will be fun in the cricket field stand
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Post by Leisure » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:50 pm

burnmark wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:15 pm
Struggling to sell their allocation surprisingly
Maybe not helped by the fact that they only received the tickets from us last week!

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Post by Billy Balfour » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:52 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:46 pm
I thought it was the CF stand turnstiles they kicked in and robbed, to gain entrance to the ground?
It might well have been.

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Post by Bullabill » Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:04 am

Pearcey wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:02 pm
....... despite working on the frontline throughout the pandemic.....
Christ, what heroes! At least they had an income, many others had nothing, lost businesses etc.

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Post by Swizzlestick » Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:15 am

Bullabill wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:04 am
Christ, what heroes! At least they had an income, many others had nothing, lost businesses etc.
Well done for editing out the ‘not had a pay rise for three years’ bit.

Full solidarity with them.

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Post by AlargeClaret » Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:01 am

I remember the match mid 90’s? maybe ? when Oyston put free coaches on for them , they only brought about 3k ish though , I think was about 18k on that day. Don’t remember any trouble though considering the amount of aggro we had in the 90’s.

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Post by Tinribs » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:05 am

Jamesy wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm
Not good for me either. Usually I come up on train, less hassle and can have a beer or five.
Going to have to get the motorbike out for this one. I do feel sorry for those train drivers though, it must be hard to make ends meet on £55k +
Think pay is a minor issue,it’s the working hours,shift changes,weekend hours etc I applaud them for standing up for themselves.They give plenty of notice for the strike dates so people need to be aware and support them
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Post by AGENT_CLARET » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:27 am

Looks like not being a sell out for Blackpool fans, poor effort from them, some moaning about the 30 price but it was their club that set the price

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Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:05 am

AlargeClaret wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:01 am
I remember the match mid 90’s? maybe ? when Oyston put free coaches on for them , they only brought about 3k ish though , I think was about 18k on that day. Don’t remember any trouble though considering the amount of aggro we had in the 90’s.
We played them quite a few times in the 90s.

The big following with trouble was early 90s.

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Post by Top Claret » Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:11 am

Leisure wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:50 pm
Maybe not helped by the fact that they only received the tickets from us last week!

We didn't need that excuse at Huddersfield.

From what I believe they are moaning about having to pay £30 for their seat

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Post by AlargeClaret » Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:12 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:05 am
We played them quite a few times in the 90s.

The big following with trouble was early 90s.
Never recalled any trouble at home with them , though away was a bit lively . And like you say we played them often so more than possible .

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Post by burnmark » Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:44 am

I remember some trouble in the CF stand. Would have been 90-91 season I think - a Tuesday night. Maybe wrong but a 2-0 or 2-1 victory with Futcher getting one goal.

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Post by Devils_Advocate » Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:05 pm

I dont think there was much trouble in the early 90's because in the lower divisions back then Blackpool was widely know as one of the footy mobs that the home teams didn't dare take on and that would have definitely included Burnley.

I think Blackpool used to pretty much come into town, decide what pubs they wanted and the Burnley mob then would stay well clear of them. Rochdale, Halifax and Stockport was more our level for scrapping in those days

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Post by tiger76 » Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:16 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:27 am
Looks like not being a sell out for Blackpool fans, poor effort from them, some moaning about the 30 price but it was their club that set the price
That's a surprise given it'll be their 1st visit to TM in nearly 10 years you'd have thought they'd have been right up for this derby.

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Post by Transpennine » Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:19 pm

AlargeClaret wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:12 am
Never recalled any trouble at home with them , though away was a bit lively . And like you say we played them often so more than possible .
New years day-96? Think the game was postponed late. I seem to remember it was a bit lively outside Ma Kellys...

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by Top Claret » Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:47 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:05 pm
I dont think there was much trouble in the early 90's because in the lower divisions back then Blackpool was widely know as one of the footy mobs that the home teams didn't dare take on and that would have definitely included Burnley.

I think Blackpool used to pretty much come into town, decide what pubs they wanted and the Burnley mob then would stay well clear of them. Rochdale, Halifax and Stockport was more our level for scrapping in those days


You don't half chat sh!t

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Post by Jamesy » Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:12 pm

Tinribs wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:05 am
Think pay is a minor issue,it’s the working hours,shift changes,weekend hours etc I applaud them for standing up for themselves.They give plenty of notice for the strike dates so people need to be aware and support them
That’s why they are well paid. Train companies operate during unsociable hours.

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Re: Blackpool (h) no trains

Post by Jamesy » Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:47 pm

Top Claret wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:47 pm
You don't half chat sh!t
He is just a continuous wind up merchant.

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