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I went to Pudding Mill Lane after the game and it took me 5 mins to get to the station from the ground. I then got a DLR to Poplar, changed for the DLR to Woolwich and then a bus home. I was walking down my street when my mate phoned to say he had just got into Stratford station. Pudding Mill Station was not that busy despite ABBA voyage traffic.
Using Pudding Mill Station to go the one stop back to Stratford is the way to go for next years game as they are definitely going down.
Stewarding was laughable outside. Was asked if I was West Ham or QPR at the the stairs and I just said Millwall (as I was was a bit pissed) and they were like ok, in you go.
The three body searches was overkill and the last one at the turnstiles was bordering on sexual harassment.
The layout of the ground is awful and that huge space between the lower & top tier is bizarre.
Texting my West Ham mates through the game stating on numerous texts that their ground was awful, and they came back with, yeah but it holds 60K and less cramped than ours. All very well I said, but no good having 60k if you dont make any ffiing noise. Melts
Great drink from 9am in The Ledger Building at West India Quay. Great to bump into a few old faces and catch up over quite a few beers. Good session and our support yesterday was brilliant.
Agreed. I would be bloody furious if that team was put out on Sunday, but hopefully they will not, otherwise both sets of fans might be raging at the owners / CEO on the day.
Well judging by the Knees Up Mother Brown West Ham forum there is a planned red card protest due at the game on Sunday, but the WHAM fans are worried that there will not be many fans there to protest and are trying to encourage fans to attend.
Saw one thread stating they have lost 30k previous season ticket holders and reading the posts they hate the 'bowl' as they call it. Lots of tourists and freebies are bulking the attendances.
As I work in Stratford I thought I would have a stroll at lunchtime and can confirm it took me 6 and half minutes to get from Pudding Mill Lane (DLR) station to the away entrance.
You can get the DLR from Stratford to Pudding Mill Lane - 1 stop, or from Lewisham / Canary Wharf coming in the other direction.
Please note that there are two DLR platforms at Stratford - the other one goes to Woolwich via Canning Town and is not the one you want.
You can, its expensive and can expect long delays of up to two hours to get out, due to road closures. There are signs in the car parks on match days warning patrons of the expected delays in leaving
Oh they have ponced up the town centre, but the people who frequent it are a different breed. Crack den / pissed up down and outs, Somali gangs, it is quite the place to visit
Re question 1: There are only a few bars in Westfield, they are all shit and overpriced. Will be full of West Ham. Usually queues to get in them. Avoid like the plague.
There are a couple of pubs in old Stratford, but again would avoid like the plague. Drink in Hackney Wick or Leyton and then travel in would be my advice.
It will definitely be quicker to go back to Leyton than try and use Stratford. Queues of up to an hour to get back into Stratford station have been known in the past
You can park in Westfield, but it is expensive and you can expect to wait two hours to get out the car park. They actually have signs up to warn of the delays.
West Ham are playing Forest Tuesday night which feels like a 6 pointer fixture. I think they are then playing Spuds the week after the cup game, so I think they will rest a few for that.
Rumours that Nuno could get the sack if things do not go well on Tuesday, so that might impact their team for Sunday.
Lots of hope for a 3rd round FA Cup win, but realistically normal service will resume and we lose. Will be a good day out anyway. Early start in West India Quay Weatherspoons then short trip on DLR to Pudding Mill Lane.
They close gates in Westfield so people cannot access the Olympic Park near The Cow pub and send away fans the long way round. I work in Stratford and there is nowhere decent to drink. If you do travel into Stratford then I suggest jumping on the DLR heading to Lewisham and getting off at Pudding Mill Lane (Near Abba Voyage) as easiest way to get to away seating
Expect an hour wait to get back into Stratford after the game. Will be like the old days of trying to get into Upton Park Tube station
Sadly the Clarendon Hotel is to close in the not too distant future and are to be converted into old people residence properties. I am sure they will cost a bomb
Chant of Did you come in a taxi? to teams who brought a small number of fans to HQ.
Remember a night game versus Port Vale where they brought so few fans that the whole away end was closed and they plonked those Vale fans that did travel in Ellerslie Road.
A lot of my Charlton mates had known Headphone Norman since they were little and he was an icon down at Charlton. Lots of chaps in tears after witnessing his passing in the Covered End on Saturday.
RIP Norm
All clubs have these characters and they are the essence of the clubs they support.
Got no idea how to post links to videos, but thought I would draw your attention to Ren. Welsh bloke now living in Brighton, still busking on streets, but doing lots online. Getting a big following.
{edit} as predicted that did not work, so here is link to his wiki page:
Super talented musician - Rap artist, but does loads of other stuff and is also in a band called 'The Big Push' I believe.
He has a great back story - definitely had a tough life with illness, but has channelled that into his music and as an independent has had some chart success.
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