Teams travelling to games...

[GTFsTwinBrother]

Apparently, Liverpool have flown their team from Liverpool for tonight's fixture against Lincoln. Destination... RAF Waddington. Where they had their team coach waiting for them... which had driven from Liverpool. I guess the message is that the environment comes second to football.

 

[Spider29]

Why didn’t they just jump on the coach in Liverpool.....

 

[premactopool]

That’s actually quite shocking

 

[GTFsTwinBrother]

Obviously a 3 hour coach journey would have taken it out of the premier leagues top players too much to have performed against a team in our league.

 

[Simonized]

Apparently, Liverpool have flown their team from Liverpool for tonight's fixture against Lincoln. Destination... RAF Waddington. Where they had their team coach waiting for them... which had driven from Liverpool. I guess the message is that the environment comes second to football.

I stayed at the Hilton at Southampton a couple of seasons ago and they were staying there too.
The team coach was there and they flew there and back at that game too.

 

[GTFsTwinBrother]

I stayed at the Hilton at Southampton a couple of seasons ago and they were staying there too.
The team coach was there and they flew there and back at that game too.

No doubt it's not a new thing... doesn't make it more acceptable.

 

[Steamgun]

There is also the initial postioning flight from Southend - Liverpool into the mix along with the return sectors back to Southend. Same aircraft flew United the other day, Southend-Manchester-Luton-Manchester-Southend.

 

[bfc1993]

Would the coach not always travel to games, to get the team from the hotel to the ground?

 

[Spider29]

United flew last night

 

[Spider29]

Are these premier league teams still getting the same amount of money from Sky and BT?

 

[Simonized]

Would the coach not always travel to games, to get the team from the hotel to the ground?

Well yes but why not just travel on it or fly and hire a local coach firm and save the planet.

 

[Spider29]

It said Liverpool stayed at the Double Tree by Hilton in Lincoln must have flown yesterday

 

[GTFsTwinBrother]

If you're right spider, that makes it even worse.

 

[Spider29]

Deffo right I’m listening to match on Talksport...
Elliott starts
Shakiri goal

 

[Steamgun]

It said Liverpool stayed at the Double Tree by Hilton in Lincoln must have flown yesterday

There for afternoon tea after the 31 minute flight from Liverpool

 

[Spider29]

2-0 liverpool
Minimino
They have some good kids
Lincoln won last 4....

 

[hampshire_exile]

Who gives a flying shite about the League Cup....

 

[Spider29]

0-4 liverpool
I don’t think half an hour has gone
Curtis Jones incredible

 

[Wizaard]

No doubt it's not a new thing... doesn't make it more acceptable.

West Ham are moaning about the £50,000 it's going to cost them to fly up for the Everton game. Diddums.

 

[Jaffa_The_Hut]

Brighton FC flew in to Blackpool yesterday afternoon for their game with the Nobbers.

 

[Blackpool-rocks]

Remember once Arsenal flew to Norwich.

 

[Tons of Apples]

Brighton FC flew in to Blackpool yesterday afternoon for their game with the Nobbers.

Why didn't they use Preston Airport ... oh yeah .. forgot

 

[Costero Poderoso]

there cannot be much more than a twenty minute difference in travelling, from wherever their muster point is to the airport, hanging around in the airport then the plane with taxi-ing at both ends and flight time probably an hour and a bit, then hanging around for baggage and other stuff to get the bus to the hotel / ground. what's the point?

 

[Tangerine Tractor]

Blackpool have in the past taken the train to London games for comfort etc, and the coach has driven down and met them at the station - means the coach can go much earlier to allow for traffic etc.