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billylovesdale wrote:dont see why they cant take 2 buses tomorrow as the amount of people what said they cant go cuz its full would of filled another bus :?

They'd have to commit to another 48 people going, and that's probably too much. Although I don't know if they have access to a double decker through the company they use? I think they're a 75 seater, which is probably too expensive.

AFCW seem to be tailing off towards the back end of the season and looking at their fans' views of them I think we should be confident of a win, assuming we have our shooting boots on. 2-0, O'Connor and Farrell to score. 300 Diamonds to see it.

Where's the best pub nearest the ground where Diamonds Fans can meet ?

MEMAN53 wrote:Where's the best pub nearest the ground where Diamonds Fans can meet ?

http://www.conferencegrounds.co.uk/afc_wimbledon.htm

Couple of pubs near the ground according to football fans guide. Anyone know the area and some inside knowledge?

Does anyone know the best place to park as it appears there is quite a few restrictions on a match day?

Nasty feeling they will be first to get double over us this season

Two of Diamonds wrote:

billylovesdale wrote:dont see why they cant take 2 buses tomorrow as the amount of people what said they cant go cuz its full would of filled another bus :?

They'd have to commit to another 48 people going, and that's probably too much. Although I don't know if they have access to a double decker through the company they use? I think they're a 75 seater, which is probably too expensive.

tbh though i am sure we could have filled a 75 seater double decker so the club would of got the money back by people paying, now we are left with loads of dissappointed fans that cant travel. surely they want as many fans to go as possible to make a good atmosphere but theyre just stopping them :evil:

billylovesdale wrote:

Two of Diamonds wrote:

billylovesdale wrote:dont see why they cant take 2 buses tomorrow as the amount of people what said they cant go cuz its full would of filled another bus :?

They'd have to commit to another 48 people going, and that's probably too much. Although I don't know if they have access to a double decker through the company they use? I think they're a 75 seater, which is probably too expensive.

tbh though i am sure we could have filled a 75 seater double decker so the club would of got the money back by people paying, now we are left with loads of dissappointed fans that cant travel. surely they want as many fans to go as possible to make a good atmosphere but theyre just stopping them :evil:

I would have gone on the coach and would still like to go, looks unlikely now tho :(

Perhaps something to look at for future games, as our support seems to be rising at the back end of the season, I don't usually go too far for away games but I'm planning ongoing to all from tonorrow onwards

billylovesdale wrote:

Two of Diamonds wrote:

billylovesdale wrote:dont see why they cant take 2 buses tomorrow as the amount of people what said they cant go cuz its full would of filled another bus :?

They'd have to commit to another 48 people going, and that's probably too much. Although I don't know if they have access to a double decker through the company they use? I think they're a 75 seater, which is probably too expensive.

tbh though i am sure we could have filled a 75 seater double decker so the club would of got the money back by people paying, now we are left with loads of dissappointed fans that cant travel. surely they want as many fans to go as possible to make a good atmosphere but theyre just stopping them :evil:

The supporters club have to book the coaches in advance, and often have little idea how likely they are to fill it. If they cancel a coach less than about 1 week before a game, they lose the deposit which is why they constantly ask for supporters to book as far in advance as possible. The supporters club loses a considerable amount of money every season as it's very rare that there are enough people on the coach to cover all of the costs of hiring it, so the likelyhood of them even breaking even by running 2 coaches, or a larger 75 seater are very slim. If fans suddenly decide in the week leading up to an away game that they want to travel to it, it's hardly the fault of the supporters club if there are no seats available.

Believe it or not, there is more than one way to travel to away games, so how about laying off the hardworking supporters who spend their free time organising away travel for the rest of us, when it was YOUR fault you can't make the game because YOU left it too late to book a seat. :roll:

Well said Dave - the voice of reason as ever.

I understand the Alty coach was a long way from being full - and that was just a week ago - with the same price as the trip on Saturday, and with similar timings, so who would have predicted a full coach for this one ?