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Theres not a chance in hell that 2,000 are getting the buses. Every single person I know who is going bar 1 are getting the metro.
Theres a load of us going over for the 11.15 metro... best we all pick certain time and head over... the little pricks you see every year lobbing stuff and giving it the biggun wont be there without an escort, but it's still best we travel in numbers.
2000 on the buses + those on branch buses and making their on way.
Going to be no fucker on the trains
Its not the mags I am worried about mate. Just think the police are giving lads just enough rope to hang themselves here, so to speak. Escort, no escort, hasn't changed my plan one bit and I am getting the metro through, after a few pints in sunderland.You need to change your username mate
2000 on the buses + those on branch buses and making their on way.
Going to be no fucker on the trains
I suppose the polis are succeeding in what they're trying to do so far. There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding what metro the majority are getting and what bars we'll be drinking in, if any.
Shame as going through in numbers and enjoying an atmosphere is what it's all about for me.
Aye best head for the 11.15 in case it gets full, then 11.30 as back up.A good few years back during the 1-1 cisse game only around 400 travelled by train.
We all fit on one train and it we were walked right past the mag pubs... f***ing hell on there was.
Everyone there seemed to be a massive bloke who was game as fuck... I had my eyes reet opened that day
Might not get on with it being to packed though marra.
If there was seriously going to be 2,000 going on the buses there's no way they'd be putting EXTRA trains on, as has been confirmed by Northumbria Police. A few more people than usual probably booked bus tickets this year just in case, worried that with their being no designated metros/trains they might not get on or whatever.
Judging from what I've seen on here, twitter and who I know or have spoken to, there's going to be large numbers around the station area from 11 onwards again and I reckon in the end it'll turn out pretty much exactly the same as it has previous years with the first couple of trains held in Central until the last one gets in then all get taken up together.
Playing devil’s advocate, I suppose going through in numbers is what causes the problems - It provides a focal point for the morons to attack. Getting rid of the mass arrival at noon, probably makes it easier to police
2000 on the buses + those on branch buses and making their on way.
Going to be no fucker on the trains
800 on buses max.
Yeah that's exactly it. They touched on the escort provoking conflict theory last night and that's why they've scrapped it.
I still fail to see how they're going to prevent bother when hundreds of Sunderland turn up at Central around 12 though.
Not chance there's 2,000 going on the buses. I know a canny few ring the club to book their place anyway just as a safety net in case all else fails, but don't have it as their plan A.
Out of everyone I know going and have spoke to, one is getting a lift into Newcastle for about 12 and the rest are going by train/Metro. In fact we've got one extra coming with us this time on the Metro because he managed to get a ticket unlike last year.
Was that when there was a bit bother outside Eclipse/Dog and Parrott? I was right in the middle of there when a smoke bomb went off. Nowt really happened tbh, just the Mags locked themselves in Eclipse while people tried to boot the door in. Nee idea why the police took us up that tiny back lane literally yards from the pub when a nice big road was yards away.
EDIT: Northumbria police just tweeted this as well, extra Metros and trains they reckon:
NorthumbriaPol SAFC @northumbriasafc
3 days until #derbyday. Working with @NewcastleCC to make it #cityforall. Extra @My_Metro & @northernrailorg trains for visitors. #D2BPO
Apparently 2000 have signed up for the busses this season
I got the bus tickets, I have done every year, we've never used them yet