Stoke Away

[SWLR]

Row 38, i can see the ball from up there!

With Stoke's style of play, it should be at eye-level.

[TheRoyalJoe]

Row 28, not too bad.

[Croydon Royal]

Now IN for this. Quick question that despite having gone to 100s of football matches in my life I'm not completely sure of the answer... I'm going to this game on the train on my way to visit friends in Manchester. I'll have a big holdall with me - has anyone ever had problems getting them in a ground before, or does anyone know if clubs offer places to look after them during the game? It won't have anything that they deem a 'weapon' in, but it'll probably be bigger than your average rucksack so won't be able to tuck it under a seat or anything like that. I imagine with smaller and friendlier clubs you can leave it at their reception, but this is the glitzy giant of the Premier League where the needs of fans come well down the priority list...

[Big Foot]

In that kind of scenario m8, I'd probably contact Stoke directly and ask if you can leave it at reception

Although in the PC world we live in, I reckon the odds of being able to leave it there are slim tbf

[Stuka]

In that kind of scenario m8, I'd probably contact Stoke directly and ask if you can leave it at reception

Although in the PC world we live in, I reckon the odds of being able to leave it there are slim tbf

I would try all I could to avoid bringing a big holdall. Clubs don't like looking after them incase there's a bomb inside.

[Fox Talbot]

In that kind of scenario m8, I'd probably contact Stoke directly and ask if you can leave it at reception

Although in the PC world we live in, I reckon the odds of being able to leave it there are slim tbf

At Reading you'd probably be all right if you bought a seat for your holdall. So long as it's an adult.

[mr_number]

In that kind of scenario m8, I'd probably contact Stoke directly and ask if you can leave it at reception

Although in the PC world we live in, I reckon the odds of being able to leave it there are slim tbf

At Reading you'd probably be all right if you bought a seat for your holdall. So long as it's an adult.

Depends whether it's an adult in the holdall or a child, surely?

[Upper West Ginger]

I can confirm there is NO left luggage facility at Stoke-on-Trent railway station, so don't bother considering that option.

[Upper West Ginger]

CHEAP RAIL TICKETS FROM LONDON TO STOKE

London Midland are running their "Great Escape" offer, which this year starts on Saturday 09 February, the day of our Stoke away match.
Travel available all day on any London Midland services for £15, or £9.90p with a valid railcard.
Requires you to download a voucher from their website in advance, limited availability.
First Class also available at £10 extra (but only 24 First Class seats on the London - Stoke London Midland trains, and none at all on some others).
http://www.londonmidland.com/greatescape/great-escape/#availability

[Avon Royal]

Now IN for this. Quick question that despite having gone to 100s of football matches in my life I'm not completely sure of the answer... I'm going to this game on the train on my way to visit friends in Manchester. I'll have a big holdall with me - has anyone ever had problems getting them in a ground before, or does anyone know if clubs offer places to look after them during the game? It won't have anything that they deem a 'weapon' in, but it'll probably be bigger than your average rucksack so won't be able to tuck it under a seat or anything like that. I imagine with smaller and friendlier clubs you can leave it at their reception, but this is the glitzy giant of the Premier League where the needs of fans come well down the priority list...

Did this at Plymouth a few years back (the 2-2 game, not the horror show). They had a quick look in it but were otherwise fairly relaxed.

[mr_number]

CHEAP RAIL TICKETS FROM LONDON TO STOKE

London Midland are running their "Great Escape" offer, which this year starts on Saturday 09 February, the day of our Stoke away match.
Travel available all day on any London Midland services for £15, or £9.90p with a valid railcard.
Requires you to download a voucher from their website in advance, limited availability.
First Class also available at £10 extra (but only 24 First Class seats on the London - Stoke London Midland trains, and none at all on some others).
http://www.londonmidland.com/greatescape/great-escape/#availability

DAMNIT. Spent something like £25 on my tickets.

[biscuitman]

Voucher is brilliant!

[Badger Finger]

Hmmm, not sure on this...

Relatively local game for me, but it is Stoke...

Choices choices

[3 veesinarow]

Surely it's your team you're going to watch, not the opposition?

[Royal91]

Do we know how many have been sold??

[mr_number]

Snow now predicted in Stokey for Saturday morning. What happened the last time we played away when it snowed?

[Stuka]

Extra drinks to keep warm then.

[Royal Tezza]

Classic latecomer "will tickets be available on the gate?' post

[mr_number]

150 left according to the club's twitter... Don't know whether they can easily open up more space or if they will have sold the rest of the tickets to home fans.

[maffff]

Out, sadly. Can't do it. So I'm going to go to Maidenhead United instead I think.