Mariners fans in London

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

lol wow. where in finsbury circus? i used to go to bar med on a friday night (if i finished early enough)
and lived down west end lane, near a pub opposite a pizza place! name pass me! but it was near both tube and train and the o2 shopping centre

River Plate House (it was a BT building at the time). Used to eat in the Red Lion in South Place (there were no wine bars in those days). I lived in Lyncroft Gardens.

It has changed a lot in the meantime but when I lived in St Albans it was nostalgic to change from the Thameslink onto the Jubilee line.

Funnily enough I've just got myself a new contract working in St Mary Axe so it's back to Moorgate station on Monday

Quoted from sutton mariner

Mehhh, Croydon, 5 minute drive away is classed as South East, I've just always said s.e for some reason.

Have relatives in Croydon. I stayed there last year for the Crawley and Wimbledon games.
I'm sure there is a direct train to Luton which can be caught at East Croydon

Quoted from Coley Surfer

Have relatives in Croydon. I stayed there last year for the Crawley and Wimbledon games.
I'm sure there is a direct train to Luton which can be caught at East Croydon

Unlucky you haha!  Nahh, some of Croydons alright but some bits are right rough.

And there is that train yepp

Quoted from Coley Surfer

Have relatives in Croydon. I stayed there last year for the Crawley and Wimbledon games.
I'm sure there is a direct train to Luton which can be caught at East Croydon

Yes - that's the Thameslink from Brighton through to Bedford line, though as someone says it doesn't run at weekends at the moment (think it's engineering work between Farringdon and City Thameslink). However as Forza says - you can get from West Hampstead on the old North London line over to Willesden Junction and then down to Shepherds Bush and Clapham Junction and from there you can get to Croydon or Woking (for the H&Y game).

When I first moved to London I was amazed by people (a lot older than I was) who could tell you how to get everywhere on the bus. You'd say - how do I get to Brisbane Road from West Hampstead and this series of bus routes would be offered.

Quoted from sutton mariner

Unlucky you haha!  Nahh, some of Croydons alright but some bits are right rough.

And there is that train yepp

Niceish area nestled between Wandle Park and the Purley Way. Two minute walk to the tram and London is your Oyster. Heh Heh

am a bit of a geek in that way with trains/tubes in london.

and dont forrget the tram service you can get all the way to croydon/wimbledon now

sh1t...........at this rate i'll be wanting to move back!

I'd be interested in meeting up with the London fans for Hayes and Yeading and Luton away as I'll be getting the train over from Saint-Etienne for those matches. It's all booked already - I can't wait!

For anyone heading down to the H&Y game (from London or elsewhere) the club bar at Woking is very decent.  Large space and (at least the Woking/England C games I've been to) offers prompt service and has the only naturally occurring "post office-like snaking queue" that I've ever come across (no need for those flexible barriers and shiny metal posts). The ground is a reasonable walk from the station. Loads of trains there from Waterloo and you can get fast ones if you pick your time right.

Still a long way off, but you gotta look forward.

PS I don't know how Sutton can say Sutton is in SE London. Its in facking Sarf West for Gawds sake. Cwoydon is due south. But then I bet he thinks Ewell is the other side of the moon.  

Quoted from Welwynmariner

Funnily enough I've just got myself a new contract working in St Mary Axe so it's back to Moorgate station on Monday

Hah, I work on London Wall...and sadly also have to go to work on Monday

nothing wrong with the london wall area either

just wish i still managed a boozer in "the city". could of been a great meeting point for all exiled working in the smoke