Quote: Dropkick Murphy "I travel to every away ground by train. I've walked from Hull station to Craven Park and back, used Burley Park station many times for Headingley, used to get the bus from Interchange to Odsal when we played Bradford, and always got the tram to Weaste for the Willows. I hate Barton despite it being geographically the nearest Super League ground to where I live, because that bus from Shudehill takes more than twice as long as the train from Oxford Road to a home game in Warrington, and roughly the same time as a train from Manchester to Leeds. It's absolutely miles away from anything!'"
You're an exception then as most away fans never travelled to The Willows by train. I use the train for Warrington, Wigan, Hudds (on occasion) but it still means having to take half an hour getting into town (or to Salford Crescent) to catch said train. I don't disagree one bit that the bus takes forever from town to the AJ Bell..... however, I do disagree that it affects travelling numbers from that perspective.
The "it's a pain to get to" excuse is just trawled out every season by fans who are too lazy to make the effort tbh. (and this is coming from a guy that we from Belfast to Exeter, then caught a bus and a train to get to a League 2 football match on a Tuesday night!
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When we move to Moor Lane it'll be "there's no parking" (which there isn't immediately surrounding the ground). You can park around 10 minutes away and walk to the ground though which will no doubt be too much effort for most people.
PS. Stop being a drama queen.... the AJ Bell isn't "miles from anything".
The Trafford Centre is a 20 minute walk away and it's right off a motorway junction. There is a pub barely 400 yards from the stadium and a few thousand local residents live nearby. What you mean is "the transport links are crap for anyone wishing to get the bus from town", which is correct.
PPS. Apparently it's 3.9 miles from Hull Interchange to Craven Park.... I think you're In a minority in walking to/from the ground as an away fan!
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