The club have had a coach company in touch with them and they are willing to supply transport to our away games. How many people would be interested? Should it be every away game or just Saturday and Sunday away games? Should Saint Helens and Leeds away be thrown in with the weekend games? They are also willing to provde coaches to Edinburugh would anyone be interested?

I'd be interested.

Me to - probably not the Friday nights though.

I would every game

Im interested. The odd Fri maybe but certainly Sat and Sun.

I'm driving to Edinburgh with an appointment on route so no I'm afraid.

Would mini buses not be better than coaches and maybe more cost effective. I jumped on a number of the trips the year before last and there was probably 15 on average on the buses although Darth Chris probably has the more accurate numbers. Just a thought

Might be interested but need to know that there will be sensible pickup & drop points - near tube and nite bus stops.

Also a sensible arrival time at the grounds - suggest around 90 minutes before kick-off and not to late a return to The Smoke, in particular on Sunday. No departure times which result in arrival seconds before, and in some cases after, kick-off.

The reason that 'away coach' has failed in recent years is due to poor management planning as regards route pick-up and associated timings. As a 'older' fan remember the days when we always took at least 2 coach's and sometimes many many more to away games.

Whoever is going to provide the coach/s need to be also able to provide relible and well equiped units plus drivers who know where they are going and can 'navigate' around any major motorway jams.......and repair obstructions.

We all remember the Stagecoach debacle ....... when we played Warrington in Newport!!

Possibly but not on Fridays.

Used the coaches before and I would again but the Friday night games will mean days off for All those using them, If you work in central London the train to Leeds hull and Lancashire is a good option with a stop overnight.

I'd be interested in getting the mini bus/coach a few times for weekend away games if the pick up/drop off points are convenient.

May be better to try it a few times if possible, like 1 Fri Game, 1 Sat game and 1 Sun Game and see how they go.

Also I'd definitely be interested in a coach up to Edinburgh

Fridays will probably not happen for obvious reasons, but Sat/Sun could be viable. I will certainly go on the ones that don't clash with Skolars fixtures. Edinburgh could be quite an experience transport wise but lack of accomodation opportunities will create obstacles.

The request was for an interest in using a coach if one was laid on, not write a thesis on past experiences.

Its simple yes or no.

Interest, yes. Particularly Bridgend Easter Monday.

Aye thats your local derby.

Quins support is awesome considering you have to travel so far for each game. You had like a couple of hundred at the magic weekend last year I thought it was brilliant.

Think before you 'scribe' WireQuin.....the posting was from a newbi staff member and who thus I feel needs to know a bit about the reasons for recent poor take-up of 'away' coach travel etc and the needs of fans viz pick-up points etc

It thus would be wrong for me to just say YES to then find that the pick-up points etc etc were not sustainable so ensuring a negative take-up.

Recent past away travel via the Club has given me to know that they are more often than not both sloppy as regards timing, pick-up points and equally poor as regards 'coach provider' management etc. They seem to think that provided they start/finish at the Stoop and then have a pick-up point by a north London hotel - miles away from tubes/nite bus might add - they have done their job. That's utter tosh as supporters well know and the Club plus the coach operator really do need to 'think' about the planning a great deal more so ensuring maximum and on going take up.

If I do not see some real thought has been put into the planning and due consideration given to the points raised my answer will be NO.
in addition with the current poor fiscal climate the 'price' needs to be highly competative.

I've said my piece and do not need to be slagged of by Quin Wire and his 'ilk.

The posting is not from a newbi staff member at all. It is from a fan who gives a great deal of time voluntarily to help the club. I am not a new fan but a fan of 15 years standing. I travelled up and down the motorway to every away game in the first five years of being a fan. This changed due to personal reasons. I now do approx. 5 away games a year. I do understand the problems with away travel. I know fans come from all corners of the London, Greater London, Surrey and Hampshire areas to name but a few. This in itself is a logistical nightmare and why I asked the question of would people welcome a coach for away travel, would they use them if they were supplied. It will not be the club organising this as they are unable to cope with the demands of away travel. If it appears feasible there would be enough people to cover then we will take this one stage further and discuss do we do all weekend games or do we hit certain games. Then will also be the time to discuss financial arrangements. I cannot say it will definitely happen as there is still a long way to go. Fans are the people that are important and it is their input I need to get a feel of whether or not we try one more time to provide coaches.