Gotta say, you deserve all you got only going to manchester at 1pm. !!
most peeps are on their umpteenth pint by then, on top of a good breakfast in manchester.
This is the Grand Final ................ what you doing up until 1pm ?
Get into Manchester, join in the singing and jollity outside of Mitre / Old wellington /Sinclairs pubs, Beltin.

Some of us are going to watch a game of Rugby League also.

Was gonna say im not planning on getting a train until early afternoon to be honest. Hoping to get to manchester around 2 then have a few drinks before heading to the stadium.

Might look at going a bit earlier now reading some of this

Getting to Manchester isn't the problem it's getting over to old Trafford

If you're fairly fit, walk from Deansgate or Salford Crescent.

To be honest we are thinking of getting a cab to the stadium when we are ready. For the sake of a couple of quid each looks worth it to skip hassle. Dont mind wandering back or getting a tram maybe.

I'm coming in from the south of Manchester on the tram. I am hoping the East Didsbury to Trafford Bar route isn't all that busy, and going home I think I will being going against the flow.

Same, we're getting the East Didsbury to Trafford Bar tram early in the afternoon, then having a few drinks round the ground. The atmosphere in the city centre's usually brilliant on GF day, but I really can't be bothered being squashed in a tram from Piccadilly to Old Trafford!

Northern normally run special trains to and from Old Trafford
Piccadilly > Oxford Road > Deansgate > Old Trafford station.
The last time I caught it, I seem to recollect that the journey was covered (but please check when you purchase!) by the "Machester Stations" on the ticket into Manky.
Failing that, and you use the tram, don't get the tram to Old Trafford, use the Eccles line and get off at Exchange Quay... less busy, and probably a shorter walk.

These are Wigan fans Yed ...... haven't they got the highest average fan size, just ahead of Hull? .....



.... and before you start - of course it's a pokety poke poke wind up .... it's the week before the GF .... what did you expect?

Can anyone confirm they do this every year? It would be ideal but I can't find any details on the net or by ringing Northern Rail

Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"Can anyone confirm they do this every year? It would be ideal but I can't find any details on the net or by ringing Northern Rail'" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester ... ay_station Same here. Manchester United games only?

Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"Can anyone confirm they do this every year? It would be ideal but I can't find any details on the net or by ringing Northern Rail'" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester ... ay_station Same here. Manchester United games only?