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450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:42 pm

after moving to cambridgeshire from cardiff i regarly follow the city away. i make 5-6 home matches a season. drove a 450 mile round trip today starting at 5am. the referee in my eyes spoiled the game. the outcome could have been so different if the ref had give the correct decisions. im not for one blaming our poor performance but i still believe it changed the match. thanks a bunch ref!!

anyway onwards and upwards! see you all at leicester in a week!

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:55 pm

I know that feeling of 400 odd miles and petrol money then coming away after a poor performance and no points !!

You get home and say " f**k it I ain't going again " then u find yourself on the M4 a few weekends after lol. :lol: :lol:

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:57 pm

Hmmmm

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:58 pm

LutonBluebird wrote:I know that feeling of 400 odd miles and petrol money then coming away after a poor performance and no points !!

You get home and say " f**k it I ain't going again " then u find yourself on the M4 a few weekends after lol. :lol: :lol:




MMMM try 200 every home game! leicester next week 260mls! glad only do that occasionally, or be stone broke!! :D

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:25 pm

luton bluebird-

tell me about it! im st neots so not far from luton. was up at 4:30 and just got home. shattered. the m4 is the longest road known to man. should be route 66!

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sun Dec 16, 2012 1:07 am

Perhaps you should start a car pool club as it seems quite a few exiles are hampered by rising costs. It wouldn't have changed the result but might have saved you £40.

Perhaps there should be a section on here dedicated to that.

Here's hoping you get more value for money at Leicester and 3 points of course.

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:03 am

totally understand what your saying , i got a 2 or 3 mile journey every game from llandaff its hard work :lol: :lol:
jokes aside fair play thats dedication take my hat off to you all ! thats what i call proper fans i had to do the same when i lived in east sussex cost me a fortune :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:17 am

Nothing to do with ref. we were shit.

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:22 am

Barry Chuckle wrote:Nothing to do with ref. we were shit.

correct

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:55 am

my leg was dead after that bloody m4 twice in a day.

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:03 pm

pembroke allan wrote:
LutonBluebird wrote:I know that feeling of 400 odd miles and petrol money then coming away after a poor performance and no points !!

You get home and say " f**k it I ain't going again " then u find yourself on the M4 a few weekends after lol. :lol: :lol:




MMMM try 200 every home game! leicester next week 260mls! glad only do that occasionally, or be stone broke!! :D


thats 260 each way!

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:00 am

Spoofer wrote:Perhaps you should start a car pool club as it seems quite a few exiles are hampered by rising costs. It wouldn't have changed the result but might have saved you £40.

Perhaps there should be a section on here dedicated to that.

Here's hoping you get more value for money at Leicester and 3 points of course.

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:



Good idea Spoofer, I travel from Reading with my boys each match, sometimes on my own if they are playing football.

If anyone is travelling down the M4 past Junction 11/12 any week, I would be more than happy to car share. Likewise I would be happy to drive a minibus if numbers were there for away matches

Carl Annis, maybe set up and exile travel section on the board :thumbup: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:48 am

why do people give refs such a hard time? yes he had a poor game but so did 11 of our players who started, blame then instead! :ayatollah:

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:50 am

Bluetaf wrote:
Spoofer wrote:Perhaps you should start a car pool club as it seems quite a few exiles are hampered by rising costs. It wouldn't have changed the result but might have saved you £40.

Perhaps there should be a section on here dedicated to that.

Here's hoping you get more value for money at Leicester and 3 points of course.

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:



Good idea Spoofer, I travel from Reading with my boys each match, sometimes on my own if they are playing football.

If anyone is travelling down the M4 past Junction 11/12 any week, I would be more than happy to car share. Likewise I would be happy to drive a minibus if numbers were there for away matches

Carl Annis, maybe set up and exile travel section on the board :thumbup: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:


Hi Andy.

People think I'm dedicated because of the travelling I do from Derby. However not many people know I actually do a car share with someone from Leeds. After a home game I usually get back at around 8 and I am totally knackered. For my Leeds chum its an extra 2 hours on the journey and he drives. Now thats dedication.

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:58 pm

Similar problem for me......leave Bodmin, £10 for taxi to the station 7.00a.m.......at least 3 changes arrive Cardiff around 1.30 pm.....taxi to CCs £5.00....back to Hotel,taxi £5.00....Hotel £55-80,dependin on any "events" that might be on...leave Cardiff Station 11.00am Sunday...3 or 4 changes ...Bodmin 6.00 pm.. taxi home £10.
I must be MAD but do the trip at least twice a month and will do until I drop !
Bloooobirds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:50 pm

Could always start a Facebook group for exiles who post where they are coming from and to what game to share and cut down the costs. I dont live away anymore but it might help you get to more games if it works out cheaper - thats all.

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: 450miles, £52 of petrol, THANK YOU REFEREE!

Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:56 pm

michaelsmith wrote:after moving to cambridgeshire from cardiff i regarly follow the city away. i make 5-6 home matches a season. drove a 450 mile round trip today starting at 5am. the referee in my eyes spoiled the game. the outcome could have been so different if the ref had give the correct decisions. im not for one blaming our poor performance but i still believe it changed the match. thanks a bunch ref!!

anyway onwards and upwards! see you all at leicester in a week!



Yes the ref has to take some blame But a class team would have got on with it, and made a game of it, we weren't even in the game. They out played us and made our defenders look pricks. the better team won. I would ask the club to chip in for your gas money or the team should !