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[BIG IAN]

Hi Eagles fans, coming over next sunday for our game against you at Bramall lane, never been before so could someone give us some info on parking pubs etc.

See ya soon,
Ian, York City Knights

[Sportbilly]

if its like today, dont go into main carpark cos they'll take £3 off ya, then when you get out of the car they send you round the otherside of the stadium to a makeshift ticket office on john st and thats where the turnstiles are.....there is plenty of on street parking surrounding the ground, usually for permit holders but not on a sunday.....pick an interpretter up from the railway station on ya way to ground for the ground announcements

[BIG EAGLE]

Moan moan and another 3 moans!!!!! Why is it away fans can only bemoan the facilities available to them when they travel. Sheffield Eagles are lodgers at Bramall Lane and have very little say on match days, although they have listened to constructive comments from supporters last season and arranged to sell tickets from an area on the john street side where all the facilities are and to make it quicker and easier to gain entry in a timely fashion. As for car parking the main car park is available for those who want a safe tarmac surfaced and security patrolled facility, at a reasonable fee of £3 and only a 5 minute walk to the John street entrance. As for the ground announcements must admit it did sound garbled but I do believe there was a PA system fault. But if your English language isn’t up to scratch I’m sure if you ask anyone else in the stadium they could S P E L L it out for you .

[BIG EAGLE]

Ian, welcome and in answer to your post if you park in the main car park and head to the John street side via Bramall lane you have the choice of 2 pubs the ‘Railway Hotel’ which is ok and the newly reopened ‘Cricketers’ which seems to be a favourite for both sets of fans and sells Kelham Island ales at a very reasonable (for Sheffield)£2.40 a pint. Alternatively there is plenty of free on street parking all around the ground, the best being on the Bramall lane side and close to the pubs.

Hope you enjoy your visit

Edited by BIG EAGLE, 29 August 2011 - 12:33 PM.

[Robin Evans]

Moan moan and another 3 moans!!!!! Why is it away fans can only bemoan the facilities available to them when they travel.

Dunno, cos they are unhappy at the arrangements perhaps or feel £3 is a lot to pay when it is free at the other side of the ground where all the ticketing and facilities are??? Again, I don't know why people moan. Why do you think it may be?

[Griff]

Dunno, cos they are unhappy at the arrangements perhaps or feel £3 is a lot to pay when it is free at the other side of the ground where all the ticketing and facilities are??? Again, I don't know why people moan. Why do you think it may be?

Well, I moan because it's my hobby.

So .... enlighten us ... what do Rovers charge for parking, Robin ?

As opposed to the free parking down the road ?

[Robin Evans]

Dunno, I always use the roadside - it costs nowt!!!! Then I go into the ground where the money I've avoided paying for parking me car is now prized out of me wallet by all manner of money relieving schemes that rovers deploy around the ground! I usually go home skint one way or another!

Edited by Robin Evans, 29 August 2011 - 01:30 PM.

[Griff]

Well, it's £3, funnily enough.

[Robin Evans]

ironic - it's never cost me owt!!!!! Cos I park my car a whole 1 metre away from the car park!!!!
Anyone else wanting to park their car FOC (subject to their own risk) have the ultimate task of walking a whole metre away from the car park!!! and it's FREE!!!!

Unlike at Sheff - where it's at the other side of the ground (granted, it's not like you have to walk the pennine way), but nevertheless it is at the other side where you can also park for free!!!

Like I said, I don't know why visiting fans get the hump! I can only guess. Maybe I'm missing a point Richie. What do you think??

Edited by Robin Evans, 29 August 2011 - 03:47 PM.

[Griff]

Like I said, I don't know why visiting fans get the hump! I can only guess. Maybe I'm missing a point Richie. What do you think??

I still say it's an enthralling hobby.

[fevbloke]

ironic - it's never cost me owt!!!!! Cos I park my car a whole 1 metre away from the car park!!!!
Anyone else wanting to park their car FOC (subject to their own risk) have the ultimate task of walking a whole metre away from the car park!!! and it's FREE!!!!

Unlike at Sheff - where it's at the other side of the ground (granted, it's not like you have to walk the pennine way), but nevertheless it is at the other side where you can also park for free!!!

Like I said, I don't know why visiting fans get the hump! I can only guess. Maybe I'm missing a point Richie. What do you think??

made me chuckle

[sidnee]

Well you beat me Robin, I have to walk from my FREE parking space a whole 15mtrs before I reach the ground!!!!!




Oh how I envy you

[Griff]

So, what are you saying, Robin?

People park free at one side of the ground and complain because someone else is being charged £3 at the other ?

[Robin Evans]

No, I'm saying I don't know why people are complaining - that's what I said in my post Richie!!
However, I offered a possibility that parking your car at the opposite side to the ground where the stand/ticketing/facilities are - and being charged £3 for the privelage when it's FREE at the side of the ground where all the action is - MAY, JUST MAY, be a reason!!! But like I said, I don't know as I haven't asked anyone.
And as you didn't offer any viable comments to that question I'm making an assumption that you don't either - unless, like you, folks just like a good whinge perhaps!!

Keep smilin Richie.

Edited by Robin Evans, 31 August 2011 - 10:20 AM.

[Griff]

At least you get value for money at Fev.

Cheaper than the "Mind-your-car-for-a-fiver-mister?" kids..........

[Shadow45]

What's with all this metric malarkey? Are we all not proud Yorkshire men? It should be yards, feet and inches!

[Robin Evans]

I'm a proper europhile shads!!! I don't mind a string o' onions round me neck, stripey shirt, Edith Piaf on me ipod - and me flat cap!!!!

[Griff]

That path is more than a metre wide ......

[Shadow45]

I'm a proper europhile shads!!! I don't mind a string o' onions round me neck, stripey shirt, Edith Piaf on me ipod - and me flat cap!!!!

Nah, I'm one of those "little englander" types!

Love my fortnight away self catering in Greece. lovely people, none of this luxury home stuff on the Lincolnshire coast for me! Although going all la-de-da in 8 weeks, off all inclusive in Mexico

Don't those onions bring tears to your eyes? and I hope your stripey shirt is one of Fevs retro ones!

Edited by Shadow45, 31 August 2011 - 08:25 PM.