Robroysboy Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) I left the ground at 85 mins. Shattered after being on the bevy since 10 am. I exited the jock stien stand and tried to make my way up london round with my designated driver. The police had blocked the road and sent us what felt like a 5 mile detour down by rhe emirates and round the outskirts of the newly built atheletes village. I expect this strict segregation was a dry run for tuesday night. Got back to london road eventually but as there was no diversion signs set up so i thought it could have been organised a bit better. Edited November 16, 2014 by Robroysboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Why the would you leave that game early? I genuinely think some folk use Scotland games as an excuse to get away from the wife and booze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yeah I think I'll be heading along the Gallowgate this time instead of trying to get along London road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 You left early and it ended up taking you longer to get back. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 You left early and it ended up taking you longer to get back. lol Was my first thought And also why leave early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReid Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Didn't they do the same thing the last game at Celtic park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Ok then on Tuesday I'll be coming out JS lower & heading back to Premier Inn at J2A. What's the best way to go ? On Friday we seemed to be forced to go left & around the main stand to get back onto London Rd. I thought coming out & going right & along the back of North Stand would be the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Why the badger would you leave that game early? I genuinely think some folk use Scotland games as an excuse to get away from the wife and booze. Hingsight is a great thing. Got the offer of a run home. Just sharing the event to try and assist people planning their journey home on tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 You left early and it ended up taking you longer to get back. lol Total f@ck up. Just as well we won, it softened my frustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Stirling Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Ok then on Tuesday I'll be coming out JS lower & heading back to Premier Inn at J2A. What's the best way to go ? On Friday we seemed to be forced to go left & around the main stand to get back onto London Rd. I thought coming out & going right & along the back of North Stand would be the way. At somepoint during the second half they close the gates in the passage way behind the North Stand (Janefield St), so if your in JS the only way round is left onto London Rd unless you go down to the front of the stand and walk around the inside of the pitch to the other side and then head to an exit,I think going left would be the quickest way anyway would it not? Six and half a dozen really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ek tartan bob Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Left bang on the final and was in Tillicoultry by 10.30.......hoping to catch the Highlights on BBC .....nope none on so wisna worth the rush !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 In the Jock stein for the England game. Was intending walking behind the North stand, seems thats out. Badger walking all the way past the Emirates. Unless their is any decent parking around there (around Dalmarnock train station?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy`s Lassie Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Don't know Where you guys were but we left the Jock Stein Upper, straight down the stairs , out through the bus park,onto the new road where you could have went left to London Rd or right onto Gallowgate, we went right onto Gallowgate, up through the retail park and were back in the Crown Creighton on Duke Street in 10 minutes, as we're loads of other TA mates - sweet Edited November 16, 2014 by Jimmy`s Lassie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 We came out of the Lisbon Lions Stand and had the cops blocking off the road to let us right back down to where the bus had parked down the side of the Velodrome. An absolute farce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariokempes56 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 We were north stand, Tuesday also. We came out and had to go round the whole stadium to get to bus park. Is it always like that? No access round the other way ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Don't know Where you guys were but we left the Jock Stein Upper, straight down the stairs , out through the bus park,onto the new road where you could have went left to London Rd or right onto Gallowgate, we went right onto Gallowgate, up through the retail park and were back in the Crown Creighton on Duke Street in 10 minutes, as we're loads of other TA mates - sweet You chose well if you went left you would havnt got far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy`s Lassie Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Since we live in Dennistoun and The Crown is our local, it made sense to go right ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Any issues parking in the retail park at the Forge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy`s Lassie Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Any issues parking in the retail park at the Forge? Not allowed for Celtic games but seemed loads of folk did it on Friday night. Park on any of the streets off Duke St and its only 5 minutes back onto M8/M80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 At somepoint during the second half they close the gates in the passage way behind the North Stand (Janefield St), so if your in JS the only way round is left onto London Rd unless you go down to the front of the stand and walk around the inside of the pitch to the other side and then head to an exit,I think going left would be the quickest way anyway would it not? Six and half a dozen really... Cheers Haven't been to CP since Faroes game. We were just confused we weren't going back the way we had come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Leaving the LL upper, I couldn't go back the way I came (came via the Gallowgate and had to walk halfway round the ground past the Main Stand). Had to turn left, go through a completely unlit piece of wasteground (not unlike what I had to ensure leaving that shithole of a stadium in Kaunas) and up past the Emirates Arena to get back onto the Gallowgate. Atmosphere was fantastic and in terms of sheer intimidation of opponents Parkhead, I do think, outweighs Hampden. But Charlie Endell is right - the lack of train stations quite near to Parkhead and lack of buses going along the Gallowgate after the game was a downside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claveyboy Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Not allowed for Celtic games but seemed loads of folk did it on Friday night. Park on any of the streets off Duke St and its only 5 minutes back onto M8/M80 Wi Any issues parking in the retail park at the Forge? Not hoping to start a stampede but after a longer drive than we should have from the North the Forge seemed a safe haven, plenty of spaces and no questions asked. If I did it would have been "going to the pictures" or "KFC" with a kilt on. Why not? It was like a Zombie film with Plenty of spaces. Maybe different on a CFC matchday! It was easy to get to from North as well. I am not going Tuesday so hopefully I don't create carpark mayhem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstevie007 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 This is all very strange. We were in the JS Upper and stayed to applaud the players at the end. Got out no bother, went across the new dual carriageway then up and along Gallowgate. No issues/polis/segregation at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Any issues parking in the retail park at the Forge? Dad parked there on friday no hassle at all and got away pretty easily too, minus dodging the road walking scotland fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 But Charlie Endell is right - the lack of train stations quite near to Parkhead and lack of buses going along the Gallowgate after the game was a downside. Dalmarnock's a ten minute walk down a straight road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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