45 mins football, 10 1/2 hours driving!

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Henfield One

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Only saw the second half, have never ever seen such heavy traffic - from M25/A3 to M1/M6 junctions just slow, slow & slower and then of course around junctions 28 & 29. Average speed 44mph going to Huddersfield. Left at 9.40am. Hey ho, worse things happen. We won 1-0 right?

Anyway back home, another point in the bag, hopefully not pointless come 3 May. But please use the width of the pitch - it's like being allowed to use the hard shoulder when the motorway is congested.....we can use the wings when centre midfield gets clogged.....

 

Big G

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Respect for even making the trip mate

 

Gazwag

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Maybe that's why our coach left at 06.30 we arrived at 13.00 and we are just pulling back into Falmer now be home in about 40 minutes

 

nwgull

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Henfield One said:

Only saw the second half, have never ever seen such heavy traffic - from M25/A3 to M1/M6 junctions just slow, slow & slower and then of course around junctions 28 & 29. Average speed 44mph going to Huddersfield. Left at 9.40am. Hey ho, worse things happen. We won 1-0 right?

Anyway back home, another point in the bag, hopefully not pointless come 3 May. But please use the width of the pitch - it's like being allowed to use the hard shoulder when the motorway is congested.....we can use the wings when centre midfield gets clogged.....

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If you only made it for the 2nd half then you probably saw about 20 minutes of football and 25 minutes waiting for the ball boys to get the one football back on the pitch.

 

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Henfield One

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• Apr 18, 2014

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nwgull said:

If you only made it for the 2nd half then you probably saw about 20 minutes of football and 25 minutes waiting for the ball boys to get the one football back on the pitch.

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!!!! Very true. The 4th official had a word with the ball boys on the dug out side of the pitch. Why weren't they seated in front of the hoardings and seated apart, not in pairs? I wonder whether their positions would have changed if Huddersfield were losing......

 

hitony

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South Wales (im not welsh !!)

• Apr 18, 2014

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Henfield One said:

Only saw the second half, have never ever seen such heavy traffic - from M25/A3 to M1/M6 junctions just slow, slow & slower and then of course around junctions 28 & 29. Average speed 44mph going to Huddersfield. Left at 9.40am. Hey ho, worse things happen. We won 1-0 right?

Anyway back home, another point in the bag, hopefully not pointless come 3 May. But please use the width of the pitch - it's like being allowed to use the hard shoulder when the motorway is congested.....we can use the wings when centre midfield gets clogged.....

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As already said, respect for going but don't you think you left it a bit late to leave? Google maps say it's about 4.5 hours from Henfield to Huddersfield and that will be in optimum conditions, it is bank holiday Friday where the traffic is notoriously a lot worse, as I am sure you are now aware

 

Bozza

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Henfield One said:

Only saw the second half, have never ever seen such heavy traffic - from M25/A3 to M1/M6 junctions just slow, slow & slower and then of course around junctions 28 & 29. Average speed 44mph going to Huddersfield. Left at 9.40am. Hey ho, worse things happen. We won 1-0 right?

Anyway back home, another point in the bag, hopefully not pointless come 3 May. But please use the width of the pitch - it's like being allowed to use the hard shoulder when the motorway is congested.....we can use the wings when centre midfield gets clogged.....

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How much did they charge you to get in?

 

Dan Aitch

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Left Camden at 09:30, arrived at 14:15. Left at 17:15, home at 20:45.

The return trip was faster cos it's all downhill from the north...

 

Beach Hut

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Jul 5, 2003

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Living In a Box

• Apr 18, 2014

• #9

08:33 from Weston-super-Mare was on time today - hurrah

 

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Henfield One

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Free car parking in HTFC car park! Had to show match tickets to a steward who kindly opened the gate (after 2 numpties elsewhere were flummoxed, which marginally increased my blood pressure).

Next time on a Bank Holiday, we'll be leaving earlier!

 

Thunder Bolt

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Beside the seaside, beside the sea

• Apr 18, 2014

• #11

The M1 southbound had been closed all night due to an accident, & northbound very slow between 27 & 29. We left Brighton at 8am & there were warnings about it then.
We arrived just after 2pm.

 

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Ravids

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• Apr 19, 2014

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Grimsby turned up to their match so late that kick off was delayed for over an hour, Wolves also delayed kick off, must have been pretty bad on the motorways today.

 

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dougdeep

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• Apr 19, 2014

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Fail to plan and plan to fail. A wise man said that a lot.

 

upthealbion1970

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Woodingdean

• Apr 19, 2014

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Picked up my pal and his boy in Seaford at 8, stopped for 20 mins at Northampton and got to the ground at 1.35, satnav directed us around some of the congestion . Dropped off in Seaford and home in newhaven for 11. Don't remember ever seeing the m1 or m25 as empty as the journey home last night.

 

Stevegull

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• Apr 19, 2014

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34 quid to stay at travel lodge in Mansfield on Friday night. Arrived in Huddersfield at 1pm for fish and chips.

Trip home was so fast. No traffic at all. Was at cobham services by half 9