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Post by Snake (RIP) on May 26, 2011 22:49:41 GMT
I'll bet this thread gets less than 1,000 reads.
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Post by aldermanwise on May 27, 2011 10:08:56 GMT
I wish they would open up the train line to the stadium so you could have a few beers in town then get the train up to the match.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2011 10:10:53 GMT
agree that would be fantastic, never going to happen though
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Post by aldermanwise on May 27, 2011 10:18:15 GMT
I was in Brighton recently and talking to some Brighton fans, and that's what a lot of their supporters are going to do, drink in Brighton then get the train to Falmer which is only 10 minutes by train from Brighton station, Oxford would be great if we could do the same sort of thing.
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Post by m on May 27, 2011 11:59:22 GMT
Agreed - would be superb.
Also agree it will sadly never happen.
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Post by concretebob on May 27, 2011 13:53:52 GMT
I wish they would open up the train line to the stadium so you could have a few beers in town then get the train up to the match. The line is open, but it's freight only (goes to BMW Mini) so knowing railway politics, it'll take years to open a station there. For example, Coventry City's ground is right next to the Coventry to Nuneaton line, the chances of a station opening next to the ground are very unlikely.
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Post by Colin B on May 27, 2011 15:36:59 GMT
I'll bet this thread gets less than 1,000 reads. You're on old chap. 400 and odd to go.
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Post by Yellowbrains on May 27, 2011 17:45:17 GMT
I wish they would open up the train line to the stadium so you could have a few beers in town then get the train up to the match. The line is open, but it's freight only (goes to BMW Mini) so knowing railway politics, it'll take years to open a station there. For example, Coventry City's ground is right next to the Coventry to Nuneaton line, the chances of a station opening next to the ground are very unlikely. So out of interest Mr Bob, why would railway politics be a hinderance to opening a station there? Do you know anything about that particular line?
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Post by Maurice Earp on May 27, 2011 17:47:39 GMT
I'll bet this thread gets less than 1,000 reads. Strange post
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2011 17:48:45 GMT
Very strange
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Post by Maurice Earp on May 27, 2011 20:32:06 GMT
I'll bet this thread gets less than 1,000 reads. £20.00 to 12th man fund says it gets more than a thousand posts. Put your money where your mouth is Snake.
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Post by scoob on May 27, 2011 22:10:26 GMT
A little word of warning. Current Stadia planning regulations have changed since the kassam stadium was built. The new legislation will only permit a MAXIMUM of one parking space per 15 spectator seats within the stadium. It's all to do with green issues and discouraging people from driving to games. This is why Shrewsbury's stadium is out of town, yet has very little parking. The tree huggers have got their way, and no matter how impractical it is, football clubs planning new stadia have to adhere to this. Great! At the moment my 120 mile round trip costs me a fortune but it takes me an hour each way instead of the three hours and extra costs of using public transport. Thankfully I should always be able to park next to the current overflow and access it via a private road (at least I hope so). If I got forced to use public transport then I am afraid it will affect how many games I attend. The transport situation in Oxford forced me out of the place some years ago because I was regularly having to spend hours on Park and Ride/other buses carrying very heavy equipment or spend a fortune on parking if I wanted to travel to the east of Oxford if I had been in the South or West earlier in the day. The whole situation became a farce then as I was moving my office/equipment out a traffic warden would not allow me to load my car he seemed to expect me to use a wheel barrow to get it to Abingdon! The whole transport situation is a joke. I visit many other towns for business and pleasure every day but hardly ever venture into Oxford these days.
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Post by scoob on May 27, 2011 22:15:13 GMT
To be fair, most sensible people realise that we need to stop driving everywhere, not just tree hugging hippies No they don't. Most people are being environmentally bullied into it by the green lobby. Most people want to drive, but are being forced to use other modes of transport by either fiscal penalties or lack of choice. There has to be a balance to this. Certain European countries have spent billions of euros over a long period of time to create viable and efficient public transport systems. That's fair enough, but what have we done in this country? Sod all, other than bully people out of their cars without any proportionate investment in public transport. It's all well and good having the theory but the reality is that we are decades behind the likes of Germany, France and Holland. And what's the best they can come up with? Hair brained schemes like the legislation that forbids any more than one parking place per 15 spectators. You can't just wish the situation away, you have to seriously invest in the infrastructure. Do you know what I had to do when we played Shrewsbury away? Pay a fiver to park my car at a pub about a mile away from the ground and then walk. How the fu ck ing hell did that save the environment? All it did was inconvenience me and cost me a fiver! Do you really think just removing parking spaces is any sort of solution? Because we all know that this country's councillors (made up of a fair smattering of tree hugging, sandal wearing, yoghurt eating nutters) are incapable of providing any sort of viable alternative method of getting from A to B, as they have proved over several years. And you call that "sensible"? Spot on Eric.
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Post by scoob on May 27, 2011 22:19:36 GMT
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Post by concretebob on May 28, 2011 9:39:20 GMT
The line is open, but it's freight only (goes to BMW Mini) so knowing railway politics, it'll take years to open a station there. For example, Coventry City's ground is right next to the Coventry to Nuneaton line, the chances of a station opening next to the ground are very unlikely. So out of interest Mr Bob, why would railway politics be a hinderance to opening a station there? Do you know anything about that particular line? Well, I used to be a bit of a trainspotter. It's on the old Oxford to Princes Risborough line. At the moment it's only used for Car trains to and from the Mini Plant. I'll give you an example, up near where I live, there's a line that goes through the large town of Kenilworth, there have been wranglings of re-instating a train station there for the last decade. Also you need to get a Train Operating Company on board. Seeing as train services are operated by private companies who think of profit first, I just couldn't see it happening. I think Old Trafford and Wembley are the only stadiums served by railway stations. Falmer in Brighton already existed before the stadium, so there's a stroke of luck for them.
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Post by aldermanwise on May 28, 2011 10:53:06 GMT
Wasn't there talk of Reading opening a station by their ground? also I seem to remember reading Shrewbury having the same idea for their new ground, I certainly saw railway tracks by the stadium.
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Post by saddletramp on May 29, 2011 7:53:13 GMT
I think Old Trafford and Wembley are the only stadiums served by railway stations
Well Old Trafford is not really "served" by a railway station,Warwick rd is certainly nearer to O/T than the city centre,but its still a fair walk to the ground. RE; the land across the road from the south stand. This is a very iffy subject,Oxford city council would like to build 4,000 houses on this site. One small problem,this land is in South Oxfordshire,so the city council have no jurasdiction over it.
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Post by Colin B on May 29, 2011 9:08:35 GMT
150 reads to go. I think you've lost this one Snakey. Sometime over the next 24/48 hours it will pass the 1,000 mark.
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Post by Maurice Earp on May 29, 2011 9:16:35 GMT
150 reads to go. I think you've lost this one Snakey. Sometime over the next 24/48 hours it will pass the 1,000 mark. Pity he didn't take me up on the bet.
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Post by junior1 on May 29, 2011 14:15:36 GMT
I think Old Trafford and Wembley are the only stadiums served by railway stations Well Old Trafford is not really "served" by a railway station,Warwick rd is certainly nearer to O/T than the city centre,but its still a fair walk to the ground. RE; the land across the road from the south stand. This is a very iffy subject,Oxford city council would like to build 4,000 houses on this site. One small problem,this land is in South Oxfordshire,so the city council have no jurasdiction over it. The tram stops at ot you get it fron piccadilly, you get off at the stadium and walk through an old turnstile type thing leading to the outside of the old single tiered stand.
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Post by saddletramp on May 29, 2011 17:08:16 GMT
The tram stops at ot you get it fron piccadilly, you get off at the stadium and walk through an old turnstile type thing leading to the outside of the old single tiered stand.
So its not a railway station then!
A bit like saying West ham is served by a railway station,you get a tube from paddington and it stops on green street by the ground. It takes an hour,but what the hell.
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Post by Colin B on May 29, 2011 19:19:36 GMT
Currently 970 reads, looks like it will be all over tonight.
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Post by Maurice Earp on May 29, 2011 19:56:39 GMT
Currently 970 reads, looks like it will be all over tonight. All over now Snakey boy, pity you didn't take up my offer of a bet
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Post by Snake (RIP) on May 29, 2011 20:39:10 GMT
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Post by mcf86 on May 30, 2011 8:10:31 GMT
There there, you can now go back to tiddles for comfort.
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Post by junior1 on May 30, 2011 8:57:53 GMT
The tram stops at ot you get it fron piccadilly, you get off at the stadium and walk through an old turnstile type thing leading to the outside of the old single tiered stand. So its not a railway station then! A bit like saying West ham is served by a railway station,you get a tube from paddington and it stops on green street by the ground. It takes an hour,but what the hell. Found this about old trafford "Probably the best way to get to the stadium is by Metrolink or train from Manchester Piccadilly mainline station, as Old Trafford has both its own railway station next to the ground and a Metrolink station which is located next to Lancashire County Cricket Club on Warwick Road, which leads up to Sir Matt Busby Way.
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Post by slick2484 on May 30, 2011 18:04:52 GMT
I think Old Trafford and Wembley are the only stadiums served by railway stations Well Old Trafford is not really "served" by a railway station,Warwick rd is certainly nearer to O/T than the city centre,but its still a fair walk to the ground. RE; the land across the road from the south stand. This is a very iffy subject,Oxford city council would like to build 4,000 houses on this site. One small problem,this land is in South Oxfordshire,so the city council have no jurasdiction over it. I used to live near Exeter they have got one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James_Park_railway_station
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Post by valhallayellow on May 30, 2011 20:41:56 GMT
I genuinely think it would be beneficial for the club to work with the council and get the land bought off Kassam. Beneficial for the club or beneficial for our current owner? For example, how does affordable housing plonked in the corners of the ground (as you eluded too) benefit Oxford United and its long term aims?
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Post by ryaniobirdio on May 30, 2011 22:26:37 GMT
At the last forum IL outlined his future plans for the structure of the club, including a branch called "Oxford United Property". There have also been massive steps taken by the club to strengthen ties with the local authorities since the Wembley win, including both city and county councils.
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Post by moobs on May 31, 2011 19:52:30 GMT
What we need is our own train line and stop which goes along about 5 miles an hour and every carriage is a bar, no seats, like a pub on wheels and gets from the City centre to the ground in about 1hr, with smoking permitted
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