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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 25, 2024 10:44:54 GMT
It seems that it’s becoming more and more of an issue this season.We normally arrive about 12-45(yes I know) and park at Hemheath but yesterday due to a 20 minute delay on the A50 between Hilton and Sudbury(not sure why) we arrived at just after 1 to find it was full🤔down to the Power League but as we queued the fella said it’s now full.
Down to Autonuem where we parked easily but my mate nearly had an heart attack when he said £10😳
Anyone else have issues parking?
What it did do though was show how much it’s developed down Sir Stanley Matthews Way since I used to park in the Trent car park.
I also spotted Richie Anderson walking back as well with his Baggies scarf round his neck😊
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Post by gogogadget on Aug 25, 2024 10:50:51 GMT
Possibly made worse by lots of West Brom fans driving and using those parking options
Most other teams I guess apart from Derby would use the buses or trains more
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Post by kidcrewbob on Aug 25, 2024 10:57:15 GMT
There was M6 chaos also yesterday at J15-16 so loads were pouring up the A500 which in turn slows A50 etc.....plus Hem Heath pub is closed and cameras up around Aldi punishing +2hr stays ...
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Post by Dutchpeter on Aug 25, 2024 11:02:01 GMT
Is Screwfix car park still closed? I noticed penalty notices on cars that had parked on the verges in the vicinity of the Michelin roundabout.
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Post by Kingswaystokie on Aug 25, 2024 11:08:55 GMT
It seems like parking the away coaches on the South car park and shifting them first is delaying all cars leaving. We didn't get away till just before 6pm.
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Post by wakeypotter on Aug 25, 2024 11:34:25 GMT
It seems that it’s becoming more and more of an issue this season.We normally arrive about 12-45(yes I know) and park at Hemheath but yesterday due to a 20 minute delay on the A50 between Hilton and Sudbury(not sure why) we arrived at just after 1 to find it was full🤔down to the Power League but as we queued the fella said it’s now full. Down to Autonuem where we parked easily but my mate nearly had an heart attack when he said £10😳 Anyone else have issues parking? What it did do though was show how much it’s developed down Sir Stanley Matthews Way since I used to park in the Trent car park. I also spotted Richie Anderson walking back as well with his Baggies scarf round his neck😊 I’m not sure what the traffic was about on A50 we got delayed around 1 and ended up not being able to go to fan zone. It was all the roundabouts backed up maybe just volume of traffic. Parked ok though |
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Aug 25, 2024 16:14:00 GMT
Who’s Richie Anderson?
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Post by NassauDave on Aug 25, 2024 16:22:32 GMT
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 25, 2024 16:25:31 GMT
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Post by dirtygary69 on Aug 25, 2024 16:48:02 GMT
Got there early enough to park where you shouldn't outside Autoneum for free. I usually park on one of the six quid ones further up but it took me fucking ages to get off after the Coventry game.
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Aug 25, 2024 16:50:13 GMT
Ha ha I’m pretty sure that was Gerry. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2024 16:52:47 GMT
Yes I think it's a big issue personally and would welcome the club to look at the parking and the traffic management system. It took me until 6.30pm to get home and I only live 2.5 miles away as the crow flies.
I would happily walk myself but have family members that come to the game that can't walk far so have to drive and park reasonably close.
It's frustrating that on busy games it takes that long to get home as I've been home around roughly the same time from some away games. Which is daft when you think about it.
I noticed Anthony Emmerson was stood by the Toyota garage yesterday looking at the new away section and how the away fans and home fans are interacting at the top of the bank and the main road so the club are definitely looking at things, which is good to see.
They definitely need to look at the rest of it though and further down Stanley Matthews Way. I'm no traffic expert to say exactly what needs doing but I'm pretty confident that I can say what is being done now isn't working as efficiently as it possibly could.
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Post by smallthorner on Aug 25, 2024 17:44:35 GMT
Yes I think it's a big issue personally and would welcome the club to look at the parking and the traffic management system. It took me until 6.30pm to get home and I only live 2.5 miles away as the crow flies. I would happily walk myself but have family members that come to the game that can't walk far so have to drive and park reasonably close. It's frustrating that on busy games it takes that long to get home as I've been home around roughly the same time from some away games. Which is daft when you think about it. I noticed Anthony Emmerson was stood by the Toyota garage yesterday looking at the new away section and how the away fans and home fans are interacting at the top of the bank and the main road so the club are definitely looking at things, which is good to see. They definitely need to look at the rest of it though and further down Stanley Matthews Way. I'm no traffic expert to say exactly what needs doing but I'm pretty confident that I can say what is being done now isn't working as efficiently as it possibly could. It's cluckin horrendous .. Absolute shambles. Red traffic lights on SMW southbound for way too long. Wtf is that all about. I've been on South carpark for three years but with the away coaches now I'm going back to mich and mega trudge next season. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2024 18:07:39 GMT
Yes I think it's a big issue personally and would welcome the club to look at the parking and the traffic management system. It took me until 6.30pm to get home and I only live 2.5 miles away as the crow flies. I would happily walk myself but have family members that come to the game that can't walk far so have to drive and park reasonably close. It's frustrating that on busy games it takes that long to get home as I've been home around roughly the same time from some away games. Which is daft when you think about it. I noticed Anthony Emmerson was stood by the Toyota garage yesterday looking at the new away section and how the away fans and home fans are interacting at the top of the bank and the main road so the club are definitely looking at things, which is good to see. They definitely need to look at the rest of it though and further down Stanley Matthews Way. I'm no traffic expert to say exactly what needs doing but I'm pretty confident that I can say what is being done now isn't working as efficiently as it possibly could. It's cluckin horrendous .. Absolute shambles. Red traffic lights on SMW southbound for way too long. Wtf is that all about. I've been on South carpark for three years but with the away coaches now I'm going back to mich and mega trudge next season. I went up to Bolton last season and was around their stadium on a match day and the council (assume it's them?) basically turn off the lights around the ground to assist the traffic away from it. Not sure if they could do that on Trentham Road with some sort of traffic management to assist with clearing SMW quicker or not? |
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Post by jaybee on Aug 25, 2024 21:14:16 GMT
Red traffic lights on SMW southbound for way too long. Wtf is that all about. I've been on South carpark for three years but with the away coaches now I'm going back to mich and mega trudge next season. I've badgered Anthony Emerson about this but sadly the head folks at the rugby club won't allow the lights to be switched off. I even went on the rugby club website and did a 'contact us' thing as I doubted it .... but sadly, they insist! |
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Aug 25, 2024 23:04:05 GMT
Red traffic lights on SMW southbound for way too long. Wtf is that all about. I've been on South carpark for three years but with the away coaches now I'm going back to mich and mega trudge next season. I've badgered Anthony Emerson about this but sadly the head folks at the rugby club won't allow the lights to be switched off. I even went on the rugby club website and did a 'contact us' thing as I doubted it .... but sadly, they insist! Bloody hell I’ve heard of some horror stories getting off the car parks but 3 years must be some sort of record.. |
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Post by roylandstoke on Aug 26, 2024 0:39:53 GMT
Parking is shite at Stoke.
I always manage to park for free at away games without too much hassle.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Aug 26, 2024 8:28:18 GMT
It seems that it’s becoming more and more of an issue this season.We normally arrive about 12-45(yes I know) and park at Hemheath but yesterday due to a 20 minute delay on the A50 between Hilton and Sudbury(not sure why) we arrived at just after 1 to find it was full🤔down to the Power League but as we queued the fella said it’s now full. Down to Autonuem where we parked easily but my mate nearly had an heart attack when he said £10😳 Anyone else have issues parking? What it did do though was show how much it’s developed down Sir Stanley Matthews Way since I used to park in the Trent car park. I also spotted Richie Anderson walking back as well with his Baggies scarf round his neck😊 Mate I got stuck on the Sudbury and Uttoxeter roundabouts on the A 50 for ages and assumed it was volume of traffic and was dreading Blythe Bridge but that and the run through Longton was as clear as a bell. I’ve no idea what caused the traffic to back up🤷♂️ |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 26, 2024 8:34:15 GMT
It seems that it’s becoming more and more of an issue this season.We normally arrive about 12-45(yes I know) and park at Hemheath but yesterday due to a 20 minute delay on the A50 between Hilton and Sudbury(not sure why) we arrived at just after 1 to find it was full🤔down to the Power League but as we queued the fella said it’s now full. Down to Autonuem where we parked easily but my mate nearly had an heart attack when he said £10😳 Anyone else have issues parking? What it did do though was show how much it’s developed down Sir Stanley Matthews Way since I used to park in the Trent car park. I also spotted Richie Anderson walking back as well with his Baggies scarf round his neck😊 Mate I got stuck on the Sudbury and Uttoxeter roundabouts on the A 50 for ages and assumed it was volume of traffic and was dreading Blythe Bridge but that and the run through Longton was as clear as a bell. I’ve no idea what caused the traffic to back up🤷♂️ It seems to be getting worse week by week as you approach the Sudbury roundabout but I’m still not sure why🤔Night matches will be even worse. It’s always been shit approaching the Uttoxeter roundabout but aren’t they supposed to be building a flyover eventually? |
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Aug 26, 2024 9:30:16 GMT
Mate I got stuck on the Sudbury and Uttoxeter roundabouts on the A 50 for ages and assumed it was volume of traffic and was dreading Blythe Bridge but that and the run through Longton was as clear as a bell. I’ve no idea what caused the traffic to back up🤷♂️ It seems to be getting worse week by week as you approach the Sudbury roundabout but I’m still not sure why🤔Night matches will be even worse. It’s always been shit approaching the Uttoxeter roundabout but aren’t they supposed to be building a flyover eventually? I wouldn’t have thought there’d be the funds for a new flyover anymore. Unless the Government are going to tax pensioners at 40% to pay for it? I can only assume it was Alton Towers traffic turning right at the McDonalds roundabout clogging everything else up as it was relatively clear after that. 🤷♂️ |
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Post by thornestein on Aug 26, 2024 9:38:22 GMT
It seems to be getting worse week by week as you approach the Sudbury roundabout but I’m still not sure why🤔Night matches will be even worse. It’s always been shit approaching the Uttoxeter roundabout but aren’t they supposed to be building a flyover eventually? I wouldn’t have thought there’d be the funds for a new flyover anymore. Unless the Government are going to tax pensioners at 40% to pay for it? I can only assume it was Alton Towers traffic turning right at the McDonalds roundabout clogging everything else up as it was relatively clear after that. 🤷♂️ they’re supposed to be using the Hs2 money for the flyover but Labour may cancel it now |
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Post by Ron on Aug 26, 2024 22:35:56 GMT
Yes I think it's a big issue personally and would welcome the club to look at the parking and the traffic management system. It took me until 6.30pm to get home and I only live 2.5 miles away as the crow flies. I would happily walk myself but have family members that come to the game that can't walk far so have to drive and park reasonably close. It's frustrating that on busy games it takes that long to get home as I've been home around roughly the same time from some away games. Which is daft when you think about it. I noticed Anthony Emmerson was stood by the Toyota garage yesterday looking at the new away section and how the away fans and home fans are interacting at the top of the bank and the main road so the club are definitely looking at things, which is good to see. They definitely need to look at the rest of it though and further down Stanley Matthews Way. I'm no traffic expert to say exactly what needs doing but I'm pretty confident that I can say what is being done now isn't working as efficiently as it possibly could. ever since the traffic management morons were out into place we’ve had chaos. |
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