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Does it go straight to the ground for games? Or does it stop at a pub on the way? If not, how close to kick off does it get to the ground?
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No pub stops, but they do have a comfort break at services to allow supporters to relieve themselves and stock up on egg sandwiches.
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Depends on traffic conditions, but the coach does leave Leyton in good time to arrive at its destination...
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BiggsyMalone wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:46 am Does it go straight to the ground for games? Or does it stop at a pub on the way? If not, how close to kick off does it get to the ground?
It's a dry service. If you're caught taking a crafty nip from your hip flask, you'll have it confiscated and be made to sit at the front next to teacher for the rest of the way.
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No such restrictions on egg sandwiches, sadly.
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No windows either, unfortunately
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And a few curry pies consumed at the match will turn the bus into a powder keg.
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I've used the coach a few times this season , usually a 40 minute stop on the way , and just a 10 minute stop for a comfort break on the way home , the coach usually arrives 1 and a half to 2 hours before kick off ( traffic permitting ) , I normally take a sandwich or 2 with me ( not egg ) but won't reveal what's in my water bottle 🤔 , Malcolm does his best to ensure you enjoy the trip but the team doesn't always 😂😂
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BIGRON wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:45 pm but won't reveal what's in my water bottle 🤔 ,
Egg?
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Are there sing-songs and does someone pass the hat round for the driver?
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TRUMP Plumbing wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:57 pm
BIGRON wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:45 pm but won't reveal what's in my water bottle 🤔 ,
Egg?
I hope to god its not Guiness. With all the egg, curry pies and Guiness consumed the air will be literally unbreathable.
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When they stop for refreshments, does the bus then explode whilst Rodney is on the blower to Cassandra?
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Every away game. And then Staplehurst does a face.
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The Mindsweep wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:13 pm Are there sing-songs and does someone pass the hat round for the driver?
No sing songs , yes the hat does go round for the driver , Malcolm also does a predictor score at a pound a go all monies divided bt the winning guesses .
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I once won the sweep on the Celtic bus from the Paddock Bar as Motherwell pumped them 1-0 courtesy of ex- Celt Vic Davidson crashing one in from 25 yards at the Motherwell end.

Getting back on the bus to go home word had got round that I had won, so the Tims knotted their scarves and fake battered me. My mate had insisted I would be safe on the bus.

I spent the sweep money on tinnies of lager that Paddy the bowling green and tennis court operative bought for me. I was only 15 or 16. We put them in the burn to cool off as we went home for tea. After tea, me, faddy, Dougie, and Shug scoffed them up the haunted Ghosties pit.
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I went on the supporters coach once. I think the average age is about 107.
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The Sunshine Bus is where it's at.
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Does anybody remember the supporters coach in the 1970s when I think Dave Dodd and Frank Woolf were in charge .We had one or two good days out and sometimes on the way back stopped at a pub
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The Reverend wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:42 pm I went on the supporters coach once. I think the average age is about 107.
It's not that low!
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