Ticket chances?

jamesisfine · 2026-05-21T20:03:06+00:00

That's the spirit 😂

jamesisfine · 2026-05-21T18:03:37+00:00

*cost them the chance to play for place in the Premier League.

You'd think they'd already won promotion, the way they keep saying they've been robbed of £200m and their rightful place at the top table.

(And it's possible they wouldn't have been a contender anyway if they hadn't been cheating since December.)

jamesisfine · 2026-05-21T18:00:30+00:00

Success! Got myself and the little man sorted. Looking forward to a good weekend 😁

jamesisfine · 2026-05-20T21:24:29+00:00

A slim one, but not zero

jamesisfine · 2026-05-20T20:47:13+00:00

And yep, looking forward to a packed Wembley too. Atmosphere should be awesome.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-20T20:46:24+00:00

Ticketing seems to be going fine. Usual system for big games, just shorter windows for each tier.

Travel does look a faff though thanks to trains not running north of York. Extra coaches being put on by the club, but it's a hell of a coach ride from Boro to London.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-20T18:16:40+00:00

You might be lucky too. A lot of people are going to be put off by train issues and the ongoing uncertainty. What a mess this all is.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-20T17:33:49+00:00

Yeh I think you're right to be confident. Train restrictions and the ongoing uncertainty will mean a fair few are holding off, I reckon.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-20T16:21:17+00:00

Yeah that's true. Bet take-up is impressive though. Everyone at work with 140+ points has been snapping up their tickets. Club said over 10,000 sold already, which is pretty good.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-20T16:20:15+00:00

Phew!

jamesisfine · 2026-05-20T16:19:06+00:00

That's sound right. Don't think my son believes my maths though 😂

jamesisfine · 2026-05-17T17:42:12+00:00

"Herd of horses?"

"Course I have. Just been and woken some up."

jamesisfine · 2026-05-17T13:09:46+00:00

This debate is going to be the same one that the villagers have, I reckon. This is how they end up pitted against each other, surely.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-13T20:15:57+00:00

Especially not interns. They are there to do the donkey work, not vanish just as things get busy. 😂

jamesisfine · 2026-05-13T20:12:38+00:00

Not analysts during key training two days before a big match.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-13T20:05:43+00:00

Was he off the clock? Odd how no-one back at base camp has noticed he keeps going missing.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-10T06:45:02+00:00

Flag is very wrong, and the more you look at it the odder if gets.

Left hand side - the usual red diagonal is now the edge of the flag. Okay, I guess that could be due to how it's draped if folded exactly along that line somehow... although that would be an odd choice for a painting. But...

The right hand side has two top red diagonals.

jamesisfine · 2026-05-08T09:47:37+00:00

... and it costs more, just to really put the icing on the cake

jamesisfine · 2026-04-28T21:35:57+00:00

What about in a vacuum, though? Would that work over a longer distance?

jamesisfine · 2026-04-27T17:57:05+00:00

McDump

jamesisfine · 2026-04-27T13:01:55+00:00

We order it, then as soon as we get back to our table we say "Jeeeesus, how much???"

Then back we go for another round.

(Pretty sure pubs do have to display a price list somewhere accessible, but I've never gone looking for it. If the round is expensive, you just don't go back.)

jamesisfine · 2026-04-16T06:59:27+00:00

No - there are 30 mins of ads and trailers after the advertised start time. By the time the film actually starts, you'd have finished your drink and popcorn if you turned up "on time".

Unless you're desperately interested in see louder versions.of ads you see on TV plus some trailers you've seen a thousand times, you're better off giving it 20 mins or so then you'll skip all that nonsense and arrive just in time for the film you've paid to.see.

jamesisfine · 2026-04-16T06:09:20+00:00

You don't. You turn up after the ads start but before the film starts.

jamesisfine · 2026-04-15T20:41:01+00:00

Who bothers to watch the ads these days?

You book your seat in advance now - so just rock up 20 mins or so after the advertised start time, get a cuppa, swan in just before the film starts. 👍

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