(19 May 2014, 7:27 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Coach 19 (was supposed to be 7, but we were told to just get on any).
It was a Roseberry Travel Tourliner - horrible seats, but a powerfully engined coach, which the drivers seemed to have to hold back.
Roseberry's had a Setra there too.
Got back to International Stadium at 12.15.
Posted something early this morning and mentioned it on there I think - body was knackered, but mind wide awake.
The hours nap from Ferrybridge did nowt to help either.
Glad you enjoyed the day though - despite the result.
Did you get many photos?
Our seats were posh and we had to go through the Club Wembley entrance with all the toffs.
The clip of us wandering around the VIP area after a few pints and in our hats purchased from the Del Boy at Woodhall Services must have been a picture.
Was expecting one of the many suited stewards to do a Peggy Mitchell impression and tell us to 'get out - get out of ma pub'.
Noticed the Setra as well. Was quite surprised how many different operators were used and where they came from. When it was organised chaos in the morning at the IS, I noticed a plain white Van Hool coach had Rossendale Travel legal lettering, so did it really travel all the way over from Lancashire or has it been transferred to a NE operator who are so incompetent and can't be bothered to change it?
I was quite amused at Del Boy and Rodney at Woodhall selling their black and white merchandise. My Dad said that he read somewhere that Woodhall Services got in touch with Gateshead and said they'll give us £10 for every coach that stops there. Don't know how true that is but I suppose that day certainly had roaring trade.
I got a few photos on my phone, including a panoramic one of the stadium, as seen below.
