(13 Feb 2022, 12:08 pm)Rob44 wrote Just heading for bus to match and thought I would check what ticket I need.ooks like i need a Tyne and wear tick instead of the old purple zone ticket and suprisingly its fine up by 8%.. hmm

Isn't there a cheaper option?

Gave up going to the match ages ago. Partly down to Ashley. Partly because the fares doubled overnight (removal of the old T&W ticket and introduction of the coloured zones) and they took off the two direct buses between where I lived and the town.

They came back to me when I complained (midweek games were awful to get back from) and GNE Cust Svc suggested a 56 to Concord followed by a 4 (or what was the M1).
I laughed and since then, if I've ever gone to a midweek game, take the car.
Yet the cars driving in and out of the town and taking advantage of the free parking are the issue...

Since then, I've spent quite a bit of time attending Gateshead games.
Public transport can be a bit of a chew, so I drive there more often than not.
Got there on the stroke of half-time once due to issues on the X9/10 so didn't bother using the bus again.
Now they're hourly, it makes the train and metro the most attractive option when looking at public transport. Even if the Explorer ticket is such good value for travelling huge distances and using 2 bus operators and the metro.
Except the train back from a midweek game isn't the easiest option.
So I drive.

It really makes me laugh when we are told to use public transport and we see the sorts of issues like this.