(01 Aug 2022, 11:17 am)Andreos1 wrote The data has existed as long as Magpie Mover has existed. It will obviously evolve slightly from season to season, but I don't imagine there will be a sudden drop off in one post code area and massive increase in another.
It was there well before the current driver situation.

I genuinely don't know why someone, somewhere hasn't looked at it and done something productive with it. Whether it be data from the clubs or as you say, Network Ticketing.

I get there may be GDPR concerns, but a quick disclaimer relating to using the data for route planning will be easy enough to introduce.
This is information that can be used in a manner that helps the balance sheet and increases customer satisfaction. Everyone is a winner. Surely?

From a Sunderland ST holder point of view, it's a hard one to crack but ideally what is needed is some form of transport which stops outside of the ground which takes people to a decent P&R site outside the city for next to nothing subsidised by the clubs.

There's not really any alternative for us other than drive and parking in the streets then getting stuck for 10-15 minutes heading North and it's the same for those heading from the South.

I don't really expect any direct public transport from where I live either (SE Northumberland) so it would have to be some form of half way house but being dead honest you probably won't change us over whatever happens but I certainly wouldn't get on a bus which does the same traffic as the car as what's the point.

Multiply that with fans from every single Durham Pit Village, Ashington, Gateshead etc then you see where the problems start.

For Southern Sunderland fans there ideally needs to be some P&R at South Hylton and Ryhope which people can park at and get the Metro / Shuttle Train (Ryhope). They'd be handy for parking anyway for the city all week anyway.

Northern fans like us it's more difficult as the Metro is already slammed heading North so not sure what you could do but tbh the traffic heading North isn't too bad anyway. GNE having single deckers on the 24 at Crush Load (we passed one) on a 30 minute frequency doesn't help though mind.