(29 Oct 2022, 6:16 pm)Dan wrote Ironically, I used the 21 today 1hr pre-match.
Didn’t have half as much bother as you seemed to have. None seemed to be parked up in Gateshead at the time (or if they were, they were buses of the wrong brand - which of course is possible!)
The bus was 10 minutes late - but it was OK because I knew there was a match on and allowed for a small delay. I still met my connection (with a few mins to spare).
I noticed one bus had broken down in Birtley outside of Morrisons.
Otherwise all buses in the opposite direction seemed evenly spaced - I didn’t check to see if they were all running late or were all roughly on time, but gaps certainly seemed even and all were well loaded but not all full and standing.
Not sure when you travelled pre-match, but it must have been much earlier than an hour before kick off, as we seem to have had completely different experiences today.
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dan…If you’re using a bus 1hr before kick off you aren’t seeing the problem. Nobody would dream of that risk. The majority do not leave an hour before kick off. The issues are 12-1.30 which are peak travel time.
If you think 2pm is a good measure. Says all you need to know about the incompetence of the commercial team and how out of touch you are