Wembley - Pubs/Travel

Right, Wembley, only ever been there for a concert so first time there watching the Reds.  From what I remember (was a long time ago 97')and hear from others, theres just one pub there along with an offy 

Whats the normal procedure? Do they split pubs / surrounding area's like they do at the Millenium in Cardiff?

Looking on maps, it seems Harrow is quite close so any tips on pre-match boozers / meet up points for a sing song and a few ales etc

Right, Wembley, only ever been there for a concert so first time there watching the Reds.  From what I remember (was a long time ago 97')and hear from others, theres just one pub there along with an offy 

The in laws were there (2 years ago?) with Everton. They said the same, 1 pub so they bought cans in the offo and stood in a garage/beer garden or something drinking the cans

And don't forget to our Anthem instead of the national anthem.

YNWA all the way!

And don't forget to our Anthem instead of the national anthem.

Like we used to!

YNWA all the way!

What, like theres another anthem? 

What, like theres another anthem? 

Ha ha, you know what I mean just wiith our new Wembley debut and all that, time to get our sh*t sorted, F**k off their mosaic they always have, banners, flags and scarves out in force and make the place look like a proper footy stadium!

What time is everyone setting off on the morning? Train/Car wise?

If I get a ticket, which I will hear tomorrow, I will probably head down in the train on Saturday night, stay with my brother or sister, then head to the ground about 9 or 10 in the morning.

I went to an England game last year when i was working down there and went to a pub called the torch, i think it would have potential for a load of reds to congregate pre-match i.e there was a decent area to the front and side for concregating in (weather permitting) and was a short walk from Wembley Park station.

I've booked a B&B in Harrow for the Sunday night, hope to get there around 10:30 in the morning so will check in and head out for a few pre-match ales somewhere.

Anyone heard of any meet up pubs / areas yet?

Hi there, got a ticket for the final but trying to work out what is going to be the best way of getting there???

The Globe pub on baker street,right near the tube station is the pub a lot of reds are heading. its only 2 stops from wembley on the tube as well

How is everyone getting down there? Just checked train tickets and they are horrendously expensive. Can't seem to find return coaches departing after 18:30.

Maybe it's easier to just stay in London for the night? There are some cheap hostels there.

Mate of mine staying in Kensington, £17 a night Bed and breakfast

Maybe it's easier to just stay in London for the night? There are some cheap hostels there.

I'm working the next day unfortunately. Couldn't get the Sunday and the Monday off.

Isn't there a train that reaches back to your place before midnight?

Isn't there a train that reaches back to your place before midnight?

The cheapest return I can find is over £150.

The cheapest return I can find is over £150.

Assuming you live in Liverpool, there are trains from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street from as early as 5:27 that cost just £25. You could stay for the night in London then but you would need to wake up really early.

The cheapest return I can find is over £150.

You could always call in sick on Monday

Would have Carling Cup and football fever after the game!!

Absolutely gutted at missing out on this one, having tried everything apart from paying £500 to a tout for a ticket i am starting to become resigned to the fact that i am just not going to get my hands on one for a reasonable price.

This leads me to the question, where are all the reds who haven't been lucky enough to get a ticket planning on watching the game??

How is everyone getting down there? Just checked train tickets and they are horrendously expensive. Can't seem to find return coaches departing after 18:30.

im driving down the morning of the game and driving back after and there is room i have a 7 seater and only 3 of us going so plenty of room ,im in stoke if u can get here u more than welcome to get a lift

im in stoke

Slightly off-topic but I didn't know that. Where abouts?
I live in Hartshill.

Slightly off-topic but I didn't know that. Where abouts?
I live in Hartshill.

Bucknall 

Ooh, dangerously close to Abby Hulton there, mate!

Only kidding. Good to know there's another Stokey on here. I think Jonty's from Clayton.

Back on topic, I don't have a ticket so won't be joining you 

The Globe pub on baker street,right near the tube station is the pub a lot of reds are heading. its only 2 stops from wembley on the tube as well

Hoping to get there for around 11:30 myself redman 

City fan in peace, apologies if this is in the wrong section.

If anybody wants a return train ticket (Manchester to London Euston) on Sunday, they can have it for free. Can't remember the exact times that I've booked but the details are something like 8am OUT, and 9pm RETURN. Whoever has it must have a young persons railcard, otherwise the ticket is invalid.

Just so I don't get any sh*t about being arrogant or cocky...
I booked my train ticket as soon as we made it to the semi final, just in case we reached Wembley again. Basically if I booked it in advance it would cost me £15, plus I had a £10 voucher which had to be used so it made sense to risk it, I was only losing £5 and it would have cost about £30/£40 if I'd waited until 25th Jan.

Don't want to rip a football fan off because as a regular away fan, I know how much it hits the pocket. So send me a message with your address and I'll send the train tickets over to you.

Good luck for the season

Very quiet in here!

Only realised yesterday that Arsenal are playing Spurs at the Emirates on Sunday at 1:30.

Now, Im no expert on London but isnt the Emirates in the same area as Wembley? If so, hell of a mix of fans in a small radius using public transport / watching in pubs etc 

Very quiet in here!

Only realised yesterday that Arsenal are playing Spurs at the Emirates on Sunday at 1:30.

We're heading down on the coach.

Yes, noticed that the London derby was on the same day.  Does seem a little bit odd.  Mancs are down in Norwich as well.

Just expected certain pubs to be allocated and not just a free for all.

Anyone know which pubs they're heading to? Never been to the Wembley area so I haven't the foggiest.

I've done some ringing around today and both the torch and the green man are allocated to us so I'll be heading to one of those.

Both in walking distance to the ground too.

Depends what time we get down there.  Not averse to popping a stop away on the tube for a boozer - but if there is one handy enough - so be it.

I'm sure I'll have 'lubricated' on the trip down.

Come 3:30 though I will be approximately here.

http://www.wembleystadium.com/TheStadium/ViewFromYourSeat

sh*t JD !!! Thats a boss view, now your making me very jealous 

Cas, don't! I'll be there next to you JD! Man flu or no man flu!

I've done some ringing around today and both the torch and the green man are allocated to us so I'll be heading to one of those.

Both in walking distance to the ground too.

Good work Kelvo! The Torch looks decent to me.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=11&gs_id=y&xhr=t&q=the+torch+wembley&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1440&bih=703&wrapid=tljp1329990129671020&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Cas, don't! I'll be there next to you JD! Man flu or no man flu!

You go and enjoy it Gow, sing loud and proud for me 

Depends what time we get down there.  Not averse to popping a stop away on the tube for a boozer - but if there is one handy enough - so be it.

I'm sure I'll have 'lubricated' on the trip down.

Come 3:30 though I will be approximately here.

http://www.wembleystadium.com/TheStadium/ViewFromYourSeat

Just hope your not on a dry coach!

The reason we've got a mini-bus.

I think I'll be in the Claddagh Ring, not too sure yet. I think it's near Wembley & the Emirates.

Does anyone know where the Carlong tickets are located in Wembley? Like are they near the Liverpool section I wonder?

The reason we've got a mini-bus.

You kept that one quiet, ya c**t! 

Just hope your not on a dry coach!

If so, you n half have some catching up to do! 

By the way..Im always slagging off the people with camera's at our games but i've been thinking..cup final..wembley..it be ok wouldn't it 

Obviously, nothing during play but pre/post match and outside etc

Maybe it's easier to just stay in London for the night? There are some cheap hostels there.

Yes there are some cheap places , like these 2:


£44 single room

http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/the-trebovir.en-gb.html?sid=c7e0b5b038773985ecd55193a3d21632;dcid=1;checkin=2012-02-26;checkout=2012-02-27;srfid=eb39b4d01e4560ad7344af53597fc95dX114

£35 single room

http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/shepistonlodge.en-gb.html?sid=c7e0b5b038773985ecd55193a3d21632;dcid=1;checkin=2012-02-26;checkout=2012-02-27;srfid=eb39b4d01e4560ad7344af53597fc95dX34

Ive stayed in both and highly recommend them. Breakie included as well!

There are hostels of course which are cheaper...

Hoping to get there for around 11:30 myself redman 

Hi lad... i applied for the balloting but missed out. Absolutely gutted especially because i booked my weekend in london day after the 2nd leg semis. I got 2 nights plus travel for 166 quid. If the globe pub is where the redmen heading to prior to the game i will get my ass in there

I will be in london from saturday, id like to know if anyone is going on saturday. need a good pre-match p*ss up

cheers

I've stayed over in London twice in the past 3 years as Warrington Wolves have been in two challenge cup finals in 09 and 10. We stayed in a hotel in Watford (the name of which escapes me) and got Taxis to Wembley.

The best pub has got to be The Greyhound. It is 0.2 miles from the stadium. The atmosphere in there was brilliant before (probably during) and after kick off.

Has a few off licenses surrounding it as well:

http://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=&layer=c&z=17&iwloc=A&sll=51.553065,-0.285322&cid=17262012890795782667&cbp=13,20.9,3.6,0,0&panoid=5ZcyYx8KzLiRDGr9hLr7rA&q=the+greyhound+pub+wembley&ei=sARHT7LgNOaj0QWSpriUDg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=streetview-image-link&cd=1&resnum=4&ved=0CAkQnwIoADAD

Mate of mine staying in Kensington

I'm staying there as well... in Liverpool

You kept that one quiet, ya c**t! 

learnt our lesson from 2005.

To be honest our kid sorted it!

From the Met via SOS

Liverpool
The Torch
1 - 5 Bridge Road
Wembley

Crock of Gold
23 Bridge Road
Wembley

Moore Spice
Wembley Retail Park
Engineers Way

Blue Check Café
12 - 13 Empire Way
Wembley

Premier Lodge
Bridge Road

Rim Zim
1 Empire Way
The Parish
120 Wembley Park Drive

First Class Sports Bar
125 Wembley Park Drive

Piri Piri Sports Bar
33 - 39 Bridge Road
Wembley.

The Green Man
Dagmar Avenue
Wembley

Cardiff City

Greyhound
324 Harrow Road
Wembley

JJ Moons
397 High Road
Wembley

Thirsty Eddie’s
412 High Road
Wembley

Innisfree Freehouse
30 - 32 Harrow Road
Wembley

Mannions Freehouse
313 Harrow Road
Wembley

The Bear
397a High Road
Wembley

Newlight / Club 2000
1 Southway
Wembley

Speakeasy
299 - 301 Harrow Road
Wembley

Blue Room
53 Wembley

Been to every FA cup game this season, so I won't be missing out on Wembley this time!

For the people who went in February, where do you recommend going before the game? Where did you stay (if you did)?

Thanks, I can't wait for the club to release the ticket details.

We're on the march with Kennys army...........

For the people who went in February, where do you recommend going before the game?

Ended up in the Torch on Bridge Road which is a ten minute walk to the stadium and from Wembley park station. Its a big pub with decent size beer garden, pints were around £4.50 if I remember but there was a offy just up the street so ended up getting cans from there and sneaking them back in. They were doing burgers and hot dogs outside too.

Depends if they allocate us the same area as last time but if they do, thats where I'll be heading again mate.

Ended up in the Torch on Bridge Road which is a ten minute walk to the stadium and from Wembley park station. Its a big pub with decent size beer garden, pints were around £4.50 if I remember but there was a offy just up the street so ended up getting cans from there and sneaking them back in. They were doing burgers and hot dogs outside too.

Depends if they allocate us the same area as last time but if they do, thats where I'll be heading again mate.

Cheers for the reply mate.

Anticipating the ticket details now, can't wait.

You would have thought they would assign all the same places to Liverpool as the last time around.

But you know that sometimes the FA possess a common-sense vacuum.  We're all definitely a little bit wiser this time around though!

I thought they'd have released ticket details by now for the semi.

I've been told that the game will be a lunch time kick off if it's against Everton though, so I presume they are hanging fire until the Everton match.

Just booked my train ticket. £25 from Lime Street to Euston, at 5.47am on the Saturday. £25 single.

Megabus back the next day at 4pm - £7.

Gettin a minibus down with the lads leaving from just outside Wigan... think its full but if any drop out I will let u all know.

In terms of drink, Koppabergs on the way down... and going The Torch when we get there. Was great atmoshphere in there for Carling cup and will be same again im sure plus the offy is just next door but one!

 

First time at Wembley. Can't wait! How is everyone getting down? I haven't booked anything yet and trying to work out what to do. I want a good laugh, not a bore all the way down. Probably head down on train but want to see what everyone is doing

You're cutting it fine on the trains mate! Will be a rip off now as well!

Charter train from south parkway again £70 up £8 from the League cup final.
Heading to the Torch pub cant wait cmon red men

http://www.wembleystadium.com/TheStadium/ViewFromYourSeat#seat:504|event:sports

My view for the game.

Just been speaking to a few mates and I am a bit worried. I booked my train, have my tickets but have no reserved seat. I was going to get the 7.48 train down to Euston but as there is no reservation, think I am going to have to go down earlier to avoid disappointment. Anyone getting the earlier trains?

Just been speaking to a few mates and I am a bit worried. I booked my train, have my tickets but have no reserved seat. I was going to get the 7.48 train down to Euston but as there is no reservation, think I am going to have to go down earlier to avoid disappointment. Anyone getting the earlier trains?

Wouldn't worry.  No such thing as a reserved seat anyway on cup final day!

I'm heading down later today.  Can't take any public transport risks for this one!  See you all at Wembley!

Wouldn't worry.  No such thing as a reserved seat anyway on cup final day!

I'm heading down later today.  Can't take any public transport risks for this one!  See you all at Wembley!

Just to make sure, going to head down extra early. Enjoy Wembley JD

My coach leaves at 5:15 in the morning..

Think they're cutting it abit fine like, need some drinking time 

http://www.wembleystadium.com/TheStadium/ViewFromYourSeat#seat:504|event:sports

My view for the game.

I'm in the same block

Row 33, Seat 107.

My coach leaves at 5:15 in the morning..

Think they're cutting it abit fine like, need some drinking time 

Mine leaves at 3am, takes just over 6 hours to get there.

Just had a quick meeting and our car is leaving at 6 should do it in about two and half hours.

Just been speaking to a few mates and I am a bit worried. I booked my train, have my tickets but have no reserved seat. I was going to get the 7.48 train down to Euston but as there is no reservation, think I am going to have to go down earlier to avoid disappointment. Anyone getting the earlier trains?

I'm on the 5.47 and will be taking my reserved seat, especially if their is a mongrel sat there!

I'm in the same block

Row 33, Seat 107.

I am in row 35, seat 119 so basically directly 2 rows ahead of you.

Getting the 5.47 train to make sure I get their, even if I have to go via Manc/Chester/Stoke.

Queue at Lime Street is chocka! On train to Manc Piccadaly and changing for Euston train at 5.57 to Euston. Fingers crossed I'll get that one.

Be interesting what happens with the pubs for the final.

Liverpool have had the East stand and associated pubs for the Carling Cup Final and the FA Cup Semi Final.

Chelsea also had the East stand for their semi.

Be interesting what happens with the pubs for the final.

Anyone know the script for this?

I'd imagine they're the same that we had for the CC final and the Semi considering we're in the same end.

Will be the Chavs who have to shift.

Will be heading to the Torch again on Saturday, hope to be there by 11ish 

All my earlier visits to Wembley, I drank in the Green Man but it sounds like The Torch is the place to be now, so i'll be heading there. Prob about 12. 00

Wembley: Chelsea - Liverpool pubs

3rd May 2012


The Met Police have asked the Football Supporters' Federation to pass on the following information regarding the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool on Saturday 5th May 2012 (5.15pm KO). Licensed premises in the area of Wembley Stadium have been divided between supporters of both clubs as such:
 
Chelsea supporters' licensed premises:
 •The Green Man, Dagmar Avenue
•Greyhound, 324 Harrow Road
•JJ Moons, 397 High Road
•Thirsty Eddie’s, 412 High Road
•Innisfree Freehouse, 30 - 32 Harrow Road
•Mannions Freehouse, 313 Harrow Road
•The Bear, 397a High Road
•Speakeasy, 299 - 301 Harrow Road
•Blue Room, 53 Wembley Hill Road
 
Liverpool supporters' licensed premises:
 •The Torch, 1 - 5 Bridge Road
•Crock of Gold, 23 Bridge Road
•Moore Spice, Wembley Retail Park, Engineers Way
•Blue Check Café, 12 - 13 Empire Way
•Premier Lodge, Bridge Road
•Rim Zim, 1 Empire Way
•The Parish, 120 Wembley Park Drive
•First Class Sports Bar, 125 Wembley Park Drive
•Piri Piri Sports Bar, 33 - 39 Bridge Road
•Crystal (formerly Silverspoons), 1 Southway
 
The Met Police say all pubs will have door staff on them which is either a condition of their licence or agreed on a voluntary basis. Entry will be gained by the production of a match ticket. There will be no police on any of the public houses checking who enters as this is a matter for the licensee rather a police function.
 
The above list relates to public houses in the immediate vicinity of the stadium. There are many other pubs that both sets of supporters can use within walking distance of the stadium or a short tube ride away. These pubs may or may not be segregated but this is entirely at the discretion of the licensee.

Lift available from Poulton or Blackpool direct to Wembley Saturday (petrol share.)

Email: PaulALupton@aol.com
 
One way only

Camberwell Paul

So it's Wembley Park tube and a 100 yd walk up Bridge Road to 'The Torch' then. See yous all there bout 12.30 tomorrow.  Anyone want to identify themselves as forum members ?