The how, what, when, and where Arsenal Road trip thread

[sarabella]

Yeah, hotel prices are ridiculous. Let me know dates and I'll see what football I can swing for you guys.

[Bluto11]

Yeah, hotel prices are ridiculous. Let me know dates and I'll see what football I can swing for you guys.
i'm really leaning towards staying in Europe longer and not squeezing the side trip into the middle of being in London, so it would be from wednesday Feb 1st through Sat the 4th. the saturday might be a straight travel day, from Leon or Amsterdam to London then back to Chicago.

[sarabella]

Looks like you're out of luck on Ajax football then. They play Feyenoord in Rotterdam on the 5th.

[Bluto11]

Looks like you're out of luck on Ajax football then. They play Feyenoord in Rotterdam on the 5th.
oh well, i'm already going to 3 matches

[billyho96]

oh well, i'm already going to 3 matches


cool, what are you going to see

[Dave_M]

any english folks know how long it takes to get from Gatwick to Heathrow?


By public transport? At least an hour and a half. British Rail = teh suck.

[Bluto11]

By public transport? At least an hour and a half. British Rail = teh suck.
yeah, it would be by public transport. no way I'm paying fora Taxi. Rick could always drive :p ;)

[Bluto11]

cool, what are you going to see
Southend United v Swindon Town (baring neither team make it to the 4th Round of the FA Cup)
Arsenal FA Cup 4th Round match (home or away, and if they crash out I'll go to a different 4th Round match)
Arsenal v West Ham

[jwaldman11]

Arsenal v West Ham
Oh sweet. You get to see Rick vs. Cunty Round 2!

[Bluto11]

Oh sweet. You get to see Rick vs. Cunty Round 2!
i know. i'm hoping for a pitch invasion this time

[Gunners11]

i know. i'm hoping for a pitch invasion this time

Well if you give me enough to drink ... :)

[Bluto11]

Well if you give me enough to drink ... :)
sweet

[jwaldman11]

i know. i'm hoping for a pitch invasion this time
That sounds like a good title for a UFC show:

AFC 36:
PITCH INVASION
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
7:45 PM
Highbury

Main Event
"The North London Bad Boy" Rick B. vs. Teddy "Cunty" Sheringham

Lightweight Midfielder Title Fight
Cesc "The Future" Fabregas vs. Matthew "No Endurance" Etherington

Heavyweight Defender Title Fight
"The Sp*rs Killer" Sol Campbell vs. Anton "The Drug Test Taker" Ferdinand

Light Heavyweight Striker Title Fight
"Le Natural" Thierry Henry vs. Marlon "Wayans" Harewood

Think I can get this shown on Setanta?

[Bluto11]

you need one of those announcers that repeats everything three times

[leepyswetr]

By public transport? At least an hour and a half. British Rail = teh suck.If they take the train, I should imagine it would take well over an hour and a half. They'll have to take 2 trains, as well as get between Waterloo and Paddington somehow. The 2 express trains would also cost a ton.

There's a charter-type bus (coach) between Gatwick and Heathrow; the folks on flyertalk.com recommend allowing at least 2 hours.

But I'm not from around there, so I could be wrong.

[Bluto11]

If they take the train, I should imagine it would take well over an hour and a half. They'll have to take 2 trains, as well as get between Waterloo and Paddington somehow. The 2 express trains would also cost a ton.

There's a charter-type bus (coach) between Gatwick and Heathrow; the folks on flyertalk.com recommend allowing at least 2 hours.

But I'm not from around there, so I could be wrong.
i think that the coach is like 17 pounds and they say to give yourself 70-90 minutes for the journey itself. its probably more like 2 or 3 hours

[michaec]

i think that the coach is like 17 pounds and they say to give yourself 70-90 minutes for the journey itself. its probably more like 2 or 3 hours
It very much depends on the M25. Depending on what time you go, if the motorway (That's an expressway or interstate to you lot before anyone starts) is clear then it could "only" be an hour.

[Bluto11]

It very much depends on the M25. Depending on what time you go, if the motorway (That's an expressway or interstate to you lot before anyone starts) is clear then it could "only" be an hour.
sounds like Chicago

[sarabella]

sounds like Chicago
No, Chicago takes "only" an hour to go 5 miles on the frickin Kennedy. :D

[Bluto11]

No, Chicago takes "only" an hour to go 5 miles on the frickin Kennedy. :D
true, but yesterday it wasn't bad. 40 minutes to get home from Schaumberg at 6 PM! and this morning Irving Park Rd was a breeze. took 45 minutes to get to work, usually its an hour!