Undertaker
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Bus left Falkirk at 6.15 last night and I missed the first 25 minutes of the match. Complete shambles.
Last nights traffic...........
- Thread starter davydumper
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Left Galashiels at 5 and headed up through Peebles and Carluke and onto the M74 (would never attempt the Edinburgh bypass and M8 on a mid week game).
Going great guns until hitting just South of Rutherglen then was nose to tail. Diverted off to go through Dalmarnock and the Gorbals and parked at Bridge Street subway. Got into my seat just for the kick off despite the queues at the turnstiles.
!o min walk to Govan subway and back to Bridge Street and straight on the M8 and then A7 to get home at 11.45.
Going great guns until hitting just South of Rutherglen then was nose to tail. Diverted off to go through Dalmarnock and the Gorbals and parked at Bridge Street subway. Got into my seat just for the kick off despite the queues at the turnstiles.
!o min walk to Govan subway and back to Bridge Street and straight on the M8 and then A7 to get home at 11.45.
Ranger1003
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Didn't even try to head home straight after game. Grabbed something to eat and sat. Never seen it so bad leaving Ibrox for a very long time
Billyfergus
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Did not get back to Alford until 01:45. Last time I park at Go Glasgow Urban hotel. We had to be at airport by 06:55 so not much sleep but felt better seeing the look on Stewart Milnes face after seeing him sitting next to us in the lounge.
BouncinBerwickBear
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Left Berwick at 3.45pm and just got into the ground bang on kick off.
Fecking nightmare.
Whoever's responsible for traffic management wants toed in the balls.
Only an hour and a half to get home once we got back to the motor.
Fecking nightmare.
Whoever's responsible for traffic management wants toed in the balls.
Only an hour and a half to get home once we got back to the motor.
We left Newmains at 6:15..... missed the KO by 3 minutes.... traffic along Paisley Road West, along Govwn Rd to the Squinty Bridge a joke...... from Nachos bar to park the bus in govwn road..... 45 minutes because of traffic lights.
Bus left on way home at 10:00pm.... back in Newmains at 10:30
Bus left on way home at 10:00pm.... back in Newmains at 10:30
St.Laurence Blue
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Exactly the same! You would think we were on the same bus and entered the ground at the same time through the same turnstile
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Applepine
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Our supporters bus has been caught a few times after midweek games,we’re convinced the planner is a tim.
amabluestar
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I left Neilston at quarter to seven last night, but had to go pick my son up from Rouken glen first.
Passed under bridge of 77 and thought, fook be late tonight.
Got on to 77 and yes looked like a crash of some sort, one car already loaded onto a trailer , two others on hard shoulder, past Dumbreck cut off, and off at Plantation.
Was still in stadium 10 minutes from kick off.
TheGarageFlower
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I left Falkirk at 6.10pm and missed the first 10 minutes. Absolute nightmare drive.
williewoodburn
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I presume he is 50 years old ?
Buffalo
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The police cause the issues.
Let the traffic lights direct the traffic
at one point last night, they were waving cars up towards the M8 from the albion, ignoring the fact cars were turning left from the BP garage to go onto the M8, Waving the ones up through reds , When he fucked off it started working as it should!
Let the traffic lights direct the traffic
at one point last night, they were waving cars up towards the M8 from the albion, ignoring the fact cars were turning left from the BP garage to go onto the M8, Waving the ones up through reds , When he fucked off it started working as it should!
simply_the_best
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Bluesea
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Should try the Quay next time mate, it's not to bad getting away.
Kingging
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I park at the Quay too. Much better for getting away. But last night it took 50 mins to get from Tradeston junction to parking under the bridge.
In fairness, probably not helped by the landslip cancelling all trains from Edinburgh
Talktalk
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And I have yet to see anyone working on the stretch of road cones off, I remember one game last year they had both the M8 and M73/74 all down to a single lane and to add insult the two pickups that put the cones out were crawling along the closed lane with the tramps in them and on the back of them abusing us all sitting in the traffic, I would say your thought of the Planner being a Tim stretches further down the tree. I suppose it’s their Disneyland.
And the outside lane if fecked wae pot holes. Last night hit one just at the EK turn off thought I was going over the barrier, just 200yds after it 2 cars on hard shoulder with punctures, no doubt pot hole to blame
It seems to be a thing peculiar to Scottish police to avoid at all costs delaying a ko. Happens in England all the time but never here. Fits with their agenda of treating us all like shite.
nelster
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@Greg Marshall
I wasnt affected but after much fanfare about the match being sold out, those that were in place for teams coming out tunnel were astonished kick off wasnt delayed.
What is the protocol for such a decision and what was lacking from last night that it didnt happen
Apologies to those on the thread actually worried about traffic trying to leave post match which is another long standing issue
I wasnt affected but after much fanfare about the match being sold out, those that were in place for teams coming out tunnel were astonished kick off wasnt delayed.
What is the protocol for such a decision and what was lacking from last night that it didnt happen
Apologies to those on the thread actually worried about traffic trying to leave post match which is another long standing issue
weebaggy
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2 hrs from Dumfries, 6 miles tail back.
80 minutes home. Beat the rush but stayed for 90 minutes, sorry 96mins
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amabluestar
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Just a wee add on.
Supporter next to me made his seat on 29 minutes.
Now, I have seen this supporter leave after 25 minutes, and this is at 3pm kick off Saturday afternoon.
He disappeared at half time but made it back for the beginning of the second half.
The supporter then up and left bang on 70 minutes.
Paid his money like the rest of us but by god, what is the point?
Supporter next to me made his seat on 29 minutes.
Now, I have seen this supporter leave after 25 minutes, and this is at 3pm kick off Saturday afternoon.
He disappeared at half time but made it back for the beginning of the second half.
The supporter then up and left bang on 70 minutes.
Paid his money like the rest of us but by god, what is the point?
viewoftheadige
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Is the traffic always that bad? I'm always on the subway but need to get to the airport for about 1745 the next couple of games. That possible by taxi from the WRC?
scott_gers
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Why do they always put roadworks on the M74 when we are playing at home on a Wednesday?
davydumper
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Often wondered that, along with contra flows at the Clyde tunnel all on match days, f@cking muppet planners of just f@cking mentally challenged planners.
We took the car last night left Fife at 5.15 and never got parked till 7.25. Worst it’s been in a number of years
Sutton_Blows_goats
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The roadworks around the hospital are what made me start getting the train up..
The bus lane system around govan where the buses are on the leftmost lane except when they come to traffic lights where they switch to the right side lane is just bloody insane and whoever came up with that needs gunned down in the street, because an ambulance wont get them to the death star in busy traffic in time thats for sure.
Ally’s Golden Boot
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2 hours from Livingston and I only made it to my seat 30 mins into the match, absolutely raging.
Morelos scored 2 mins later so that kinda made up for it
Morelos scored 2 mins later so that kinda made up for it
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gordon_blue
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I got to the Tunnel by 10:30. From there it was easy.
Instead of having so many police at the Subway - it would take 6 to control traffic at a few strategic points. They could control the flow, prevent jams and tailbacks and clear the area in no time.
Instead of having so many police at the Subway - it would take 6 to control traffic at a few strategic points. They could control the flow, prevent jams and tailbacks and clear the area in no time.
It genuinely stops me from going to games. Can’t face it. The last midweek game I did was Progres and didn’t get back to Yorkshire until 4am. Combination of the cops out the ground and M74 closures, I was still on the outskirts of Glasgow about 2 hours after the game had finished. It’s utterly mental.
Was anything on at Hydro? If so is that the reason traffic was so bad
Lots of white folks watching Chris Rock.
Park over in Mosspark mate, 10 minute scenic walk from the stadium, being amongst other Rangers fans, not stuck in traffic at Ibrox and the area is full of good Rangers supporters.
rangersno.1
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We came from Ayrshire picked my old man up in the mearns and parked up at dumbreck was at the ground for 6pm absolutely zero problems, stayed to the final whistle and walked back to the car was around 10pm and by the time we got home it was 10:30 no problems at all.
M
MearnsUnionist
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Dumbreck/Haggs Castle GC area is definitely the best area to park if you want a quick getaway south on the M77.
Woodrow Call
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A lot of this has phuck all to do with the match. Most midweek nights it's chaos on the M8 and 74. I'm afraid it's just the sheer volume of cars on the road. It's going to get worse.
davydumper
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Hear the M8 is having a contraflo this weekend thank Christ we’re away this week.
geoallison
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After the game I sat drinking soft drinks in the District then at 11pm drove from there to Cardross, was home at 11.40, roads were almost empty.
Traffic was as busy I have seen it for a long time.
Parking is not helped by the clowns that park on Edminston Dr at KFC usually the same ones, leaving 3/4 car size at the front and back both sides of the road. I wonder how they get on in car parks with designated spaces defined by lines.
Parking is not helped by the clowns that park on Edminston Dr at KFC usually the same ones, leaving 3/4 car size at the front and back both sides of the road. I wonder how they get on in car parks with designated spaces defined by lines.
Geo,Our bus was back in the Vale about 10:45 ish,couple of pints and was home by 11:30,roads were ok once we got up out of Helen St and onto the M8.
Seems a long time to sit in The District before heading home
Beer Belly Loyal
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I always get the wife to drop me off in PRW then pick me up there after the game to avoid the traffic. The Hamilton game I had to take my own car, parked in a car park in Broamloan right across from the Stadium - Excellent I thought! Left the ground at 4:50, didn't get on the motorway until 5:40! F*ckin disgusting, never again will I take the car. From now it'll be buses, trains and subway if wife can't take me.
Amity75
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Said this as well while stuck in it. Almost as though it's planned around Rangers games.
geoallison
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Sitting with my mates who all live in Ibrox, I moved from there eight years ago.
Still bevvy in the district at weekends.
