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Carabao Cup Draw 22/23 - QF Draw: Man Utd v CAFC (p48) - confirmed 10th Jan

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  • MartinCAFC
    MartinCAFC Posts: 3,219
    edited December 2022
    Fortunate enough to have a mate who lives about a 10 mins walk from Old Trafford i'll be staying over at his. Driving up there/back too.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    Back in 94 me and my mates drove up from our flat in Euston and parked in a nearby random school that had parking for a fiver in their playground. Getting out of the car and my mum and dad parked in the space next to us having travelled up from Dartford. 

    Am sure there will be loads of places for the drivers to park this time. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,035
    se9addick said:
    Where we all drinking then…..
    The Deansgate area (where that Premier Inn is) seems to have tons of pubs. And you can get a tram (red line) to Wharfside which takes 8 mins and is a 5 min walk to Old Trafford. 
    https://www.albertsschloss.co.uk/

    This is a great bar from my visits the last few years 
    “Bier + Pleasure Palace” - sounds quality!! 
  • holyjo
    holyjo Posts: 1,326
    Hotel Rooms Booked-   - check 
    Car Park space booked  - check
    EV charger secured       - check
    Tickets secured             - TBC 
  • If it helps for those looking for cheap train tickets I have booked LNER from Kings Cross to Leeds and then onward journey through Northern Rail from Leeds to Manchester. 3 hours rather than 2 direct from London but £61 in total return.

    Also booked Premier Inn in Deasgate for £33 per person (sharing a room) including breakfast but that was a few days ago so not sure what the rates are now.


  • I noticed that Ronaldo isn’t cup tied and will be a free agent (until al-nassr move is confirmed) - should we put in a bid?
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,426
    holyjo said:
    Hotel Rooms Booked-   - check 
    Car Park space booked  - check
    EV charger secured       - check
    Tickets secured             - TBC 
    Zero shots on target - check 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,035
    I noticed that Ronaldo isn’t cup tied and will be a free agent (until al-nassr move is confirmed) - should we put in a bid?
    Think his decline is such that he wouldn’t even get into our team! 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    edited December 2022
    If it helps for those looking for cheap train tickets I have booked LNER from Kings Cross to Leeds and then onward journey through Northern Rail from Leeds to Manchester. 3 hours rather than 2 direct from London but £61 in total return.

    Also booked Premier Inn in Deasgate for £33 per person (sharing a room) including breakfast but that was a few days ago so not sure what the rates are now.


    Christ your be lucky if that northern rail train turns up.  I have used it about 5 times in the last year and every time at least in one direction the train has been cancelled.
  • We usually drive to matches but unsure whether to do so this time. 

    We haven't purchased Rail Cards since our season long venture into train travel a few seasons ago so wondering what's  the best way to see what's available at this stage. 

    Any advice would be gratefully received. 

    BTW we do have accommodation sorted.
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  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    I shall be sharing the driving with my son and driving back after the game. Just need to find out the best place to park mid afternoon time. Any Ideas? 
    Have a look on here mate. https://www.justpark.com
    That looks a good shout for parking. Long late drive home though, will have my son and his two mates but none driving yet.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    2 together railcard is handy I’ve used it for this and for port vale and it has paid for itself 
  • shine166 said:
    JohnnyH2 said:
    Any game at the Valley these days and reasons for non attendance can be anything from  don't have the money, can't park, live too far away now,  team is crap, cost of living crisis, Christmas, have kids to look after....................

    Game at Old Trafford, midweek 2 weeks after Christmas break .....................
    You have the opportunity to see us be shit at home, every other week. Might be another 2 decades before we get battered at Old Trafford again. 
    I have seen us there a few times, going to give this one a miss.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,050
    edited December 2022
    We usually drive to matches but unsure whether to do so this time. 

    We haven't purchased Rail Cards since our season long venture into train travel a few seasons ago so wondering what's  the best way to see what's available at this stage. 

    Any advice would be gratefully received. 

    BTW we do have accommodation sorted.
    2 of our group have senior travel cards @Fanny Fanackapan and I booked for all of us this afternoon.  Costs were £26 up (on the 10.53 from Euston) and £29.50 return on the Wednesday on the 10.15 from Manc Piccadilly. Just did it through Trainline, so have all the tickets on my phone wallet now. You can collect at station if you prefer.  
  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2022
    Anyone got a spare place in their car for me please? I’m in Orpington but, of course, will drive to you locally. Happy to contribute towards fuel costs etc. I had looked at trains but return to/from home is coming in over £100 now and comes with the ‘rush’ factor after the game. 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,012
    edited December 2022
    I can’t see us shifting more than 7000 when we couldn’t get that many for Brighton at home 
    I think you're underestimating the 'big game' mentality of many fans, everyone comes out for a game like this. We took 10k to Old Trafford in 1994 when we weren't even averaging that for home games. How did we take 35k+ to Wembley?

    It's also 15 years since we played there so whilst many older fans will have been there before, you will have a generation of fans (probably anyone 21 or under) who've never been.
  • Anyone have a clue when the tickets are actually being released…
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    Anyone have a clue when the tickets are actually being released…
    Info out today as per the last update. 
  • shine166 said:
    Anyone have a clue when the tickets are actually being released…
    Info out today as per the last update. 
    Thought they were being released today? Leaving it a little late if it’s not till tomorrow then it’s the weekend and bank holiday
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    edited December 2022
    If you are looking for a cheap overnight stay, There are still around 3 Travelodges in Manchester for as little as £25, about 6 Premier Inns and 4 Ibis in the £50-60 range still with rooms. Very reasonable if sharing 
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  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    edited December 2022
    shine166 said:
    Anyone have a clue when the tickets are actually being released…
    Info out today as per the last update. 
    Thought they were being released today? Leaving it a little late if it’s not till tomorrow then it’s the weekend and bank holiday
    Wasn't sure if that's a date, or if tickets were available today. Gonna have to shift through the tiers pretty quickly anyway at this stage 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,035
    Praying to the great Sam Bertram in the sky that the club don’t monumentally screw up the ticket sales/distribution for this.
  • If you are looking for a cheap overnight stay, There are still around 3 Travelodges in Manchester for as little as £25, about 6 Premier Inns and 4 Ibis in the £50-60 range still with rooms. Very reasonable if sharing 
    The easyhotel is £40 for a twin too and relatively central
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    If you are looking for a cheap overnight stay, There are still around 3 Travelodges in Manchester for as little as £25, about 6 Premier Inns and 4 Ibis in the £50-60 range still with rooms. Very reasonable if sharing 
    The easyhotel is £40 for a twin too and relatively central
    Unlikely to have a window! 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,035
    If you are looking for a cheap overnight stay, There are still around 3 Travelodges in Manchester for as little as £25, about 6 Premier Inns and 4 Ibis in the £50-60 range still with rooms. Very reasonable if sharing 
    The easyhotel is £40 for a twin too and relatively central
    Unlikely to have a window! 
    And if it’s anything like the airline the “Manchester” hotel is probably in Scotland!  
  • Definitely a big latent demand, as with lots of clubs I think, everyone takes loads to Wembley. No harm in it, and some will come back for more punishment at home games. Hopefully the data will be kept and used properly, I'd imagine there would be scope for 'you came to old Trafford, now come to Wycombe at home' or something. But this means having emails and mobiles and address data to do effectively. 
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,220
    Train and hotel booked. Reserved Tuesday and Wednesday nights in Salford Quays, wanted one more room today not a chance all rooms taken. 12.30 out of Euston…first tin to be opened at 12.31…
    @WhenIwasLittleBoy  I reserved two rooms at the Salford Quays Travelodge for Ian and one for his daughter but she cant make it. It is a double room, if you want that let me know and I can see if I can change the name.  It is 28 quid for the night...  
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    meldrew66 said:
    Anyone got a spare place in their car for me please? I’m in Orpington but, of course, will drive to you locally. Happy to contribute towards fuel costs etc. I had looked at trains but return to/from home is coming in over £100 now and comes with the ‘rush’ factor after the game. 
    ‘I don’t believe it!’ 😉
  • Is the club emailing people with the highest number of loyalty points individually or something 
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,207
    Any spares?