Play-offs

[sainthelens]

I remember talking with my mates about the possibility of Cardiff in the final.
My anxiety was sky high just thinking about playing them in the final - I would have hated actually having to actually play them.

The armed forces would have been needed on Wembley way.

 

[Muteswan]

So pleased that Cardiff didn’t get through. IF and a very big IF they had and we had lost to them their fans would have been insufferable.

 

[sainthelens]

So pleased that Cardiff didn’t get through. IF and a very big IF they had and we had lost to them their fans would have been insufferable.

I remember praying we'd get em cos we'd have literally passed it around em. The bitterness from em would have been off the scale. It's a massive regret of mine we never had the chance.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

I remember talking with my mates about the possibility of Cardiff in the final.
My anxiety was sky high just thinking about playing them in the final - I would have hated actually having to actually play them.

I don't actually know how the authorities could have made it work at Wembley.

On the presumption it would have had to remain a bubble (which would have raised some awkward questions if it hadn't have been) then how do you bus two lots of 40,000 fans down the M4 on the same day, and on a Bank Holiday weekend as well, the travel disruption it would have caused would have been unreal. And then when you get them there, where do all the coaches park, how do you keep the two sets of fans apart, and how the hell do you manage it afterwards?

They would have had to switch it to the Millennium Stadium imo. I can't see how they could have done it otherwise.

 

[sainthelens]

I don't actually know how the authorities could have made it work at Wembley.

On the presumption it would have had to remain a bubble (which would have raised some awkward questions if it hadn't have been) then how do you bus two lots of 40,000 fans down the M4 on the same day, and on a Bank Holiday weekend as well, the travel disruption it would have caused would have been unreal. And then when you get them there, where do all the coaches park, how do you keep the two sets of fans apart, and how the hell do you manage it afterwards?

They would have had to switch it to the Millennium Stadium imo. I can't see how they could have done it otherwise.

The strong rumour was that our lot would have been diverted up the M5 then down tge M1 to avoid clashes at the services. But as you say, thousands from both sides would have made a weekend of it . To have policed the train/underground, Wembley way pre and post match would have been mental.

 

[Neath_Jack]

I don't actually know how the authorities could have made it work at Wembley.

On the presumption it would have had to remain a bubble (which would have raised some awkward questions if it hadn't have been) then how do you bus two lots of 40,000 fans down the M4 on the same day, and on a Bank Holiday weekend as well, the travel disruption it would have caused would have been unreal. And then when you get them there, where do all the coaches park, how do you keep the two sets of fans apart, and how the hell do you manage it afterwards?

They would have had to switch it to the Millennium Stadium imo. I can't see how they could have done it otherwise.

There wouldn’t have been enough coaches to bus all fans there mun. They would have to have put special trains on as a minimum. It would have been impossible for them to police no matter what.

 

[cmajack]

So pleased that Cardiff didn’t get through. IF and a very big IF they had and we had lost to them their fans would have been insufferable.

It was the same situation in 1997. Swans played Chester in the play off semis (and won) and Cardiff played Northampton in the other semi final ( with Northampton winning). Although the teams were in a lower division the problems would have been exactly the same, just on a smaller scale.

 

[bakajack]

It was the same situation in 1997. Swans played Chester in the play off semis (and won) and Cardiff played Northampton in the other semi final ( with Northampton winning). Although the teams were in a lower division the problems would have been exactly the same, just on a smaller scale.

Lower division but the problem may well have been worse, while hooliganism's "golden" age was over the 90s still had more than its fair share of "ultras" looking to kick off a fight. The situation may have been even more dangerous for genuine travelling fans than 2012 had Cardiff won their tie against Northampton in my opinion

 

[cockett_jack]

There wouldn’t have been enough coaches to bus all fans there mun. They would have to have put special trains on as a minimum. It would have been impossible for them to police no matter what.

Yeah and then factor in how many fans from both clubs would be travelling from different parts of the country. The tube in particular would be a nightmare

 

[J_B]

I have a vague memory that the Millennium Stadium was hosting the rugby European Cup final (just like it is tomorrow) at the time but may be wrong?

 

[monmouth]

Why isn’t the champ play off the last one, ie the summit. It’s all arse about face.