I was hoping for at least a draw today, but that’s life. I’m going to make some people on here very happy now, because for the first time since 1969, I haven’t renewed my season ticket and won ‘t be attending anymore matches. Knees gone west and while walking is ok ish, climbing the stairs into Cyril Knowles is beyond me….. and all because no one thought of putting hand rails in when built.
So, I think it only fair I cannot pass comment on what I can’t watch anymore, disappointed, but you adapt. So there’ll be an awful lot less about footy.
Funny, you never think it’ll end, but it does.
Ratting is a poor substitute.

I'm not sure you will miss much but heartache this season. Yeah a sad day when you can't go to the footy.

The handrail has been an issue for a few people either giving up or relocating.

Not though of the "other side"?

Just as bad, we moved over from there in 2015. I do like a view from the top to get a full picture of the ‘battlefield’.
Sometimes you just have to accept you’re in an impossible situation.

Get a firestik with IPTV on Snowy.
Watch every game from home.
Keep posting.
Disagreements n banter is what keeps the bunker ticking over.
UTP.

That's sad Snowy but there is still the "away from 3pm Saturday kick offs" that you can watch on I follow.
Supporters who live abroad are allowed to watch all games live because they obviously aren't able to go but maybe the same status can be given to other fans who are unable to attend because of a medical condition, plus the club still benefits.
I know being further up the stand is an infinitely better viewing experience but being nearer the front is better than nothing, apart from when it is pissing down and the first few rows get drenched.
With people living longer this problem is going to escalate and therefore needs a good coat of looking at.
I hope you can find a compromise or are able to access one.

Half the disagreements are wind up’s Mr B, well from me anyway. I ‘ll keep posting, but avoid the playing side of things, like I said I’d be like a blind tattooist.

Ironically I broke my leg in two places playing football back in 1976 and the Surgeon told me I’d feel the effects when I’m older. He was right. Ironic really. Ah well.

You need to have a word with
MrIrrelevant

My Boy, Get it done.

Serious suggestion can't you get permission to attend in the disabled enclosure. You may not see yourself as disabled but you could at least ask those that grant permission.

To be honest , I’ve given it plenty of thought and realised that if I couldn’t go as normal, it wouldn’t be the same and personally disappointing. So sometimes you just have to realise things have changed and adapt to new circumstances. Annoying, but there’s plenty with bigger problems than this.
I’ll catch the midweek away games and gag the wife, she won’t let me take the windows out to recreate those enchanting January night matches when you lose any feeling in your feet., but I can have a self build barrier to lean on to recreate the atmosphere.

Snowy the legend. If its any consolation after today's trip to the Midlands its like the old days. Huddled together under a rusty dangerous structure that "protected" you from the rain at The Town End where you got a sight of the ball after twenty minutes play up at The Rink End. There is a streak in all Poolies who hanker for the "old days" when shite was shite. Wishing you well and can imagine you crawling up the terracing to just behind the goal. Wishing you well my friend and please keep giving your views on here and disagreeing as is your wont. Up The Pools. Well hopefully!

Thank you Mr 2-0, much appreciated.
Here’s a turn up for the books…… many years ago when I designed the Pool’s triangular badge, you think nothing of it, but the wife’s turned up with a site called ‘Sloganite’ selling a load of lines with my badge on …… certainly not cheap, but what a surprise… the brother in law, he shall remain anonymous , he’s called Ian, asked me about copyright ….. nah, £20 and my girlfriend, who I married got a pair of boots with the money .

Know what you mean there. Watching games on a screen is never quite the same because you only see the area of the pitch that the camera is pointing at - and at times they miss loads.

Still, it's better than the radio so maybe you could give that IPTV thingy a try?

Thing about the radio, I can multi task at my work bench, but you have to avoid any delicate stuff.

Snowy, you need to get in touch with Bizzco idea's Department surely between yourself you can develop 'A portable Handrail ' only suitable for home games.

Mr Snowy, Just a suggestion but if you spoke to someone at the club if you could use the stairs to hospitality area at the rear of the stand which has a hand rail you could then enter and leave at the top of the stand without any difficulty worth a try. Good luck with your leg this seems a common problem in design of football stands.

It’s not a short term thing arriving at this decision, but I thought bringing it up might highlight how many other life long Poolies have just slipped quietly but regrettably away from the Vic when with a bit of forethought a simple relatively inexpensive alteration could have made a big difference to long term supporters.
But, I can still be a nuisance on here …. and midweek away games.

I’m in my own ‘bunker’ working on a portable ‘Heskylator’….. trouble is it weighs 14 tons, needs a generator to power it (3 tons) and a Chinook to get it into position pre and post match, and trying to get a Chinook booked twice on a Saturday is a nightmare!

Maybe I'm missing something but why just midweek away games......you can catch the midweek home games as well.

The ageing process and associated health stuff certainly seem to remove a lot of choices from life. I had to accept a few years back that after several decades of watching Pools live I probably won't ever do so again so sympathise with anyone in a similar situation.

Some would say that not watching Pools live isn't entirely a negative thing! But nice to have the choice.

Really?….. pm me.

Done.

[quote="Snowy"]I was hoping for at least a draw today, but that’s life. I’m going to make some people on here very happy now, because for the first time since 1969, I haven’t renewed my season ticket and won ‘t be attending anymore matches. Knees gone west and while walking is ok ish, climbing the stairs into Cyril Knowles is beyond me….. and all because no one thought of putting hand rails in when built.

its sad news that you have seen your last live game and a big chenk of your life will be missing now. we all have our first and last games where many never realise they have missed there last game on a sudden death. unless i do have a serious illness where i cannot get out of the house i know what my reason is now for not attending again. the bloody journey home as i absulutely hate driving nowadays and do not trust her who should be in the kitching one little bit. do not say there is the train as they run better when they are on strike.

I agree on the driving bit, Mr Accy, fighting my way up and down the A1 is irritating to say the least. Then there is the weather, even though my daughter bought me a heated waistcoat type thingy which is heated by battery. It's very good I have to say. Night matches see me get home just after midnight so wintry night driving is a risk. As I can now buy the game live on night matches, it is a no brainer not to risk travelling, especially as, with night matches, I am on my own as the girls have work commitments..
It also dramatically reduces the cost of watching night games. All three of us can watch for a tenner.
We no longer buy season tickets as there is technically only me that can go to every game.
So the bottom line is we pick and choose, both home and away. The days of attending all 46 games plus cups are gone now I'm afraid. It is sad and life changing but sooner or later all footy fans have to face the problem, especially when your attendance necessitates a 200 mile round trip for home games.

Hats off to anyone who has a 100 mile+ round trip drive just to see a home game.

Thanks but it is 200.

Try getting the No6 bus home from a night match in the 70’s and the bingo comes out and swarms all over bus like ants. Nana’s are deadly.

Aye I remember that experience but it was a good excuse when you rolled in half pissed, having walked home via a few pubs on the way.

No chance of that now as I believe the No 6 stops running after 6ish and there aren’t any pubs left or very few out of town ?

It's not all about you Mr D.

Obviously it makes sense to Stagecoach, but as they have a monopoly it doesn’t make sense to me

We're talking about the seventies and I wouldn't do it now cos a 200 mile round trip to matches means I live 100 miles away and I'm not walking that, whether pubs are open or not.
PS. I moved in 1978 so that 200 mile round trip is now a well worn experience.

As far as I am concerned it is. I am the one who has been doing it for 44 years.

It’s not just the journey nowadays, it’s the bleeding cost.

I'm disgusted that big dog and kpg haven't offered to carry you up the stairs to get you up to a seat snowy..the young un's of today eh.

Only the 7 and 36 have late services i believe.

When Stagecoach improved things by making them a lot worse and proposed cutting all services after 6 a few years back, there was no way you could imagine a service like the No6 not running.
Thing is they’ve chopped and changed that many things that the services they offer are a mystery.
Funny I was down London and in the 80’s used to get the 15 from East Ham Town Hall into central London….. 35 years later from the first time I used it nowts changed….reliable dependable you can use the bus cos it’s there as per normal.

its never been the cost that bothered me. remember coming up in the late 60,s and 70,s driving stuff that did 15 to the gallon on a good day. now i have cut back so much where my 170 mile round trip can be done on just over 3 gallons of diesel. the kitchen dweller always saves a bit from stuff she gets off stockton market to keep the costs down. if i never went to pools or the odd stockport game to see my lad then what else would i spend my money on. i never have had an orgasm looking at my bank balance going up and would love to be bobby thompson when i die, in debt.

[quote="Snowy"]When Stagecoach improved things by making them a lot worse and proposed cutting all services after 6 a few years back, there was no way you could imagine a service like the No6 not running.

ban kids and pensioners off the buses they could pack em all in then. we still have 4 buses a hour at night from the end of my road but nobody uses em. the younger end going out would rather get a taxi for the two miles into the town centre. if it wasn,t for takeaway drivers and taxi,s after 9pm the roads would be dead here.

The number 6 and 7 are effectively the same service with the no6 changing into a no7 when it gets to the Fens Hotel from town during the day.
Its obviously not profitable for Stagecoach to run the no6 bit after late evening.
To make my point yet again services should be commissioned by the council not left to the private sector to decide what runs.
The problem is it gets political but it just should not be the case, its about getting people around.
Its about keeping the town open for all the business and organisations.

How are you ever going to get away with kids and pensioners being banned off buses. If nobody is using the buses round your way, then that is a sure sign that people don't want to use them. No bus company is going to continuously run four empty buses an hour, unless they are compensated for doing so.

not saying they should be banned but just highlighting the ones that mainly use them. the buses running empty or near empty are subsidised by the council. a change of colour on the council would probebly see an end of them. its like all public services they are there if people wish to take advantage of them just like libraries, kids and pensioners services.

I was answering your statement of "ban kids and pensioners off the buses" but as you now say "not saying they should be banned" there is no longer a need to question the idea.

The number 15 from East Ham has now been renumbered to 115 & follows the same route but terminates at Aldgate.
https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/115/

The number 15 now runs from Blackwall to Charing Cross following a very similar route as previously between Aldgate & Charing Cross.
https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/15/
Coincidentally both routes are operated by Stagecoach on behalf of TFL

Thanks for the info, fancy having a look for old times sake.

This You Tube video tracks the number 115 route between East Ham & Aldgate, you may recognise a few sites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS9GUSzXjJw

This You Tube video shows the number 15 route Charing Cross to Blackwall, i hope it brings back good memories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZy7If2meNY

Remember in the 80’s rather than getting the tube up from Barking we’d go over to East Ham and ride in on the bus for a change as our two boys hadn’t been that way before. Got upstairs front seats on the dear old Routemaster and they loved it till we got so far along and the bus stopped. We sat there for 20 minutes and I assumed it was a delayed changeover, after 40 minutes a head appeared at the top of the stairs and asked us what we were all doing…turns out the bus had shredded a tyre and no one had bothered telling the passengers upstairs to transfer to another bus

Funny as you get older you remember songs from yesteryear, The wheels on the Err what is it. bollocks its gone.