Shanner Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 The public transport system managed to cope with a Hearts v Hibs cup final at Hampden. In fact it copes with rival fans sharing transport across the country every weekend but asking a couple of dozen Junior fans to do it is a step too far? Absolute guff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Bing Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Well in Sherlock. How did you guess?. You do possess similar attributes. [emoji23]Anyway back to Troon. Wherever it is someone will be disappointed. I'll use the bus as usual mibbie just not the public transport ones[emoji39] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bul2 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 On Traveline Scotland It's about 1 hour 15 mins travelling each way including changeover time. Not that bad really. Read my post again, I didn't say the "travel" time was 2 hours . What I said was it is unlikely you arrive in Ayr and a train is sitting waiting for youThat would mean even a 10 minute wait between arrival and departure, is added to the time travelling to Ayr, which on a Sunday service could be 40-45 mins Then the 10 minute (?) train journey to Troon is going to be around 1 hour 20 minutes / 1 Hour 30 mins WITHOUT considering walking from station to park and the time queuing , I think my estimate of APPROX 2 hrs is nearer than Traveline 's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 31 minutes ago, Troon Portland said: Bit confused reading these transport concerns! How do you all think Troon fans get to your grounds?? Tandem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanner Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, Bul2 said: Read my post again, I didn't say the "travel" time was 2 hours . What I said was it is unlikely you arrive in Ayr and a train is sitting waiting for you That would mean even a 10 minute wait between arrival and departure, is added to the time travelling to Ayr, which on a Sunday service could be 40-45 mins Then the 10 minute (?) train journey to Troon is going to be around 1 hour 20 minutes / 1 Hour 30 mins WITHOUT considering walking from station to park and the time queuing , I think my estimate of APPROX 2 hrs is nearer than Traveline 's I did read your post and the 1 hr 15 mins factors that in. And let's face it, it's not that far to walk from Troon Station to Portland Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertha/BJFC1938 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 People on here complaining about one and a half hours to get to a cup final and waiting ten minutes for a train but they think nothing of sitting in a boozer for 9 hour sessions on a Sunday . Get out there and enjoy your day and the cup final if you get there , there's a ladeside fan who travels through from Edinburgh for every single home and away game yet some junior fans are getting a nosebleed at the thought of a bus and train to Troon . Jeezo . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Bing Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I did read your post and the 1 hr 15 mins factors that in. And let's face it, it's not that far to walk from Troon Station to Portland Park. HB sorry Shanner just doesn't get it lol poor lad. [emoji85] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanner Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Just now, Talbot Bing said: HB sorry Shanner just doesn't get it lol poor lad. Sherlock, why don't you put those keenly honed investigative skills of yours to good use and Google it yourself? It ain't rocket science (although you certainly are a rocket). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertha/BJFC1938 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, Shanner said: Sherlock, why don't you put those keenly honed investigative skills of yours to good use and Google it yourself? It ain't rocket science (although you certainly are a rocket). Just glad someone else is finding him out to be what he really is on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanner Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Just now, Hertha/BJFC1938 said: Just glad someone else is finding him out to be what he really is on here. Yeah, but we're the same person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertha/BJFC1938 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Just now, Shanner said: Yeah, but we're the same person. The guys just not quite right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Bing Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 [emoji38] The guys just not quite right . Yeah, but we're the same person.[emoji33] Just glad someone else is finding him out to be what he really is on here. Sherlock, why don't you put those keenly honed investigative skills of yours to good use and Google it yourself? It ain't rocket science (although you certainly are a rocket). Having a conversation with yourself will only lead to the men in white coats coming for you. [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipple burn Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 If a connection to Troon was that easy then don't you think that more Cumnock and Auchinleck people would have spent their holidays at Troon. Unfortunately for Troon the trains from Auchinleck go the other way and that's why a vast majority of Auchinleck and Cumnock people prefer to spend their time at Kilmarnock beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Having any sort of debate about four West of Scotland Premier League clubs having too far to travel, even though the final will be within Ayrshire, is just mental. Supporters will travel to Central league grounds for league duty at the drop of a bobble hat! Also I see a rake of people on here writing about how desperate they are for a good long trip in the Scottish 1st round so they can have a wahoo. Just count yourselves lucky you can get to the fitba and stop moaning! Also, no way Hertha and Shanner are same person. Shanner writes with intelligence and humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Bing Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Having any sort of debate about four West of Scotland Premier League clubs having too far to travel, even though the final will be within Ayrshire, is just mental. Supporters will travel to Central league grounds for league duty at the drop of a bobble hat! Also I see a rake of people on here writing about how desperate they are for a good long trip in the Scottish 1st round so they can have a wahoo. Just count yourselves lucky you can get to the fitba and stop moaning!Also, no way Hertha and Shanner are same person. Shanner writes with intelligence and humour. [emoji23][emoji23]Shanner is definitely the alter ego of HB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Bing Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 If a connection to Troon was that easy then don't you think that more Cumnock and Auchinleck people would have spent their holidays at Troon. Unfortunately for Troon the trains from Auchinleck go the other way and that's why a vast majority of Auchinleck and Cumnock people prefer to spend their time at Kilmarnock beach! Think it's a common sense approach that goes missing when venues are decided. Be so much easier to do things like that but why would they eh? [emoji85] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellsdale Boy Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Two very tough games to call which could go either way. The final could be Beith v Cumnock or Kilbirnie v Talbot just as easily as it could be a local derby. If it's not a local derby then Meadow is probably the best place to hold the final for me - good surface, plenty of room for a big crowd. You'll never get a venue that will suit everyone though. Toss of a coin for home advantage could be another option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Bing Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Two very tough games to call which could go either way. The final could be Beith v Cumnock or Kilbirnie v Talbot just as easily as it could be a local derby. If it's not a local derby then Meadow is probably the best place to hold the final for me - good surface, plenty of room for a big crowd. You'll never get a venue that will suit everyone though. Toss of a coin for home advantage could be another option. TBH me££a is a good shout. Why can't HB no produce quality feedback like this? [emoji58] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bul2 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I did read your post and the 1 hr 15 mins factors that in. And let's face it, it's not that far to walk from Troon Station to Portland Park. I , personally, haven't used the Cumnock to Ayr bus recently, but, on an odd occasion my wife has went on the bus to Ayr during the week which takes 40-45 mins as I have asked her while typing this postThat is on a midweek day, not a Sunday, which is a restricted service and can take longer as the bus takes longer as they often go in to some of the villages etc they bypass during the weekEven if we are talking 40 mins to get from Cumnock to Ayr, you actually are asking us to consider that the other part of the journey I.e walk from bus stop to train station, train to Troon, walk from station to Portland Park , in total is 35 mins !!!!!!Oh, also as the Sunday service is less often than during the week , not every hour at the same time, but, quite often 2 hourly at certain parts of the day on a Sunday ,I'll stick by my original assessment and you use the figures on Traveline, that website that is there to promote the travel companies that are noted on it so is unlikely to factor in , up front, that you might have " unforeseen" delays One question, have you travelled all or part of this route you describe ..... Almost certainly not or you wouldn't be quoting TravelineHave I travelled the route - naw !!My good lady wife has travelled the first part of the route on a few instances and her first thought when asked about travelling to Ayr on the bus and on to Troon on the train in 1 hr 15 mins was " no chance"Please excuse me for taking her answer on board rather than yours, I'm feart fae her and I'm not scared of you in the slightest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertha/BJFC1938 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 13 hours ago, jimbaxters said: Having any sort of debate about four West of Scotland Premier League clubs having too far to travel, even though the final will be within Ayrshire, is just mental. Supporters will travel to Central league grounds for league duty at the drop of a bobble hat! Also I see a rake of people on here writing about how desperate they are for a good long trip in the Scottish 1st round so they can have a wahoo. Just count yourselves lucky you can get to the fitba and stop moaning! Also, no way Hertha and Shanner are same person. Shanner writes with intelligence and humour. Can't really see this journey being a major hassle . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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