American football on sunday

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[IndustryInsider]

Indeed, Will.

On my last visit there for a major gig, I left my seat in the stadium, was on a train at Wembley Stadium within 15 minutes and getting in the car at Wycombe (where we'd parked) less than 30 minutes after that!

[Mookiemoo]

Well we always look for the train that leaves somewhere in the middle of the fourth quarter - unless the game is on a knife edge that quarter is just endless time outs......

We have had no issue and get onto the platform long before the police start treating potential passengers like cattle

[IndustryInsider]

Well we always look for the train that leaves somewhere in the middle of the fourth quarter

I'm not sure I understand? You give up an evening to go and watch a sporting event and don't even stay until the end? I can just about understand why footie fans go early when their team's being given a good drubbing, but if you're there to see the spectacle and are a neutral, surely the final whistle and post-match celebrations are the best bit? Mind you, NFL is very stop-start as you say. Silly game if you ask me. 

Anyway, although there are crowd control measures, when I left the Muse gig right in the massive throngs of everybody leaving, most were heading down towards Wembley Park and so there were no problems at all heading the other way to the Chiltern station, just some barriers to weave in and out of.

[Ollie]

Well we always look for the train that leaves somewhere in the middle of the fourth quarter

I'm not sure I understand? You give up an evening to go and watch a sporting event and don't even stay until the end? I can just about understand why footie fans go early when their team's being given a good drubbing, but if you're there to see the spectacle and are a neutral, surely the final whistle and post-match celebrations are the best bit? Mind you, NFL is very stop-start as you say. Silly game if you ask me. 

Anyway, although there are crowd control measures, when I left the Muse gig right in the massive throngs of everybody leaving, most were heading down towards Wembley Park and so there were no problems at all heading the other way to the Chiltern station, just some barriers to weave in and out of.

You must have gone the other night, the Muse gig I came back from Wembley Park had to be shut as some scaffolding or something had fallen on to the track so Metropolitan and Jubilee Line were part suspended. Wembley Central and Stadium both very very busy

[Mookiemoo]

well i have to say it t'was piece  of cake. helped by all the signage directing people to baker street and the tube.  my six car was empty!

[JayMac]

well i have to say it t'was piece  of cake. helped by all the signage directing people to baker street and the tube.  my six car was empty!

And the game itself? Bit one sided....

[Mookiemoo]

well i have to say it t'was piece  of cake. helped by all the signage directing people to baker street and the tube.  my six car was empty!

And the game itself? Bit one sided....

First two quarters one sided but good - fizzled out in the third when it was running to quick for the TV schedules so there was more stoppage than play - the one sided first two did not help!