I'm working on Saturday ....



.... But only until lunchtime



.... However the work is in deepest East Yorkshire



.... But I'll be powering up the warp (or even trans-warp) drive to get me home



.... Mrs Admiral to take me to the station





.... And then get on the train, which of course on GF day will be heaving



.... But remembered that I live out in the country, so I get on at the stop before all the Leeds fans get on, so will be virtually assured a seat

No doubt i'll see you all depart then before we set off at about 1-15ish!!

Coming down from Cumbria...drinking places for Rhinos fans around OT?

We normally end up in sam platts but you can get the odd "Bell" turn up .

Griffin Head -> Nelson Arms -> picked up by ones driver -> Old Trafford -> Griffin Head

Park up at the Railway club as always. Food & Drinks in there for a while then have a walk to Sam Platts.
Although if it's bloody rammed and full of idiots throwing beer at each other again I won't bother.

Not a Rhino fan but will be in premier in Oldtrafford Friday 4.00pm ish few deinks on the night then saturday up all you can eat breakfast wonder round shoppoing centre with wife in the bar by 12 and start to soak up the day hopefully some good rugby banter and general rugby chat with other fans and then watch the game from the east stand as a neutral

Stopping at home with the Missus this year, she's treating me to a Gaucho's steak takeaway while we watch it on TV.

Lovely stuff.

Leave home around 5:00pm, and walk to a local pub

Go out and get absolutely smashed at about 12.

Leave around 3 for more drinking on the coach.

Drink around the stadium.

In the stadium for about 5.30, take my seat next to Jerry Chicken, be loud and abusive and probably be sick on him.

NO ALCOHOL TO BE CONSUMED IN THE STADIUM BOWL
Alcohol Consumption Guidelines 2012

The agreed policy for the Super League Grand Final on Saturday 6 October 2012 to be held at Old Trafford is as follows:

1. Alcohol may be served in the concourse areas from entry up to and including ten minutes after half time.

2. Individuals will be permitted to purchase two drinks at a time.

3. All cans will be decanted. Bottles may be served with tops removed.

4. Drinking in the bowl, in view of the game will not be permitted. Clear signage and stewarding will be used to reinforce this regulation.

5. Alcohol may be served in executive areas throughout the event provided they are not consumed in the view of general spectators (in the bowl).

6. The police have agreed to the sale of bottles and will monitor the situation with a view to imposing the requirement for decanting if necessary.

7. It is accepted by both the Police and Stadium Safety that this is not a designated sporting event and that the imposition of these ground regulations require sensitive application.

swarcliffe coach , drink in servicemens club , not taking any cans to near the ground to be confiscated at the top of the road

I know, a very annoying rule. I don't really understand why us good natured and well behaved RL fans are trusted to behave (and usually do) at Wembley, but not at OT.
Being able to drink in the stands at Wembley enabled avoidance of the packed bars, and getting into the stadium early, to sit in the stands with a beer. Worth the extra 50p a pint or whatever it was.

Only two bottles per person aswel?!

Oh well, I guess that's enough for one for the person that's buying, and one for the birthday drink they'll be buying me!

What a smashing pub that is, but then again Joe always did know how to run a good pub, The New inn in Churwell was also great whilst he had it

I am inplacable in adversity, you will not generate a reaction from me.

You may however find that in your drunken state you trip at the top of a flight of stairs on your way out of the ground, and my seat is an awful long way up...

Probably the usual slow crawl on the trans-Pennine train, with stops at Dewsbury,
Huddersfield and Stalybridge. As long as you can get on the thing, seats are not really necessary as it's just a bunch of short trips.

As usual a breakfast in Headingley, maybe the taps this year?? followed by a coach over the hill where hopefully the driver will know his way to the car park this year then to a drinking hole yet to be confirmed, last two years its been Bishops blaize. Plenty more room to move compared to the corridor which is the Trafford pub

The normal plan if traffic allows. A nice trip over to Manchester/Salford, go for a couple of drinks in The Crescent (my old uni haunt) then head down to the ground.

Mine too,although i wish it was my 23rd, at least one of us will have a cracking birthday.

I'm lucky as its my local. He has a knack for picking rather attractive barmaids too!

Sir I admire your stamina.

I'm doing my first Grand Final without drink! Driving over for the game early afternoon, then back pretty much straight after. Could be an interesting struggle for my conscience.

I will be missing my first Grand Final that Leeds have played in - a sad day but decisions had to be made.

Barnsley at Elland Road and then watch it on TV for me - have not missed a United game in over six and a half years and want to keep the run going. Just a shame that you are obviously not supposed to support two sporting teams from the same City.

I'm sure that LUFC have played at home on GF day in the past, infact I'm sure they did in 2004 as we passed the ground on the way