it was pathetic last night, the trams were great run frequent and easy to get, once we got off, we went down the tunnel to deansgate but that was full and the police wouldnt let us on, then we had to walk to oxford road for all the trains that came there were already full from people getting on a piccadilly, but what was annoying was the last two trains that came only had 2 carriages

they know that there was a major event on where 2-3000 warrington fans wanted to get the trains home and they put two carriages on for people to get home, its a joke

yeah we tried deansgate, oxford road and piccadilli and couldnt get near a train let alone on it so we ended up forking out £50 on a taxi otherwise we would still be there now

its was a joke, if we get there next year im getting the club coach

I got the train from the ground straight to Oxford Road and as it pulled in the 8.11 train to Liverpool via Warrington was on the opposite platform so quite a few managed to jump off and on that. They would have been in Warrington by 8.30.

I was waiting to meet someone at Oxford Road though who wasn't due in until 8.49, which meant I saw the 8.41 (fast) and 8.44 (stopper) trains to Warrington come and go in the meantime. The 8.41 was already quite full with people who had sensibly gone to Piccadilly to get on it, so from what was now a chocker platform at Oxford Road the police only let a very small number of people - I think non match goers who were heading to Liverpool not Warrington showed them their tickets and were allowed to get it as the stopper wasn't going past Central.

Everyone else was directed on to the stopper train which was starting at Oxford Road and therefore empty. Most duly got on, but a few decided they were gonna go ballistic at the police for not letting them on the fast train and to be honest I was amazed one lad didn't get arrested.

To make matters worse while the platform was full another train arrived from Old Trafford filled mostly with Leeds fans who got off singing which didn't go down well.

I left after the person I was waiting for turned up and went to the uni to see a band then walked back to Oxford Road (which had largely emptied by the time I left a couple of hours earlier) for the 10.43 train to Heald Green and saw the platform full of Warrington fans again! Luckily my train was on a different platform so I just jumped on a went home, but I did wonder how so many were still there nearly three hours after the match.

i got metrolink to piccadilly then train and was home by 10

no problems cept for a fight that almost broke out on a packed carrage lol

Three hours we were waiting for trains. The info-boards just kept putting back the train time just as it was meant to arrive. Naively went to Deansgate first, then back to Oxford Road. Finally got on the "stopper" to Liverpool at 11:20. To compound matters, had a dodgy hot dog outside Old Traff and was suffering big time from half way through the second half and all the way home! Not happy. Sod the drink, will drive next time.

Took me 20 mins to drive there, parked for a fiver, 10 min walk to the ground and took me half hour to get home. As im not bothered about a drink if we get there again i'll drive again.

we got our minibus from the Kings Head at 12.30 and got dropped off at the Moon under the Water in Deansgate then went the pub a few doors down the rd then the tram to the ground saw the game didnt see any trouble and got our bus back from near Old Trafford cricket ground we were back in the Kings Head with in 30 mins of leaving the game.

We went on our usual coach with no hassle, We were thinking about using the train like we did for the Magic weekend but remembered how packed the trains were that weekend, so gave it a miss.
Must say I felt sorry for all the fans waiting outside central station.

I travelled from Warrington Central, We arrived to catch the 1458 to Trafford Park, on it's arrival we were not allowed to board as it was full, but we managed to catch another one 20 mins later.
From Stretford, we took the metrolink to Media City, this was quick and hassle-free.

After the game, the train service was absolutely diabolical!

We caught the metrolink from Old Trafford to Stretford and then a short walk to Trafford Park station where we arrived at 2025.

We managed to force our way onto the train that arrived at 2215 as all the others, (3 of them in total)with only 2 carriages, were absolutely crammed full of passengers who had managed to board at Piccadilly.

Also, what a waste of money, spending £14 for anytime return tickets, when other passengers on the train were blatantly boasting that they had no tickets.

So a big thanks to Northern Rail, for their pathetic attempt at running a public service!



You won't catch me on a train again.

I got the 9.38 from piccadily , people were left on the platform so nobody waiting at oxford road or deansgate could get on, we did manage to squeeze three attractive young ladies on at irlam though.

Why would anyone try and get the train from Trafford Park (or Oxford Road or Deansgate for that matter) knowing plenty of others will fill the train up at Piccadilly first?

Common sense dictates you go to Piccadilly where the train is likely to be empty when it arrives.

There was also no need whatsoever to use the tram after the game when you could get a train from the ground straight to Oxford Road in no time. As I mentioned earlier, most Warrington fans on the train I got from the ground will have been back in Warrington by 8.30pm.

You just need to use a bit of nouse.

Granted I'm more familiar with trains between Warrington and Manchester than most because I use them regularly, but for future reference anyone who had a nightmare getting one home last night should easily be able to learn from that experience.

got a wayfarer very good value for money at £10 which allowed travel throughout the northwest on trains, trams and buses for the day shame had to give up on getting a train home and got a taxi

I'm entitled to get a train from wherever I choose and so were the other 250 (approx.) fans that stood on the same platform with me!

Maybe, we wanted to avoid the city centre of Manchester, which is why we used the tram to get to Trafford Park and not the train from outside OT to get to Oxford Rd.

As for using a bit of nouse, trying using yours next time you reply to a message with a smart answer, when you know nothing about the poster's predicaments, disabilities or incapacities.

if everyone went to picaddily your still going to have the same problem? just people actualy fighting each other to get on lol

None of which changes the fact that if I was going to Warrington after the match I would have got there before you and possibly waved as my train went past you standing on the platform at Trafford Park.

If anyone wanted to be REALLY clever they could have gone to Stockport (five minutes from Piccadilly and loads of trains) and boarded the East Midlands train to Liverpool via Manchester and Warrington there, then sat comfortably in their seat as the battle for entry commenced back at Piccadilly!

Operated by the same people who regularily run two carriage trains between Liverpool and Manchester during the rush hour periods. A small sporting occassion aint going to change the c0ck-ups of a life time.

I would hope that you would be able to get there faster than a disabled person.

Knob!

Well for many of us that have never been to old trafford before yet alone a grand final, catching the train from Warrington, Padgate or Birchwood was the most direct route and should only have taken about 30 minutes.

It is wise having the foresight to know that was bad planning or like you who knows the train routes and times in and around Manchester not to make the mistake many of us made or were about to make



Next time and I hope it wont be too long I will revert to my Plan B as Saturday turned out, drive and park near the Lowry, home by 9.

Just maybe common sense would have dictated that the train companies would have put some extra capacity onto the rails. I spent 30 mins stood at Oxford road whilst the full trains just sat there at the platform unmoving.