| Football Railcard 16:41 - Feb 28 with 1160 views | TacticalR |
Discussions ongoing. Premier League only at the moment...
'Following two years of campaigning by the shadow sports minister, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the government announced this month that it had agreed to work with the Premier League, British Transport Police and the rail companies to create a policy that would lead to people being able to purchase a train ticket to watch a game in this country that remains valid even if the game is moved. Allin-Khan calls it the Fans' Fare travel scheme and, having received the backing of more than 100 supporters' groups and the Football Supporters' Federation, she will discuss it further with the transport minister, Andrew Jones, at a meeting on Tuesday.'
Plans finally in motion to ease train pain of match-going supporters
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/25/plans-finally-in-motion-to-ease |  |
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| Football Railcard on 07:50 - Mar 2 with 853 views | 81A |
A fair enough idea but obviously with some practicalities to sort out before implementing. The case study of Burnley fans going by train to Newcastle for a midweek game strikes me as a bit odd as there's no way you could get back to Burnley by train after an evening game, so presumably there would also be overnight accommodation to take into account ? Still, step in the right direction as long as its the broadcasters who pick up the tab. |  | | |
| Football Railcard on 10:29 - Mar 2 with 770 views | Juzzie |
As long as Sky subsidise it, as they cause the fixture chages, then it’s a good thing. |  | | |
| Football Railcard on 12:57 - Mar 2 with 704 views | TGRRRSSS |
INteresting idea so it'll probably not happen, or be a right dogs breakfast job, presume you'll need evidence your going to a game? |  | | |
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