The longest distance to see Ricay

[timo]

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Im setting off from Cardiff at 9am next Saturday so i can make the Tonbridge game (i reckon travelling 240 miles will make me the furthest traveller for that game).

 

Following this from CardiffBTFC in another thread, i was wondering what is the longest distance anyone has travelled in one day to see Ricay play a home game?

 

The longest I've gone is back from Paris. Its probably not the furthest journey but leaving a hot girl behind may have made it one of the most difficult <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[timo]

Oh yeah... Norway doesnt count by the way <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[extaffyjim]

I came home from Cardiff for 1 home match this season, thats a 200 mile trip on the nose.

[extaffyjim]

Actually, its 200 miles door to door, so technically its about 202 miles to get me to the ground <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[c'mon ricay]

Mine would be from Leicester 125 I think for the Flackwell Heath FAC game over 5 hours due to a major accident on the M25

[BTFC Martin]

Flew home from The Hague (I was working in Holland and told them there was nothing else I could do until the following week) on Tuesday afternoon so I could go to Billericay v Romford in the League Cup a few years ago, then straight after the game had to drive to Portsmouth for work the next day. Don't know mileage.

 

Another time I was working on an offshore platfrom off the coast of Holland and as I had finished my work early the company arranged a helicopter to take me back on land on Friday instead of Sunday so I could go to watch Billericay play the next day against Berkhamsted at home, I think, we drew 1-1 and it was a poor game. Don't know the mileage but found out a few months later that it had cost the company about £2000 to put on the 20 seater helicopter specially for me as I was the only person (apart from the pilots) on it!

 

Everyone has a story like the above etc, I'm sure some people have flown back from somewhere like America for a game.

[Ryan.c]

Me & Mr Spoon flew back from Button Moon once.

[Keith.P]

<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/shrug.gif" alt="" /> What ??

[Ryan.c]

Eh, what, what?

[extaffyjim]

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BTFC Martin said:
Flew home from The Hague (I was working in Holland and told them there was nothing else I could do until the following week) on Tuesday afternoon so I could go to Billericay v Romford in the League Cup a few years ago

Quality, all that way for a league cup tie against Romford, top stuff.

[BTFC Martin]

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cardiffbtfc said:

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BTFC Martin said:
Flew home from The Hague (I was working in Holland and told them there was nothing else I could do until the following week) on Tuesday afternoon so I could go to Billericay v Romford in the League Cup a few years ago

Quality, all that way for a league cup tie against Romford, top stuff.

I wouldn't quite say that. Wouldn't do it now. Although I did drive to Exeter for a cup replay on a Tuesday night... along with about 500 others.

[c'mon ricay]

I take it Exeter is the furthest for an away game, still angered at the defeat over the two games will their be a dvd of the game as noticed last time I was down the club were advertsing come see the Exeter game in the clubhouse so will this be released as a dvd

[NorwayBTFC]

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timo said:
Oh yeah... Norway doesnt count by the way <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Oh, damn! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Nitetime Neil]

Here we go then ! Can't match Martin in travelling from "overseas" but can recall rushing back from up North to get to two midweek games. Without spending half an hour checking up in old diaries, I would almost certainly have been in the Bury/Preston areas in the morning both times and remember diverting via Derby to have a nosey at the old Baseball Ground, being there around 4pm and just making a match with Collier Row in the 90's on one occasion. I also clearly remember just making the kick off at Heybridge from a similar day's driving - and was rewarded for my efforts with a first half hat-trick from Leon Gutzmore in a 5-3 win I think!