White Hart Lane, North London
Premier League
Sunday March 4, 16:10
Tickets
United have got 1,985 tickets priced at £47 for adults, £24 for under 16s and 27 for over 65s.
All have been sold out and posted out.
Harringey Council’s safety advisory group decided last summer that United’s allocation should be limited (for the fourth year running) due to safety concerns.
However, they did not ask anyone to contribute to any consultation process or identify what the safety problems were.
Reds Away could only find out what happened at the meeting by using the Freedom of Information Act.
Reds Away has written to the leader of Harringey Council Claire Kober asking for its
licensing committee to make the decision when the two teams play at White Hart Lane next season.
We believe that would mean everyone gets to understand the safety problems and can then put forward measures to address them to a group of democratically elected councillors with no vested interest in the outcome of the decision.
The same process achieved results with our matches against Liverpool.
However, Cllr Klober has refused.
TV
Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 1HD will show the match live, with the show starting at 15:30.
Weather
Heavy rain is forecast for North London on Sunday, with temperatures ranging from a low of 2C and a high of 8C.
Travel
Car – £60
The journey will cost roughly £60 if you don’t go on the M6 Toll and a further £4 each way if you do. It should take three hours and 30 minutes each way.
The best route is via the M6, the M42, the M1, the M25, the A10 and the A406.
Parking
Unlike neighbouring Arsenal, there is free street parking available to the east of the stadium.
As always, the earlier you arrive, the better. You’ll find several schools and offices offering matchday parking for £5.
Train – £76.70
Due to planned engineering work, the Victoria Line on the London Tube will be closed all weekend, meaning the most convenient way to get to the ground by train is off the cards.
(Though you could take the replacement bus service, even stopping all stations on the Victoria Line, but it will be packed).
Instead, we recommend the following:
Step 1:
At Piccadilly, by an off-peak day return from Piccadilly to Northumberland Park for £76.70. Click on the banner below now.
Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
Trains leave at: 08:05, 08:20, 09:20, 10:20, 10:35, 11:15, 11:35, 11:55, 12:15
And arrive at: 10:57, 11:02, 12:08, 12:56, 13:08, 13:28, 13:47, 14:09, 14:27
Step 2:
Transfer to the Tube.
Take the Northern Line two stops south and get off at Tottenham Court Roat.
Then take the Central Line five stops east and get off at London Liverpool Street.
The journey should take about 10 minutes.
Step 3:
Next, transfer back onto the train and travel to Northumberland Park.
The journey takes 15 minutes and departs at 10, 28 and 40 minutes passed each hour.
Step 4:
Come out of the station and head straight down Park Lane. Walk for 10 minutes and you’ll see the ground on your right.
Getting home
Step 1
Walk back to Northumberland Park train station
Step 2
Northumberland Park to London Liverpool Street.
Trains leave at 18:10, 18:27, 18:44, 18:59, 19:16, 19:27, 19:45 and 19:59.
They take 22 minutes to reach Liverpool Street.
Step 3
Transfer to the Tube.
Then take the Central Line five stops west and get off at Tottenham Court Road..
Take the Northern Line two stops north and get off at London Euston.
The journey should take about 10 minutes.
Step 4
London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
Leave: 18:15, 18:35, 18:55, 19:15, 19:35, 19:55, 20:15, 20:35, 21:25, 21:51
Arrive: 20:29, 20:50, 21:09, 21:29, 21:50, 22:09, 22:29, 22:57, 00:12, 01:00
Matchday coaches £30
The Betty Bus leaves from Chorlton Street Coach Station in Manchester City Centre at 08:30 and from the Bishop’s Blaize pub in Chester Road, Trafford at 08:45 and places cost £30 per person.
To book places, coaches, email your name, required number of places and a contact telephone number to redsaway@hotmail.co.uk
Champion Sport Tours is running a coach to this game but places are sold out.
On behalf of United, Thomas Cook Sport is running coaches to this game, leaving from Old Trafford at a time still to be confirmed.
Places cost £37 per person. Click on the banner below to book places now.
Public coaches – £30.40
Megabus runs coaches between Manchester Shudehill and London Victoria
Going:
Leave: 04:30, 06:20, 07:40, 09:10, 10:30
Arrive: 08:30, 10:55, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00
One-way cost: £10, £5, £9, £13, £13
From Victoria Coach Station, the easiest way to get to the ground would be via the Victoria Line on the Tube, but it is closed.
So you can either take two replacement buses, which would take about 90 minutes or take our recommend route.
Transfer to the Tube and buy an off-peak day ticket covering zone 1 for £7
Take the Circle Line 11 stops east to London Liverpool Street. It will take about 20 minutes.
Next, transfer back onto the train and travel to Northumberland Park. An off-peak day return will cost £6.40
The journey takes 15 minutes and departs at 10, 28 and 40 minutes passed each hour.
Coming back
Walk to Northumberland Park train station (pictured).
Trains leave at 18:10, 18:27, 18:44, 18:59, 19:16, 19:27, 19:45 and 19:59.
They take 22 minutes to reach Liverpool Street.
Victoria to Manchester:
Leave: 19:30, 21:00, 23:00
Arrive: 00:00, 01:30, 03:00
One-way cost: £13, £15, £21
National Express runs coaches between Manchester Chorlton Street and London Victoria
Going:
Leave: 05:45, 08:00, 09:30
Arrive: 10:50, 13:20, 14:20
One-way cost: £6.50, £10.50, £18.50
See above for details of how to get to Victoria Coach Station to the ground and back.
Coming back
Victoria to Manchester:
Leave: 19:00, 19:30, 21:30
Arrive: 23:50, 00:30, 01:45
One-way cost: £16.50, £12:00, £12.50
There are no cheap flights available.
Pubs?
The ‘Northumberland Park’ station pictured is in Tyneside on the Metro system! Just saying…
This one is always a pain in the arse to get to.
I’m travelling down ticketless, can anyone recommend any pubs for pre match drinks and to also watch the game?
Also travelling ticketless Chris. Always a tough one to get for. Never seem to be any spares about. Also, a distinct lack of pubs to watch it in. We ended up watching it in a cafe called ‘La Barca’ last year which served cheap beer and there were a few of us so it wasn’t too bad!
Ive got to be back at marleybone for half 7 – those that know London is this going to happen with the tube closures?
Jsmes, in theory yes, 20 min walk to train that goes to Liverpool Street in 20 mins, then central to Oxford Circus and then bakerloo line to Marylebone.
Should take an hour in total.
However, on a sunday with no traffic a taxi would be quicker. If you pre book a minicab will prob be £15-20 or so.
Nice one oil, great help thanks. I figured out that kind of route but didn’t know how long it would take. Cheers
Does anyone know if the Ticket office had any returns for this, hardest ticket to get this season, a big contrast to last week. Majority of pubs near WHL you have to show a home ST.