With many fans already making plans for this game it seemed a good idea to provide this unusually early synopsis. An updated version will be posted nearer to the actual date of the game.
Brentford FC v Hereford United
Football League 2
Saturday 26th April 2008 KO 3.00 pm.
Griffin Park
Braemar Road
Brentford
TW8 0NT
Phone 08453 456442
COACHES
HUISA Depart at 9.30 am Fare £12 (Club Office 01432 276666)
HUMADS Depart Malvern 8.30, Legends 9.15, Monmouth Dixton Road 10.00 am. £15 (Reg 01684 572945)
LEDBURY Jeremy Wolfe on 01531 634387.
FUNBUS Departs The Street at 9.30 am Fare £12/13 (Young Ben 07812 144831)
TRAIN/TUBE Hereford to London Paddington then District Line (towards Wimbledon) tube to Earls Court (11 minutes est.) followed by Piccadilly line (towards Heathrow) tube to South Ealing (16 minutes est.). It’s a 15/20 minute walk to the ground down the Ealing Road or much less on a 65 bus!
BY CAR Hereford to Gloucester then take the ring road around Gloucester following signs for A417 (Cirencester). At the top of Birdlip (Air Balloon Pub), take care to again follow signs to the right for Cirencester. Continue on the A417 passed Cirencester where it becomes the A419 and continue to the M4. Join the M4 east towards London. Membury services provides a convenient break after about 8 miles. Leave the M4 at Junction 2 and take the A4, going around the Chiswick Roundabout so that you end up coming back on yourself. Continue along the A4 and at the first roundabout take a left onto the B455 (Ealing Road). The ground is located about half a mile down this road on your right. Brentford FC offer the following advice for parking..."from the Chiswick roundabout, take the A4, keep in the right lane (sign Staines/Hounslow) and go straight on for 1.5 miles to junction/lights. Here, turn left onto Boston Manor Road (sign Brentford A3002). Somerset Road, which leads to the best parking area, is to the right after about a mile." Distance is around 140 miles and you should allow three hours. Postcode is TW8 0NT.
ALEHOUSES TBA. (but there are loads of ‘em)