Just a reminder for those of you travelling down from Preston for the match tomorrow that what you have to do is go to London Bridge Station and catch a train to South Bermondsey, which is right next to the ground and in fact has a protected walkway from the station to the Away Supporters section. The journey time is only four minutes and trains leave London Bridge - probably Platform 11 but check - at one minute and fourteen minutes past the hour and half-hour so the 19.01, 19.14 and even 19.31 trains will get you there for the kick-off. There are plenty of places to get a pre-match drink around London Bridge. Borough Market is literally the other side of the road from the southern end of the bridge itself and though trendy and a bit pricey is very pleasant. There are as I recall a couple of pubs there and if you walk right through the market there is one on the riverside called the Anchor if I remember correctly as well as places you can grab a quick bite to eat. You can't fail to find it - there is a whacking great cathedral as a landmark to head for. But also if instead of crossing the road you turn left and head down Borough High Street which is effectively the continuation of the road that crosses the bridge over the river then after about three minutes walk you come to one called The George - a big former coaching inn with a courtyard you can stand in if you want. Not been there for a while but it is a great place.
Now some of you may instead find yourselves further up the tracks in the Charing Cross area. Plenty of pubs there - the Chandos at the bottom of St Martin's Lane and very appropriately the Lamb & Flag just off Garrick Street are places I know. But - and this is the real point of this post - if you get a train from Charing Cross then get off a London Bridge and change to one of those trains to South Bermondsey. Do not, repeat do not do what people may have done previously which is to continue on through London Bridge to New Cross. There are two reasons for that. One is that though the trains whizz past the ground by the time they stop you are a 20-minute walk back to the ground. The other is that it is a 20-minute walk through an area that can be let's say a bit rough.
Anyhow let's hope the lads are up for it tomorrow. I think a lot of them were just plain knackered on Saturday so hopefully instead a tough training sessions RL will have stipulated compulsory bubble baths... well come to think of it that is probably not the best preparation for a match at Millwall but you know what I mean.
Now some of you may instead find yourselves further up the tracks in the Charing Cross area. Plenty of pubs there - the Chandos at the bottom of St Martin's Lane and very appropriately the Lamb & Flag just off Garrick Street are places I know. But - and this is the real point of this post - if you get a train from Charing Cross then get off a London Bridge and change to one of those trains to South Bermondsey. Do not, repeat do not do what people may have done previously which is to continue on through London Bridge to New Cross. There are two reasons for that. One is that though the trains whizz past the ground by the time they stop you are a 20-minute walk back to the ground. The other is that it is a 20-minute walk through an area that can be let's say a bit rough.
Anyhow let's hope the lads are up for it tomorrow. I think a lot of them were just plain knackered on Saturday so hopefully instead a tough training sessions RL will have stipulated compulsory bubble baths... well come to think of it that is probably not the best preparation for a match at Millwall but you know what I mean.
