Much the same experience here, parked in that overflow car park as soon as you got off the slip road but then ended up having to walk all the way round to get in and missed 25min.
Over the wee fence after as well... the traffic lights at the bottom were farcical for getting out of the vicinity.
Catering/toilet set up farcical as well.
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13-08-2018 06:38 AM #31
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13-08-2018 06:39 AM #33
Why was the blue gates at the car park entrance not open?
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13-08-2018 07:26 AM #34
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we were also in newish looking car park just off slip road, linked to a crematorium. Right next to blue gate and 30 sec walk to gate to get into ground and police make us walk a complete 360 round the ground, got into ground at 1528.. was a joke and my auld man completely scunnered so we won’t be back to Perth. They don’t deserve the income.
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13-08-2018 08:00 AM #35
Were issues not compounded by the crash on the M90 reported around 1pm on Radio Scotland?
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13-08-2018 11:51 AM #38
Got there 12.30 parked in the housing estate opposite, a few beers in the supporters bar under the main stand. Back to the car after the game stop off at the CO-OP for a carry out and back in Dalkeith for 6.05pm.
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13-08-2018 02:15 PM #39This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
That isn't the grounds fault!
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13-08-2018 02:18 PM #40This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Both were at the game.
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I think when you come off the slip road next to the ground 50 minutes before kick off you reasonably expect you’ve left in plenty time. They should have a measure in place to get folk in quicker on match day. 4500 crowd and folk having these problems?
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13-08-2018 02:28 PM #42This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
To be honest most folk made it into the ground before kick off. We all know how bad McD park is for getting in and out. The roadworks in the area didn't help, this should have been completed before the start of the season.
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Yes, there are other places to park but even some kind of heads up from the club would have been appreciated. Like I say- almost an hour from the slip road to the car park. All the road signs for ‘football stadium’ lead you this way.
All I can say is that there were big gaps in the crowd as I was getting in after kick off.
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13-08-2018 03:42 PM #44
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How smug did you feel posting that then?
Not everyone is able to make a dawn departure for every away game. I was aware I left it late (left home just after 1pm) and was ready for missing the KO if things went pear shaped but to get into the overflow car park at 3:04 and then have to walk 20 minutes to a turnstile which was 25 yards away from the road is a bit off don't you think? They didn't have to open the whole gate, simply opening the pedestrian gate would have been fine. It felt like more of a punishment for daring to use your initiative and park in the Crematorium overflow to try and get in to the ground as quickly as possible.
Bit of common sense from stewards/plod would (as usual) have gone a long way......
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I have to agree with the poster, left Edinburgh at 12:30 bit of a queue at the ground, parked in Tesco ,got in the ground no bother, got a pie before kick off, looked at the facilities thought it would be a nightmare at half time.
no smugness just used my heid and left a bit earlier like every away game.
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13-08-2018 08:21 PM #47
Asked on another thread but no answer as yet, where do St Johnstone get their pies from? It was answered before in a thread last year but I cant find it. The pies are absolutely brilliant.
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Have they? Never seen it. Cheers B.
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And I've already advised on this thread to ignore the football traffic signs, come off the by-pass at the A85 Crieff turn off, turn right and Tesco is on the right the ground a bit further on.Last edited by Moulin Yarns; 13-08-2018 at 09:19 PM.
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13-08-2018 09:31 PM #53
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Best I've had at a game by a country mile.
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Had a look at their website but its needing updated, won't let you order any which is a shame as I was going to order 2 dozen and freeze them to eat at my leisure
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What did surprise me was the closing of the original slip road that took you to the stadium, which is where the football traffic signs actually directed you to, but there will be an alternative option to take the flyover to A85 junction.
Now that the issue has been flagged up, its likely that football traffic may well be directed off the A85 slip road (as mentioned by others).
The crematorium overflow car park isn't ideal for parking at the moment as there is no direct route back to bypass (although this will change as works continue), so its unlikely that parking will be encouraged here for the time being.
Here is the proposed road layout. There are proposals for additional exits from the stadium car park, and better links between the A85 and the new roads. Once completed there will actually be more options for football traffic than there was in the past.
https://www.perthtransportfutures.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/203078-AD-SK-001M-GA-DRAFT.pdfLast edited by StevieC; 14-08-2018 at 02:07 AM.
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