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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Team Staying Over Before Away Games
« on: February 18, 2007, 07:30:08 PM »
Whilst I get the point of this thread I must say that I think stopping overnight stays for matches such as Crawley would be a false economy.
Yeah Okay so players have to leave work early on a Friday to get the coach down but once they are there they can relax.
When you've sat on a Coach for say 4 to 6 hours and then get off your legs etc are almost always stiff. Arriving the night before allows a nights rest to get the stiffness out of the legs, also it allows for a relaxing morning rather than stressing about getting there.
There is of course another practical point. Say you leave in the morning and allow 4 hours to get to the ground what happens if there are traffic problems or the Coach breaks down? Going to Northwich or Southport or Stafford you have a hope of rescuing your situation. A long trip becomes a nightmare. It is necessary under Conference Rules to exchange teamsheets a set time prior to Kick Off - you can't do that sat on the Motorway and failure to exchange on time can result in a fine.
Let the Management decide what ought to be overnighters - they tend to know the pluses and minuses
Yeah Okay so players have to leave work early on a Friday to get the coach down but once they are there they can relax.
When you've sat on a Coach for say 4 to 6 hours and then get off your legs etc are almost always stiff. Arriving the night before allows a nights rest to get the stiffness out of the legs, also it allows for a relaxing morning rather than stressing about getting there.
There is of course another practical point. Say you leave in the morning and allow 4 hours to get to the ground what happens if there are traffic problems or the Coach breaks down? Going to Northwich or Southport or Stafford you have a hope of rescuing your situation. A long trip becomes a nightmare. It is necessary under Conference Rules to exchange teamsheets a set time prior to Kick Off - you can't do that sat on the Motorway and failure to exchange on time can result in a fine.
Let the Management decide what ought to be overnighters - they tend to know the pluses and minuses