How do Prem teams travel to fixtures

[Thankyou4calling]

It should've said PREM TEAMS.

Does anybody know the facts?

Do they all meet at a central point then go together? Do they make their own way to a match?

How far would they travel by any mode of transport coach, train or plane?

Take Man United for instance, if they had a game at Crystal Palace or Southampton? Or yesterday when Newcastle played Bournemouth.

I wonder what the routine is.

Does anybody know?

Edited by Thankyou4calling on Sunday 8th November 11:58

[Thankyou4calling]

London424 said:

I'm pretty sure that they'll stay in a hotel the night before a game (I think a lot of clubs even if playing at home).

Travel I've seen coach, plane and train. Depends on distance needed to travel.

Thanks.

What makes you pretty sure they stay in a hotel the night before?

Take a team like Tottenham, in fact any team. If they are playing a home game at 3pm on a Saturday or 7.30pm on a Monday why would the players stay in a hotel the night before?

I can't imagine many would live more than an hour from The home ground?

Forgive me if you do know though :-)

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stuartmmcfc said:

City spend the night before home games at the hotel at the training complex.

So if the have a home match on Wednesday that kicks off at 7.45 pm they stay in a hotel the night before? And then they'll do the same again on the Friday before a 3pm kick off on Saturday?

Where do you get host from, it just sounds a bit odd to me.

Does anyone have the facts ( of which this may be one) or is it all "I understand" type stuff.

How far would a fixture need to be before a plane is involved for instance.

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Timbo_S2 said:

Can only comment on Norwich;

Players have a light training session the day before, then an afternoon team briefing. Afterwards, they go home, for a 3pm kick off they have to be at the ground by 11.45. Travel arrangements are upto them (most drive themselves, some get dropped off or share exec. transport). Norwich, being a small city, means that all players live within 1/2 hour of the ground anyway.

Away games, team meets at training ground and travel together the day before. Anything more than about 3-4 hours on a coach means they fly.

I don't know where your info comes from but it sounds the most likely of all the posts.

Those who say players stay at a hotel the night before a home game I think are misinformed. Many teams have two home games a week and if one of those kicks off at 7.45 that's way too long to be away from home in my opinion.

I'm sure there's no hard and fast rule and travelling to away games will have its own issues but for home I don't think they'd generally stay the night before.