Barnlsey - AWAY DAY SPECIAL

By Shilts
January 5 2006

Welcome to Away Day Special - your guide to everything you need for a trip to Oakwell - the home of Barnsley for our FA CUP 3rd Round Tie.

^{Away-Day Special}

^{By Shilts}

^{Barnsley v Walsall}

^Oakwell

^{Saturday 7th January 2006}

^{Kick Off 3:00pm}

^{The F.A. Cup third round draw and a subsequent replay pairs us with fellow League One rivals Barnsley for this festive away-day special. If you decide to make the trip to Oakwell, then this article will hopefully help you to a trouble and hassle-free away day. For best results, this article can be printed out and taken with you on the day of the game.}

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^{The full address of the ground is as follows:}

^{Barnsley Football Club,}

^Oakwell,

^{Grove Street,}

^Barnsley,

^{S71 1ET}

^{Telephone : (01226) 211 211}

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^{Driving Route}

^{This route is scheduled to take approximately 2 hours and 7 minutes to drive. Away-Day Special recommends leaving Walsall at 10:30am with an estimated arrival in Barnsley between 12:30pm and 1:30pm (traffic permitting).}

^{Join Southbound M6 J9 (Wednesbury)}

^{Continue until M6 J4A then take left hand lane and join M42 Northbound (The North, M1, Tamworth)
At M42 J9 take the middle lane and continue}

^{Continue on M42 until it becomes A42}

^{Join Northbound M1 J23A (nr Donington Park)
Leave M1 J37 (Barnsley, Manchester)
At the roundabout take the third exit onto A628 (Barsnley, entering Dodworth)}

^{Continue forward on A628 Dodworth Road and continue forward at traffic lights.}

^{At the roundabout take the 4th exit to continue on the A628 (Pontefract, Wakefield, Town Centre)}

^{At the next roundabout take the 1st exit onto Wesley Street}

^{Take a right, then left, then right again back onto A628}

^{Turn left onto Grove Street}

^{Arrive at Barnsley Football Club}

^{The ground is well signposted from the A628 and there is adequate parking at the ground.}

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^{Take the Train}

^{Any times and prices shown here are correct as of the time of writing only. Away Day Special cannot accept any responsibility for changes to these details.}

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^{For up to date information please contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50}

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^{At the time of writing, the standard Saver Return price of this journey for an adult is £34.40 and for a child is £17.20.}

^{Outward Journey (approximately 2 hours 47 minutes)}

^{dep. 9:47 Walsall}

^{arr. 10:09 Birmingham New Street Central Trains}

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^{dep. 10:30 Birmingham New Street}

^{arr. 11:51 Sheffield Virgin Trains}

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^{dep. 12:08 Sheffield}

^{arr. 12:34 Barnsley Northern Rail}

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^{The Away-Day Special Information is that the station is about a 10 minute walk from Barnsley station}

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^{A 12:34pm arrival means plenty of time for getting across the town and a pre-match pie and pint.}

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^{The return journey is similar, and will take a slightly longer or shorter time depending on which train you catch. The two alternatives are the 17:26 or 18:01 to Sheffield from Barnsley. For this guide, I will detail the slightly lengthier 17:26 route.}

^{Return Journey (approximately 3 hours 11 minutes)}

^{dep. 17:26 Barnsley}

^{arr. 17:56 Sheffield Northern Rail}

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^{dep. 18:23 Sheffield}

^{arr. 19:36 Birmingham New Street Virgin Trains}

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^{dep. 20:12 Birmingham New Street}

^{arr. 20:37 Walsall Central Trains}

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^{Click here to view a Multimap of Barnsley Town Centre}

^{Click here to visit The Trainline website to book tickets}

^{Click here to view the AA RoutePlanner website}

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^{Tickets and Ground Information}

^{All tickets for the match are the same price, for both home and visiting supporters. The cost for 1 adult ticket is £15.00 and for 1 concession ticket is £8.00. Away supporters are situated in the new North Stand where there is a normal capacity of 2,000 seats.}

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^{Team Spotting}

^{Who will be on the motorway at the same time as traveling Saddlers fans?}

^{Mansfield Town fans – en route to Newcastle United}

^{Colchester United fans – en route to Sheffield United}

^{Charlton Athletic fans – en route to Sheffield Wednesday}

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^{The Away-Day Special Result Prediction Game}

^{Simple idea really. Simply predict a (H) home win, (A) away win or (D) draw for each match that is taking place today. Anyone who gets them all right, please contact www.walsallfans.co.uk so we can sign you up to win us some money on the fixed odds betting!}

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FA Cup Third Round Saturday 7^th January 2006
12:30 Hull City - Aston Villa
13:00 Arsenal - Cardiff City
13:00 Wigan Athletic – Leeds United
15:00 Barnsley - Walsall
15:00 Blackburn Rovers - QPR
15:00 Brighton – Coventry City
15:00 Chelsea – Huddersfield Town
15:00 Cheltenham Town – Chester City
15:00 Crystal Palace – Northampton Town
15:00 Derby County - Burnley
15:00 Ipswich Town - Portsmouth
15:00 Manchester City – Scunthorpe United
15:00 Millwall - Everton
15:00 Newcastle United – Mansfield Town
15:00 Norwich City - West Ham United
15:00 Nuneaton Borough - Middlesbrough
15:00 Preston North End – Crewe Alexandra
15:00 Sheffield United – Colchester United
15:00 Sheffield Wednesday – Charlton Athletic
15:00 Southampton - MK Dons

15:00 Stockport County - Brentford
15:00 Stoke City - Tamworth
15:00 Torquay United – Birmingham City
15:00 Watford – Bolton Wanderers
15:00 WBA - Reading
15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Plymouth Town
17:30 Luton Town - Liverpool

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