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Happier
Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v
Darlington
Coca-Cola League Two
Saturday March
8th 2008, 3pm
Wanderers are capable
of a push for the play-offs.
 
Ex-Celtic player Paul Lambert's side
went off the boil last season after losing key players.
Man
to watch
Full match preview on the D@rlo
Uncovered website.
Away supporters sit in the Dreams Stand
behind the goal, with prices mostly pegged to last season's princes: Adults
£16, OAPs/students £14, under 16's £12. Buying in advance is cheaper
- adults £15, OAPs/students £12 and juniors £11. Despite
being set in an industrial estate and having portakabins for the club
shop, the stadium - also the home of the London Wasps - has good facilities
and looks quite impressive.
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Wycombe
Wanderers FC:
Adams Park, Hillbottom Rd, High Wycombe HP12 4HJ
Tel: (01494) 472100 Official
website
History: Formed in 1887 by local furniture workers (hence
nickname). Won FA Amateur Cup at Highbury in 1931. Isthmian League
from 1950s, held Middlesbrough to 0-0 draw in FA Cup in 1975. Promotion
to Conference in 1987, won title under Martin O'Neil in 1992/93
by record 15 points. Reached FA Cup semi-final in 2000-2001 under
Lawrie Sanchez, losing 2-1 to Liverpool at Villa Park.
Record Attendance: 9,007 v West Ham Ut, FA Cup, 7 Jan 1995
Capacity: 10,000
Last season: 12th
Honours: Conference champions 1992/1993, Div 3 play-off
winners 1994/94. Relegated after a decade in Div 2.
Record victory: 5-0 v Burnley, Div 2 15 April 1997
Defeat: 3-8 v Aston Villa, Coca-Cola Cup, 20 Sept 2005
Nickname: The Chairboys.
Colours: Dark and light blue quarters
Manager: Paul Lambert
Chairman: Ivor Beeks
Players in: Frank Fielding (Blackburn, loan), Andre Boucaud,
Martin Bullock (Macclesfield), Tommy Doherty (QPR, initial loan),
Rab Douglas (Leicester, initial loan), Gary Holt (Nott Forest),
Craig Woodman (Bristol City), Scott Shearer (Bristol Rovers), Tom
Williams (Swansea)
Players out: Jermaine Easter (Plymouth), Tom Williams (Peterborough,
loan), Tommy Mooney (Walsall), Fola Onibuje (Shrewsbury)
Famous fans/players/connections: Alan Parry (Sky commentator
- fan/director), Bill Turnbull (BBC Breakfast presenter, fan), Martin
O'Neill, John Gregory, Lawrie Sanchez, Tony Adams (managers), Steve
Claridge, Steve Guppy (players)
Click for Streetmap
of ground
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Leave the M40 at junction 4 and take the
A4010 (signposted Aylesbury) and then follow the signs for Wycombe Wanderers
F C. Pass through three mini-roundabouts (John Hall Way) and down the hill
in New Road. At the bottom is the first of two more mini-roundabouts. Take
a sharp first exit left at the first one into Lane End Road and at the next
roundabout travel right into Hillbottom Road (Sands Industrial Estate).
 Parking: There around 800 spaces close to ground,
mostly on the hill side over looking Adams Park, costing £3 per
car. This car park is to the right of the ground entrance gates
as you drive through. There can be big queues at full time
so an alternative are industrial units that allow parking for a
charge of around £3. Another option is to park in town in one of
the mult-storeys or at the station and catch one of the shuttle
buses. The club is trying to encourage fans to car-share or use
the park-and-ride service to cut congestion.
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High Wycombe is not the
most accessible of towns and you know why Wycombe are called the
Wanderers when you evenually find the stadium. The town, west of
central London on the Network South East line, can be reached from
either London Marylebone or Birmingham Moor Street via the Chilterns
line. The station is in the town centre, three miles away from
the stadium. It's a long walk. There are two special buses
on match days, (one leaves the station at 13.55 for 3pm kick
offs), costing £2 each way. You can pick them up at the
gate outside the ground straight after a game, then it's about 20
minutes in traffic back to the town centre. Or taxis
cost £5-8. Some service
buses run within a 15 minute walk of the ground.
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Crown Taxis 01494 534341
Abba Cars 01494 550000
Alpha Cars 01494 450444
Neale's Taxis 01494 522555, do six-seaters too.
Atlas Cars and Minibuses 01494 535393
Eagle Taxis 01494 444414
Tiger Taxis (station) 01494 461111
Darlington FC Supporters Club
Coach Time
8.30am, £25.50. Contact: 01325 243911. See Darlington
Supporters' Club for more details.
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TRAIN
TIMES (UPDATED JAN '08):
Darlington
08.21-London King's Cross (10.58), tube to London Marylebone 11.53-rr
12.28. Rtn 17:27 High Wycombe (18.18 Banbury) 18.25-(Birmingham New
Street, 1918) 19.30-(York, 21.54) 22.30-arr 22.56. last train back
18.47-arr 23.43 via London Marylebone and King's Cross. Fares: £65
London Marylebone Plenty of services - 10.00-10.45,
return 17.56-arr 18.32. Cheapday return £14.50.
Birmingham Moor Street Direct trains at least
- 09.15-arr 10.57, rtn: 17.50-arr 19.53. Fares: £18 advance
return, £24.40 Saver return.
Sheffield: 08.53-(Leamington Spa, 10.37) 10.54 arr 11.57; rtn: 17.27-(Banbury, 18.18) 18.25 (Birmingham New St, 19.18) 19.30 arr 20.51. Fares: Saver return, £58.40, advance returns from £44.40.
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 The "Chairboys" nickname for Wanderers
comes from High Wycombe's historical association with the furniture industry
- chairs in particular, but not forgetting 70s kitsch like G-Plan furniture. Little of it remains but it is celebrated in the town's museum in Priory Avenue. Wycombe is small, hilly market town right in the middle of the London commuter belt - there are a few pubs around the High Street.
Tourist Information: 6 Corn Market, High Wycombe, Bucks,
HP11 2BW. Tel: (01494) 421892. See also the tourism
pages of the local council site. There is also a town
centre map. If you want to stay in the area, rather than London, then
there is
accommodation in the town and around.
Only one pub remotely near the ground, so
best to drink in the town centre and travel to Adams Park. There's a local real ale list if you don't trust our judgement.
Real ale/town centre/near station
 The
Belle Vue, 45 Gordon Road A short walk from the
railway station - turn out of the station, up the hill and take
first right into Totteridge Road. Walk past the flats and take a
right down down Slate Street to reach it. A small, friendly street
corner pub with Hydes and Hop Back ales, usually three or four on.
No cooked food or rolls though.
DAFTS
recommended. Click for streetmap.
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Real
ale/country alternatives
The Three Horsehoes, Burroughs Grove Hill, Marlow Bottom, SL7 3RA
A village off the A4010 and four miles from the ground. Taken over
by the Rebellion Brewery - which is a few hundred yards away - and
is supposed to be very popular. Six of the local brew usually available.
A get-there-early place. Click
for streetmap
Another idea is to exit the M40 at junction 5 and call at the Fleur De Lys in Stokenchurch, five miles from Adams Park. The pub lies to the right of the main through road and is directly opposite the Kings Arm Hotel. It serves real ale and food.
At the ground
It's at the doorman's discretion but the Centre Spot, close to the away entrance, may be open to visiting fans - £2 entry charge, so if only going for a quick pint, not worth it. If you walked all the way, you may need it though.
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The Hour Glass, 144
Chapel Lane, Sands A mile from the ground and popular
with home fans. Visiting fans are let in at the doormen's discretion.
Food, pool tables, Sky TV. Real ale is Benskins and usually Marston's
Pedigree.
The
Bell, Frogmoor, High Wycombe. Town centre local with
16th century frontage - does London Pride. Fairly close to the railway
station. Click for streetmap
The Hobgoblin, 35 High Street - Small, characterful
locals pub, used to be owned by the Hobgoblin Brewery. Not a huge choice of ales on our visit, but good enough.
The Falcon, 9 Cornmarket, High Street - JD
Wetherspoons - Real Ale, Food, no Jukebox
The Rose and Crown, Desborough Road
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There is a fish and chip shop about
400 yards from the Hour Glass on the corner of Mill End Road and Dashwood
Avenue. (opposite direction to the ground). There are a few burger vans
on the final approach to the ground.
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