Football Fans Train Survey
By Rocky64
May 9 2008
With the season at an end for Football League clubs and nearing its close for the Premiership. We decided it was time to get some feedback off football fans up and down the country on the train services so many of us use to get us to away games. So in the words of Delia Smith "let's be 'avin you" because we want your opinions which we will be sending the train companies.
Anyway Let's get this survey on the road! 1) Have you used a train to attend a football match match this season? Yes or No 2) What Train Operators did you use? PLEASE STATE 3) Which train operator do you prefer to travel with? PLEASE STATE 4) Would you consider travelling by train expensive? Yes or No 5) Do you consider the current train system reliable? Yes or No 6) Why do you like to travel by train as a pose to on a coach? PLEASE STATE 7) Would you support a discount card scheme for football fans. Where by you pay so much to receieve exammount of discount on match day travel? Yes or No 8) If Yes How much would you be willing to pay? PLEASE STATE 9) Would you like to see train companies work better with clubs to put on more "Soccer Specials"? Yes or No 10) Would you like to see football supporters only carriages on non soccer specials? Yes or No 11) Do you think football fans are treated differently on trains to others? Yes or No 12) Do you think alcohol is acceptable on a train? Yes or No 13) Do you think there should be a special section for those who wish to drink? Yes or No 14) Would you like train companies to run coaches or shuttle busses to the station from the ground? Yes or No 15) Would you be willing to pay for this? Yes or No 16) Do you think weekend timetables should be more in tune to football kick off times and fixtures? Yes or No 17) Would you like to see an improved police presence on trains carrying football fans? Yes or No 18) Finally, How do you think train services can improve to help football fans? PLEASE STATE
Ok this is how it works, below is a series of questions and awnsers to select, to cast your view all you need to do is awnser the questions as a comment below. Piece of pi**!
Yes
2) What Train Operators did you use?
Northern Rail
3) Which train operator do you prefer to travel with?
Northern Rail
4) Would you consider travelling by train expensive?
Yes
5) Do you consider the current train system reliable?
Yes
6) Why do you like to travel by train as a pose to on a coach?
Simpler, I think so anyway. And coaches are also slower.
7) Would you support a discount card scheme for football fans. Where by you pay so much to receieve exammount of discount on match day travel?
Yes
8) If Yes How much would you be willing to pay?
Something around about £25 a yr for example, or say 1/3 off full fares- on match days.
9) Would you like to see train companies work better with clubs to put on more "Soccer Specials"?
Yes
10) Would you like to see football supporters only carriages on non soccer specials?
Yes
11) Do you think football fans are treated differently on trains to others?
Yes
12) Do you think alcohol is acceptable on a train?
Yes, but not in excess
13) Do you think there should be a special section for those who wish to drink?
Yes -(Though this isnt feasible at all!)
14) Would you like train companies to run coaches or shuttle busses to the station from the ground?
Yes -Depends on how far away the ground is though.
15) Would you be willing to pay for this?
Yes -(depends on how much though!)
16) Do you think weekend timetables should be more in tune to football kick off times and fixtures?
Yes
17) Would you like to see an improved police presence on trains carrying football fans?
No. (A bit more CCTV. MAYBE)
18) Finally, How do you think train services can improve to help football fans?
Run 'Football Special', 'Footex' trains for big matches. As British Rail supposedly used to until the 1980s and for lesser matches, the train company should put on extra units.
2) First great Western
3) First great Western
4) no
5) yes
6) because my football club are too far away to travel by bus
7) no
8) i'm not
9) yes
10) yes
11) yes
12) no
13) yes
14) yes
15) yes
16) yes
17) no
18) they can provide more services a the end of matches to prevent a long wait from the end of the match
2) What Train Operators did you use?
Northern Rail, Virgin, First Great Western
3) Which train operator do you prefer to travel with?
Virgin
4) Would you consider travelling by train expensive?
Yes
5) Do you consider the current train system reliable?
Yes
6) Why do you like to travel by train as a pose to on a coach?
More independance to your scheduele
7) Would you support a discount card scheme for football fans. Where by you pay so much to receieve exammount of discount on match day travel?
Yes
8) If Yes How much would you be willing to pay?
upto £30 for 1/3 off on match days seems fair
9) Would you like to see train companies work better with clubs to put on more "Soccer Specials"?
Yes
10) Would you like to see football supporters only carriages on non soccer specials?
Yes
11) Do you think football fans are treated differently on trains to others?
Yes
12) Do you think alcohol is acceptable on a train?
Yes
13) Do you think there should be a special section for those who wish to drink?
Yes
14) Would you like train companies to run coaches or shuttle busses to the station from the ground?
Yes
15) Would you be willing to pay for this?
Yes
16) Do you think weekend timetables should be more in tune to football kick off times and fixtures?
Yes
17) Would you like to see an improved police presence on trains carrying football fans?
No
18) Finally, How do you think train services can improve to help football fans?
More trains on match days!
1) Have you used a train to attend a football match match this season?
No
2) What Train Operators did you use?
Any
3) Which train operator do you prefer to travel with?
Any
4) Would you consider travelling by train expensive?
Yes
5) Do you consider the current train system reliable?
Yes
6) Why do you like to travel by train as a pose to on a coach?
Yes, but the coach is cheaper
7) Would you support a discount card scheme for football fans. Where by you pay so much to receieve exammount of discount on match day travel?
Yes
8) If Yes How much would you be willing to pay?
Not sure right now
9) Would you like to see train companies work better with clubs to put on more "Soccer Specials"?
Yes
10) Would you like to see football supporters only carriages on non soccer specials?
not really bothered
11) Do you think football fans are treated differently on trains to others?
sometimes yes
12) Do you think alcohol is acceptable on a train?
Yes
13) Do you think there should be a special section for those who wish to drink?
No, as long as they dont get too drunk, if they do then yes
14) Would you like train companies to run coaches or shuttle busses to the station from the ground?
Yes
15) Would you be willing to pay for this?
Yes
16) Do you think weekend timetables should be more in tune to football kick off times and fixtures?
Yes, never gona happen tho lol
17) Would you like to see an improved police presence on trains carrying football fans?
Yes
18) Finally, How do you think train services can improve to help football fans?
Reduce the prices mainly then i would definetly consider travelling by train than coach as it is more comfy.
No
2) What Train Operators did you use?
N/A
3) Which train operator do you prefer to travel with?
GMPTE
4) Would you consider travelling by train expensive?
No
5) Do you consider the current train system reliable?
Yes
6) Why do you like to travel by train as a pose to on a coach?
Quicker and easier
7) Would you support a discount card scheme for football fans. Where by you pay so much to receieve exammount of discount on match day travel?
Yes
8) If Yes How much would you be willing to pay?
£80-£150 per season
9) Would you like to see train companies work better with clubs to put on more "Soccer Specials"?
Yes
10) Would you like to see football supporters only carriages on non soccer specials?
Yes
11) Do you think football fans are treated differently on trains to others?
Yes
12) Do you think alcohol is acceptable on a train?
Yes
13) Do you think there should be a special section for those who wish to drink?
No
14) Would you like train companies to run coaches or shuttle busses to the station from the ground?
Yes
15) Would you be willing to pay for this?
Yes
16) Do you think weekend timetables should be more in tune to football kick off times and fixtures?
Yes
17) Would you like to see an improved police presence on trains carrying football fans?
Yes
18) Finally, How do you think train services can improve to help football fans?
Supporter exclusive trains and/or carriages WITH music.