Stan A. Einstein wrote: November 6th, 2021, 4:19 pm I understand that. But when the pandemic has passed?

Bangitintrnet wrote: November 8th, 2021, 9:42 am Public transport is running, albeit with mask wearing compulsory. I would have thought that car sharing would also be back on the agenda for those that are happy to do so.
First point of call is to mention Colin's App idea at the fans meeting, to see if the club want to take it forward, assuming that Colin doesn't want to run with it ( App construction) from Australia.

Jack wrote: November 8th, 2021, 9:23 pm

Bangitintrnet wrote: November 8th, 2021, 9:42 am Public transport is running, albeit with mask wearing compulsory. I would have thought that car sharing would also be back on the agenda for those that are happy to do so.
First point of call is to mention Colin's App idea at the fans meeting, to see if the club want to take it forward, assuming that Colin doesn't want to run with it ( App construction) from Australia.

I think the insurance and public liability pitfalls of endorsing and/or running an internal taxi network at any time let alone during a pandemic would be mindbogglingly untenable, let alone designing a specialised app for such a network.

My intuition is that there would be little demand for this service to make it viable and there are no examples of this endeavour at any other football club as far as I can see, not even at FGR.

Nice idea but an unworkable non-starter IMHO.

Bangitintrnet wrote: November 9th, 2021, 4:43 pm Anyone know if the Fflecsi bus service is limited to Newport? I assume as it is run by Newport Bus it has to be in their patch, but they do run connection services to other town's and City's. So the question is could it be provided in area's that doesn't have Fflecsi buses, or would that area have to provide their own service, unconnected to a neighbor service?

Bangitintrnet wrote: November 6th, 2021, 11:14 am

pembsexile wrote: November 6th, 2021, 8:55 am Some good suggestions coming in. My contribution to the travel idea was that we reduce the amount of travel or use EV. No way would I want the club to have to fork out for shared travel. If there would be a bus to travel the Newport catchment area, it would be right and proper that the travelling fans pay for it. Needs a lot more thought but it could be done. Colins idea of a Uber type app is great.

I have no idea as to the current Newport transport arrangements (times and routes of buses etc) as I don’t live locally anymore. We could pick up the fans who can’t travel anymore. One of our prominent posters on here doesn’t go to games anymore because of restricted travel arrangements. He may use the facility if it was available.

I have been reliably informed that the efl are about to issue some kind of green initiative to clubs. It will be interesting to see what it is about. Good on them but we don’t want FGR to get too far ahead of us in this table!

Please keep the ideas coming in and I will make a list of the ideas at a later date.

https://www.fflecsi.wales/locations/newport/

This is what is available in Newport, which covers up to 11pm. The idea is to reduce the amount of fixed service buses running next to empty, and is obviously a green initiative, as well as sensible.

Some under fifteens are bussed by the academy, where they have difficult transport options.

Providing an alternative to public transport, is just adding to the problem, not providing a green initiative.

As for starting a bus in Ebbw Vale, I have met County fans who used to come to games from there, as well as Brynmawr, Blaina, Nantyglo and Abertillery. However they were all well into their 80's.

I would suggest that a car sharing service is better for the valleys, along the lines that Colin has suggested.

Finally did the ill fated Ebbw Vale/Newport Rugby franchise deliver many Ebbw Vale based fans?
I don't believe you can just join separate populations together, and assume they will act as one.

Stan A. Einstein wrote: November 6th, 2021, 4:13 pm The App I agree. But would it not be possible to put a sticky up on Everything else, inviting people either with spare seats in their cars or willing to share petrol expenses to contact each other, via the board? People could make their requests and then PM each other.

Stan A. Einstein wrote: November 10th, 2021, 1:52 pm Hi Mike,

I don't disagree about travel apps. I think they are a good idea. My view remains though that we should explore every avenue. The reason I think we should utilize this board is simply that Brian Gough, in the last year of his life got to watch Newport County long after he had given up on watching County ever again. Promoted as Champions from Conference south my last memory of Brian is of driving him home to Berkshire from that game and Brian being happy he had lived to see County back on the national stage. But for this board we would never have met.

Edit.

I should add that I would probably have stayed in Ireland to watch on TV the Spurs replay at Wembley. But again via this board our good friend New Ground Rodney, arranged to get me tickets. Typical of the very nice man Gary was. It's a two way thing.