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Original poster

That the Red Roses 'celebration' at Battersea power station just looks a bit crap

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Pipsquiggle · 28/09/2025 15:10

Just the above really.
Not that many people, in a non-central part of London, so difficult to get to.
Why don't they get an open top bus through London like the men?

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buffyajp · 28/09/2025 16:20

Catpiece · 28/09/2025 16:01

No one is interested. Fact

Absolute bollocks. Fact. Clearly some people are.

Catpiece · 28/09/2025 16:12

If it was a big deal there would be a big parade. It’s hardly the football World Cup is it. I wish these things would stop expecting the recognition of sporting events that the whole country get behind.

NoisyLittleOtter · 28/09/2025 16:11

Catpiece · 28/09/2025 16:01

No one is interested. Fact

I am. So not a fact.

TheNightingalesStarling · 28/09/2025 16:08

HedwigEliza · 28/09/2025 16:04

Very few people are interested, or care.

8t had the second biggest attendance of any Rugby world cup game ever, men and woman. Over 81,000. Plus the fan zone . So yes, people did care!

HedwigEliza · 28/09/2025 16:04

Very few people are interested, or care.

Catpiece · 28/09/2025 16:01

No one is interested. Fact

Ablondiebutagoody · 28/09/2025 15:58

It's pretty lame but honestly so was the tournament. I watched about 6 games and none were remotely competitive. England did great but such a shame they were all so one sided.

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Pipsquiggle · 28/09/2025 15:38

9inapack · 28/09/2025 15:29

Shudder

when was the last time you went to London op?

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Last week. Will be going twice next week.

I just think it's a pitiful amount of people vs all the thousands that have been supporting them over the last few weeks. We went to a game at Ashton Gate and it was great.

I would definitely go out to see them on my lunch break if they were on an open top bus

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JurassicPark4Eva · 28/09/2025 15:30

I've just turned off the TV - I'm not interested in listening to what amounts to crap karaoke.

9inapack · 28/09/2025 15:29

Pipsquiggle · 28/09/2025 15:18

Why not Trafalgar Square?

Shudder

when was the last time you went to London op?

IThinkPink · 28/09/2025 15:25

Oh come on it’s easy enough to get to

and well set up for it!

who would want Trafalgar Square anyway!?

goldtrap · 28/09/2025 15:22

It's where the fan zone is, so they've had the big screens with deckchairs for watching the games, the inflatable goals etc. It's nicely laid out and landscaped and a good destination. Plenty of space and ameneties for people to disperse after. It's not that difficult to get to!

Original poster
Pipsquiggle · 28/09/2025 15:18

Why not Trafalgar Square?

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LlynTegid · 28/09/2025 15:12

I agree with you.

Battersea Power Station may have a tube service (wish it had not as it has wrecked Northern line reliability) but it is not somewhere easy to get to.

9inapack · 28/09/2025 15:11

Because I sadly suspect.., there simply wouldn’t be the crowds and it would look a little limp