To seriously worry about Wednesday?

[Frogletmamma]

My DD 11 has a concert performance on the same road as a lot of bars in my local city centre. My husband is away from home so I need to get her home about 10pm on public transport/taxi. It is going to be mayhem isn't it?

I would pre book a taxi now!

Can you prebook a taxi? I appreciate your concern (I'm going to have to travel home by train from an event on Wednesday night, too).

Well, it will be busy and probably rowdy but if you book a taxi in advance to pick you up outside the venue, I’m not sure why you’re seriously worried?

Yes

Nothing to worry about - just need to get organised. Will you be travelling with her?

Pre-book a taxi for sure, but I wouldn’t be particularly concerned other than the business.

I travelled by train on Saturday directly after the football and it was as normal.

Yes. Is there any of her friends going who could give her a lift home?

The road the event is on is likely to be closed. Will have to walk to somewhere to pre-book taxi?

Pineapple I only know of one family and they have a car full!

Phone a taxi company to pre book

ajand yes I will be with her

the Taxi office will know of road closures, phone them to pre book and ask where is best to be picked up.

I would be more worried about Friday the 13th . Unless you will be in a 'rough' area - you are over-worrying.
will you be home before the footie finishes (assume that is what you are worried about ) and the serious drinking starts?
I do think the 'it will all be mindless vandalism and fighting everywhere' a bit over egged by the media - it is a small minority who drink to excess and go out for a bit of mayhem.

It could be bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy that the minority feel they have to live up to their reputation

It will be mayhem ... we’re expected to win by bookies and most pundits. Book a taxi ASAP!

All the people at the event will have to walk to a taxi too.
Ring the taxi company and pre book it or just don’t go if you think you will be too anxious.
It sounds like you are imagining a war zone with bullets ricocheting off her trumpet. Do you really think it will be that bad?
(I’m not there so don’t know how bad it is)

Tried to get taxi. Not going anywhere near and can't guarantee the time. Not waiting for an hour on street corner. Rang bus company but they are not putting on any extra buses although there may be diversions.

Its Broad Street Birmingham (outing!) it will be horrendous

I will get the train. I'm inside and they are at 20 minute intervals

Are there roadworks and other things going on, too? Or are they doing that utterly tiresome thing of broadcasting the match on a big screen in the street?

Broad Street was mental at the weekend. But if it doesn’t go to Extra time it will have calmed down a bit by 10

Ah, sounds like a plan. With any luck, a lot of the people who are interested in the men's football contest will be watching it at home anyway (some people who are interested in it are interested in the match but would rather not see it in a pub full of shouting bellends, for instance.)

Lol, of course reanimateds here, wouldn’t be a football thread without her telling us all how preposterous 5 days of the wider British public enjoying football every 4 years is.

It’s Broad Street Reanimated, there’s about 100 pubs that will be showing the game.

The street got closed for the last match because there were too many drunk people cavorting in the middle of it. It is BAR BAR BAR BAR TAKEAWAY BAR,

Train will be best. Just keep each other close, be sure of a variety of routes. Avoid going via front of Council House as there’s likely to be a big screen up there with a lot of fans.

There will be a large police presence in the centre so you should be fine.

Or you could consider going on the Metro.