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The BBC, Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Mirror, LFC.tv and Liverpool Echo. And that's just the ones I've uncovered. At least one journalist at each of these media outlets that's blogging the volcanic ash-induced journey over land from Liverpool to Madrid. It started a few hours ago at Runcorn Railway Station and will end about 24h later in the Spanish capital tomorrow, leaving us just over 24h to prepare for our Europa League S/F first-leg tie with Atlético on Thursday night. Thank goodness for this country's obsession with The Beautiful Game!
FUN SNIPPETS SO FAR:
--"Kevin [Gallacher] pleaded with me to bring out the wine gums, which were soon snaffled up!" -BBC Five Live's Ian Dennis
--"Five Live's Ian Dennis is going mad with the wine gums. The flash, BBC git. I bet they're on expenses as well." -Guardian's Andy Hunter
--"It wasn't Daniel Ayala who was sent out for Wine Gums, but BBC Radio 5 Live's Ian Dennis. The honey-voiced broadcaster has just passed a bag of taxpayer-funded Maynard's around, marking a dramatic shift in his fortunes on this trip." -The Telegraph's Rory Smith
--"This might not be so bad after all. On second thoughts, the man from the Times has declined a pork sandwich due to the presence of apple sauce and is now picking the spring onions out of a cheese butty instead." -Guardian's Andy Hunter
--"Most worrying of all, however, is the constant complaining from my predecessor, who now works for The Times. Those who know Tony Barrett will know he doesn’t eat anything green, so the cheese and spring onion sandwich he was handed was greeted with the kind of look that Edvard Munch based his painting of The Scream on. He isn’t happy – best get him a muffin." -Liverpool Echo's Dominic King
--"Controversy rages in the press carriage after it is revealed that a correspondent in today's Liverpool Echo has called a bottle of lemonade 'a bottle of pop'. As Liverpool natives know full well such phrases are only ever used by those from the city's hinterlands. Suggestions that this will be a long trip were clearly well founded..." -The Times' Tony Barrett
--"Just found out that Philipp Degen is on the train with the rest of the Liverpool squad. It must be a nice change for the Swiss defender not to be the only passenger in the team." -The Times' Tony Barrett
--"There are two certainties about travelling in Britain that never cease to amaze. One is the hordes who feel compelled to congregate around Easyjet boarding gates regardless of whether they are in A, B, C or D. The other is the continued inability of passengers to use the locks on Virgin Pendolino train toilets. And so it was this intrepid explorer's turn to press Open and..." -The Guardian's Andy Hunter
--"The Liverpool squad were bussed into Runcorn station from their Melwood training ground and herded straight into the first-class lounge. It all went a little Shaun of the Dead from there, as a crowd of roughly 50 supporters, trainspotters and professional autograph hunters pressed up against the windows for a look at Steven Gerrard and co reading Hotline magazine. "Please give the Liverpool team room to board the train," pleaded the PA announcer. Surely a first in the Premier League era." -The Guardian's Andy Hunter
--"Just arrived at the office in time to get a taxi to Runcorn station. Matt C already having a presenter's strop because I've not brought any playing cards. Also, just realised I forgot to feed the cat." -LFC.tv's Jimmy Rice (The Red's official website)
--"Found the cafe on the train - but really wish I hadn't. Six quid for a chicken sandwich and pringles. What a joke." -LFC.tv's Craig Jones
--"And just a minute after he spent six quid we were told anything from the cafe is free if you say you're from Liverpool FC. Ha ha..."
--"The realisation is now dawning that there will be no escape from this epic rail journey. Airports in the UK remain closed and Liverpool will have to go into Europe via the back door that is the channel tunnel, which is quite apt seeing as they entered the Europa League via a similar route, although not through a tunnel obviously..." -The Times' Tony Barrett
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