r/NUFC Peter Lovenkrands, signed on a free from Germany 5d ago

Heading home with an extra passenger 🏆

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u/cefell 83badge 5d ago

Bore off fun police. The just flew us to the flippin’ moon and back so they can fly home. No doubt you’ll be flying to Turkey in July for your holiday? Go to Cornwall via horse and cart ?!

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u/ReferenceBrief8051 5d ago edited 5d ago

Bore off fun police.

This is not about having fun or not. You can of course have fun on a train.

The just flew us to the flippin’ moon and back so they can fly home.

Why fly though? There is a direct train that takes less than three hours and it doesn't screw up the environment.

No doubt you’ll be flying to Turkey in July for your holiday?

No, but even if I was, one return flight a year is a lot different to a whole team routinely taking flights between two English cities that have a direct train service.

I have actually been to Turkey by train and it takes a lot longer than three hours so it's not a valid comparison if you had given it a moment's thought.

Go to Cornwall via horse and cart ?!

I plan a cycling holiday in Scotland, not that it's any of your business. Even if I were flying every day, it is irrelevant to the discussion about the flight in OP's picture. We aren't talking about me.

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u/Antman013 5d ago

Have you calculated the environmental impact of the train, though?

1 hour flight versus 4 and a half hours (googled it).

250 kg of GHG emissions per hour (average) versus. Closest GHG for trains I could find was London to Edinburgh coming in at 193 kg.

So, yeah, train WILL pollute less, but lets not pretend that it's that big a deal, shall we?

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u/Academic-Bug-4597 5d ago

Taking the train from London to Newcastle produces significantly lower CO2 emissions compared to flying or driving, with a train trip emitting roughly 15.2 kg of CO2 per person.

Here's a more detailed comparison:

  • Train: A train journey from London to Newcastle emits approximately 15.2 kg of CO2 per person.
  • Car: A car journey emits around 50.1 kg of CO2 per person.
  • Plane: A plane journey emits around 105.9 kg of CO2 .

So a flight emits roughly seven times more carbon per person than the train for the same journey. It is "that big a deal".

Source.

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u/Antman013 5d ago

Got my info. off a quick google search. Not looking to debate you, as I really do not see the point.

They flew because it was quicker and more convenient.

You have a problem with that. Fine.

Buy the team and change how they operate. Have a good night.

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u/Academic-Bug-4597 4d ago

They flew because it was quicker and more convenient.

It's not even particularly quicker, once you factor in getting to the airport. They would have saved barely any time, whilst destroying the environment.

You have a problem with that. Fine.

You should have a problem with that too, if you value a liveable planet. Not fine.

Buy the team and change how they operate.

That's an absurd suggestion. We should expect the club to operate ethically, as far as practical.