Rawz Tours

04/05/2019

We may not have made the Playoffs but a brilliant day out was had all the same. One poignant note though is that today was the very last time the good old HST (High Speed Train) brought us home on a Rawz Tours. By the time the new season starts these 40 year old girls will no longer be serving the London Paddington route. Since Rawz Tours was formed 14 years ago these trains have served us well in getting us to and from City games. They're a stalwart to our area and they will be sorely missed.

04/05/2019

All aboard! Today is a Rawz Tours kind of day. Only a small gang of 6 us today but we'll be sure to have a grand day out regardless of today's outcome at Forest Green. The obligatory Spoons brekkie will take place in Stroud followed by other pub visits in the town. UTC! 🔴⚪⚽️🍺🍺🍺🚄

28/08/2018

There must be a midweek Rawz Tours occuring! Fulham away beckons.

28/04/2018

27/04/2018

So then, a year since the last Rawz Tours but very much looking forward to Stevenage away tomorrow. My one and only away game this season!

Tomorrow's gang of merry men are:
Russ Gray
James Franklin
Dr Dave Treharne
Roger Hamilton-kendall
Scotty Arnold
Cal Gale
L*z Miller
Martin Ellicott
Ryan Leworthy
Ben Paine
Also travelling with us is Dave Green 😀

My workmate Lee Torano (who is a Wigan fan) is tagging along with us for the day out and helping out with numbers along with another workmate Dean Streeton who is going to watch his beloved Crystal Palace but had 2 spaces on his allocation so allowed me to use them. A big thanks to them both.

11/12/2017

Very saddened at the death of a truly lovely lady, Rachel Gale. She was a regular back in the early days of Rawz Tours and here she is very much the heart and soul of the party on the journey home after a City awayday where plenty of laughs were had and this picture typifies a great Rawz Tours day out come win lose or draw. RIP Rach, thoughts are very much with Mike and your family. Sleep tight x UTC

28/05/2017

We've left Tiverton Parkway so the first can is cracked open. Have a great day everyone. Come on City!

21/05/2017

So apparently Cambridge away on Easter Monday was to be the last Rawz Tours for sometime but then I guess we can squeeze one more in next Sunday!

17/04/2017

Another Rawz Tours draws to a close and a phrase that has been used many a time, it was a great day out spoilt by the Football. We visited a couple of cracking pubs in Cambridge in the Devonshire Arms and the Cambridge Blue, the latter having Devon Red on draught. As per normal we've had plenty of laughs and banter flying throughout the day which make these trips so worthwhile with great people. This is likely to be the last Rawz Tours for a fair while now so we'll see the future brings.

17/04/2017

A nice little pre march session has been had.
Come on City!

16/04/2017

It's been a while but tomorrow is the first and only proper Rawz Tours this season with Cambridge beckoning. A break from tradition though as we will be heading up earlier on the 0635 to Paddington as opposed to the usual 0753 with breakfast in London and then onto Cambridge. Got a good gang tomorrow, aboard we have Roger Hamilton-kendall, Jason Tucker, Les Miller, Callad Gale, Dr Dave and Ben with help from my workmate Brad Warwick who is bringing his lad Drew, his brother in law and niece. We also have Nicholas Tucker, Maxine Tucker and Dave Green joining fold on their own travel passes. Here's hoping it's not just a good day out spoilt by the Football, UTC!

23/11/2016

Well I said Rawz Tours wasn't to be beaten by the weather and disruption and so it proved, yes we were over an hour late into Paddington and yes we'll more than likely be an hour late back into Exeter behind this chariot but we did it and City getting 3 points obviously helps massively.

22/11/2016

Well we're aboard our planned train which is diverting along the Southern route via Honiton and Yeovil and will be into London about an hour later than planned but we won't let the weather beat us!

22/11/2016

Remember Dagenham?......twice! That weather and disruption didn't stop Rawz Tours then and it's not going to start now, time to plot a contingency plan!

21/11/2016

So tomorrow sees the first Rawz Tours of the season to Leyton Orient away. Just the 3 of us on it at the moment and it's looking like that's all it'll be. On the 11:39 'Cornish Riveria Express' to Paddington for a little drinking session around London before we see what awaits us at Brisbane Road and then back on the Night Riveria Sleeper service due into Exeter in the early hours, let's hope it's worth it eh? The only way is up!

07/05/2016

You know the drill, a great day out spoilt by the Football! Plenty of junk food and beer being consumed on the train home from Paddington. Here's to more Rawz Tours next season.

07/05/2016

Luton away

05/05/2016

Last game of the season on Saturday and we're bringing the curtain down on it with a Rawz Tours trip to Luton. We may not have anything to play for but we've got 11 of us travelling so we can make it a jolly good end of season day out. To those travelling, meet at St David's main entrance for 0730 where we'll be on the usual 0753. Big thanks to my workmate Tom who is helping out with the friends n family numbers and making his first appearance on a Rawz Tours.