Huge groups of Liverpool fans were stranded at the Rocket after their coaches to Paris reportedly drove past them.
Supporters travelling to the Champions League final on Friday were left with no route to the match when their prebooked transport failed to pick them up. One group arrived at the meet up point at 4.15pm but were still waiting by 11pm after a number of buses passed but didn't stop.
According to some fans at the Rocket junction, five coaches that had been booked by fans pulled up near the crowds empty but kept driving. Since then they have not been able to get in contact with the company and many will not make it to the final now.
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Jay Burke and his three friends paid £179 for the coach trip that would have transported them to Dover, over to Paris to the fan zone and home again after the match. The 25-year-old from West Derby told the ECHO : "We arrived at the rocket on queens drive for a schedule pick up of 4:15pm.
"It was meant to be 6:15pm but the company emailed everyone two days ago stating the pick up has changed to 4:15pm. Hundreds of us were there since 4:15pm and only about five out of 24 coaches that arrived.
"The four of us were there until 11pm with no communication at all just hoping for a coach to come. One coach came at 10pm and everyone flooded to get on, no register or anything just first come first served."
Jay said when he finally got through to the company after over 200 calls, they told him the buses had turned up and no one was there. He was then told to call back on Monday for a refund.
The group are still trying to find a way to get to Paris before kick off on Saturday night.
Dozens of other fans have also taken to Twitter to complain about the coach situation on Queens Drive tonight. A large number of fans will miss out.
Jordan Halliwell said on Twitter: "Meant to be picked up at 4pm at the rocket pub. It is now 22.30pm and still nothing.
"Trip to Paris ruined now off, home instead. No communication from the company."
On Facebook, Demi Edmunds said: "Coach to go to the final in Paris was meant to arrive to pick us up at 4:15pm today and every coach stopped and let people who weren’t even meant to be on that coach number on it. Then to top it off, our coach drove past beeping at us with no one on it and then when angry fans called they said ‘the company manager drove past and there was no one there’.
"Disgusted and disappointed fans was left waiting. Six hours of my life wasted. I am currently on my way home so disappointed."
The Liverpool ECHO have contacted the coach operator for comment.
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