It will be a total farce if we are unable to host this match on Boxing Day. The Amex is a spectacular venue but it is flawed if it cannot cope without trains. I fail to accept that we are literally the ONLY club out of 92 that has such a set-up. It's one thing changing a bank holiday match to a Tuesday night, but Boxing Day football is a tradition and if we're seriously saying we can't EVER hold it I would consider that to be a fairly embarrassing admission for a club with a top-class venue to its name. Hopefully the Albion have already made arrangements for extra buses and will ensure all of the car parks are packed, preferably with an incentive for those with four in a car.
It will be a total farce if we are unable to host this match on Boxing Day. The Amex is a spectacular venue but it is flawed if it cannot cope without trains. I fail to accept that we are literally the ONLY club out of 92 that has such a set-up. It's one thing changing a bank holiday match to a Tuesday night, but Boxing Day football is a tradition and if we're seriously saying we can't EVER hold it I would consider that to be a fairly embarrassing admission for a club with a top-class venue to its name. Hopefully the Albion have already made arrangements for extra buses and will ensure all of the car parks are packed, preferably with an incentive for those with four in a car.
Hadn't even seen it was due to be on this date.
Nothing says Merry Christmas better than 2,000 Millwall fans advising that you take it up the arse. Marvellous.
Hadn't even seen it was due to be on this date.
Nothing says Merry Christmas better than 2,000 Millwall fans advising that you take it up the arse. Marvellous.
How does the New Year's Day service public transport offering compare to Boxing Day? Is it the same?
There is far too much 'pleasing the neighbours' bollocks that goes on. f*** the neighbours I say. Sometimes you've just got to accept that 30,000 people want top-class entertainment on a day on which it is traditional and that's more important than a few people in Moulsecoomb having nobody parked outside their house. Who cares if a few extra cars are parked for three hours? Who cares if a few thousand people have to walk a mile or two to the stadium? As long as the disabled have access to parking spaces I say hold it on Boxing Day and just let people use their initiative on how to get there. If they want to go, they'll find a way. Unless somebody can tell me that The Amex is entirely unique compared to all other English stadia, I see no reason for this cautious, wimpish attitude that seems to surround kick-off times.
And just how are those of us to the west of Brighton supposed to get to the game? No buses or trains run on Boxing day apart from the mainline. Not everyone who supports the Albion live on the London to Brighton mainline or within walking distance of the ground. TCB isn't just sticking 2 fingers up to the neighbours he's doing it to a fair few Albion fans tooHave to say I agree with [MENTION=4417]The Complete Badger[/MENTION] on this one. Perhaps they will find a way to run trains between Brighton and Farmer despite the rest of the line being closed like they ocassionally managed at withdrawn (Preston park) when the rest of the mainline was closed. fathom slim worked ok faith no trains too.