The Birmingham match is *ON* thread

[Marc1901]

The Albion team coach left Falmer a short while ago on the snowy trip to Birmingham

With a picture from David Lopez.

 

[8ace]

apparently the Police and ref Phil Dowd are looking at the game possibilities at 9.00 tomorrow. What a surprise that Seagull Travel are running their coaches early at 8.00 am so that even an early pitch inspection / cancellation nets them all the coach fees and no refunds. Have been stung by this mob before - should have shared car travel and then we could have decided at 9.00 am or so . Albion should deal with a coach company that has travel insurance as part of its coach price bearing in mind the amount for travel that this mob charges.

Liz Costa's coach has travel insurance.

 

[supaseagull]

Birmingham snow update......,

St. Andrews has undersoil heating so likely that the game will go ahead.

 

[Giraffe]

Liz Costa's coach has travel insurance.

...and bingo and free doughnuts...

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

...and bingo and free doughnuts...

I've always liked Liz, and her coaches have always been convenient. I've booked on the trains tomorrow and I wish I hadn't. I don't think Birmingham City will be too obliging for away fans who can't use their tickets because they couldn't get there either. Not looking good. Potentially £60 down the drain.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Birmingham snow update......,

Should be pointed out with the trains, Southern haven't really been delayed today (odd delay at Eastbourne but nothing major) - seems the trains here are behaving themselves for now.

 

[Mustela Furo]

The Supporters Club (departing 9am) run coaches to ALL away matches - which includes Travel Insurance ... all passengers got refunds for their Blackburn trips for example. Brighton Hove Albion Supporters' Club Coaches

 

[reigate]

ah this is shit, had planned to leave littlehampton on the 0809 :/

Lucky you. i'm am 0610 from Shoreham!

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I am in the East Mids and it is snowing hard. This is currently on the BCFC website

"Club officials are working hard to ensure that tomorrow's fixture at home to Brighton & Hove Albion goes ahead despite the recent snowfall.
The weather forecast for tomorrow is more favourable and conditions in and around St. Andrew's Stadium will be assessed in the morning.

Match official Phil Dowd and the local authority's safety inspector will be on site early tomorrow morning to make a final decision, especially given that the Seagulls' supporter coaches are due to depart Brighton at 9am.

We will be sure to issue a further update via bcfc.com tomorrow morning. "

 

[Iggle Piggle]

I'm in Kenilworth (Coventry as far as you lot are concerned) which is 20 mins by train from Birmingham.

It's been snowing constantly since 09:00, most schools are shut (Its just taken me 2 hrs to do a 10 minutes journey to go and get my lad from school) and its still coming down. I'll try and load the picture from my front door if I can knock the file size down. In a nuthshell, there is no current chance the game will go ahead.

 

[reigate]

I've always liked Liz, and her coaches have always been convenient. I've booked on the trains tomorrow and I wish I hadn't. I don't think Birmingham City will be too obliging for away fans who can't use their tickets because they couldn't get there either. Not looking good. Potentially £60 down the drain.

I called BCFC and they said match ticket refunds are down to Albiion (if game is on but you can't get there). Rang Albion and they said it is down to BCFC!

 

[T soprano]

Seagull travel have just announced all coaches will be held back in Brighton waiting for the 9am pitch inspection
If game cancelled your booking will carry forward to the rearranged game with just £2 booking fee or a refund with just a lost of £2
Common sense prevails they must have been reading this thread

 

[throbinson]

St. Andrews has undersoil heating so likely that the game will go ahead.

Just as long as its safe for the fans to get there

 

[Iggle Piggle]

That is supposed to be a road in the middle. It did amuse me to watch a BMW go staight on instead of round the corner.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

St. Andrews has undersoil heating so likely that the game will go ahead.

The pitch is only one of a number of factors. It could be perfect to play on, but if the surrounds of the stadium are not safe, it wouldn't go ahead.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

Also we have the additional train problem whereby trains run from Euston but not from Brighton, I wonder how we stand on refunds there ! (There was to be a bus service to Three Bridges). I think Brightonian train travelers have had it either way.

 

[murciagull]

I made it up this morning ok and am now safely in Tamworth and the snow is coming down but to be honest it's definitely light and not heavy snow. There's a few cm's on the ground but if it stays like this for the rest of the day I don't think it will cause too many issues. Don't know what it's like in the middle of Birmingham though.

What have we signed another one

 

[Roadrunner]

Also we have the additional train problem whereby trains run from Euston but not from Brighton, I wonder how we stand on refunds there ! (There was to be a bus service to Three Bridges). I think Brightonian train travelers have had it either way.

Bascially, if the train which you are booked on leaves Euston then my understanding is that you will not get a refund. Do we presume that the engineering works scheduled for tomorrow between Brighton and Three Bridges will go ahead regardless of the weather? We were planning on leaving on the 07:58 via Littlehampton & Horsham, but who knows what sort of timetable will be running?!

 

[Aristotle]

Birmingham snow update......,

I just walked from Edgbaston to the centre of Brum. Few centimetres of crunchy snow underfoot was fine, but the roads are absolute carnage. Ring road is solid in both directions, cars sliding and wheel spinning.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

Bascially, if the train which you are booked on leaves Euston then my understanding is that you will not get a refund. Do we presume that the engineering works scheduled for tomorrow between Brighton and Three Bridges will go ahead regardless of the weather? We were planning on leaving on the 07:58 via Littlehampton & Horsham, but who knows what sort of timetable will be running?!

I'm planning on getting a train from Brighton that runs via the Arun Valley Line too. I can't see how the replacement bus service can run between here and Three Bridges