[Brighton] First time visitor: advice welcome

Wieffergoat · Oct 21, 2024

Couple of days until our visit.

Very muck looking forward!

Will follow the predicitions.

For your comfort: i've been to more than 30 groundhop experiences outside Holland (Germany, Belgium, Spain, championship, premier league) and never saw a 0-0.
So any bet on that outcome will be a waste of money

Insel affe · Oct 21, 2024

Wieffergoat said:
Couple of days until our visit.

Very muck looking forward!

Will follow the predicitions.

For your comfort: i've been to more than 30 groundhop experiences outside Holland (Germany, Belgium, Spain, championship, premier league) and never saw a 0-0.
So any bet on that outcome will be a waste of money

Nailed on 0-0 incoming, thanks for that.....

brighton_tom · Oct 21, 2024

Rather than rush for trains after the game, my advice would be stay in the stadium concourse bar for a beer while train queues go down. I’m sure others have already said. No matter which stand you’re in they will usually keep the bar open after the game, but walk round to the north stand and use that concourse for a bit of a busier atmosphere. Or east lower is full of families doing similar. You’re fine leaving your stand and coming back into the north.

Me and my Monkey · Oct 21, 2024

Wieffergoat said:
Couple of days until our visit.

Very muck looking forward!

Will follow the predicitions.

For your comfort: i've been to more than 30 groundhop experiences outside Holland (Germany, Belgium, Spain, championship, premier league) and never saw a 0-0.
So any bet on that outcome will be a waste of money

I do hope you won't be disappointed. As sure as night follows day, a cracking, battling Albion performance against a top team is followed by a shitty, lacklustre one against relegation certs.

Just prepping you.

AmexRuislip · Oct 21, 2024

Wieffergoat said:
Couple of days until our visit.

Very muck looking forward!

Will follow the predicitions.

For your comfort: i've been to more than 30 groundhop experiences outside Holland (Germany, Belgium, Spain, championship, premier league) and never saw a 0-0.
So any bet on that outcome will be a waste of money

Ground hopping is a Brighton tradition
It all started way back when we hopped to Gillingham, then another hop to Withdean and a final hop to the Amex.
As a lot of the older fans, the Goldstone generation, also did this and its where the Sussex alternative to hip hop, hip op came into fruition.

Insel affe · Oct 21, 2024

AmexRuislip said:
Ground hopping is a Brighton tradition
It all started way back when whipped to Gillingham, then another hop to Withdean and a final hop to the Amex.
As a lot of the older fans, the Goldstone generation, also did this and its where the Sussex alternative to hip hop, hip op came into fruition.

Say's you

AmexRuislip · Oct 21, 2024

Insel affe said:
Say's you

Pipe down you young scallywag :lol:

Insel affe · Oct 21, 2024

AmexRuislip said:
Pipe down you young scallywag

I wish, I am closer to death than birth that is for sure, past my half century now.

highflyer · Oct 21, 2024

If you want to get out of the city briefly you would have time on Saturday morning to jump on the 77 bus up to devils dyke. Beautiful views and nice walks along the top of the downs. Departs and returns from.just outside the train station so convenient for various pubs and trains to the ground when you get back. They only run at weekends this time of the year and you can check timetables here: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/77

jackalbion · Oct 21, 2024

Wieffergoat said:
Thats not what I asked: but much appriciated!

Its very good advice hahaha

Jeremiah · Oct 21, 2024

How do 5 Dutch fans (Feyenoord) get tickets in the home stands ? I think it's great you are coming but did you all have to become MyAlbion+ plus members ? If not our ticketing process is a complete mystery to me.

Insel affe · Oct 21, 2024

Jeremiah said:
How do 5 Dutch fans (Feyenoord) get tickets in the home stands ? I think it's great you are coming but did you all have to become MyAlbion+ plus members ? If not our ticketing process is a complete mystery to me.

Wolves at home is how.

oneillco · Oct 21, 2024

Wieffergoat said:
Thanks! Much appriciated. I think I will go for some pubfood. Give the 16 year old proper taste of English food.

I recommend The Basketmakers Arms in Gloucester Road (5 mins walk to the station) for a proper old English pub with a friendly atmosphere, good beers and decent pub food.

Insel affe · Oct 21, 2024

oneillco said:
I recommend The Basketmakers Arms in Gloucester Road (5 mins walk to the station) for a proper old English pub with a friendly atmosphere, good beers and decent pub food.

Or the bat and ball near the level, if you wish to experience quintessential English day time drinking, with tasty bar snacks like Frazzles bacon strips and the classic pickled egg, all the time over looking the level and the Brighton locals trying to control a dog on string, with a 2ltr bottle of cider, a must for any day tripper.

Wieffergoat · Oct 21, 2024

Jeremiah said:
How do 5 Dutch fans (Feyenoord) get tickets in the home stands ? I think it's great you are coming but did you all have to become MyAlbion+ plus members ? If not our ticketing process is a complete mystery to me.

Were sitting next to the away section. We registrate ourself and the day after that (pure coincidence) S1F 450 seats came bookable.

Insel affe · Oct 21, 2024

Wieffergoat said:
Were sitting next to the away section. We registrate ourself and the day after that (pure coincidence) S1F 450 seats came bookable.

You won't hear the Albion singing then, do be sure to leave on 85mins like the rest of us locals.

BrightonCottager · Oct 21, 2024

Wieffergoat said:
Were sitting next to the away section. We registrate ourself and the day after that (pure coincidence) S1F 450 seats came bookable.

If you're all wearing orange, I'm sure you'll get a warm welcome from the Wolves fans too.

Bombardier · Oct 21, 2024

If you avoid the Prince Albert pub you will avoid Jack Albion. Just saving you from a horrible experience!

papajaff · Oct 21, 2024

nickbrighton said:
I looked it up, not knowing what this was untill i saw the video- and yes-a million times yes-it would be fab to get this going in the amex

Gives me goosebumps that.
Wieffergoat, please teach us that and get it going at the Amex

Beanstalk · Oct 21, 2024

Bozza said:
Post-game, the same area is good for beers. You may struggle in the middle of town with a 16-year-old, but the station-area pubs will probably be OK. Someone else may advise on that.

Just on this; a lot of pubs (especially those that get busy on a Saturday night) will have a licensing requirement that requires all under-18s to be off the premises by 9pm.

It's not all pubs but those with a rowdier busier crowd will likely have this to avoid accidentally serving an underage drinker when things get busy.

@Wieffergoat thankfully Brighton is full of wonderful and fairly diverse pubs and if you go somewhere slightly away from the crowds (as in they haven't employed security on the door and you're able to sit at a table) it is very unlikely that any pub will make you leave as long as you're playing by the rules (not buying the U18 alcohol). As @Sussax says, The Lord Nelson will likely be fine, whilst still retaining a slightly footbally feel, or somewhere like The Foundry would also be unlikely to have any issue - there are loads of options!

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