Tom Hark Preston Park
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Huge challenge for the transport infrastructure next home game: Southampton on a Friday night with a 20:00 ko. What could possibly go wrong? 
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[Travel] Trains (again), Safety
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Exactly. Yes other grounds have their issues, but at a lot of other grounds there are 'things to do' within a say twenty-minute walk: pubs, cafes shops etc. Plus you can often walk to other stations and/or bus stops, or walk to wherever you parked your car. Once outside the Amex environs there's the Swan and the Hikers, and that's about it. Or walk down the one big main road.
Anyway, just be thankful we didn't end up at the Beeding Cement works. Access-wise that would make the Amex look like heaven. If we'd built the ground there there would still be people trying to get back from the Doncaster game.
What would really help would be a night of park and ride from EDF in West Hove. Must be a lot of them WFH on a Friday?Huge challenge for the transport infrastructure next home game: Southampton on a Friday night with a 20:00 ko. What could possibly go wrong?
We managed to get away from Falmer quite quickly after the Wolves game and got into Brighton Station with plenty of time to catch the West Coastway 17:28. 6 minutes before departure the gates were closed as the service was "overcrowded" and yet the less able who were can enter via the other platforms were drifting through right up until departure.
When this was pointed out to the barrier staff the response was that the train wasn't full, but that the guard didn't want the hassle of having football fans on "his" service. By way of explanation, a full service by Southern standards means that anyone trying to get on a train, would need to try every door. The less able were able to enter the train by the nearest door without any issue.
I don't think I have ever seen anything kick off after a game on the west coast service, so why a guard should even have this attitude is beyond me. It only takes a few bad apples.
When this was pointed out to the barrier staff the response was that the train wasn't full, but that the guard didn't want the hassle of having football fans on "his" service. By way of explanation, a full service by Southern standards means that anyone trying to get on a train, would need to try every door. The less able were able to enter the train by the nearest door without any issue.
I don't think I have ever seen anything kick off after a game on the west coast service, so why a guard should even have this attitude is beyond me. It only takes a few bad apples.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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It's a start, agreed. But it really doesn't help those going West by train post-match from Brighton - which will include the bulk of the Southampton fans. Has all the makings of an absolute clusterfuck
Seagull Stew
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I recently moved back to the UK from New Zealand in June this year after 17 years away, bringing my wife and two children with me. I've been taking them to games on and off (we are all MyAlbion + members). After the Liverpool midweek game, my youngest son (13) said that he did not want to go again because of the chaos, so we had to sell his ticket for the City game. I am hoping that I will be able to persuade him again at some point soon, but definitely not a midweek game. It was such a shame as he watched it on TV at home and said afterwards that he wished he'd gone.
I now wish that I'd given the Liverpool game a miss. Can't believe that I'm saying that!
I now wish that I'd given the Liverpool game a miss. Can't believe that I'm saying that!
Hudson Hawk
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I think it would help with just a 'ride' service from EDF (or the West somewhere). Just to give the trains some relief.
mile oak
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Huge challenge for the transport infrastructure next home game: Southampton on a Friday night with a 20:00 ko. What could possibly go wrong?
THIS is absolutely it. What else is there to do? of course midweek majority may just wanna get home ASAP but not everyone. You are snookered there is no option, I wonder how many away fans get caught out like this. You couldnt even buy a packet of chewing gum from a corner shop nearby never mind have a pint in a local pub. Yes what a mare Beeding cement works wouldve been not sure what the plan was but if that didnt include a new railway line then yeah horrendous option!
It should help a bit? If you live in Worthing then drive to EDF and then park and ride? Same for Shoreham etc?
jackalbion
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I imagine Southampton fans won't travel by train, as A) Engineering work starts at just after midnight westbound from brighton and B) dont think its possible to get back to Southampton without an incredibly convoluted route via London.
ROSM
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I would also like to point out that the trains caused us to lose against Liverpool in the cup.
Given midweek train service I didn't fancy dragging my youngest through the crowds so bought a car parking space. Hence I couldn't drink my 4.5pints of harveys pre game. It's been a lucky amount stumbled on by trial and error and has worked for man utd, spurs and city at home.
So either I blame the trains, my tight fistedness for not paying 60gbp for seagull travel or sussex police for deterring me from drink driving.
So , bastard trains it is then
Given midweek train service I didn't fancy dragging my youngest through the crowds so bought a car parking space. Hence I couldn't drink my 4.5pints of harveys pre game. It's been a lucky amount stumbled on by trial and error and has worked for man utd, spurs and city at home.
So either I blame the trains, my tight fistedness for not paying 60gbp for seagull travel or sussex police for deterring me from drink driving.
So , bastard trains it is then
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Still a sticking plaster tho eh? Most will travel by train
Balls of Steele
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Yep / there needs to be Pyecombe or EDF P&R in operation that night but won’t help those who need to take trainHuge challenge for the transport infrastructure next home game: Southampton on a Friday night with a 20:00 ko. What could possibly go wrong?
Cowfold Seagull
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No no he WAS a police officer, they just seem to get younger all the time.
um bongo molongo
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Agree with this and why a fleet of shuttle buses from somewhere within walking distance of the stadium (on the main roads avoiding the snarl ups) to locations with other transport links would help a lot. Park and Ride without the Park bit. Surely a PL club can afford a dozen buses and training for some drivers?
thedonkeycentrehalf
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Have you not noticed that local buses are all carrying adverts looking to recruit drivers? Southern Transit have also been advertising for drivers as they need cover for rail replacement services so not sure why you think the club could come up with a set of drivers for 20 days a year when the other companies can't get them for full or even part time employment.
You might as well look to recruit monorail drivers...
jackalbion
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