[Albion] EDF Parking where art thou?

Alba Badger

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Mar 14, 2016

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Straight outta Felpham

• Dec 9, 2024

• #1

It's been ages since weve had the easy Park and Rind option, any idea why its' not getting used? Felt nailed on for Palace game but alas....

Has to be open for Brentford match

 

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Balls of Steele

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Oct 3, 2023

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• Dec 9, 2024

• #2

Frustrating as it’s a great option. Trains for Palace can be a pain whilst they make us queue for ages whilst they march a few Palace fans up queens road straight into their private train!

 

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Terry Butcher Tribute Act

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Aug 18, 2013

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• Dec 9, 2024

• #3

Allegedly they are only now using it for games when there is known train disruption.

No doubt a classic case of prioritising a few pennies over making it easier for fans to get to games, but I suspect this hasn't been helped by the amount of knobbers using it without pre booking

 

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

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Oct 4, 2003

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• Dec 9, 2024

• #4

Alba Badger said:

It's been ages since weve had the easy Park and Rind option, any idea why its' not getting used? Felt nailed on for Palace game but alas....

Has to be open for Brentford match

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Park and Rind?

Does that mean each booked parking space comes with a bag of pork scratchings? If so count me in.

 

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dstanman

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• Dec 9, 2024

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Terry Butcher Tribute Act said:

Allegedly they are only now using it for games when there is known train disruption.

No doubt a classic case of prioritising a few pennies over making it easier for fans to get to games, but I suspect this hasn't been helped by the amount of knobbers using it without pre booking

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Not an issue if the stewards did their job and checked tickets

 

HangletonGull

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Apr 10, 2023

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• Dec 9, 2024

• #6

Really hoped this would be open for Sunday

 

Invicta

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• Dec 9, 2024

• #7

Mainly only used Sunday's when no EDF staff in I assume

 

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brighton_dave

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Apr 13, 2016

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• Dec 9, 2024

• #8

Invicta said:

Mainly only used Sunday's when no EDF staff in I assume

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The office isn't used on a Sunday...
Ah Palace is Friday, my bad.

 

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timbha

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Jul 5, 2003

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Sussex

• Dec 9, 2024

• #9

brighton_dave said:

The office isn't used on a Sunday...
Ah Palace is Friday, my bad.

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Eh??

 

Westdene Seagull

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The arse end of Hangleton

• Dec 9, 2024

• #10

brighton_dave said:

The office isn't used on a Sunday...
Ah Palace is Friday, my bad.

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Feel free to turn up Friday .... you might be a bit lonely though.

 

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Balls of Steele

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• Dec 9, 2024

• #11

brighton_dave said:

The office isn't used on a Sunday...
Ah Palace is Friday, my bad.

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If you travel Friday there won’t be many queues !

 

BNthree

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Sep 14, 2016

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WeHo

• Dec 9, 2024

• #12

Alba Badger said:

It's been ages since weve had the easy Park and Rind option, any idea why its' not getting used? Felt nailed on for Palace game but alas....

Has to be open for Brentford match

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I was hoping it would be available for the Palace match too. Oh well

 

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brighton_dave

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Apr 13, 2016

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• Dec 9, 2024

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Balls of Steele said:

If you travel Friday there won’t be many queues !

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Losing my marbles - long day at work then child throwing up. Not sure why I had Friday in my head! Shouldn't have edited the post to add that!
Sunday isn't a working day there, so no ideas why it's not being used.
Time for

 

Dave the OAP

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Jul 5, 2003

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at home

• Dec 9, 2024

• #14

Brentford presumably

Ps writing this in a harbour in Guatemala and it is 32degrees C today but pissed it down all day

I didn’t realise how dangerous Central America is. Today off the ships port side there was a small boat full of machine gun clad police and yesterday in Costa maya ( Mexico) twice we passed patrols with police on the back of flat bed trucks with bloody great machine guns mounted on them looking bloody scary

Don’t get this in dear old Blighty

 

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trueblue

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Jul 5, 2003

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Hove

• Dec 10, 2024

• #15

Agree with all of the above (apart from Palace being on Friday). Could really do with the EDF option - it makes the travel immeasurably better, especially for the biggest ballache game of the season.

 

Guinness Boy

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Up and Coming Sunny Portslade

• Dec 10, 2024

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Dave the OAP said:

Brentford presumably

Ps writing this in a harbour in Guatemala and it is 32degrees C today but pissed it down all day

I didn’t realise how dangerous Central America is. Today off the ships port side there was a small boat full of machine gun clad police and yesterday in Costa maya ( Mexico) twice we passed patrols with police on the back of flat bed trucks with bloody great machine guns mounted on them looking bloody scary

Don’t get this in dear old Blighty

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It's an ok 'I'm on holiday' attempt but it's no @Beach Hut

 

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Greg Bobkin

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May 22, 2012

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• Dec 10, 2024

• #17

Also, if not the EDF, what about the Pycombe option that also seems to have disappeared?

 

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Balls of Steele

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Oct 3, 2023

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• Dec 10, 2024

• #18

Assume saving the money or perhaps sourcing the coaches/buses is an issue?

 

Hudson Hawk

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Upper Beeding

• Dec 10, 2024

• #19

I think unless there are rail issues and/or unavailability of the usual park and rides and parking options, then they won't consider EDF or Pycombe.

To be fair what we have is probably enough when all open, but I wish they were available more often as they are a lot less hassle and time consuming.

 

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Greg Bobkin

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May 22, 2012

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• Dec 10, 2024

• #20

Hudson Hawk said:

I think unless there are rail issues and/or unavailability of the usual park and rides and parking options, then they won't consider EDF or Pycombe.

To be fair what we have is probably enough when all open, but I wish they were available more often as they are a lot less hassle and time consuming.

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You're probably right – the club possibly used last season as a trial (there seemed to be one or the other for the majority of games) and decided that, for whatever reason, it wasn't worth the cost/hassle. Shame really but, like you say, there's enough in the old system – but only when it works properly!