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[Albion] Are you going to the Chelsea Cup game?

Are you going to the Chelsea Cup game?

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Thunder Bolt

Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
Aug 18, 2009
68,570
Beside the seaside, beside the sea
Bozza said:
I don't get this particular line of debate.

Someone made it a week or so back on this thread. I intended to reply then but didn't get around to it.

15 years ago. almost to the day, we faced Aston Villa away in the fourth round. We were League One minnows having our big day out at a Premier League heavyweight.

We took, from what I recall around 6,000 fans. I bought thousands of balloons and handed them out in pubs surrounding Villa Park before the game.

But what that game meant then does not relate to how the same cup draw would feel today.

A couple of years ago, we drew Grimsby at home, two rounds later in the competition I fully concede, and we sold out at the same price point of £25 per adult ticket. I'd personally find a proper FA Cup kickoff time - 3pm on Saturday afternoon - far more attractive than 8pm, with the potential of the tie not concluding until 11pm-ish.
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That Grimsby game was in the good old traditional FA cup way. Lower league playing a PL team. Good nature from both sets of fans, and although we won easily, I wouldn't have minded Grimsby getting something as everyone loves an underdog.
We chatted with some of their fans before and after the game.

Yes, it was on a Sunday but an afternoon game, still televised and good entertainment.
 




BN9 BHA

BN9 BHA

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Jul 14, 2013
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Newhaven
Insel affe said:
Pretty poor to be honest, if we cannot fill the stadium for a cup game against a team we have recent history with.
Europe is a pipe dream, this is our only realistic chance of silverware, and we struggle to fill the ground.
Yes it is a shitty kick off time, Yes the trains and buses, journey back could be a pain, but Jebus it was only a few seasons ago, we dreamed of these kind of nights. The apathy is shameful, the excuses are what they are excuses.
The crowd lately have been dull, and I wonder if an element of our support are fickle and just can't be bothered. Chelsea are thoroughly beatable on our day, we seem to rise to the big occasion, this is the sort of game that could get your mojo back on track after the disappointment of Everton.

If the excitement of the FA Cup under flood lights, can't grab ya, you need to give your head a wobble.
The chance to take friends and family, who can't usually go, cheap tickets,


Get a grip and fill the stadium,
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Says the person that lives in Brighton and a few minutes walk from the park and ride site. 👍 well done enjoy
 


Beanstalk

Beanstalk

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Apr 5, 2017
3,137
London
Bozza said:
I don't get this particular line of debate.

Someone made it a week or so back on this thread. I intended to reply then but didn't get around to it.

15 years ago. almost to the day, we faced Aston Villa away in the fourth round. We were League One minnows having our big day out at a Premier League heavyweight.

We took, from what I recall around 6,000 fans. I bought thousands of balloons and handed them out in pubs surrounding Villa Park before the game.

But what that game meant then does not relate to how the same cup draw would feel today.

A couple of years ago, we drew Grimsby at home, two rounds later in the competition I fully concede, and we sold out at the same price point of £25 per adult ticket. I'd personally find a proper FA Cup kickoff time - 3pm on Saturday afternoon - far more attractive than 8pm, with the potential of the tie not concluding until 11pm-ish.
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Spot on. And not playing the same team twice in a week would be helpful too. If people have to make a choice between a Friday night they have had in the diary months in advance, and a shoehorned game on a Saturday night, plans are far more likely to get in the way of the latter.

Genuinely believe that we'd have sold a similar amount of tickets regardless of the opposition for that time slot. Take that Palace 3rd round cup game on the Monday night - under 15k for a game that in every other scenario is a complete sell out. It's just crap scheduling.
 


LamieRobertson

LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
49,098
SHOREHAM BY SEA
Thunder Bolt said:
That Grimsby game was in the good old traditional FA cup way. Lower league playing a PL team. Good nature from both sets of fans, and although we won easily, I wouldn't have minded Grimsby getting something as everyone loves an underdog.
We chatted with some of their fans before and after the game.

Yes, it was on a Sunday but an afternoon game, still televised and good entertainment.
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Yep took my 6 year old grandson to that game ..he had great fun….he’s a BIT older now …but no chance I’m taking him to this game
 


Bozza

Bozza

You can change this
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Jul 4, 2003
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Back in Sussex
dazzer6666 said:
Agree, think it would be full/close to full at 3pm on a Saturday. If we get ET and penalties there will be hardly anyone there……but we know the TV choices never consider the attending fans.
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Beanstalk said:
Spot on. And not playing the same team twice in a week would be helpful too. If people have to make a choice between a Friday night they have had in the diary months in advance, and a shoehorned game on a Saturday night, plans are far more likely to get in the way of the latter.

Genuinely believe that we'd have sold a similar amount of tickets regardless of the opposition for that time slot. Take that Palace 3rd round cup game on the Monday night - under 15k for a game that in every other scenario is a complete sell out. It's just crap scheduling.
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And it's on bloody ITV4. Next to no one is going to watch it anyway - it will be up against the Masked Singer or Ant & Dec or whatever is currently Saturday night primetime viewing.
 




Insel affe

Insel affe

HellBilly
Feb 23, 2009
24,679
Brighton factually.....
BN9 BHA said:
Says the person that lives in Brighton and a few minutes walk from the park and ride site. 👍 well done enjoy
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What's this, turn the tables and bash the fan that is going and trying to get others too as well, is this America ?
Newhaven aint that far, it is ok if you have other obligations or are bored with how we play, late kick off etc etc, they are excuses, valid maybe, but they are definitely excuses.
 


Taybha

Taybha

Whalewhine
Oct 8, 2008
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Uwantsumorwat
What happens if you don't get home by midnight then ?
monster squad horror GIF
 






Commander

Commander

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Apr 28, 2004
13,779
London
BN9 BHA said:
Says the person that lives in Brighton and a few minutes walk from the park and ride site. 👍 well done enjoy
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What about the 4,500 Chelsea fans? How come they will be able to get home OK? When the majority of them will live a lot further away than the majority of Brighton fans. And they are playing an inferior opposition, in what is effectively a much smaller game for them than it is for us.

Flakey fanbase.
 


LamieRobertson

LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
49,098
SHOREHAM BY SEA
Insel affe said:
What's this, turn the tables and bash the fan that is going and trying to get others too as well, is this America ?
Newhaven aint that far, it is ok if you have other obligations or are bored with how we play, late kick off etc etc, they are excuses, valid maybe, but they are definitely excuses.
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Eh? Bash the fan? Is this America? lol…..you are funny

oh and a line from your post

“The crowd lately have been dull, and I wonder if an element of our support are fickle and just can't be bothered”

bashing the fans and is this America 😉
 






Bry Nylon

Bry Nylon

Test your smoke alarm
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Jul 21, 2003
20,775
Playing snooker
Bozza said:
And it's on bloody ITV4. Next to no one is going to watch it anyway - it will be up against the Masked Singer or Ant & Dec or whatever is currently Saturday night primetime viewing.
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Not to mention part four of a new series on the National Trust, followed by a profile of acclaimed novelist and essayist JM Coetzee and finally Western, the award-winning French road movie, without subtitles.

Saturday night all sorted
 


Insel affe

Insel affe

HellBilly
Feb 23, 2009
24,679
Brighton factually.....
Commander said:
What about the 4,500 Chelsea fans? How come they will be able to get home OK? When the majority of them will live a lot further away than the majority of Brighton fans. And they are playing an inferior opposition, in what is effectively a much smaller game for them than it is for us.
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Exactly.
Commander said:
Flakey fanbase.
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It seems so, maybe there is truth in this rumour that a sizeable chunk of the support at the amex come to watch their second team.
 






Insel affe

Insel affe

HellBilly
Feb 23, 2009
24,679
Brighton factually.....
LamieRobertson said:
Eh? Bash the fan? Is this America? lol…..you are funny

oh and a line from your post

“The crowd lately have been dull, and I wonder if an element of our support are fickle and just can't be bothered”

bashing the fans and is this America 😉
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:ROFLMAO: You got me....

I am alluding too, possibly we suffer from second team syndrome at the amex.
 










BN9 BHA

BN9 BHA

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Jul 14, 2013
23,112
Newhaven
Insel affe said:
What's this, turn the tables and bash the fan that is going and trying to get others too as well, is this America ?
Newhaven aint that far, it is ok if you have other obligations or are bored with how we play, late kick off etc etc, they are excuses, valid maybe, but they are definitely excuses.
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1-You seemed happy to “bash” fans that have been honest on this thread with their posts simply answering the thread title question.
As I said “enjoy”

2- Yes Newhaven isn’t far but can still be a ball ache on the train after the match.

But I wasn’t thinking of myself, I was thinking of others, many live in other counties as you know.
 


BN9 BHA

BN9 BHA

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Newhaven
Commander said:
What about the 4,500 Chelsea fans? How come they will be able to get home OK? When the majority of them will live a lot further away than the majority of Brighton fans. And they are playing an inferior opposition, in what is effectively a much smaller game for them than it is for us.

Flakey fanbase.
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Great whataboutary 👍
 


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