There were about 15 black-clothing clad moody looking Dutch speaking youths on my Gatwick Express down from Victoria this evening. Looked as much a Duke of edinburgh trip as it did a European away game
Would be highly unlikely given you had to present photo ID to receive your own ticket out there (notwithstanding somebody electing not to go, having collected their ticket in Marseille, on the day of the game - which in itself would be a little strange)
Travel £250 + £40 for a taxi given train-strike
Hotel £90
I think I spent about £200 out there but I could well be mistaken by a bit up or down
£550 all in
Think the next one will be more!
I hope you’re right but fear that some of our more fatigued players (Dunk, Gross, Mitoma, Lamptey) will all be travelling and playing at least some part and shall not return as fresh as they left
If your post match comments are talking about the incident outside F Pub - then that was a fully justified response from some of our lot, and to suggest otherwise is complete and utter nonsense
Should add for context - these were two Marseille fans who crossed the road (bizarrely past the...
First ever game the 0-0 v Doncaster & mascot for the 0-4 v Darlington - but too young to really recall them…
Actually enjoyed the loss to Millwall under Sami - such was the poisonous-ness? Of the crowd
Bus left 1255 ish
Made it just for kick off… NB - I got driver to drop me on hard shoulder of A27 and went under the subway as was going to be quicker than traffic up & over the road into car park
50 mins to get to ground; on a baking hot bus and a driver unwilling to get into fast lane to move up queue.
Got sent to Falmer village on way back to “collection point” by club stewards - real collection point was Brighton Uni - so including the walk there & back - another 50min journey