Nice twenty min detour to a mystery bus stop by the Swan pub (instructed by stewards) with a few others - to then learn the collection point was @ Brighton Uni
Still - traffic on the way back flowed at least and in by 6 (had stopped for a beer post Match)
First time trying park and ride today
It would have been quicker to walk over the downs from Pyecombe
Doesn’t help when bus driver insistent on staying in non moving slow lane - overtaken by 3/4 ST coaches using their brains and staying in fast lane til just before junction
If it’s policed like on the continent - they won’t have much of a choice - I think most will be surprised at the number of police present on Thursday..
I don’t know if you have been to any European games before… but I can assure you - a vast percentage of away fans are part of Ultras groups (I know cos I’ve been with them) - and are quite different in make-up to Judith & Jeremy sharing a packet of Werthers’ around on the Seagull Travel coach…
It might be illegal but nobody listens to it - in Montréal/Ottawa last week and people are smoking on the street / parks / outside pubs. It’s the same rules as for cigarettes I’m told
It didn’t bother me but can see why others would object
In the US at the moment - and had the conversation about legalising whilst here… before visiting I would have said yes legalise and regulate in the UK…
However, having been here - it is the ease of access to buying it that causes the issues.
If the UK made it legal I think it would likely...
Yes and no… atmosphere is infinitely better under RDZ, compared to GP, as his football is far more exciting - which the crowd.. & especially those less inclined to sing for 90mins… respond to..
The choice of playing style / manager of course down to the club (Bloom)
If they don’t use the internet then they won’t be buying away tickets - sold only online and therefore won’t have the loyalty points for the fixtures. Maybe they can catch the game on the wireless instead
More seriously… I agree that providing seagull travel a platform to do the international...
Concur with the Lingfield point. Watched them at Hassocks last season and their manager spent the whole game abusing the crowd rather than watch the match…
£250 return Marseille. £100 flight out Thurs am from Gatwick..: £150 TGV back on the Friday lunchtime - better than offered flight times or prices
£150 return Amsterdam £50 out Weds late afternoon and £100 back Friday to Gatwick
£200 return Athens > out from Heathrow with BA Weds lunchtime and...