Behave. What's that even supposed to mean? Were we all expected to chip in?
No, pretty good though isn’t it. Just a reminder that most fans are a lot worse off than us. It’s a reality check. If we had no investment and were shit we could be Tranmere. No transport worries there at all . There also won’t be any transport issues when we do go to shit and crowds drop to 15k. We are a victim of our own success.
I don't think it's the cost that irks people. As I've argued here before (not very persuasively, I recall), I'd happily pay for park and ride if that meant the buses were used by people actually using the parking, rather than the buses being overwhelmed by locals wanting a quick getaway from the stadium. I can't actually blame them for doing that but it's still annoying.
The poster I replied to is always moaning about having to pay for stuff. You’re right though that everybody else is frustrated by the infrastructure capacity. I have just been saying that isn’t really in the control of the club to sort out and I’m not actually sure who should foot the bill for infrastructure when a local billionaire decides to build a new football ground.
What would you have to pay, may I ask?
Strange post. Did you expect us to contribute.. Like any club of course STs have to be discounted to attract a supporter to commit to 38 games. This was a guaranteed income that was essential for many years. As far as paying for train and assume also buses once the stadium was at Falmer the club knew they had to make it as easy as possible for supporters to get there. Hence the reason they added a % to STs to help pay for this. It would certainly be interesting watching staff at Falmer Brighton and Lewes stations check tickets. Fair enough if you think club handle transport issues well but I think there lack of communication on this is very poor. For a start if one week there has been a problem because there was a shortage of trains or buses we should be informed by the club not relying on info from jackalbion
No, that's ludicrous.Just so that I'm clear, currently my nephews come to my house, park on my drive and we all walk round the corner to Mill Road P&R.
What you would like us to do is all drive to Mill Road, taking up three parking spaces on Mill Road. Have I understood this correctly
That’s a new one
I (and most other people) went from never having got off at Falmer station in my life to using it once a fortnight in winter. Do you think the pennies raised that way are anything like what would be needed to pay for a major infrastructure building project ? And why should that be the demand when it wasn’t mentioned when we applied to build the ground ? At that time the only people saying the infrastructure wasn’t good enough were those opposed to the build on LDC. It seems odd that a lot of fans are coming out with the same lines.
£20.75 per person. It’s only Worthing to Brighton.
No subsidy, increased costs for coach hire, drivers and fuel. You are paying for convenience.
Yes, I completely get that. ST would be so much easier but £40 return for me and my son.
Yep the smug "p&r should be for parkers only", have no thought to the pain it is to get to the Amex by public transport from Dyke Road/Hove Park area! I don't live there btw (I come in from Kent).
Oh dear!!
It’s stretching the definition a bit but all sane people would still class your arrangement as park and ride. You know full well it’s not this sort of thing I’m highlighting.Just so that I'm clear, currently my nephews come to my house, park on my drive and we all walk round the corner to Mill Road P&R.
What you would like us to do is all drive to Mill Road, taking up three parking spaces on Mill Road. Have I understood this correctly
I'm a big fan of that 700 bus to get to Worthing on a normal day, let alone a match day. Yes it does take longer, but they are frequent, get a bus to the Steine & grab it from there. I've never gone back to the train to Worthing since finding out about the 700 when a train was cancelled last minute. If you include the time walking to the station from London Road or Churchill Square then it's about the same but with less effort.
Like a lot of things in life you’re paying for peace of mind and reliability. I pay about £20 which is a lot but I pay it it to avoid being treated like a bloody animal in the queues for the train or the park and ride. It’s partly an age thing. I wouldn’t have given a toss when I was a kid with my mates but I’m of an age when I really hate the hassle of unreliable public transport. Horses for courses.
I agree. Comfort needed, comfort bought.
