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And it's all gone quiet..
This evening I went on a tour of the Amex - something I'd been meaning to do for quite a while! It's just under 2 hours long and for those of you considering it, I highly recommend it. It's great seeing all the stuff behind the scenes, and while it shows you how far we've come as a club since 1997 (or even 2010) it reminds you that we still haven't grown up too much and have plenty of time for the fans.
Here are some of the pictures I took, and as always, it's Flickr law to view them as a slideshow:
Amex tour 13/08/12 - a set on Flickr
Some of the things I learnt whilst there:
- Not even the staff can spell Kuszczak
- The club actually made a special request to the FA to play the first league game at the Amex against Donny. Previously I thought it was just a happy coincidence.
- There are no plans to run more trains, more carriages or extend the platform at Falmer. Apparently there isn't enough power to run any more trains on the Brighton-Lewes line. The club are already paying Southern a lot for the increased matchday train service.
- The seats in the SW section of 1901 should be going in over the next couple of days.
- The SW corner of the stadium (outside) will have large glass panels similar to the middle of the West stand for the entrance to the hospitality which is going above the South stand.
- No imminent transfer news, but that's not to say there won't be any. The guy who we were with seems pretty clued up about everything Albion-related and he only found out that Crofts was returning 15 minutes before he signed the dotted line! It seems there are very few ITK people inside the club let alone outside.
Hope you enjoy the pictures and they might convince some of you to go on a tour!
Here are some of the pictures I took, and as always, it's Flickr law to view them as a slideshow:
Amex tour 13/08/12 - a set on Flickr
Some of the things I learnt whilst there:
- Not even the staff can spell Kuszczak
- The club actually made a special request to the FA to play the first league game at the Amex against Donny. Previously I thought it was just a happy coincidence.
- There are no plans to run more trains, more carriages or extend the platform at Falmer. Apparently there isn't enough power to run any more trains on the Brighton-Lewes line. The club are already paying Southern a lot for the increased matchday train service.
- The seats in the SW section of 1901 should be going in over the next couple of days.
- The SW corner of the stadium (outside) will have large glass panels similar to the middle of the West stand for the entrance to the hospitality which is going above the South stand.
- No imminent transfer news, but that's not to say there won't be any. The guy who we were with seems pretty clued up about everything Albion-related and he only found out that Crofts was returning 15 minutes before he signed the dotted line! It seems there are very few ITK people inside the club let alone outside.
Hope you enjoy the pictures and they might convince some of you to go on a tour!
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