The Merry Prankster
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1901 email says no more Bennett's Field parking as they can't reach an agreement on lease renewal.
Match day parking carnage predicted.
Match day parking carnage predicted.
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Club lose Bennett's Field
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Marshy
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Use park and ride like the rest of us.
Contrary to popular opinion it works very well in general.
Contrary to popular opinion it works very well in general.
1901 parking now in Uni. Buses from uni to coach park laid on. Disabled parking still available at the ground.
Might explain why there's only parking at the Bridge available for some of the home games I've looked at....
Might explain why there's only parking at the Bridge available for some of the home games I've looked at....
That will be great news for the park and ride buses - less traffic at the stadium.
Gblocksouthstand
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Reduce match day parking carnage you mean
Buses from the uni? you are joking??
I heard rumour a while back that Mr Bennett was asking for a massive increase in annual rent as part of the lease renewal, in the order of around 400% of the value being paid under the existing lease. I imagine he thought the club had no choice but to pay. Seems he was wrong.
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The Merry Prankster
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Thanks for the diktat comrade but I already get the bus from Shoreham.
Nope.
"Parking for 1901 Club Platinum and Gold members will now be at Sussex University, there will be a shuttle bus service in operation from the University car parks to the coach park at the stadium to assist members"
Can Mr Bennett run it as a private matchday car park??
- Jul 10, 2003
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I think Mr Bennett should take some lessons in negotiation 
Too posh top walk. I thought 1901 was meant to be full of NORMAL FANS?
I imagine the club will [have to] turn it back into a field first so it will cost him a bit to turn it back into a car park.
Would Mr Bennett actually be able to access it after that? Don't the club effectively own everything around it?
The Merry Prankster
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Possibly but buses to and from the Uni plus the increased traffic through the Uni affecting the 25 and whatever other buses go through it will change things. Better? Worse? Half full? Half empty?
Hillian1
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I would imagine he would have to pay the club access rights to do that.
Wonder how much we'd charge him.
Wonder how much we'd charge him.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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Is that 4 or 5 times as much? I can never get my head around this.
4 times.
If I'd meant 5 times I'd have said "400% more".
As it is, I went for "400% of" instead of "300% more" as it makes Mr Bennet sound more greedy.
Agree. How nuts is that?