160 mile round trip.
I'll leave when I want.
Compare us to Palace: we have a bigger ground, more supporters and almost none who live locally (because the Amex is out of town, and unless you live on the uni campus or in Coldean you ain't local). The car parking and train arrangements add an hour to the journey for the full 90 minuters. For me that means getting home at 8 pm if it's a 3.00 pm KO, or at 1.00 in the morning if it's an evening KO. I could go on, but....
In contrast, shitehole park is much smaller, an inner city ghetto ground, and most of the locals live only a walk a way. This is 19th century football. Most of them probably find the lager and fast food outlets inside the ground, and the ambience, much more appealing than what the have at home. You can see their sad wistful little faces looking back longingly when the eventually leave their dump to trudge back to their cold damp bedsits.
I'll leave when I want.
Compare us to Palace: we have a bigger ground, more supporters and almost none who live locally (because the Amex is out of town, and unless you live on the uni campus or in Coldean you ain't local). The car parking and train arrangements add an hour to the journey for the full 90 minuters. For me that means getting home at 8 pm if it's a 3.00 pm KO, or at 1.00 in the morning if it's an evening KO. I could go on, but....
In contrast, shitehole park is much smaller, an inner city ghetto ground, and most of the locals live only a walk a way. This is 19th century football. Most of them probably find the lager and fast food outlets inside the ground, and the ambience, much more appealing than what the have at home. You can see their sad wistful little faces looking back longingly when the eventually leave their dump to trudge back to their cold damp bedsits.