[Albion] FA Cup fourth round v Chelsea [8pm on 8/2/24]

[Zeberdi]

8pm on Saturday?

And it’s on telly?

Okay. I’ll watch on the telly then.

Quite.

No way to back to Norfolk after the match - even if I stay over in London and travel home Sunday, nightmare engineering works at the weekend, no Thameslink out of London and Sunday services to boot - a perfect public transport storm afaic.

This lazy couch potato bad fan will probably bow out of this one.

(Unless I decide to book a hotel in Brighton for the weekend)

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Wish they’d hurry up and sort it. It’s my 60th birthday that weekend and I’m getting grief from ‘er indoors trying to organise it. Naturally I won’t commit to anything until I know when the match is going to be.

I just mentioned to my wife that the Chelsea PL game is 8pm Valentines night and does she want a ticket. “No, you’d enjoy it better without me and we can go out anytime “

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Live on ITV - think I'm going to be a BAD FAN...

I just hope the coverage is as good as this was

 

[keaton]

Exeter's reward for getting through and drawing the team in 3rd in the PL is Tuesday at 8pm

 

[Vaughan Storm]

TV it is for me, first time I've said that in 3 years. Not accepting getting in to Worthing at 1-1.30 potentially (due to pens)

 

[A1X]

I’m afraid there’s nothing for it, the Chelsea fans will have to be held back until the trains are cleared

3am should do it

 

[Right Back]

Sounds like a lot of people are hoping we don’t get Europe as that will also mean evening cup games.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Sounds like a lot of people are hoping we don’t get Europe as that will also mean evening cup games.

Why would it sound like that? Trains are better weekdays and we wouldn't play Marseille for instance, twice in the space of 6 days.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

TV it is for me, first time I've said that in 3 years. Not accepting getting in to Worthing at 1-1.30 potentially (due to pens)

Rare chance to show mass dissent. 25k STH stay at home and watch game on telly while 25k football tourists innocently try and take beer back to their seats

 

[Hometownglory]

What a horrendous kick off time. Think i'll stay home and watch on TV. Never thought I'd say that. Only missed 3 games at the Amex ever!

 

[Right Back]

Why would it sound like that? Trains are better weekdays and we wouldn't play Marseille for instance, twice in the space of 6 days.

How terrible playing Chelsea twice. 15 years ago we would have loved to. I will go to both and hope for 2 wins like most people.

 

[AstroSloth]

Crap... it's a fun kick off time but obvious travel nightmare. It'll probably sell out but I fear that we'll have far, far more than 4,500 Chelsea fans in the ground

Will have to go in the North for this one as WSL will be swarming with them

I live in Chichester and it's a nightmare to get back to for a game that late.

I've ended up stranded at Barnham a few times over the last few seasons.

 

[AstroSloth]

Sounds like a lot of people are hoping we don’t get Europe as that will also mean evening cup games.

Evening cup games that are clearly laid out at the start of the season I can plan around rather than 3 weeks notice.

 

[bluenitsuj]

Sounds like a lot of people are hoping we don’t get Europe as that will also mean evening cup games.

Wrong.

 

[bluenitsuj]

How terrible playing Chelsea twice. 15 years ago we would have loved to. I will go to both and hope for 2 wins like most people.

Good for you.

 

[Right Back]

Evening cup games that are clearly laid out at the start of the season I can plan around rather than 3 weeks notice.

Knock out stage of Europe will be a few weeks notice.

 

[torchieboy]

I live in Chichester and it's a nightmare to get back to for a game that late.

I've ended up stranded at Barnham a few times over the last few seasons.

There's a late train back on the 8th. Leaving Brighton at 12.10am

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

How terrible playing Chelsea twice. 15 years ago we would have loved to. I will go to both and hope for 2 wins like most people.

Not everyone feels the same. Plenty of us are veterans from our troubled times and before but to be honest I couldn't care less about Chelsea, they are pretty much my least favourite team in the whole of football. I love watching the Albion but the cost is expensive and like many of us, I am feeling my age. I will almost certainly go, but it's the height of hubris to heap approbrium on people who are exercising choice.

 

[Right Back]

No problem with people choosing not to go. Don’t know why they always share that they won’t be.

 

[Simster]

I hope we give Chelsea 10,000 tickets because otherwise the home end is going to be full of them.