Hove station CLOSED on Sunday

[Herr Tubthumper]

Unbelievable. Utterly unbelievable.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Just how many people are they expecting on Sunday? Massively overestimating by the looks of it. Hove seem to manage well with numbers after cricket evenings.

I have a horrible feeling Sunday is going to be a bit embarrassing. Had the season not petered out the way it did, and had the various excessive parade measures not been applied, it might be a bit different.

 

[Barry Izbak]

I'm afraid this is going to be embarrassing in terms of turn out.
Over controlled and over managed.

 

[Beach Hut]

I'm afraid this is going to be embarrassing in terms of turn out.
Over controlled and over managed.

I fear for this and the reason why I am not bothering

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

I have a horrible feeling Sunday is going to be a bit embarrassing. Had the season not petered out the way it did, and had the various excessive parade measures not been applied, it might be a bit different.

Numbers will be reasonable thanks to the weather forecast but no need to turn the lawns into zones. A bit of rain and people wouldn't bother.

 

[Easy 10]

I'm afraid this is going to be embarrassing in terms of turn out.
Over controlled and over managed.

I wouldn't take all the serial grizzlers, whingers and hand-wringers on NSC as any kind of barometer. If the weather is decent then the turnout will be good.

 

[sparkie]

I wouldn't take all the serial grizzlers, whingers and hand-wringers on NSC as any kind of barometer. If the weather is decent then the turnout will be good.

Indeed. The locals will descend en masse.

If a few NSC malcontents miss out on the party then so what ?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The locals will descend en masse.

This is a Hove station closure/exit only thread.

The locals will descend en masse on Hove station at precisely the end of the station closure/exit only two hour window (6.30pm - 8.30pm), a window which is presumably designed to prevent overcrowding at the station. That's the exact same two hour window when the bulk of the people will be at Hove Lawns watching the big screens. So the overcrowding will actually start at 8.30pm. #southernfail

 

[BN9 BHA]

I'm afraid this is going to be embarrassing in terms of turn out.
Over controlled and over managed.

I think thousands will line up along the route from the Pier to Hove Lawns.

 

[Notters]

I think thousands will line up along the route from the Pier to Hove Lawns.

Yep, though due to the late timing expect a lot by the pier and fewer by the stage. That's what we're doing.

 

[knocky1]

They may need to Trump up the turnout. I'm sure it will be amazing, it's going to be just great.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Yep, though due to the late timing expect a lot by the pier and fewer by the stage. That's what we're doing.

I will probably stand along from the pier, not sure exactly where.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Yep, though due to the late timing expect a lot by the pier and fewer by the stage. That's what we're doing.

Reckon the vast majority of folks like me and thee will opt for hanging out by the pier and trot alongside the only bus that matters for a little bit, rather than be stuck in some crappy holding pen for hours on end. Which probably means a huge number of people hanging out by the pier.

Funny how the club's most iconic moments tend to be in spite of the club's officially sanctioned instructions, rather than because of them. The people will decide. Long may it remain so!

 

[The Large One]

We're on our wa-a-ay!
We're on our wa-a-ay!
To Aldrington...
We're on our wa-a-ay!
How do we get there?
I don't know.
No idea where it is...

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

You have to wonder about Southern Fail though.

In the Goldstone days there would sometimes be crowds of up to 30k including rival fans, so much fun at the station back then. And look at the present day, with Falmer hosting of crowds near 30k and Flamer station is smaller than Hove.

As somebody said earlier, maybe it's because there's no money to be made by SF, only to be lost be employing extra staff.

 

[tigertim68]

Makes me laugh ,they ask you to use public transport then shut Hove station

 

[Lord Bracknell]

They are keeping open the option of extending the "No access to the trains" period, if anything like a queue shows a sign of building up.

I have to say, as someone who worked as a public transport planner for most of my working life, that I would be ashamed if I was responsible for this decision. Yes, there can be safety issues when demand for services spikes, but the job of the decision maker is to overcome those problems, not just cave in.

But this is SASTA, of course.