Millwall - Boxing Day 2012

[halbpro]

Just a thought: Does anyone know what the maximum capacity of the car parks + park and ride + special buses is?

 

[Barry Izbak]

So on a wider point, do we think that we will never play a home game on Boxing day again?

That would be a shame.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Dunno if it will be 27/12 either (although in reality this may be the case) because that only leaves 24hrs before our next game against Watford on the 29/12

Have you not heard. They have moved the Watford match as the January Sales start that Saturday and extra pressure on the transport infrastructure would be unmanageable.

 

[Simster]

So on a wider point, do we think that we will never play a home game on Boxing day again?

That would be a shame.

Yes, but only if a train service was running. I'm sure it has run on Boxing Days in the past, so it might do so again.

 

[Spiros]

Pay £11 for a car parking space? Get somebody to drop you off? Book a place on one of the coach services that pick up fans from around Sussex and drop them off within 50 yards of The Amex?

Both the coach services and parking spaces are very limited - certainly not nearly enough to get everyone here. Me? If it's still on I'll drive - first to Mill Road P&R and if that's full then it's off to Coldean for some on-street parking, though I doubt the locals will be very welcoming. With neighbours like you who needs 'travellers'?

 

[Giraffe]

So in short the game is likely to be moved but no one knows yet to when?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Have to say I agree with [MENTION=4417]The Complete Badger[/MENTION] on this one. Perhaps they will find a way to run trains between Brighton and Farmer despite the rest of the line being closed like they ocassionally managed at withdrawn (Preston park) when the rest of the mainline was closed. fatboy slim worked ok with no trains too.

A fair point. And the Albion will have all the park and ride, university and BF parking at their disposal which Fatboy didnt.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

How on earth would you be able to prove the actual crowd in attendance? The figure that is announced these days is the number of tickets sold.

Yeah i forgot that until Bozza said that - would be much better if it didnt change.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

have you not heard. They have moved the watford match as the january sales start that saturday and extra pressure on the transport infrastructure would be unmanageable.

lolz

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yes, but only if a train service was running. I'm sure it has run on Boxing Days in the past, so it might do so again.

You reckon the white flag waving bottle jobs at Southern Rail might consider running a train service on Boxing Day? Have you been drinking?

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

A fair point. And the Albion will have all the park and ride, university and BF parking at their disposal which Fatboy didnt.

There was trains to get people there though and a bus every 5 minutes to get people back into Brighton afterwards. It also didnt have about 20,000 attending. There was parking for BBB5 and a P&R may of also ran to one of the sites.

You cant compare both as they are totally different.

 

[Hove Seagull]

It's 2012! (well, almost 2013, by then). It's really a bit backward to not have trains running on Boxing day, isn't it?

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

There was trains to get people there though and a bus every 5 minutes to get people back into Brighton afterwards. It also didnt have about 20,000 attending. There was parking for BBB5 and a P&R may of also ran to one of the sites.

You cant compare both as they are totally different.

Plus one is happening on a major bank holiday. Extra cost of paying drivers etc to consider.

 

[Medwayseagull]

It's 2012! (well, almost 2013, by then). It's really a bit backward to not have trains running on Boxing day, isn't it?

Presumably you work on Boxing Day.

 

[Ernest]

You reckon the white flag waving bottle jobs at Southern Rail might consider running a train service on Boxing Day? Have you been drinking?

Have you ?

 

[Hove Seagull]

It was less than 14,000 ten minutes ago!

Also, what's to say there can't be a bus every five minutes after Millwall?

I'm not sure there are enough buses in the system to compensate for no trains. Judging by some of the old wrecks that are used on Matchdays, it would appear that every avaialble bus is already being used.

 

[Hove Seagull]

Presumably you work on Boxing Day.

When I need to.

 

[DJ Leon]

To think that we might never have a home Boxing Day fixture again leaves me feeling very sad. We have to be able to make it work.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

It was less than 14,000 ten minutes ago!

Also, what's to say there can't be a bus every five minutes after Millwall?

Because it will cost a hell of a lot more to run than a Saturday night in July ?

To think that we might never have a home Boxing Day fixture again leaves me feeling very sad. We have to be able to make it work.

There could still be, just not at the Amex as were heavily reliant on public transport.