[Albion] New fan zone - "The Terrace"

[chaileyjem]

Agree.
There's a hefty proportion of supporters who need to leave asap because of long travel journeys ahead, non-drinking as driving at some point soon, doesn't work with mix of kids or other family etc etc.

Of course . But There's 30,000 fans leaving -and it only takes a very small percentage of them to change behaviour to make a material difference to train capacity/queues (or car park exits)

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

So much negativity on here. It is not compulsory to use the new fan zone.

Agree - But wouldn't you like the club to do everything that it possibly could to make post match travel better? It might stop quite so many empty seats in the East stand after 80 minutes (even when we're thrashing Chelsea)

 

[Uter]

I suspect, like others, that this will be extremely popular. There's no room to expand it, so I wonder if we'll see a second such facility spring up somewhere around the Amex in a few years.

 

[Commander]

* displays could be used for a "Fan Wall" display showing live social media reactions and fan photos from the match they just watched (I have seen similar things at computer conferences).

This would be amazing

A whole wall of people losing their shit and demanding FAB OUT when we've just dared to draw against the 12th best team in the UK.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wonder if Uncle Sams has bagged any of the food outlets? That would be a game-changer

 

[huzzah]

This would be amazing

A whole wall of people losing their shit and demanding FAB OUT when we've just dared to draw against the 12th best team in the UK.

perhaps we only turn it on when we win!

 

[el punal]

Agree - But wouldn't you like the club to do everything that it possibly could to make post match travel better? It might stop quite so many empty seats in the East stand after 80 minutes (even when we're thrashing Chelsea)

I’m afraid it seems to be the same old insurmountable problem. The club can kick and scream all they like on our behalf but we are at the behest of the transport providers. They will trot out the same old reasons/excuses - lack of rolling stock, no available staff, not enough buses blah! blah! - particularly for evening games. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a Plan B in any of this.

 

[RandyWanger]

First time in history I managed to get an 02 phone signal / WiFi whilst stationary in he coach park, have they improved the signal or did the c3,000 no shows make the difference?

o2 is absolutely terrible in any busy area.

I’m afraid it seems to be the same old insurmountable problem. The club can kick and scream all they like on our behalf but we are at the behest of the transport providers. They will trot out the same old reasons/excuses - lack of rolling stock, no available staff, not enough buses blah! blah! - particularly for evening games. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a Plan B in any of this.

monorail

 

[ROSM]

The Seven Stars

I dont think the name recovered from being added to the pay to use 'family' bar that was in east stand that replaced a free family bar (called the east stand bar) there before

 

[pigmanovich]

o2 is absolutely terrible in any busy area.

Still better than Three!

 

[Dick Swiveller]

o2 is absolutely terrible in any busy area.


monorail

Keeping the dream alive.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

 

[chaileyjem]

Agree - But wouldn't you like the club to do everything that it possibly could to make post match travel better? It might stop quite so many empty seats in the East stand after 80 minutes (even when we're thrashing Chelsea)

Given that their hands are tied to a certain extent - Spending £15m !! on something that (they hope) staggers travel journeys, will change the matchday for thousands (if they want to) and have an impact on pre and post match queues is quite the intervention. At the very least offering somewhere else to sit down, go to the loo , eat and have a cup of tea or a pint and watch football on big screens if you want to , instead of going home straightaway might be "naked commercial greed" for some or missing the point for others (sorting out signage, queue management and shelter is BAU and could be better) but i'd say its very welcome for most.

 

[amexer]

Lets face it all well and good if it helps travel a little but the reason it will be there is to increase income stream

 

[chaileyjem]

Lets face it all well and good if it helps travel a little but the reason it will be there is to increase income stream

Why is that a bad thing ? Don't the club want to sell more food and drink ? (and provide better facilities ? )

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Given that their hands are tied to a certain extent - Spending £15m !! on something that (they hope) staggers travel journeys, will change the matchday for thousands (if they want to) and have an impact on pre and post match queues is quite the intervention. At the very least offering somewhere else to sit down, go to the loo , eat and have a cup of tea or a pint and watch football on big screens if you want to , instead of going home straightaway might be "naked commercial greed" for some or missing the point for others (sorting out signage, queue management and shelter is BAU and could be better) but i'd say its very welcome for most.

Two separate subjects.

New Fanzone - wonderful, great, brilliant - but not sure at 10.00pm how many will use it after evening games when the biggest problem is....

It would, iIMO, cost a lot less to cover the P&R queues and teach stewards how to load coaches and busses quicker - plus some management of traffic lights etc...

 

[el punal]

o2 is absolutely terrible in any busy area.


monorail

I wish!

 

[brighton_tom]

Lets face it all well and good if it helps travel a little but the reason it will be there is to increase income stream

So?

More money for the club... tick!
A new bar for the fans to enjoy.... tick!
An attempt at helping the current travel problems...tick!

 

[schmunk]

Agree - But wouldn't you like the club to do everything that it possibly could to make post match travel better? It might stop quite so many empty seats in the East stand after 80 minutes (even when we're thrashing Chelsea)

People will leave at 80 minutes to secure themselves a table in the Terrace and watch the end of the match on the telly...

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

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Does the sign on that carriage say Carnie Stadium? If this is a joint venture with Palace to build a monorail between the two stadiums I hope we’ve asked for their contribution up front.