[Albion] Stadium Observations

[Krafty]

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[halbpro]

On transport, I still don’t understand why another platform hasn’t been put in at Falmer to allow for a shuttle service.

Where would you put another platform? You can't put it north of the line, there's various buildings there. South of the line there might be barely enough space, but you'd have to entirely redo the footbridge and probably have to take some of the land that Brighton University own. It would also become a FAR bigger project that side, as there's a hill that would require a lot of excavation.

You'd also likely run into platform capacity issues at Brighton station and line capacity issues between Falmer and Brighton. There's no scope to expand line capacity at all given there's several bridges and a tunnel.

 

[Skaville]

Let’s accept that we can’t expand the north stand. It’s then a case of maximising the noise from the small amount of fans in it. I’ve always assumed the major issue is the roof, which is far too high. Could we put in a lower false roof in? It would ruin the cosmetics but improve the acoustics.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I've been to several stadiums in the 92, and in terms of location/transport, ours is one of the worst. What is there to do in Falmer?

At least there's something to do near the other grounds and/or a nearby hotel.

Several you say?
Crikey.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

On transport, I still don’t understand why another platform hasn’t been put in at Falmer to allow for a shuttle service. Or why not build a city tram service that can serve the Lewes Road and Falmer. The latter would benefit all the office development up the Lewes Road as well.

Do you realise the IMMENSE cost of that, plus having the roads all dug up for at least a couple of years.

How big do you want your council tax to be?

 

[Guinness Boy]

I've been to several stadiums in the 92, and in terms of location/transport, ours is one of the worst. What is there to do in Falmer?

At least there's something to do near the other grounds and/or a nearby hotel (for the traveling fans).

So we’ve gone from “worst transport in the Premier League”, to “one of the worst” to “no hotel for away fans” in three paragraphs

Nobody’s queuing up to stay in a hotel in Aston or Norwood for absolute certain. But that’s not really a travel criteria.

Neither is stuff to do in Falmer (where home fans can have good food, beer and the early game in The Swan).

 

[Motogull]

To be next to a dual carriageway and a station sounds great but you can only go in three directions by road when exiting with poor 'pinched' entries to them. The 'walk there's are low in total I reckon. A P&R near Lewes, with a collection and drop off using the A27 bus stops would be a boost. Roofs over the train queuing areas would be good, and the bus stops.

I was where we normally have noise, but let's face it a bus-parking visiting team on a miserable Monday night in January is a tough one to get bouncing over.

 

[Krafty]

So we’ve gone from “worst transport in the Premier League”, to “one of the worst” to “no hotel for away fans” in three paragraphs

Nobody’s queuing up to stay in a hotel in Aston or Norwood for absolute certain. But that’s not really a travel criteria.

Neither is stuff to do in Falmer (where home fans can have good food, beer and the early game in The Swan).

Okay, fine. The transport is not the worst in the Premier League; that goes to Aston Villa. Are you satisfied now?

That doesn't excuse our sh*t transport system though. I nearly got crushed waiting for a train once.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Let’s accept that we can’t expand the north stand. It’s then a case of maximising the noise from the small amount of fans in it. I’ve always assumed the major issue is the roof, which is far too high. Could we put in a lower false roof in? It would ruin the cosmetics but improve the acoustics.

I really can't accept that. Take out the offices and open up that space. There might be a few visible girders and stuff but where there's a will ...

 

[Motogull]

I really can't accept that. Take out the offices and open up that space. There might be a few visible girders and stuff but where there's a will ...

Whilst you're at it, C4 the plod box and extend the shelf round to mirror the other end please.

 

[Is it PotG?]

I'll certainly buy that the trains aren't the best, but last night underlined another major flaw.
Having watched the staff load the wheelchair fans steadily on to the locomotive, the remaining passengers with sticks etc were then barged out of the way with surges from every direction through the doors, even treading over the loaded wheelchairs.
Awful behaviour.

 

[dazzer6666]

I'll certainly buy that the trains aren't the best, but last night underlined another major flaw.
Having watched the staff load the wheelchair fans steadily on to the locomotive, the remaining passengers with sticks etc were then barged out of the way with surges from every direction through the doors, even treading over the loaded wheelchairs.
Awful behaviour.

The flaw there is that some people are ***ts.

 

[Stat Brother]

Buy Stoke's stadium and relocate it.

No problem with atmosphere there even when it's half empty.

 

[pocketseagull]

Surprising that more people don't walk back to the city really. From some of the nightmares I read on here it can't be that much longer than waiting for a train and definitely beats standing in the cold.

 

[crodonilson]

Don't know how Wolverhampton have the audacity of moaning about our home atmosphere

Firstly they couldn't sell out last night, piss poor following with loads of empty seats in the away end, then they barely raised a murmur.

Secondly their home atmosphere is one of the worst in the PL, and they are probably the most DULL team in the league. No wonder pour fans can't get motivated against such a depressing footballing backwater with no PL history to speak of.

Not many home atmopshere's are especially noisy with the exception of Villa Park and the City Ground.

 

[clapham_gull]

Transport is likely the worst in the Premier League.

Fulham ? Liverpool ? Everton ?

Definitely not the worst. In fact there are very few where it's easy to get that amount of people out at the same time.

 

[clapham_gull]

Nobody’s queuing up to stay in a hotel in Aston or Norwood for absolute certain.

There are some specialist holiday providers catering for that sort of market.

 

[Machiavelli]

Funnily enough the only Wolves chant I heard on the telly was Doo, doo, doo, Football in a library.

We sit deep into the south end of the WSU, and it was pretty much all they sang, although last night it was loibrary. It's the WORST song around.

 

[MattBackHome]

Atmosphere yesterday was abysmal, from both sets of fans. Travel shit as well but that's to be expected. Took me longer to get back to Portslade than it did to get back from Bowers & Pitsea last Monday

My highlight however was going into Dicks for the first time in YEARS and finding it to be all done up. Lovely in there now, not at all like the airport departure gate it once was. Well done Barbs x

 

[jackalbion]

So true. It's the equivalent of being stuck in a traffic jam rather than driving a longer route and arriving at a similar time. People psychologically hate queuing because they feel helpless and like they aren't getting anywhere.

The queues up the ramp and across the bridge to the eastbound platform were as bad last night as I've ever seen them, as no-one had any inclination (or money) to stay for a beer. Southern did a good job, though, the trains ran to time and everyone queued patiently. Believe me, the trains are so much better than a limited capacity tram or monorail service which would be swamped post-match.

PG (Behavioural Transport Economist)

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