The Boxing Day Myth

[Guinness Boy]

Out for a quick pint in my local last night. Group of blokes at the bar talking. In the time it took me to order a round I heard them loudly assert the following untruths as definite fact:

1. Brighton are definitely away on Boxing Day this season
2. This is because we're "not allowed" to use the Amex on Boxing Day.
3. This in turn is because there is only a Sunday service on the trains on Boxing Days and trains don't stop at Falmer on Sundays.

The barman told them he thought we were at home but they looked at him like he was mad. When such mis information is being openly discussed as fact around town it's no wonder there are so many dodgy transfer rumours out there.

 

[Bladders]

..............hear anything on Owen or Forlan?

 

[Guinness Boy]

..............hear anything on Owen or Forlan?

I suspect they moved on to that when I was back in the beer garden....

 

[AZ Gull]

One of them was undoubtedly [MENTION=205]Tom Hark, Preston Park[/MENTION]

Boxing Day game guaranteed to be moved. Anybody believe the club when they say it won't be?

There's no trains on Boxing Day. Never is. The game won't/can't happen for that reason. SOMEBODY will move it. Nothing surer.

 

[Garage_Doors]

So are we playing at home on Boxing Day?

 

[crodonilson]

Could be wrong but I don't believe there is ANY train service on Boxing Day.

Out for a quick pint in my local last night. Group of blokes at the bar talking. In the time it took me to order a round I heard them loudly assert the following untruths as definite fact:

1. Brighton are definitely away on Boxing Day this season
2. This is because we're "not allowed" to use the Amex on Boxing Day.
3. This in turn is because there is only a Sunday service on the trains on Boxing Days and trains don't stop at Falmer on Sundays.

The barman told them he thought we were at home but they looked at him like he was mad. When such mis information is being openly discussed as fact around town it's no wonder there are so many dodgy transfer rumours out there.

 

[Hillian1]

Could be wrong but I don't believe there is ANY train service on Boxing Day.

Main Line only I think, and a restricted service.
[MENTION=1416]Ernest[/MENTION] will be able to confirm.

 

[8ace]

Is it a myth that we could have faced point deductions if we didn't stage a home games on Boxing Day if that was what the fixture computer had dealt us

 

[severnside gull]

Is it a myth that we could have faced point deductions if we didn't stage a home games on Boxing Day if that was what the fixture computer had dealt us

Yes (it's a myth)

 

[The Large One]

Is it a myth that we could have faced point deductions if we didn't stage a home games on Boxing Day if that was what the fixture computer had dealt us

No.

The Football League threatened Brighton with sanctions (fine / points deduction) if we could not fulfil our fixture obligation against Millwall in 2012. Paul Barber came up with a solution which suited Millwall and the Football League (bring it forward nine days).

The club has since said it will fulfil the Boxing Day fixture on Boxing Day.

Will cost a a few quid, I expect.

 

[severnside gull]

Is it a myth that we could have faced point deductions if we didn't stage a home games on Boxing Day if that was what the fixture computer had dealt us

Yes (it's a myth)

 

[8ace]

No.

The Football League threatened Brighton with sanctions (fine / points deduction) if we could not fulfil our fixture obligation against Millwall in 2012. Paul Barber came up with a solution which suited Millwall and the Football League (bring it forward nine days).

The club has since said it will fulfil the Boxing Day fixture on Boxing Day.

Will cost a a few quid, I expect.

Less than the cost of making up the lost points or the fine I'd imagine though.

 

[The Large One]

Less than the cost of making up the lost points or the fine I'd imagine though.

Don't know. Depends on the level of the fine.

Bus and train drivers are on triple time on Boxing Day, I believe - and (I could be wrong here), I recall someone senior in the club stating that the bus contract doesn't currently cover Boxing Day.

Then there's the point that, while the mainline might be running, the cost of opening all stations in between - and that's just the stations within the BHA travel zone - would be astronomical.

 

[sparkie]

Paul Barber is trying to engineer Ice and Blizzards for Boxing Day, I guess.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

After the saga of 2012, I would like to think a plan of action has been worked out. There's been 18 months to plan for it.

Of course, another option that would have the club jumping in delight is if the game were to be moved to the next day for TV. That is a serious long shot though.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Out for a quick pint in my local last night. Group of blokes at the bar talking. In the time it took me to order a round I heard them loudly assert the following untruths as definite fact:

1. Brighton are definitely away on Boxing Day this season
2. This is because we're "not allowed" to use the Amex on Boxing Day.
3. This in turn is because there is only a Sunday service on the trains on Boxing Days and trains don't stop at Falmer on Sundays.

The barman told them he thought we were at home but they looked at him like he was mad. When such mis information is being openly discussed as fact around town it's no wonder there are so many dodgy transfer rumours out there.

Its you that has it all wrong. Those blokes in the pub told me.

 

[Harry H]

It's a myth that fixtures are produced at random by a computer.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

So do we have a home game boxing day?

 

[beorhthelm]

Then there's the point that, while the mainline might be running, the cost of opening all stations in between - and that's just the stations within the BHA travel zone - would be astronomical.

i thought the main issue is that the entire east bound line is shut, no trains to or through Falmer. so not so much a matter of opening a few stations on the Brighton mainline (which could remain shut, think thats beyond clubs responsibility), its a matter of lighting up the track from Brighton to Lewes.

on the other hand, it may not be to difficult (cost aside) to arrange a two or three train shuttle Brighton to Lewes given there is nothing else.

 

[Rookie]

Will be a huge embarrassment for the club if the game doesn't go ahead on Boxing day. Had the opportunity before the fixtures came out and also in the first few days after to say we can't play at home on Boxing day. After the Millwall game I pretty sure there was a statement saying that in future the club would ensure that they had plans in place to play on Boxing day