Also there's now a whole generation /bulge (our Amex baby boomers) of Amex kids/fans who have grown up with Championship or PL football in an amazing stadium. 24/25 is Season 13. My lad who was holding my hand and drinking hot chocolate when he first went in August 2011 is now downing pints of Cruzcampo at half time and just as committed at the age of 23.
A zero stop 16 mile trip on a seagulls travel coach from Polegate to the Amex and back again is £22.35 per person, through in a few cup matches that's £500 a year.
Cheaper for me and a mate to take the train down from London for home games!
Agree my daughter was nine when the Amex opened and she became a season ticket holder. She will be 22 this year and after fours years at Uni, will be a season ticket holder again next year. She has zero interest in any other team and only has eyes for Brighton.
He had to race home to take the pasta off the hob, having been informed that his chef was sick.
So, you're generally in favour of the alternative setup then.
I get it with Mitoma and I sort of get what you are saying about kids - however, my next door neighbours 10 year old boy didn't care much for football, played a bit of FIFA on his play station, "supported" Brighton but we did and gave him some flags as and when we had them at games. Then we bought him with us to the Leeds game last season and he became a footballaholic over night, he is now obsessed with FIFA and if you asked him who "random player" plays for he will tell you and probably tell you who he was signed from. He's been to quite a few matches with us since in the NS, knows all the words to all the songs (he changes the rude ones) even managed to get him to the Forest away game this year. But he is really excited when we tell him he is coming to a game as he wants to see the big names from the opposition and this is what he is looking most forward to before a game....BUT, when when the match starts he is 100% a Brighton fan and is as happy as the rest of us when Salah misses an easy chance and as stressed when Spurs scored their 2nd and almost a 3rd at Christmas.
I used it once this season and it was pretty full, I think it starts in Hailsham, it did use to start in Hastings so its not just Polegate to Falmer
Funny that, but I never saw thousands of Japanese at the Amex until Mitoma arrived. I wonder how many will continue to come after he leaves?
I agree with you about Mitoma - I'd love to know the AlbionMitoma+ membership numbers compared to the total membership
He probably did more damage to it when scoring his thunderbastard in his first game back.
Most of the ST coaches are 49 seats or less - one seat is usually reserved for the Steward (if they have one on the route). If you buy their season ticket (payable in instalments) it is cheaper.
Yep I can relate to that with my lad too.
First and last post on NSC.
Seagull Travel are a travel agency in this, not the coach operator.
Tsk! Italians, eh?
