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No. The bonfire societies provide their own marshals to look after the crowds and, for years, they have been asking the train operators not to promote travel to Lewes on the Fifth. It's not that long ago that I remember sharing a pint or two of Harvey's in a Lewes pub with an OFF-DUTY...

Indeed. My need is to get to and from the match and the only practical option is to travel by train. If the deal with Southern is cancelled, and the standard timetable is all that is available, the trains won't have enough space for me and thousands more to travel.

I believe that the practice of not providing a train service for concerts was agreed by the Travel Group. Don't ask me to justify that decision, though. Did it have anything to do with the concert promoter being unwilling to fund the extra trains?

Extra trains are an ESSENTIAL part of the stadium travel plan, which is agreed by all the parties involved in getting people to or from events at the stadium. That group includes the train and bus operators and the Police, as well as the City Council. Pulling out of the deal isn't an option...