As I said earlier, the club is hiring in buses from loads of places. B&H Buses may be able to oblige with something, but even if they can, it's evidently not enough.
That may account for this week. But it doesn't account for next week's Rotherham match, nor any further weekday/weekend disruption due to this farcical 'emergency timetable'.
Like SASTA, Brighton & Hove Buses are also short-staffed - though unlike SASTA, they are actually doing something about...
There's no incentive for SASTA to do so, as they have no obligation to provide a good service.
In fact, the long game - patsies that they are - is to be as disruptive as possible in the hope that it will break the unions. SASTA (Charles Horton et al) are being paid to be in this for the...
I know Southern do arbitrarily cancel trains at a moment's notice, and I'm not doubting Martin Perry regarding the Rotherham game, but this is what's on National Rail Enquiries for next Tuesday; no reference to Falmer being closed after 5pm. So, if this was the case, at what point were SASTA...
No, this really is down to SASTA.
There was no strike or any kind of industrial action on Saturday, yet Southern arbitrarily cancelled all trains out of Brighton towards London, save the 28 and 58 minutes past each hour to Victoria. Thameslink weren't running at all.
And this on Pride day.
Probably not, sadly. But throw into the mix that the Albion are Southern's bigges individual customer, one would think that would count for something.
However, while the club tries to negotiate with willing middle managers at SASTA, those at the top of the hierarchy don't even bother to reply...