[Albion] Premier League Summer Series - Philladelphia, Atlanta and New Jersey 22-28/7/23

[Change at Barnham]

These fixtures annoyingly clash with the 4th and 5th Ashes test matches.

 

[worthingseagull123]

Okay. True. I’ll play.

You could argue that by flying out there, they are raising the profile of the PL, which brings more money in, which pays more taxes and levies towards climate change initiatives. In a way, they’re saving the planet.

Not really. English clubs in all divisions often fly abroad summer tournament.

And how many of us take 3-4 return flights per year for city breaks, beach holidays each year?

Aviation is not the issue, many make it out to be.

 

[Raphael Meade]

Being a brit in North America is hilarious because nobody here bats an eyelid at a 7-8 hour drive in one shift. I've left work on a Friday at 3pm and driven 7 hours to revelstoke to snowboard saturday and sunday, to drive back 4/5pm Sunday another 7-8 hours.

Back home, I can't convince my mates to drive from Saltdean to Worthing for the day! I'm driving to Santa Cruz for Christmas (16 hours each way), my family think i'm crazy

I can (and will) do Atlanta round trip in the day - quick 5 hour flight in the AM, 11pm flight home after the game, fly with the time zones to be in bed by 2.30am. Proper away day.

 

[Nicks]

Booked our flights through American Airlines Multi City.

 

[edna krabappel]

Tulsa, maybe?

But do you know the way to San Jose?

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

But do you know the way to San Jose?

No no no no no no no no no no

 

[Badger]

I'm probably mis-remembering where they were from - it was definitely 24 hours of driving

I have a few friends who drive down to Florida at least once a year. It's about 20 hours from Toronto and they think nothing of it. A lot of retired people drive down there for the winter.

I drove on the aforementioned trip to Philly. Around 9 hours of driving plus a couple of hours to stop and stuff our faces with American diner food.

 

[ATL_GULL]

holy crap - unbelievable Brighton are coming here to Atlanta...who would have ever thought!

 

[sir_gullahad]

I can't be the only one that thinks they may struggle to shift 71,000 tickets for Brentford v Brighton, am I?

Absolutely love the ridiculousness of this all.

It looks like the game is a double header with the Chelsea v Newcastle game.

Obviously, most will head for the exits after the main event.

 

[Baldseagull]

Being a brit in North America is hilarious because nobody here bats an eyelid at a 7-8 hour drive in one shift. I've left work on a Friday at 3pm and driven 7 hours to revelstoke to snowboard saturday and sunday, to drive back 4/5pm Sunday another 7-8 hours.

Back home, I can't convince my mates to drive from Saltdean to Worthing for the day! I'm driving to Santa Cruz for Christmas (16 hours each way), my family think i'm crazy

7-8 hours of driving is ok, but over here it would be 3 hours of driving, whilst avoiding potholes, interspersed with a total of 6 hours of queuing, navigating detours for road closures, and driving off motorway to find a petrol station where you can fill up and grab a sandwich without having to take a mortgage out.

 

[ATL_GULL]

It looks like the game is a double header with the Chelsea v Newcastle game.

Obviously, most will head for the exits after the main event.

being a Brighton fan here in Atlanta, the first game (brighton/brentford) will absolutely struggle to fill the building.

 

[Easy 10]

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Anyone watching us playing in THIS stadium can have my jealousy. Wow.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

Does all this mean we won't get our usual UK based pre-season games this year? That would be disappointing.

 

[Badger]

7-8 hours of driving is ok, but over here it would be 3 hours of driving, whilst avoiding potholes, interspersed with a total of 6 hours of queuing, navigating detours for road closures, and driving off motorway to find a petrol station where you can fill up and grab a sandwich without having to take a mortgage out.

That sounds a lot like Toronto!

 

[Yes Chef]

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Anyone watching us playing in THIS stadium can have my jealousy. Wow.

Yeah, my first thought for the Atlanta game, incredible venue even for a friendly

 

[albionalex]

I can (and will) do Atlanta round trip in the day - quick 5 hour flight in the AM, 11pm flight home after the game, fly with the time zones to be in bed by 2.30am. Proper away day.

Bit risky to assume no delays?

 

[Nicks]

Yeah, my first thought for the Atlanta game, incredible venue even for a friendly

My Brother is a STH there and says it's out of this world.

 

[Taybha]

What's the ball park figure for return flights ? I'd be amazed if I could actually afford to go but what a cracking tour that is.

 

[dazzer6666]

What's the ball park figure for return flights ? I'd be amazed if I could actually afford to go but what a cracking tour that is.

Around £7-800 based on going in/out of Newark or JFK (plus another £1-200 for an internal flight depending on what games you want to do). Skyscanner.net is your friend.

 

[BrightonCottager]

I definitely won't be going, but I can understand why Fulham have done this as we have a lot of US fans because of past US stars( including McBride and Dempsey), current players ( Ream and Robinson) and our owners being US and also owning a US NFL team and a wrestling franchise.