Thanks Barnsley, I've got tickets to AMEX.

[Official Old Man]

Thanks to Barnsley not taking up their full allocation of tickets I've managed to get two in the South Stand for the game. After months of waiting I'M ON MY WAY TO AMEX, ON MY WAY TO AMEX, LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA

 

[The Large One]

Smart.

Be interesting to see how the players respond by kicking towards home fans in both halves.

 

[empire]

enjoy

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Out of inerest, how many seats available in the South for home fans?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Will they change the lighting to blue and white, and have pictures of Albion legends on the walls? Or just Paul Rogers?

 

[ForeverAGull]

Smart.

Be interesting to see how the players respond by kicking towards home fans in both halves.

ive got a feeling the fans in the south stand wont be to loud though which could make a big difference

 

[fozzie's headband]

Out of inerest, how many seats available in the South for home fans?

1,000

 

[Eagle Slayer]

Out of inerest, how many seats available in the South for home fans?

Blocks C & D are available to home fans so half the South Stand , 1200 ? Not many Barnsley fans at Pompey saturday so probably not many bothering for this game either .

 

[Lady Whistledown]

ive got a feeling the fans in the south stand wont be to loud though which could make a big difference

Au contraire, they'll be next to the away fans, which tends to automatically generate a response.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

1,000

Cool, enough to generate a bit of noise then

 

[Max Paper]

I'm assuming the home support in the south stand wont be sharing the south concourse with the Barnsley fans? WILL THEY? ? ?

 

[Kumquat]

I think many did the same when Withdean used to sell out. I remember a lively atmosphere when I went in with the Port Vale fans!

 

[shaolinpunk]

People keep hoping for a three way 'We the xxxx stand, we're the xxxx stand, we're the xxxx stand Brighton boys' chant, but could this be the first four way chant?

 

[ForeverAGull]

Au contraire, they'll be next to the away fans, which tends to automatically generate a response.

could be the first game for 3/4 of them which could mean they wont know what to sing?

 

[Kumquat]

I sense a rousing chorus of "We're the south stand, we're the south stand, we're the south stand brighton boys" followed by a mass ejection.

 

[shaolinpunk]

could be the first game for 3/4 of them which could mean they wont know what to sing?

Slightly presumptuous...

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Smart.

Be interesting to see how the players respond by kicking towards home fans in both halves.

It's the intention eventually that when the corners are filled in away fans are given half the south stand and the eastern corner, unless for Cup games where 15% is required.

 

[ForeverAGull]

Slightly presumptuous...

please explain

 

[shaolinpunk]

Assuming that 75% of people who get a ticket in the South Stand have never been to a game and subsequently won't know what to sing and won't generate an atmosphere.

Maybe I'm wrong but that just seems a bit presumptuous that it will just be plastic JCLs. Hope I'm wrong anyway.

 

[Kumquat]

please explain

Given that they just have to sing the same thing back but replace the relevant stand with "South Stand" suggests you might be presuming they're all stupid?