[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford *** Official Match Thread ***

[Weststander]

Well done to those who obviously ‘bothered’ to turn up and support their team. Strange game, completely scratch team, deserved 3 points. Superb effort from everyone

Did huge numbers of STH’s not attend?

 

[BNthree]

Did huge numbers of STH’s not attend?

There were plenty of empty seats about

 

[Sheebo]

Did huge numbers of STH’s not attend?

Huge. It was shocking tbh. I get it f***ed some people but those who just couldn’t be arsed to sort a cab or whatever let us down in my book. As I say, I’ll get some shit for this opinion, but there was way too many empty seats and it made the atmosphere pretty bad and didn’t help the team.

 

[dazzer6666]

Did huge numbers of STH’s not attend?

Maybe 5-6000 perhaps ?

 

[Sheebo]

Great night. Fully deserved victory, local lad and academy boy gets winning goal, Igor was immense, De Zerbi is a tactical nutcase, Groß is a genius and Palace were booed off the pitch by their ‘best fans in the country’.

Summed up perfectly mate

 

[Weststander]

Huge. It was shocking tbh. I get it f***ed some people but those who just couldn’t be arsed to sort a cab or whatever let us down in my book. As I say, I’ll get some shit for this opinion, but there was way too many empty seats and it made the atmosphere pretty bad and didn’t help the team.

I wonder if the ASLEF strike was a disaster for the hordes who come by train from Littlehampton, Worthing, Seaford, Eastbourne? In fairness to them.

 

[Sheebo]

I wonder if the ASLEF strike was a disaster for the hordes who come by train from Littlehampton, Worthing, Seaford, Eastbourne? In fairness to them.

Yeh maybe - and as I say, there are exceptions. But if you wanted to make it to the game you could have - that’s absolutely the bottom line.

 

[Dibdab]

Huge. It was shocking tbh. I get it f***ed some people but those who just couldn’t be arsed to sort a cab or whatever let us down in my book. As I say, I’ll get some shit for this opinion, but there was way too many empty seats and it made the atmosphere pretty bad and didn’t help the team.

Give it a rest mate. I’ve just got back to London, it took me three hours to drive down, car crash on a horribly busy A23 because of the trains. I’m glad I went but totally understand why lots of people that probably travel much further than you do for home games didn’t want to endure a horrible journey and very late night home. Stop being so precious.

 

[Weststander]

Yeh maybe - and as I say, there are exceptions. But if you wanted to make it to the game you could have - that’s absolutely the bottom line.

But how would the Eastbourne and Littlehampton supporters who always come by train get to the stadium, park? A midweek game makes it worse, at the weekend people have more time for more complicated methods.

This was sealed the moment Whelan announced yet another strike.

 

[Sheebo]

Give it a rest mate. I’ve just got back to London, it took me three hours to drive down, car crash on a horribly busy A23 because of the trains. I’m glad I went but totally understand why lots of people that probably travel much further than you do for home games didn’t want to endure a horrible journey and very late night home. Stop being so precious.

It’s not precious - I travelled about 7 hours today thanks. Was just disappointed with the amount of no shows. Fair play for coming but it’s not even midnight - nothing compared to midweek away games at Stoke on a Tuesday etc..!

 

[Sheebo]

But how would the Eastbourne and Littlehampton supporters who always come by train get to the stadium, park? A midweek game makes it worse, at the weekend people have more time for more complicated methods.

This was sealed the moment Whelan announced yet another strike.

Drive to somewhere and cab it in

 

[Dibdab]

But how would the Eastbourne and Littlehampton supporters who always come by train get to the stadium, park? A midweek game makes it worse, at the weekend people have more time for more complicated methods.

This was sealed the moment Whelan announced yet another strike.

He’s not thinking properly. It’s ridiculous to expect everyone to turn up, on a midweek evening, when one of the largest methods of transport is completely removed for anyone travelling significant distance. I thought the turnout was pretty good tbh.

 

[BLFarris]

Huge. It was shocking tbh. I get it f***ed some people but those who just couldn’t be arsed to sort a cab or whatever let us down in my book. As I say, I’ll get some shit for this opinion, but there was way too many empty seats and it made the atmosphere pretty bad and didn’t help the team.

Loads of pies left at the end though, which was nice!

 

[Weststander]

Drive to somewhere and cab it in

Cabs are so expensive these days, fare based on the higher of time and distance, stuck in Falmer jams that’s a big bill x 2. Uber fares are based on dynamic pricing, the sky’s the limit at a busy time.

 

[Eeyore]

That was a ridiculous booking. Obviously it was for dissent but I would suggest players have done the same at least 500 times this season without being booked. The lack of consistency is mind boggling. Either book them all - which is fine - or don't. You can't suddenly decide that that is dissent.and everything else isn't.

Around that time he did have a bit of a 'getting booked in a minute' look about him. He does have a bit of a hot head that boy.

 

[Weststander]

He’s not thinking properly. It’s ridiculous to expect everyone to turn up, on a midweek evening, when one of the largest methods of transport is completely removed for anyone travelling significant distance. I thought the turnout was pretty good tbh.

This is on ASLEF.

The whole point of a new stadium at Falmer was train links, tonight completely screwed.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Yeh maybe - and as I say, there are exceptions. But if you wanted to make it to the game you could have - that’s absolutely the bottom line.

You haven’t read other people’s posts before jumping in to condemn them. Quite a few said there was illness, there are never as many kids on a school night, THPP said he got as far a Vogue Gyratory and all the buses were full, not even stopping. Others travel in from all over the country including from Wales, who can’t make midweek games.
Just accept that on a cold winter’s night, some people are going to watch it on tv.

You mentioned Withdean on another post, well, I remember how the crowds shrank when it was raining, or games moved to Friday nights in Decembe.

 

[Milano]

Did Thomas Frank honestly just roll out the ‘loads of injuries’ excuse?
RDZ “hold my beer”.

 

[Sheebo]

Cabs are so expensive these days, fare based on the higher of time and distance, stuck in Falmer jams that’s a big bill x 2. Uber fares are based on dynamic pricing, the sky’s the limit at a busy time.

As I say, some with genuine reasons, many who couldn’t be arsed - just my opinion - was a poor turnout considering.

 

[Weststander]

You haven’t read other people’s posts before jumping in to condemn them. Quite a few said there was illness, there are never as many kids on a school night, THPP said he got as far a Vogue Gyratory and all the buses were full, not even stopping. Others travel in from all over the country including from Wales, who can’t make midweek games.
Just accept that on a cold winter’s night, some people are going to watch it on tv.

You mentioned Withdean on another post, well, I remember how the crowds shrank when it was raining, or games moved to Friday nights in Decembe.

Good post, accurate points.

Someone joining us for the Mill Road park n ride tonight, was very late due to several cancelled regular buses. Spot on about Withdean too, nostalgia paints false memories… from high up in the Withdean South Stand we could see many hundreds streaming away early literally every game from 75 minutes. Very rare exceptions such as promotion or staying up games.