That bloke's stealing a living. Gets right on my nerves.
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[Albion] Going to be pretty empty for the Villa game
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clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
- 26,354
Just listed mine, upper West
PascalGroß Tips
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- Jan 29, 2024
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Left home just after 3pm. Just crossed the lock gates at Shoreham Harbour. 2.5 miles down - another 8+ miles to go. Walking directly into the wind now 
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
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You'll probably still get back to Cambridge faster than those in the Bridge Car Park, even allowing for a leisurely breakfast in your hotel tomorrow morning.- My personal circumstances aren’t the issue here - and I would say they are less favourable than many frankly as I have long distances on public transport and disability to contend with! I don’t put my self through the emotional effort and physical marathon for pats on the back (but thanks anyway, I think) - I do it because I love my Club and that means for me watching them play live at every opportunity I can.
i just can’t envision using bad weather, train delays/road works or not fancying the opposition as excuses for not attending as many games as is physically doable and I think its a reasonable attitude to have to think these are flakey excuses.
No one here is criticising fans who have family/work commitments/illness or financial difficulties for not attending every home game regardless of where people live.
Anyway - sitting here at Cambridge waiting for the train to Brighton and enjoying a coffee. It’s a sunny warm day and I’m looking forward to the match.
- My personal circumstances aren’t the issue here - and I would say they are less favourable than many frankly as I have long distances on public transport and disability to contend with! I don’t put my self through the emotional effort and physical marathon for pats on the back (but thanks anyway, I think
i just can’t envision using bad weather, train delays/road works or not fancying the opposition as excuses for not attending as many games as is physically doable and I think its a reasonable attitude to have to think these are flakey excuses.
No one here is criticising fans who have family/work commitments/illness or financial difficulties for not attending every home game regardless of where people live.
Anyway - sitting here at Cambridge waiting for the train to Brighton and enjoying a coffee. It’s a sunny warm day and I’m looking forward to the match.
I get really annoyed at this sort of post!
Football is not the be all and end all of life, at least it isn't for me.
There are lots of people and things that are far more important to me than football. So what if I decide not to go to a match because of other priorities, the weather or whatever, my decision.
pigmanovich
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Professor Plum
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- Jul 27, 2024
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I don't like all this willy-waving about fair-weather fans and excuses for not going to a match.My attitude is the same as GB‘s (and I live further away than you).
I don’t make all the home games because I am simply not well enough to make a 400 mile round trip on public transport each fortnight (today will be the second time in 5 days) - nor do my finances allow me to spend the £200 plus it costs me on travel and hotel (plus the often £50+ for a match ticket) but I don’t let anticipated delays on trains, road works, bad weather or who we are playing deter me from going which is the excuses I see from time to time from a few posters on this board. When they have a BN postcode and use these types of excuses, that‘s fair weather support imo.
I really enjoy going to see Brighton, which I tend to do for nearly all the home games and a fair few away. I'm lucky. I have the time, opportunity and money to do that. Many don't. There are many things in life that take greater priority for most people. You shouldn't abuse people who can't, or simply don't want, to go all the games. As someone once said, "Football is the most important of the least important things in life". Football is great but not so great that one should apologise for not wanting/being able to go.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Plenty of room for waving willies tonight it seems
And not too cold, which will help.Plenty of room for waving willies tonight it seems
PascalGroß Tips
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- Jan 29, 2024
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Reckon I’m about half way.
No willy waving from me. I don’t want to get arrested and not make the game.
Not sure about these chaps though …
No willy waving from me. I don’t want to get arrested and not make the game.
Not sure about these chaps though …
31,800 capacity, 28,800 home seats. With 730 out of 4,500 WSU available, extrapolating, that's a 27k crowd. Then deduct the people who couldn't be arsed to use the Exchange.
A 25k true gate tonight?
A 25k true gate tonight?
What about the ones who spend the entire game on the A27
4 hours before kick off. That won’t stop the telling off email coming in. Way too late
Bloody hell “empty” so 95% is empty … glass
Nearly Full!!!
Nearly Full!!!
7k empty seats?
PascalGroß Tips
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And relax 
Just 123 steps up to WSU and then another 40 to my row 
Just 123 steps up to WSU and then another 40 to my row
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No one likes a show-off.
PascalGroß Tips
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A Piglets sausage roll never tasted so good.
PascalGroß Tips
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Exactly 11 miles from my front door to the Seagulls logo in front of the old club shop.
SicilianHungary
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- Dec 5, 2015
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I don’t get to go very often but with so many tickets available managed to buy one in the West Upper.
Is actually my first PL game at the Amex (not counting 2017-18 because I was working in the kiosks) as I tend to do friendlies and cups.
Is actually my first PL game at the Amex (not counting 2017-18 because I was working in the kiosks) as I tend to do friendlies and cups.