Amex car park changes - this will upset the early leavers parked in Bennett's Field

[drop dead fred]

At the Bridge car park, it would be more efficient if cars could exit via Moulscombe as well, instead of just the Bridge route.

First 2 games of this season you could still exit that way
Then they banned it
To keep the natives happy I suspect
You can still enter the car park through the moulscombe entrance

 

[Seagull on the wing]

1901 members get parking included in their package that hasn't changed. For corporate clients, the cost for a match and meal at the Amex is probably cheaper than 90% of the other clubs in this division, and cheaper than most Premier League clubs also.

Not strictly true Phil...you have to have two 1901 seats to qualify for a parking place.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Are most 1901 members on corporate jollies or are they mainly ordinary fans with a bit more money to spend?

TBH I see a mixture of JCLs, Corporate jollies, and a lot of true fans who have been to the Goldstone,Gillingham ,Withdean...more of the latter I would think....us old 'uns need comfort now...and must admit,it's nice to have a prawn Sarnie and a V.A.T....as if,haven't seen a prawn Sarnie on sale there yet..

 

[Willy Dangle]

This is poop, Barber told me I would be fine as a Heli pad was being installed next to Dicks Bar. I'm going to have to stay on that rattle bus now.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Anyone who gets out within 45 minutes at the moment are either box holders, therefore they park at the top of BF, or they leave a good 10 minutes before the final whistle. You cannot get out of that car park inside an hour if you park any more than 2 rows down and leave your seat at the final whistle. The 45 minute wait option being propsed by the club will change nothing.

I've left at the final whistle and been in Withdean by 5pm. But then, my seat is in the family stand, not the West 1901.

 

[Rugrat]

I can't see the point of this and it will backfire all round.

1) Many BF people will move to the University car park and that will have a knock on effect there.

Absolutely, reckon the fella that dreamt this up was thinking "out of sight, out of mind"

 

[Rugrat]

I did suggest on Ask The Club that a meeting be arranged between The Club and a group of supporters who use a variety of transport to The Amex.

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?295943-Transport-issues

One week on, and no reply as yet.

I directly asked the Transport Manager the same question. I got a patronising, fluffy reply telling me what a great idea it was and something to consider for the future etc etc etc

 

[fosters headband]

I have not ploughed through this whole thread so apologies if this has already been mentioned. I find it interesting the Mr Barber was talking about the Monday home game against Hull City and stated that the issues were outside the clubs control.
Part of the letter referred to the increase in fans being dropped off and picked up in and around the Amex causing danger to them selves and others in doing so. I would like to point out that this particular part of the letter was within the clubs control. why on earth for evening games when normal bus services are reduced from daytime schedule, would the club reduce the P & R available to fans? I would suggest to the club that not giving fans the Racehill P&R would have definitely increased the drop and pick ups from fans from Woodingdean/Rottingdean through to Peacehaven. I do know for example 4 members of my family used this method for this game, something they never do because they would have normally used the Park and Ride.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

What 0/0 of fans use BF, Uni Car parks and P&R?

 

[keaton]

Theres a difference between some brain-dead idiots throwing coins at a Premier League footballer and brain-dead idiots who have assaulted staff members and have nearly ran people over, which if it carried on - could result in someone being badly hurt. This is preventable and is being prevented - the idiots at Selhurst cant......except the idiots getting banned.

But is it though. The idiots will still be there.
I don't think they're any less likely to argue with stewards or drive dangerously or on the pavements after being told they have to wait for 45 minutes. If anything it will make the situation worse.

 

[Rugrat]

I did suggest on Ask The Club that a meeting be arranged between The Club and a group of supporters who use a variety of transport to The Amex.

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?295943-Transport-issues

One week on, and no reply as yet.

I found it ... it was actually 2 years ago .. pasted below

Sent: Friday, 6 January 2012, 13:55
Subject: RE: Amex Transport

Dear Tony

An excellent idea, we are planning to start up a transport/travel forum. It is something I was hoping to have established by now unfortunately we have been incredibly busy dealing with day-to-day stadium activities, match day planning, and the various development proposals we have in the pipeline.

I will keep hold of your details and contact you before the end of the season with the view to setting up a forum to discuss ideas and future improvements. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns I could help you with.

Steve Reeves
Transport Manager
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club

 

[severnside gull]

Just called the club to arrange switching to the uni. Could not have been more helpful and as the person who deals with disabled parking wasn't there they will sort it and call me back.
Sums up the club for me that almost everyone you deal with genuinely wants to help....Transport Manager please note

 

[c0lz]

I don't use the said car park. but i never understood why you would have a shared exit for transport involved.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

I never leave a match before final whistle*

My personal best is leaving 1901 right on whistle running ahead of everyone else in our group and meeting them at the exit gate and getting back to Hove Snakey Hill by 5.10pm

The stewards used to let you out before the buses were ready to go and then filter everyone else out as quick as they could. They also had two stewards closing off the gaps and alternating cars in the top left pinch point which causes most of the problems.

When they did this BF worked ok - not perfect and would have been better if they opened another exit at the bottom so everyone didn't race to the top corner.

The main exit where the cars and buses meet was better a while back too when they had a steward (Michael with Glasses) on that point. He actually really controlled it and evened out the flow so no one felt hard done by.
The club should remember we are English, we don't mind queuing so long as its fair and queue jumpers are sent to the back!

Its a bit like when roads filter to one lane, it works better when people use both lanes to the pinch point and then filter alternately, this works fine until one pratt in the left lane thinks people passing him on the right are going through ahead of him so he blocks up both lanes making the pinch point 5 miles back now and 10mile queues further back overall with everyone else now too scared to use both lanes!



*except perhaps when losing 4-0 away say in a pouring rain no roof stadium (like Bournemouth/Portsmouth/Fulham/Orient used to be)

 

[fosters headband]

I don't use the said car park. but i never understood why you would have a shared exit for transport involved.

I don't think Bennetts Field was ever in the plans to be car park, I thought the club were let down with plans for another car park and Bennetts field was a last minute short term solution. I could be wrong.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

I've just remembered.........

A few games back it seemed to be extremely heated in the Car park after the game. It was pouring with rain and the stewards seemed to have disappeared completely save for one or two at the exit gate.

It was bad weather and I think we had a lot of time added on and I don't blame them for not wanting to get soaked but it is part of the job and thats when the situation deteriorated due to the lack of stewards.

I think someone needs to grow some balls and sort it out properly for all

 

[c0lz]

I don't think Bennetts Field was ever in the plans to be car park, I thought the club were let down with plans for another car park and Bennetts field was a last minute short term solution. I could be wrong.

Ahhhhh right, could well be as so much was going on back then.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I don't think Bennetts Field was ever in the plans to be car park, I thought the club were let down with plans for another car park and Bennetts field was a last minute short term solution. I could be wrong.

Your right, they were originally going to use land that now is the playing field for BACA for 1,000 or so spaces but this obviously was no longer available when they were finally allowed to build the stadium.

 

[fosters headband]

Your right, they were originally going to use land that now is the playing field for BACA for 1,000 or so spaces but this obviously was no longer available when they were finally allowed to build the stadium.

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, I seem to remember that it was for three years only, which make this the final season and I have not heard of any plans to where it will be moved.

 

[fosters headband]

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, I seem to remember that it was for three years only, which make this the final season and I have not heard of any plans to where it will be moved.

I was correct it was originally only for three years:

By virtue of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the development to
which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of THREE
YEARS beginning with the date on which this permission is granted.

The application is subject to the following conditions:

1. The car park hereby approved, including all engineering works involved in the
formation of the car park, shall be authorised by this permission until 30 June 2014 only.
The site shall thereafter be reinstated to agricultural land, in accordance with the
'Restoration to Agriculture, Methodology and Aftercare' report prepared by R A
Davidson (Reading Agricultural Consultants) and dated April 2011 as submitted with the
application. The reinstatement of the site shall be carried out in accordance with a
timetable submitted to and agreed with the Local Planning Authority prior to 30 June
2014.
Reason: The development is of a temporary nature and is only approved to meet the
short term needs of the applicant. Reinstatement of the land is in the landscape
interests of the area, having regard to Policy ST3 of the Lewes District Local Plan

I don't know if I have missed any further development since it was approved back then, but June 2014 and out we go if that is correct.