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    [Albion] Home fans only 1901 Pub

    Looks like 5 rows in the mock up. It doesn't look like the seats are going back into the north stand at all. Hard to say whether it'll be low enough to restrict being able to see the ball up in the air.
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    [Travel] Newcastle to Brighton direct train service

    Quicker with a change of train doesn't mean easier for a huge lot of people. If you are travelling with luggage, children, the elderly or for leisure purposes convenience is a big consideration and time probably less so. Fear of the Underground seems to be a common thing too. Given Gatwick is a...
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    [Travel] Newcastle to Brighton direct train service

    Time is not the primary consideration for everyone. And of course this service isn't primarily aimed at those in Brighton wanting to avoid a change of trains in London. The vast majority of passengers for this service won't be travelling end to end. 20 stops = 380 possibly journeys.
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    [Travel] Newcastle to Brighton direct train service

    I think this service will avoid London completely, via the North Downs line.
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    [Travel] Newcastle to Brighton direct train service

    I don't think it would take 8 hours, unless I missed something in the press release, but it will certainly be a little longer than changing in London. However, for passengers travelling to Newcastle from Brighton, the chances are they are booked on an advance ticket for a specified train at...
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    [Travel] Newcastle to Brighton direct train service

    I think it would take approximately 6.5 hours end to end. There's definitely a market for this of people who want to avoid the hassle of changing in London and aren't in a hurry. I'd guess they are planning to use 5-car sets. A major consideration in granting open access services (as this is)...
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    [Albion] The Terrace Opening this Saturday

    Key change is a doubling of the collection points.
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    [Football] ‘Offshore Jim’ at Man United

    As an aside we had 463 full-time employees (inc. players) in 2024 according to the accounts. Non-playing full time employees rose from 124 to 341 which is an enormous increase. There must be a logical explanation for this. It looks far more than natural growth you might reasonably expect.
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    [Albion] Sensible, cheap and realistic solutions to the evening travel "issues".

    For the last home game I caught the 49 to the ground and walked from Bolney Road as the 25 was full. There were only about half a dozen other Albion fans on board which surprised me. I suspect this bus route is very under-utilized and I think this is partly down to the extra 500m walk from the...
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    [Albion] New fan zone - "The Terrace" [Opening 29/03/25 currently]

    Why the snarkiness? 500 more people delaying their journey home could mean the average wait for a train drops several minutes per passenger. I don't really understand why you are so dismissive of that. We are never going to get to the point where we everyone can walk straight onto the platform...
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    [Albion] New fan zone - "The Terrace" [Opening 29/03/25 currently]

    Sorry, I am not quite grasping your point. People removed from the queues means less queuing regardless of the train lengths and frequencies.
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    [Albion] New fan zone - "The Terrace" [Opening 29/03/25 currently]

    I don't really understand the relevance of the "500 of those places will be reserved upstairs" part. There's no reason to assume that Amex card holders are less likely to be travelling by train. 1000 people in the facility will have the same impact on the queues regardless of the proportion with...
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    [Albion] Georginio Rutter - singed 19/8/24

    Ha ha. I had exactly the same thought.
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    [Albion] Gomez is our Jude Bellingham

    Love his ability to turn sharply in an unexpected direction and power away from opponents. Very promising signing.

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