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Like a lot of things in life you’re paying for peace of mind and reliability. I pay about £20 which is a lot but I pay it it to avoid being treated like a bloody animal in the queues for the train or the park and ride. It’s partly an age thing. I wouldn’t have given a toss when I was a kid with...

It’s stretching the definition a bit but all sane people would still class your arrangement as park and ride. You know full well it’s not this sort of thing I’m highlighting.

I don't think it's the cost that irks people. As I've argued here before (not very persuasively, I recall), I'd happily pay for park and ride if that meant the buses were used by people actually using the parking, rather than the buses being overwhelmed by locals wanting a quick getaway from the...

Yes, the government is partly responsible but the transport unions long ago lost sight of their role of serving the public, and doing their utmost to help people. The government need to provide and finance the infrastructure. The unions need to change their attitude. Both of these are very...

I just looked. Fair enough, it says 1015 prompt but that’s only to gee people up. It’s another way of saying "Don’t hang around afterwards to have a pint with your mates." Every time I’ve travelled with them they’ve emphasised before we get off at the Amex that everyone should stay to the end...

Inconveniencing other travellers to help us isn’t the best answer.

I saw something similar on Facebook and couldn’t understand it. The couple of times I’ve used ST, they’ve made a point of announcing that the coach will leave after the final whistle, when everyone is back on board, and that people shouldn’t panic if the match is delayed or extended. In fact...

Is it time for us to start a proper organised protest? I think most of us are happy with the Amex in general, and certainly with Tony Bloom and his senior management colleagues for the team and the coaching, and the pleasure they’ve given us in recent years in particular. But can they be happy...

Sorry yes, that was directed at you, @NB.

Are you driving back up north straight after the game? If you’re staying in Brighton/E Sussex, think about getting a Seagull Travel coach. You pay extra but have less hassle before and after.

If you wait 10 minutes you put yourself way back in any queue you need to join, whether that’s for the train or the park and rides. That 10 minutes can easily become 45-60 minutes. Not so terrible if you’re a young guy having a laugh with your mates but can be very uncomfortable if you’re older...

If you ever spot me at the Amex in my Schalke woolly hat and Schalke scarf, do say hello. No one seems to notice the S04 insignia.

It’s not really like that though is it? Theatres and cinemas tend to be in town centres with numerous options for transport or the ability to sit in a pub or restaurant for a while in comfort. Most football matches don’t have a dramatic final twist. And even if they do, and even if it goes...

Sounds marvellous. The only downside I presume was being made to feel like a helpless infant, or a powerless citizen of a police state, rather than just a bloke going to watch a football match on a Saturday afternoon.