I nearly always shin it from Brighton station down to Churchill Square to pick up the 700 after the game. I can't be bothered with the scrum for the westbound rail link, which often ends up terminating at Hove, meaning more fannying about waiting for ANOTHER train. Those 700's run every 10...
Engineering works are planned months and months in advance, most of the time probably before fixture lists are even drawn up. I'm no rail apologist, but they can't ALWAYS be expected to schedule their rail maintenance specifically around the needs of BHA fans.