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The club’s made a rod for its own back by subsidising ST in the first place. There was no obligation to, the subsidising of trains, regular buses and providing park n ride kept BHCC happy. Take something away and some will always be disgruntled.

2016 .... Agincourt, East London:

PB said a 6 figures sum at the higher end, so say £700,000 to £900,000 per season.

No need to apologise to me. An indication of the cost is in the long PB email which Herr Tubthumper has relayed to this thread.

Due to colossal tax losses brought forward of £124m (from all the years Bloom and others subsidised the club’s trading), the club won’t be paying negligible corporation tax for many years to come. The club’s annual tax bill wouldn't therefore be affected by higher, lower or nil subsidies to...

.... and at the same time save the club the best part of £1m in costs, they’ve been open about that.

I’m not saying anything. The Board said, in effect, that the cost of subsidising Seagulls Travel and supporters clubs coaches was the best part of £1m.

Good point. By what % have ST raised their prices for those outside the travel zone?

I think PB means: 1. The club are fully subsidising everyone once in the travel zone, which is open to people living outside who make their way to just inside who then hop on a train, park n ride or public bus. 2. Then people living outside the zone who chose to ignore the subsidised option of...

With a very long warning, from this season they’re no longer subsidising Seagulls Travel (a commercial company unconnected to the club business) and supporters club coaches.