Sussex Senior Cup Final

HalfaSeatOn · May 1, 2017

Any interest in Wednesday's match? Just debating with myself whether to go or not. I haven't seen the U23's live and Crawley should be up for it, so tempted

BN9 BHA · May 1, 2017

Not sure why the match is on a Wednesday.

Marshy · May 1, 2017

Is it potg ?

Season tickets get us in free ?

Cowfold Seagull · May 1, 2017

bn9 bha said:
Not sure why the match is on a Wednesday.

Nor me. It has been played over the Bank Holiday in recent seasns as I recall. Something to do with, (the Crawley players anyway), playing the game only two days after the lat round of league fixtures?

BN9 BHA · May 1, 2017

Cowfold Seagull said:
Nor me. It has been played over the Bank Holiday in recent seasns as I recall. Something to do with, (the Crawley players anyway), playing the game only two days after the lat round of league fixtures?

The last final I went to was Whitehawk v Lewes at the Amex, it was a warm sunny Saturday afternoon but the crowd was very small, just over 2,000 I think.
I can't see many turning up on a Wednesday evening for this.

Cowfold Seagull · May 1, 2017

bn9 bha said:
The last final I went to was Whitehawk v Lewes at the Amex, it was a warm sunny Saturday afternoon but the crowd was very small, just over 2,000 I think.
I can't see many turning up on a Wednesday evening for this.

Nor me. Today would have been perfect for it I would have thought.

BN9 BHA · May 1, 2017

Cowfold Seagull said:
Nor me. Today would have been perfect for it I would have thought.

Just had a quick search and last seasons final was an evening kick off.

GT49er · May 1, 2017

Seems an opportunity missed here - or maybe there is no real interest among the 'bigger clubs' in Sussex in publicising the Sussex Senior Cup Final. What an opportunity for a Saturday afternoon 3.00pm kick off (this coming Saturday), cheap admission (£10-£15 maybe) and just straightforward POTG at the Amex.

Not sure that we should be given home advantage for the final, though.

BNthree · May 1, 2017

Went to last year's (Worthing v Eastbourne Borough) and enjoyed it a lot but it's very strange to see the Amex so empty. Basically just the WSL is open for it.

BN9 BHA · May 1, 2017

GT49er said:
Not sure that we should be given home advantage for the final, though.

The final was played at The Goldstone from the 50s until 1995, it's been played at the Amex since it opened.

GT49er · May 1, 2017

bn9 bha said:
The final was played at The Goldstone from the 50s until 1995, it's been played at the Amex since it opened.

I'm just guessing here, but perhaps this started in the fifties because the event drew a significant crowd back then, and the Goldstone was the only available stadium with the capacity?

ManOfSussex · May 1, 2017

There's a wikipedia entry for it - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Senior_Challenge_Cup

First game at The Goldstone was 1906. Biggest crowd given is for the first year of The Amex at over 7,000. Both Worthing and Eastbourne Town have won it more times than Albion too.

Thunder Bolt · May 1, 2017

Marshy said:
Is it potg ?

Season tickets get us in free ?

You can buy from the FA or the club's online site.

https://eventspace.thefa.com/sussexfa/parafix_sussex_senior_challenge_cup_final_2017#regform

Cowfold Seagull · May 1, 2017

GT49er said:
Seems an opportunity missed here - or maybe there is no real interest among the 'bigger clubs' in Sussex in publicising the Sussex Senior Cup Final. What an opportunity for a Saturday afternoon 3.00pm kick off (this coming Saturday), cheap admission (£10-£15 maybe) and just straightforward POTG at the Amex.

Not sure that we should be given home advantage for the final, though.

Think you will find that club's league commitments will take get in the way. This coming Saturday for instance, Crawley have a home game with Mansfield Town.

Leave it until after the regular season has finished, and people may well have lost interest.

dejavuatbtn · May 1, 2017

Marshy said:
Season tickets get us in free ?

Doubt it - Amex is hired by the SCFA for the event. They will be looking to recoup some of their costs.

GT49er · May 1, 2017

Cowfold Seagull said:
Think you will find that club's league commitments will take get in the way. This coming Saturday for instance, Crawley have a home game with Mansfield Town.

Leave it until after the regular season has finished, and people may well have lost interest.

Fair enough - I'd forgotten that the League 2 season had one more round of matches still to run. I'd have thought though, since events such as the play-offs and the Cup Final were still going on, the interest in football might not have gone away that much.
Anyway, up the Albion U23s! Let's have a trophy this season even if the first team do blow it!

Return of the Rev · May 1, 2017

HalfaSeatOn said:
Any interest in Wednesday's match? Just debating with myself whether to go or not. I haven't seen the U23's live and Crawley should be up for it, so tempted

Got tickets for this one! :thumbsup:

#loyalbhafan

chucky1973 · May 1, 2017

I'm gonna go. I think Crawley have sold out 4 coaches and I'm sure there will be approx 1200 from north Sussex. Should be a good game.

HalfaSeatOn · May 2, 2017

Yep, decided to go too. Seat in W1F will make a change from usual N1A view. Looking forward to it.

Horton's halftime iceberg · May 3, 2017

I am upset I am missing this as working away this week. Anyone now if their will be any covregae anywhere visual/audio or will it just be twitter.

Hope we put out our best squad and come on the Albion. Crawley have the away end so anyone going give a big shout out ALBION from me.

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