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[Albion] Seagull travel next season



R. Slicker

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Jan 1, 2009
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It appears that the club have removed the travel subsidy for coach travel next season, adding £38 to a coach season ticket (premier league) or £46 (championship).
Be prepared for the trains to be busier.

Thin end of the wedge?


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dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
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It appears that the club have removed the travel subsidy for coach travel next season, adding £38 to a coach season ticket (premier league) or £46 (championship).
Be prepared for the trains to be busier.

Thin end of the wedge?


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£2 per game sounds more like a modest inflation-linked increase ?
 

R. Slicker

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Jan 1, 2009
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£2 per game sounds more like a modest inflation-linked increase ?

It isn't, it is the removal of the travel subsidy.


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sussex_guy2k2

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Jun 6, 2014
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It appears that the club have removed the travel subsidy for coach travel next season, adding £38 to a coach season ticket (premier league) or £46 (championship).
Be prepared for the trains to be busier.

Thin end of the wedge?


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I brought this up on another thread to a mixed response. The basic reaction was to just put up with it.
 

R. Slicker

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Jan 1, 2009
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I brought this up on another thread to a mixed response. The basic reaction was to just put up with it.

Apologies, I didn't see that. I suspect the reaction will be different if the club end the travel subsidy completely.


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sussex_guy2k2

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Jun 6, 2014
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Apologies, I didn't see that. I suspect the reaction will be different if the club end the travel subsidy completely.


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It absolutely would. But I shan’t say anymore. I think it’s a shame the club have felt the need to impose on the group of fans that makes the most effort to get to games and who spend the most on a regular basis to get there. But hey ho, business talks. It’s certainly soured my view of the club on a point of principle.
 

Dick Swiveller

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Sep 9, 2011
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I brought this up on another thread to a mixed response. The basic reaction was to just put up with it.

They said the same when prices went up last year/ I had a ST every year in the Championship but when they made a big deal of only going up a couple of pounds, they neglected to mention it was 4 less trips so was actually a big increase. When I brought it up on here, all I got was how wonderful it was. Put the coffee up 20p and people will go mad. Sneak through a 17% price rise and people lap it up. Very strange. It was a useful service, especially for midweek games but now I just get the train and only get midweek games by coach. I genuinely think it would be a fair bit cheaper to group together and get a taxi than use ST in future. This increase will take a single match journey to around £18 for me. My original season ticket worked out under £9 a game.
 


Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
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Cowfold
It appears that the club have removed the travel subsidy for coach travel next season, adding £38 to a coach season ticket (premier league) or £46 (championship).
Be prepared for the trains to be busier.

Thin end of the wedge?


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Indeed, us NWSS season ticket holders have one and the same problem.
 


Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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GOSBTS
Is this kind of thing given at other clubs?
 

Bozza

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Jul 4, 2003
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Back in Sussex
I brought this up on another thread to a mixed response. The basic reaction was to just put up with it.

If it's the thread I am thinking of, I think the message got a bit lost amongst some suggestions that no one would be getting inclusive travel in the near future.
 

sussex_guy2k2

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Jun 6, 2014
3,652
If it's the thread I am thinking of, I think the message got a bit lost amongst some suggestions that no one would be getting inclusive travel in the near future.

That’s fair. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen - can you imagine the uproar.
 


sully

Dunscouting
Jul 7, 2003
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Worthing
It absolutely would. But I shan’t say anymore. I think it’s a shame the club have felt the need to impose on the group of fans that makes the most effort to get to games and who spend the most on a regular basis to get there. But hey ho, business talks. It’s certainly soured my view of the club on a point of principle.

Are you sure?
Have you tried using Southern Fail? Or the park & ride when the buses break down?

There’s plenty of folk who make a big effort to get to games. Booking a single form of transport door to door is far from making an effort in my book.

I accept the cost bit, though. It’s the part that stops me “making the effort”!
 

VAL1850

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Nov 22, 2008
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Beachy Head & WSU
Probably speaking too soon and will probably regret it but there haven't been the regular after match threads on here moaning about match day train travel (Boxing day alert)
 

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