[Albion] Not trains at all for Brentford.

Green Cross Code Man · Dec 21, 2021

Apologies if this already discussed but received an email this morning stating that for the Boxing Day fixture there will be no trains or buses except for the special ones put on by the club.

Attendance 7500?

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo · Dec 21, 2021

For those that haven't had the email then the additional details to a normal match day service are as follows.

Shuttle Bus service from Brighton and Lewes Stations with free parking at both stations, starts at 5pm.

Additional park and ride at Brendon Equestrian Centre in Pyecombe, Sainsbury's West Hove and Asda Hollingbury. But these must be pre-booked for anyone wishing to use the service (including walk ups). All start at 5pm.

https://tickets.brightonandhovealbi...m_campaign=pmb&dm_i=2D77,1TLUI,3LN6ID,6B8TC,1

Racehill and Mill Road will operate as normal on a first come first served basis.

dazzer6666 · Dec 21, 2021

Plenty of parking spaces still available at the Unis/The Bridge too.

pure_white · Dec 21, 2021

would be interesting to know the total number of car par spaces at all these park and rides such that if everyone is used up and an average 2 people per vehicle equals 30k? doubt it, so whats everyone else doing walking? That said im not sure the club can do any more practically. The concept of a match with NO trains is totally wrong though given the whole stadium was built on that basis and the tickets obviously include that element.

Saladpack Seagull · Dec 21, 2021

I'm disappointed this fiasco is still going ahead. A rearranged fixture next year would have benefitted all concerned, and especially the poor fans trying to juggle family commitments on Boxing Day/night and virtually non-existent travel arrangements. But then fans who actually attend matches have long ceased to be any concern of the powers that be.....

nickbrighton · Dec 21, 2021

but football is nothing without fans!

Were there late evening boxing day matches pre-covid? I cant recall any .

I cant recall there being any on this late before-I know there was a kerfuffle when the powers that be schedules a late christmas eve match a couple years ago

jonny.rainbow · Dec 21, 2021

nickbrighton said:
but football is nothing without fans!

Were there late evening boxing day matches pre-covid? I cant recall any .

I cant recall there being any on this late before-I know there was a kerfuffle when the powers that be schedules a late christmas eve match a couple years ago

The first Boxing Day 8pm debacle was in 2018 - Leicester v Liverpool.

It was 7:30pm kickoff the year before that.

pure_white · Dec 21, 2021

someone mentioned above attendance 7500, but does the official attendance record sales or bums on seats because Im sure Wolves was officially 30k but being at the ground there was no way there was more than 20k bums on seats 22k at most. For Brentford I estimate 9k bums on seats but officially the attendance will be given as something like 26k. Perhaps someone can can stick a poll up of estimated attendnace and also does anyone now how i add an avatar to my profile? Thanks

Official Old Man · Dec 21, 2021

As of 11:00 Tuesday there are still 1550 seats available for parking. I'm guessing thats bus seats rather than car spaces as you have to book bus seats.
The club are doing their best for us. 15K home and 3K away fans I reckon.

South west gull · Dec 21, 2021

I remember the good times said:
As of 11:00 Tuesday there are still 1550 seats available for parking. I'm guessing thats bus seats rather than car spaces as you have to book bus seats.
The club are doing their best for us. 15K home and 3K away fans I reckon.

Top wack similar crowd as wolves match 19k

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The Andy Naylor Fan Club · Dec 21, 2021

Once the Pretendance is announced could we all get together and sing.........

https://youtu.be/WGau8RBMNG8

Green Cross Code Man · Dec 21, 2021

I remember the good times said:
As of 11:00 Tuesday there are still 1550 seats available for parking. I'm guessing thats bus seats rather than car spaces as you have to book bus seats.
The club are doing their best for us. 15K home and 3K away fans I reckon.

How are Brentford fans getting there if there are no trains? No way will they have anything like 3000.

Not Andy Naylor · Dec 21, 2021

Green Cross Code Man said:
How are Brentford fans getting there if there are no trains? No way will they have anything like 3000.

Coaches, plus there's an hourly London Bridge to Brighton service, and the London Underground and TFL buses are running.

Change at Barnham · Dec 21, 2021

pure_white said:
.... and also does anyone now how i add an avatar to my profile? Thanks

Go to the top right of this page and click on 'Settings'.

Then look down the left hand side of the next page and under 'My Settings', click on Edit Avatar.

It then gives you instructions on how to do it.

durrington gull · Dec 21, 2021

Green Cross Code Man said:
Apologies if this already discussed but received an email this morning stating that for the Boxing Day fixture there will be no trains or buses except for the special ones put on by the club.

Attendance 7500?

Could close the upper tiers - yeah cant see more than 10k deffo

Psychobilly freakout · Dec 21, 2021

Racecourse park and ride, except I will walk from home about 10 minutes and ride.
Might stop for a pint on the way home at the fox

durrington gull · Dec 21, 2021

I remember the good times said:
As of 11:00 Tuesday there are still 1550 seats available for parking. I'm guessing thats bus seats rather than car spaces as you have to book bus seats.
The club are doing their best for us. 15K home and 3K away fans I reckon.

would be amazed if theres that many - Bees to bring 1500 max i reckon

Cowfold Seagull · Dec 21, 2021

Green Cross Code Man said:
How are Brentford fans getting there if there are no trains? No way will they have anything like 3000.

Official coaches, or drive l guess, no other conceivable way of doing it. That is going to put an awful lot of them off. Feel very sorry for them, their very first season in the Premier League, and on any other day of the year they would have sold out their allocation in no time at all.

Green Cross Code Man · Dec 21, 2021

Not Andy Naylor said:
Coaches, plus there's an hourly London Bridge to Brighton service, and the London Underground and TFL buses are running.

But if they train it to Brighton, how do they then get to Falmer and then away after the game if there's no trains there?

SAC · Dec 21, 2021

I remember the good times said:
As of 11:00 Tuesday there are still 1550 seats available for parking. I'm guessing thats bus seats rather than car spaces as you have to book bus seats.
The club are doing their best for us. 15K home and 3K away fans I reckon.

Very optimistic, IMO. My guess, if the game goes ahead, would be 8-10k home and 1500 away.

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