[Albion] Fans Forum

amexer said:

They have been paying one subsidy to ST which you could say is covered by premien we pay on season ticket ST offers a good service that also helps club out. Understand 20% have left because of increase. I think public transport and P and Rs would have a job to cope with 1000s extra if Seagull Travel wasnt there. Already one has to be at Mill Rd one and half hours before KO.

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Thunder Bolt said:

It wasn't paid to the supporters club coaches. They only provided coaches to away games which wouldn't get a subsidy. Maybe the A21 club got it as they did provide transport to home games.

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Magic Sponge said:

Sorry to disagree with you but I know it was paid to our supporters club coach that parks at The Amex as we have had an increase to the cost of travel to help cover the withdrawn subsidy.

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Thunder Bolt said:

That's for home games. Are you the MidSussex lot?

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Weststander said:

The club subsidise transport available to everyone (First Subsidy) using buses and trains in the Travel Zone. So even if you live outside that zone, you get subsidised travel once you hop on a bus or train in the zone. [All supporters are ultimately paying for this through ticket payments].

Seagulls Travel, a commercial for profit company unconnected to the club, and supporters clubs, were getting a club subsidy (Double Subsidy). Costing the club the best part of £1m a season. Unlike the competition of all other bus, train and coach providers who received nothing, and so fans travelling with them received no subsidised benefit.

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Magic Sponge said:

Isn’t that what we are referring to?

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amexer said:

I just think it is small minded of club to increase match day cost to those that use ST which is a good but already expensive service. Would like to see club disclose travel cost because the huge figures dont add up. May be wrong but thought additional amount added to seats was is £50. If multipied by average gate of 30k this ammounts to £1.5m Club must have idea of no of cars,coaches, Sea/travel, others etc and these nos must be taken away from what given to Train/bus companies. Do people think this really is a large ammount on top of the £1.5m The indication by club that they are doing coaches a favour by not charging them is a joke. Great stadm but crap position ,where else can they park

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Worthing exile said:

I can't see what the issue is for resolving this.
Average home attendance (say) 27,000
Seagull Travel (say 50 coaches carrying 60 each) -3,000
Car parks (say 500 cars carrying 2 each) -1,000
Fans dropped off (est) -1,000

Fans using Subsidised travel 22,000

So you pay train and bus companies the subsidy collected from tickets to transport 22,000. You give Seagull Travel the subsidy for 3,000 and the club pocket the rest. Simples.

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amexer said:

I just think it is small minded of club to increase match day cost to those that use ST which is a good but already expensive service. Would like to see club disclose travel cost because the huge figures dont add up. May be wrong but thought additional amount added to seats was is £50. If multipied by average gate of 30k this ammounts to £1.5m Club must have idea of no of cars,coaches, Sea/travel, others etc and these nos must be taken away from what given to Train/bus companies. Do people think this really is a large ammount on top of the £1.5m The indication by club that they are doing coaches a favour by not charging them is a joke. Great stadm but crap position ,where else can they park

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