Media thread 2022/23

[Kippax77]

A game been postponed because of the rail strike! Brighton v palace

So every rail strike games can be postponed!

They could walk it, OK or a least share taxis.
Got a taxi upto Leeds once to watch us

 

[Stephen230]

A game been postponed because of the rail strike! Brighton v palace

So every rail strike games can be postponed!

I suppose Brighton is unique, or at least very unusual, with where their ground is. I’d guess a higher % of their fans travel to home games by train than any other team. It’s pretty inaccessible apart from that little station at Falmer.

 

[Stephen230]

They could walk it, OK or a least share taxis.
Got a taxi upto Leeds once to watch us

I’m not sure Brighton has enough taxis to ferry 30,000 fans at roughly the same time, even if they are sharing. And I wouldn’t fancy walking from either Brighton or Hove.

 

[waspish]

I suppose Brighton is unique, or at least very unusual, with where their ground is. I’d guess a higher % of their fans travel to home games by train than any other team. It’s pretty inaccessible apart from that little station at Falmer.

Personally Games should not be postponed because of a rail strike when there is plenty of other modes of transport

 

[Stephen230]

Personally Games should not be postponed because of a rail strike when there is plenty of other modes of transport

Are there plenty of other modes of transport to get to and from Brighton’s ground?

 

[Blue Mist]

Are there plenty of other modes of transport to get to and from Brighton’s ground?

Buses. When the tram is out of action in Manchester they put on replacement buses. It is only to ferry fans from the centre and other stops on one line to the ground.

 

[Kippax77]

I’m not sure Brighton has enough taxis to ferry 30,000 fans at roughly the same time, even if they are sharing. And I wouldn’t fancy walking from either Brighton or Hove.

I could sponsor you

 

[Stephen230]

Buses. When the tram is out of action in Manchester they put on replacement buses. It is only to ferry fans from the centre and other stops on one line to the ground.

Have you been to Brighton’s ground mate? If you have you’ll know that the logistics of getting a ground full of people back to Brighton town centre without trains is on a different planet to City’s set up.

 

[Stephen230]

I could sponsor you

It wouldn’t cost you much. I nearly had a heart attack when the taxi dropped us at the bottom of that big fuck off path to the ground one year, instead of the university car park.

 

[lancs blue]

Personally Games should not be postponed because of a rail strike when there is plenty of other modes of transport

Not at the Amex there isn't, plenty of trains (and long queues) normally but on a strike day I've no idea how you shift 30k fans there and back, parking is very limited and you'd need a big fleet of buses.