[Albion] Home game v Liverpool date change

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

So I've just looked at the remaining fixtures.
Why are game 34 spread over 6 days? Man City v Villa Tuesday, Arsenal Wednesday, the also rans Saturday and the big clubs Sunday?

Man City vs Villa and Arsenal vs Palace on Tuesday and Wednesday are games that have been brought forward from next weekend cause of the FA Cup semi finals in which 3 of those teams are involved.

Forest have had their game against Brentford re-arranged for 1st May.

 

[chaileyjem]

I get the point you were trying to make, but the current team doesn’t have that record. In fact, I’d argue we have a record of bottling big games - the FA cup, both Palace games.

Yes. I think I said that !!!

 

[Lucas]

Can we chant f@*$ Sky all game long? We used to sing We want Falmer. Don't remember Sky being there in the dark days.

 

[Bozza]

Don't remember Sky being there in the dark days.

It was behind the clouds.

 

[METALMICKY]

They aren't too happy either. Party weekend in Brighton buggered!

I quite like the fxxk Sky chant idea.

 

[Official Old Man]

Man City vs Villa and Arsenal vs Palace on Tuesday and Wednesday are games that have been brought forward from next weekend cause of the FA Cup semi finals in which 3 of those teams are involved.

Forest have had their game against Brentford re-arranged for 1st May.

Of course.

 

[dazzer6666]

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Crowd safety would be one as Falmer station is not fit for purpose with overcrowding. I've walked back to Lewes three times due to the reduced service.
Also, from the club's viewpoint customer satisfaction. I'm sure the attendance will be down and the club's match day income will take a knock.
Monday 8pm kick offs don't work for anyone outside the Brighton area.

I take it you’ve never worked in London and had to use the underground regularly

 

[Diablo]

Crowd safety would be one as Falmer station is not fit for purpose with overcrowding. I've walked back to Lewes three times due to the reduced service.
Also, from the club's viewpoint customer satisfaction. I'm sure the attendance will be down and the club's match day income will take a knock.
Monday 8pm kick offs don't work for anyone outside the Brighton area.

Liverpool is well outside Brighton area !! A big club with great support !! prob won league by the time they play us ..... if so Liverpool fans should get free tickets for coming 270 miles for 8pm monday night game !!

 

[Deadly Danson]

I take it you’ve never worked in London and had to use the underground regularly

Was about to say the same thing. No one pretends the evening train service is great but squeezing onto a very crowded train is pretty much done after a game at every ground worldwide where trains are used and on hundreds of rush hour trains every single day. I'm afraid thats never going to change even when the monorail gets built.

 

[Wozza]

Can we chant f@*$ Sky all game long? We used to sing We want Falmer. Don't remember Sky being there in the dark days.

They'll never broadcast it.

They have microphones all around the stadium. If there's an offensive chant, the soundman just moves a joystick so the TV audience hears a different crowd section.

And I guess they have a backup ambient sound just in case the entire crowd is signing something in unison (unlikely at The Amex).

 

[Bozza]

thats never going to change even when the monorail gets built.

Big relief over here that you said "when" and not "if".

Keep the faith.

 

[Wozza]

I was going to ask if there could be a protest. Maybe fans take the seats after 7min or something?

Reality is, most people bothered about the fixture change won't be there...

 

[AmexRuislip]

I was going to ask if there could be a protest. Maybe fans take the seats after 7min or something?

Sky will probably change it so Carragher can go for a

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

They'll never broadcast it.

They have microphones all around the stadium. If there's an offensive chant, the soundman just moves a joystick so the TV audience hears a different crowd section.

And I guess they have a backup ambient sound just in case the entire crowd is signing something in unison (unlikely at The Amex).

Surround sound can be quite fun sometimes. Out of my system’s left hand channel speaker, the Fulham fans could clearly be heard singing “Sky TV is f***ing shit” … on repeat

I heard the Fulham fans loud and clear Monday evening - see my post above. It went on for some time.

 

[Arkwright]

Liverpool is well outside Brighton area !! A big club with great support !! prob won league by the time they play us ..... if so Liverpool fans should get free tickets for coming 270 miles for 8pm monday night game !!

I think you've got the wrong end of the country. I mean Albion fans who live outside of Brighton, quite a lot of us travel over an hour for home games.
Saturday 3pm kick offs are much better for us, opposed to Monday at 8pm.

 

[ac gull]

We get £1m from Sky for the game no doubt, plus we know how other teams have done over weekend
Legacy fans put their tickets on Exchange
Tourist ( PL target market fans, but no one can publicly admit this ) have a weekend in London before the game
Club make more profit selling Exchange tickets at full price

 

[Arkwright]

n

I take it you’ve never worked in London and had to use the underground regularly

Funny I use to work in London, never had to queue for an hour to get on the tube

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

They'll never broadcast it.

They have microphones all around the stadium. If there's an offensive chant, the soundman just moves a joystick so the TV audience hears a different crowd section.

And I guess they have a backup ambient sound just in case the entire crowd is signing something in unison (unlikely at The Amex).

There’s great cutting and scratching potential for joystick man when the north stand get their three-songs-at-the-same-time going.

 

[Zeberdi]

I think you've got the wrong end of the country. I mean Albion fans who live outside of Brighton, quite a lot of us travel over an hour for home games.
Saturday 3pm kick offs are much better for us, opposed to Monday at 8pm.

I probably live as far away if not further than most - it’s a 8 hour return trip on a weekday. On weekends it’s usually 12 hours return because of engineering, staffing shortages, bus replacements, no direct trains and on Sundays, reduced services etc.

When you speak for “us” living outside Brighton, please bear in mind you are not speaking for all of “us”. We are not an homogeneous group!

 

[Zeberdi]

Wouldn't put it past Sky to insist on the presentation being made in real time

It’s not Wimbledon!

( for one thing we rarely hit the back of the net )