Brighton game

[A406 Bee]

Their League game is off tomorrow so what chance of Tuesday being on. The pitch looked terrible on Nationwide League Extra this week and more rain is forecast.
It's going to be fun sitting in that open stand in the corner when it is played.

 

[West Ealing Bee]

Not another postponement please. We didn't have a singlr game postponed because of the weather last season. This would be the fourth because of the weather, plus one because of Bristol City.
If it is off a rearranged date doesn't spring out. Next free date is Jan 30.

 

[A406 Bee]

The game has just been switched to Griffin Park due to the state of the Withdean pitch.

 

[Edmundo]

Where does that info come from A406 Bee? Nothing about it on either BFC or BHAFC official websites.

 

[A406 Bee]

Ceefax page 312

 

[Edmundo]

It's now confirmed on the official site:

www.brentfordfc.co.uk

 

[Dimbee]

Take a look at www.seagulls.co.uk for a photo of the current state of the pitch at Withdean. It looks even worse than it did on Nationwide Extra, and there's lots more rain expected.

Good news for Bees fans so don't waste any sympathy on me, as I sit at home watching Ceefax with my match ticket in one hand and a beer in the other.

Maybe next season you can all come down to Brighton on a nice sunny Saturday.

 

[Luke Kirton]

B@*££$ks I,ve made arrangements to be in Brighton

 

[Luke Kirton]

Dimbee looks like you will be able to get a refund.

 

[Edmundo]

Further news about the game - and bad news this time - is that Charlie Oatway will miss the match through suspension. He was expecting to serve the suspension tomorrow, but now that the game against Lincoln has been postponed, he has to miss the game against us.

 

[AB]

Surely they didn't play with the pitch like that- it isn't water polo you know!

 

[didier]

funniest thing is that on the Seagulls site, they're trying to sell withdean stadium tours !!!!!! it takes 3/4 hour apparently to walk (or wade) round a few tin huts !!!

 

[West Ealing Bee]

At least Brighton had the sense to re-arrange the game at GP. It saves a lot of travelling and I now already have a ticket. I feel sorry for those who already have plans or who live down there, but it is better that it has been switched early.

 

[Jam Jar]

Were Brighton ordered to switch the game ? Di d they not have a choice in postponing the game for a later date. I only ask because if it had been a big FA Cup game on that pitch there is no way Brighton would have switched the game - because its the LDV trophy - it doesn't really matter

 

[Edmundo]

I suspect that (a) they don't really care about home advantage in this competition because they have a more serious matter at hand, namely promotion and (b) it doesn't take a genius to figure out that there will be a better gate if the game is held at GP due to the Micky Adams / Bob Booker / Danny Cullip / Darren Freeman / Paul Watson / Charlie Oatway factor, so why not switch?

 

[Mr Tree]

Originally posted by Edmundo:
it doesn't take a genius to figure out that there will be a better gate if the game is held at GP due to the Micky Adams / Bob Booker / Danny Cullip / Darren Freeman / Paul Watson / Charlie Oatway factor....

....plus the fact that.....

DAN THE BEE CAN NOW ATTEND THE GAME <inserts spinning smiley...if he knew how!!!>

 

[Mr Tree]

there it is