Brighton vs Palace game cancelled due to train strike

[degsy]

Brighton's home Premier League match against Crystal Palace on Saturday, 17 September has been postponed because of a planned rail strike.

The Premier League says the fixture has been "regrettably" called off after receiving a request from Brighton.
The league added in a statement that industrial action on the rail network means there will be "no public transport available for supporters".

A new date for the game at Amex Stadium is yet to be announced.

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber said: "While we fully appreciate this will be of huge disappointment to both sets of fans, and causes disruption to both teams' fixture schedules as well as those of supporters, the safety of fans of both clubs, our matchday staff, players and officials must be the priority.

"We have taken into consideration how difficult it would be for fans of both clubs to attend the match without access to the rail network and we looked at a number of options and various contingency plans.

"This included additional travel options or moving the match to earlier or later in the same week, with Sunday afternoon the latest the fixture could be played on that weekend due to the international break.

"But it simply was not possible to play the match with a full capacity crowd in attendance."

@Alan Whittle

Are the PL taking the pi55 ?
Selhurst Park to the Amex Stadium is 46 miles so, allowing for a bit of traffic, about 90 minutes by car or coach - it's not like Palace were running a fleet of special trains.

Time to get the new guy bedded in though

 

[Alan Whittle]

Irony is that the rail strikes due that weekend have now been called off due to the death of HM The Queen. So game may be off for other reasons.

 

[canuckblue]

What is the capacity of these park and rides.? What is the capacity of the stadium? The park and rides are full when all the trains are running normally so err....
The fact remains that without train services and official coaches ( for both clubs) the police cannot track where and when fans will arrive. This, given the mutual loathing between the two sets of fans and the history of trouble at this fixture, will also have been a factor in the decision to postpone.

Can't you guys just get along??

 

[Alan Whittle]

Can't you guys just get along??

Ooh, left up to me we would, of course..

 

[Bluerover]

Can't you guys just get along??

Seagulls don't like eagles it seems

 

[woodsyni]

Seagulls don't like eagles it seems

Hotel California was some tune, mind.