Falmer

[Sun Tzu]

Have to say that having sat in the disabled area of a large number of grounds in the top 2 divisions ours is really very good.

Most of the Premiership offers disabled fans no view of the game at all, plus a reasonably high chance of getting injured.

Of course things could always be improved and Dirk is right about the fact that sadly people sat in front of the wheelchairs do sometimes get in the way. I thought most disabled fans use the carpark that was tarmaced last summer (or was it the summer before ?), plus of course the spaces behind the East Stand.

[cmonurz]

[quote="Messiah"]


Fair play to Brighton, after the farce that was the ground move itself, it seems they are actually going to end up with a pretty decent new home. And that has to be one of the more stunning views of a ground in England, very picturesque, if a little out of place.

[paultheroyal]

Delighted for Brighton and look forward to going there when finished.

[Wimb]

Looks v impressive, reminds me a lot of the Reebok/McAlpine (or Galpharm whatever it's called now...) and on the comment that Brighton have traditionally been a bigger club then Reading, haven't we played in the same league/above them for the best part of 20 years now?

[Barry the bird boggler]

Reading & Brighton's league record since 1990:

Yr - Brighton, Reading

90/91 - 6th in Division 2, 15th in Division 3
91/92 - 23rd in Division 2, 12th in Divison 3
92/93 - 9th in Division 2, 8th in Divison 3
93/94 - 14th in Division 2, 1st in Divison 3
94/95 - 16th in Division 2, 2nd in Divison 2
95/96 - 23rd in Division 3, 19th in Divison 2
96/97 - 23rd in Division 4, 18th in Divison 2
97/98 - 23rd in Division 4, 24th in Divison 2
98/99 - 17th in Division 4, 11th in Divison 3
99/00 - 11th in Division 4, 10th in Divison 3
00/01 - 1st in Division 4, 3rd in Divison 3
01/02 - 1st in Division 3, 2nd in Divison 3
02/03 - 23rd in Division 2, 4th in Divison 2
03/04 - 4th in Division 3, 9th in Divison 2
04/05 - 20th in Division 2, 7th in Divison 2
05/06 - 24th in Division 2, 1st in Divison 2
06/07 - 18th in Division 3, 8th in Divison 1
07/08 - 7th in Division 3, 18th in Divison 1
08/09 - 16th in Division 3, 4th in Divison 2
09/10 - 13th in Division 3, 9th in Divison 2

[Big Foot]

Looks awful, all that construction in the middle of loads of evergreen fields

[Wax Jacket]

Looks awful, all that construction in the middle of loads of evergreen fields

not really the case though - it's on the A27, squeezed in between two Uni campuses and next to a massive Southern Water site. when you're there it doesn't actually look all that huge, it's nicely nestled in I think.

[Dirk Gently]

Looks awful, all that construction in the middle of loads of evergreen fields

not really the case though - it's on the A27, squeezed in between two Uni campuses and next to a massive Southern Water site. when you're there it doesn't actually look all that huge, it's nicely nestled in I think.

Yep, it's in a natural dip in the countryside so can't really be seen until you're right there..

[Wax Jacket]

I think it'll be a pretty popular ground eventually, especially if they can run special matchday services into the city which should be easy enough as it's not a hugely busy line

[Wimb]

Reading & Brighton's league record since 1990:

Yr - Brighton, Reading

90/91 - 6th in Division 2, 15th in Division 3
91/92 - 23rd in Division 2, 12th in Divison 3
92/93 - 9th in Division 2, 8th in Divison 3
93/94 - 14th in Division 2, 1st in Divison 3
94/95 - 16th in Division 2, 2nd in Divison 2
95/96 - 23rd in Division 3, 19th in Divison 2
96/97 - 23rd in Division 4, 18th in Divison 2
97/98 - 23rd in Division 4, 24th in Divison 2
98/99 - 17th in Division 4, 11th in Divison 3
99/00 - 11th in Division 4, 10th in Divison 3
00/01 - 1st in Division 4, 3rd in Divison 3
01/02 - 1st in Division 3, 2nd in Divison 3
02/03 - 23rd in Division 2, 4th in Divison 2
03/04 - 4th in Division 3, 9th in Divison 2
04/05 - 20th in Division 2, 7th in Divison 2
05/06 - 24th in Division 2, 1st in Divison 2
06/07 - 18th in Division 3, 8th in Divison 1
07/08 - 7th in Division 3, 18th in Divison 1
08/09 - 16th in Division 3, 4th in Divison 2
09/10 - 13th in Division 3, 9th in Divison 2

S'alright I hadn't realised it was a Not-Kes comment in the first place... hooked

[Thaumagurist*]

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[Messiah]

Delighted for Brighton and look forward to going there when finished.

No surprise that you're looing forward to going there.

[BobKnows]

Have to say that having sat in the disabled area of a large number of grounds in the top 2 divisions ours is really very good.

Most of the Premiership offers disabled fans no view of the game at all, plus a reasonably high chance of getting injured.

Of course things could always be improved and Dirk is right about the fact that sadly people sat in front of the wheelchairs do sometimes get in the way. I thought most disabled fans use the carpark that was tarmaced last summer (or was it the summer before ?), plus of course the spaces behind the East Stand.

I remember we won a prize back in the day for the standard of our disabled facilities. I guess it is just a sign of the times, that every new stadium built does slightly better. I would say ours is pretty decent given it's age.

[Dirk Gently]

Have to say that having sat in the disabled area of a large number of grounds in the top 2 divisions ours is really very good.

Most of the Premiership offers disabled fans no view of the game at all, plus a reasonably high chance of getting injured.

Of course things could always be improved and Dirk is right about the fact that sadly people sat in front of the wheelchairs do sometimes get in the way. I thought most disabled fans use the carpark that was tarmaced last summer (or was it the summer before ?), plus of course the spaces behind the East Stand.

I remember we won a prize back in the day for the standard of our disabled facilities. I guess it is just a sign of the times, that every new stadium built does slightly better. I would say ours is pretty decent given it's age.

Yep - although we were ahead of the times when opened in 1998, the revision of the DDA in 2005 raised the bar.

[Row Z Royal]

AmEx Stadium


LOL

[Wycombe Royal]

AmEx Stadium


LOL

The American Express Community Stadium. What a great name........

[Wax Jacket]

tbf half of their fans work on the call centre so why not

[Stranded]

A large % who live in Brighton have either worked a AmEx or EDF Energy (or both as I did).

[paultheroyal]

AmEx Stadium


LOL

Got quite a ring to it!!

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

Took a snap of the stadium at the top of Ditchling Beacon on Sunday. Without question it's going to have one of the most picturesque settings from a far. It certainly pisses all over ours