Reading Brighton

[Archie's penalty]

IN for my second game of the season. Looking forward to it and the Nags

[Negative_Jeff]

So Arsenal are waiting on ASLEF to decide if the threatened tube strike on Boxing Day will lead to the postponement of the match against Wolves. Appararantly the interests of the supporters are paramount. Well the Reading/Brighton game is taking place on a day when we already know there will be no trains at all. So as usual on a Boxing Day I will not be there. Years ago there used to be public transport and football on Christmas Day, now there is no public transport but matches on Boxing Day. Why is this? There are no matches on Christmas Eve which is a saturday this year but the trains would get Brighton fans (and me) home. Time to end the festive football?

[Wycombe Royal]

Time to end the festive football?

No.

[Svlad Cjelli]

So Arsenal are waiting on ASLEF to decide if the threatened tube strike on Boxing Day will lead to the postponement of the match against Wolves. Appararantly the interests of the supporters are paramount. Well the Reading/Brighton game is taking place on a day when we already know there will be no trains at all. So as usual on a Boxing Day I will not be there. Years ago there used to be public transport and football on Christmas Day, now there is no public transport but matches on Boxing Day. Why is this? There are no matches on Christmas Eve which is a saturday this year but the trains would get Brighton fans (and me) home. Time to end the festive football?

People knew there were no train when they bought tickets to the Reading v Brighton match. People with tickets to the London matches who bought them thinking they'd be able to get to the match by tube would be well and truly screwed. That's the difference.

And have you tried https://carshare.liftshare.com/default.asp

[RoyalBlue]

So Arsenal are waiting on ASLEF to decide if the threatened tube strike on Boxing Day will lead to the postponement of the match against Wolves. Appararantly the interests of the supporters are paramount. Well the Reading/Brighton game is taking place on a day when we already know there will be no trains at all. So as usual on a Boxing Day I will not be there. Years ago there used to be public transport and football on Christmas Day, now there is no public transport but matches on Boxing Day. Why is this? There are no matches on Christmas Eve which is a saturday this year but the trains would get Brighton fans (and me) home. Time to end the festive football?

Very definitely! It would restore peace to an awful lot of households where the football followers endanger their lives on an annual basis when they announce that Boxing Day and/or New Year's day will be disrupted as they clear off to the footie!

[Irvinchangeyaname]

Fortunately, living in Brighton I know of several people who are driving up from here.

Depending on the result, may struggle with a lift back though

[Svlad Cjelli]

So Arsenal are waiting on ASLEF to decide if the threatened tube strike on Boxing Day will lead to the postponement of the match against Wolves. Appararantly the interests of the supporters are paramount. Well the Reading/Brighton game is taking place on a day when we already know there will be no trains at all. So as usual on a Boxing Day I will not be there. Years ago there used to be public transport and football on Christmas Day, now there is no public transport but matches on Boxing Day. Why is this? There are no matches on Christmas Eve which is a saturday this year but the trains would get Brighton fans (and me) home. Time to end the festive football?

Very definitely! It would restore peace to an awful lot of households where the football followers endanger their lives on an annual basis when they announce that Boxing Day and/or New Year's day will be disrupted as they clear off to the footie!

Boxing Day football has been going for much longer than any relationship - so surely the problem is that people havn't set the expectations of potential partners well enough?

[Avon Royal]

So Arsenal are waiting on ASLEF to decide if the threatened tube strike on Boxing Day will lead to the postponement of the match against Wolves. Appararantly the interests of the supporters are paramount. Well the Reading/Brighton game is taking place on a day when we already know there will be no trains at all. So as usual on a Boxing Day I will not be there. Years ago there used to be public transport and football on Christmas Day, now there is no public transport but matches on Boxing Day. Why is this? There are no matches on Christmas Eve which is a saturday this year but the trains would get Brighton fans (and me) home. Time to end the festive football?

Very definitely! It would restore peace to an awful lot of households where the football followers endanger their lives on an annual basis when they announce that Boxing Day and/or New Year's day will be disrupted as they clear off to the footie!

Why do you think festive footy is so popular?

Perfect excuse for a break from the in-laws!

[oldebiscuit]

Why do you think festive footy is so popular?

Perfect excuse for a break from the in-laws!

Football is and has always been an important part of our family Christmas. A rare chance to attend as a family, Dad and the brothers, and then with with my sons and hopefully maybe one day with Grandsons. I cannot imagine a Christmas without a fixture list.
It saddens me when some call for a smaller fixture list (obviously with smaller leagues) and a winter break for the sole purpose of protecting the players so that the National Team perform better, BOLLOCKStothe National Team, Club football is more important.

[SHORT AND CURLY]

Opposite for me.
Due to family commitments my next game will be Cardiff away after New Year
I hate Xmas fixtures.
A Christmas break would suit me as in 40+ years I have never seen a Boxing day match.

[who are ya?]

Looks like you're missus has well and truely got you by the short and curlies then

[Big Foot]

A Christmas break would suit me as in 40+ years I have never seen a Boxing day match.

[TheMaraudingDog]

I heard Readings hooligan firm was 1 strong before the game yesterday so he decided to go home then

[Rex]

I heard Readings hooligan firm was 1 strong before the game yesterday so he decided to go home then

Perhaps going out on a bender was more preferable.
Obv is obv.