This really is a challenge. Police weren't interested last time that my son and I needed to go towards Brighton. We got herded on to the special back to East Croydon. Leaving the ground early could be the key, although that's not for me.

It took me an hour to get out of the car park last time I went.

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Surely if you keep your colours hidden and gob shut you will have freedom of movement?

I do that frequently at away games as invariably I am sitting with their lot and the best I manage is a loud smile if we score

It will be a happy birthday my old mate. It's written in the stars, we're going to win there (again).

Perhaps he has one of those beautiful faces.

When I was a young girl my Mother said to me.. You listen here kid you're CPFC

Watching the Tarquins now, I reckon we can give their defence a lot to think about next week. Wilf will have fun for sure.

Can't see Murray getting any change out of Sakho and Milivojevic either.

Seaweed losing.

Incidentally ref failed to send Murray off for a blatantly dangerous foul, pity that because of course he would have been absent for our visit then.

Plus which denied Seaweed a stonewall penalty.

Another f***ing awful ref performance.

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So do we think there is going to be trouble from that little mob of Palace who started it at Spurs and United? I would guess that the 2,000 ticket holders will be mainly legit fans who want to shout but not scrap, but I reckon there could be renegade groups traveling down without tickets. I'm going to avoid the centre of Brighton as I'm sure their nutters will be looking for us, and just have a drink at the AMEX. Thoughts?

There are other areas of Sussex people are meeting. Won't post here

When I was a young girl my Mother said to me.. You listen here kid you're CPFC

Is this a stupid question - what's the possibility of a good night out in Brighton after the game?

My company actually have an office in Brighton so I can be in the area before and after the game and stay the night.

In my mind, I find it hard to believe that this rivalry, no matter how heated, could be a dangerous atmosphere in the area of Brighton of all places.

There wouldn't be an accent that gave us away being that we're all from the South and needless to say I wouldn't be wearing Colours on the night out.

I have never been to a Brighton away game and only know the area for it's various alternative pubs and clubs (no I don't mean gay bars though I have nothing against them).

Am I right in thinking once the game is over, win, lose or draw, the footie fans will either be in obvious looking old-mens pubs/home and I'll be free to enjoy a regular night out in Brighty?

Or is it a case of come back home to Croydon no matter what, I will get my head kicked in?

This was exactly my thinking, thanks for confirming.

I know by and large this is the same rule for any away game but obviously there are some rivalries like West Ham/Millwall where you just do not risk it.

Having never been to Brighton away or experienced the rivalry from the 80's, I wanted to double check in case the answer was something along the lines of - DO NOT GO OUT. Every student, local, pensioner, gay person etc locks and shutters their windows and Palace and Brighton just run through the Lanes, along the pier, through the strip clubs, just murdering eachother.

Glad that's not the case. :-)