Good to my local club get promoted. I will take a few more games next season when we are playing away. The plus side for us, we are no longer the lowest placed London club.
That was AFC Wimbledon regardless of what happened at Wembley yesterday
Good to my local club get promoted. I will take a few more games next season when we are playing away. The plus side for us, we are no longer the lowest placed London club.
That was AFC Wimbledon regardless of what happened at Wembley yesterday
Googling the ground capacity (it seems to be a state secret on their website) it comes up as only 5k. surely that can’t be right
Sounds about right. How big do you think it should be?
There should be a10k minimum ground capacity to join the EFL
And they shouldn’t be allowed to be promoted any higher if they can’t offer at least 1.5k tickets to away fans.
there's no football related romance in lowering the EFL bar to accommodate small clubs, all it does is make the gap between the divisions even greater and brings a closed shop PL1 and PL2 with no relegation from it even closer.
3g pitches should be allowed one season after promotion.
Plus plenty of pubs in Bromley North. Only a short bus journey away.
Plenty of clubs up and down the country where it's harder to get a pint near the ground
Lol. Because that works doesnt it. 30-40 lads all meet up for a pre match pint, have 4 or 5 pints before the game, start getting a bit loud and boisterous as kick off time approaches, then all file outside and stand in a queue for a bus!
The point is, I know there are loads of pubs in Bromley, but theres nothing within a 15-20 minute walk of the ground. And the "quick way" from the station involves walking down a long narrow alleyway behind the school.
It's all a bit out of the way and genteel for hundreds of northerners to be turning up en masse looking for a pint/row.
with only a 5k capacity and a first year in the EFL, worrying about ‘hundreds’ of away fans probably isn’t going to be much of a concern
Says the man who wants a 1500 minimum allocation for away supporters.
Plus plenty of pubs in Bromley North. Only a short bus journey away.
Plenty of clubs up and down the country where it's harder to get a pint near the ground
Lol. Because that works doesnt it. 30-40 lads all meet up for a pre match pint, have 4 or 5 pints before the game, start getting a bit loud and boisterous as kick off time approaches, then all file outside and stand in a queue for a bus!
The point is, I know there are loads of pubs in Bromley, but theres nothing within a 15-20 minute walk of the ground. And the "quick way" from the station involves walking down a long narrow alleyway behind the school.
It's all a bit out of the way and genteel for hundreds of northerners to be turning up en masse looking for a pint/row.
with only a 5k capacity and a first year in the EFL, worrying about ‘hundreds’ of away fans probably isn’t going to be much of a concern
Says the man who wants a 1500 minimum allocation for away supporters.
No doubt I’m wrong but with a paltry 5k capacity they aren’t likely to even give 500 away tickets next season I would have thought
Plus plenty of pubs in Bromley North. Only a short bus journey away.
Plenty of clubs up and down the country where it's harder to get a pint near the ground
Lol. Because that works doesnt it. 30-40 lads all meet up for a pre match pint, have 4 or 5 pints before the game, start getting a bit loud and boisterous as kick off time approaches, then all file outside and stand in a queue for a bus!
The point is, I know there are loads of pubs in Bromley, but theres nothing within a 15-20 minute walk of the ground. And the "quick way" from the station involves walking down a long narrow alleyway behind the school.
It's all a bit out of the way and genteel for hundreds of northerners to be turning up en masse looking for a pint/row.
with only a 5k capacity and a first year in the EFL, worrying about ‘hundreds’ of away fans probably isn’t going to be much of a concern
You dont think away teams will be allocated/will take more than 300?
I'd suggest ten clubs minimum will take 500 minimum.
Talking of pubs, the Downham Tavern was lively yesterday with celebrations led by former poster Nolly. Last i heard he had bought several bottles of champagne for the whole bar to enjoy. He's probably still there.
Plus plenty of pubs in Bromley North. Only a short bus journey away.
Plenty of clubs up and down the country where it's harder to get a pint near the ground
Lol. Because that works doesnt it. 30-40 lads all meet up for a pre match pint, have 4 or 5 pints before the game, start getting a bit loud and boisterous as kick off time approaches, then all file outside and stand in a queue for a bus!
The point is, I know there are loads of pubs in Bromley, but theres nothing within a 15-20 minute walk of the ground. And the "quick way" from the station involves walking down a long narrow alleyway behind the school.
It's all a bit out of the way and genteel for hundreds of northerners to be turning up en masse looking for a pint/row.
with only a 5k capacity and a first year in the EFL, worrying about ‘hundreds’ of away fans probably isn’t going to be much of a concern
You dont think away teams will be allocated/will take more than 300?
I'd suggest ten clubs minimum will take 500 minimum.
Harrogate Town have a similar size stadium and have an away allocation of 700.
Whoever made the comments about away fans causing trouble in Bromley is a clown. Hayes Lane is 15 mins from Bromley South, there are plenty of L1 grounds with further afield pubs
I'd rather be an away fan drinking in Bromley than Charlton. I doubt anyone would agree otherwise, maybe the clown.
Good to my local club get promoted. I will take a few more games next season when we are playing away. The plus side for us, we are no longer the lowest placed London club.
That was AFC Wimbledon regardless of what happened at Wembley yesterday
I refuse to except them as a proper club
Isn’t Sutton technically in London?
in the way that you can be 'technically pregnant'? It's in London, end of...
Don't get the love in for Bromley here. They're an extension of Palace as far as I'm concerned. Don't see anywhere as much 'love' on here for Welling, Dartford or Ebbsfleet.
Don't get the love in for Bromley here. They're an extension of Palace as far as I'm concerned. Don't see anywhere as much 'love' on here for Welling, Dartford or Ebbsfleet.
How often do you attend Bromley games to form that opinion? Personally, I've been to a few of their games and I have no idea if any attendees also have other allegiances. Normal people there watching a game of football.
As a ‘Bromley boy’ it’s quite interesting reading the spectrum of responses to their recent success on here. I’m Bromley born and bred and started going to watch Bromley in my teens when games didn’t clash with Charlton. At that time, they were a couple of steps down in non-League and far enough from Charlton for it to be a totally different kettle of fish. Through going to Bromley, it also set me on my way in my career, getting my first bylines covering them for the News Shopper. As a by-product to that, I got to know a lot of the brilliant people behind the scenes who have helped build it over the last 15+ years so have a strong affinity to them. They’ve always been my ‘second team’ and so was there to support them yesterday.
I’ve also got plenty of Bromley-based friends and acquaintances who support Charlton and have a soft-spot for Bromley. Anecdotally, the ‘Bromley are Palace/Millwall’ claim is a bit of a moot point because of that as it doesn’t ring true for me.
Really, Bromley is a hotbed for all three clubs, but I guess it depends on who you know and what circles you move in for that to be true in your eyes or not.
As a ‘Bromley boy’ it’s quite interesting reading the spectrum of responses to their recent success on here. I’m Bromley born and bred and started going to watch Bromley in my teens when games didn’t clash with Charlton. At that time, they were a couple of steps down in non-League and far enough from Charlton for it to be a totally different kettle of fish. Through going to Bromley, it also set me on my way in my career, getting my first bylines covering them for the News Shopper. As a by-product to that, I got to know a lot of the brilliant people behind the scenes who have helped build it over the last 15+ years so have a strong affinity to them. They’ve always been my ‘second team’ and so was there to support them yesterday.
I’ve also got plenty of Bromley-based friends and acquaintances who support Charlton and have a soft-spot for Bromley. Anecdotally, the ‘Bromley are Palace/Millwall’ claim is a bit of a moot point because of that as it doesn’t ring true for me.
Really, Bromley is a hotbed for all three clubs, but I guess it depends on who you know and what circles you move in for that to be true in your eyes or not.
Totally agree with you regarding other supporters. Back in the 70s Bromley had quite a few hard bastards that supported them who happened to be Arsenal fans. I could name them as some of them were very well known on the hooligan scene.
When Bromley played Swindon away in the FA CUP in the late 70s we took a couple of coaches from Cherries wine bar ( now the spoons opposite Bromley South Station ).
Bromley has always had a mixture of fans from league clubs and still has , no fucking way is it a Palace club. I hardly ever go now as I'm a Charlton season ticket holder and still do plenty of away games but I know a lot of people who do go and they ain't fucking Palace.
Good to my local club get promoted. I will take a few more games next season when we are playing away. The plus side for us, we are no longer the lowest placed London club.
That was AFC Wimbledon regardless of what happened at Wembley yesterday
I refuse to except them as a proper club
Isn’t Sutton technically in London?
in the way that you can be 'technically pregnant'? It's in London, end of...
I'm really confused, who has suggested Sutton is outside London?
Fuck it. Let’s wish Palace good luck while we’re at it.
Jesus.
This is an interesting contrast to the general bonhomie expressed by others on this topic. Like them, I was cheering for Bromley yesterday and genuinely pleased that they have made it into League Two. However, how long will it take for us to change our tune? How near to us do they have to be to be seen as noisy neighbors?
Plus plenty of pubs in Bromley North. Only a short bus journey away.
Plenty of clubs up and down the country where it's harder to get a pint near the ground
Lol. Because that works doesnt it. 30-40 lads all meet up for a pre match pint, have 4 or 5 pints before the game, start getting a bit loud and boisterous as kick off time approaches, then all file outside and stand in a queue for a bus!
The point is, I know there are loads of pubs in Bromley, but theres nothing within a 15-20 minute walk of the ground. And the "quick way" from the station involves walking down a long narrow alleyway behind the school.
It's all a bit out of the way and genteel for hundreds of northerners to be turning up en masse looking for a pint/row.
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Whoever made the comments about away fans causing trouble in Bromley is a clown. Hayes Lane is 15 mins from Bromley South, there are plenty of L1 grounds with further afield pubs
I'd rather be an away fan drinking in Bromley than Charlton. I doubt anyone would agree otherwise, maybe the clown.
Personally, I've been to a few of their games and I have no idea if any attendees also have other allegiances. Normal people there watching a game of football.
I’m Bromley born and bred and started going to watch Bromley in my teens when games didn’t clash with Charlton. At that time, they were a couple of steps down in non-League and far enough from Charlton for it to be a totally different kettle of fish.
Through going to Bromley, it also set me on my way in my career, getting my first bylines covering them for the News Shopper. As a by-product to that, I got to know a lot of the brilliant people behind the scenes who have helped build it over the last 15+ years so have a strong affinity to them. They’ve always been my ‘second team’ and so was there to support them yesterday.
I’ve also got plenty of Bromley-based friends and acquaintances who support Charlton and have a soft-spot for Bromley. Anecdotally, the ‘Bromley are Palace/Millwall’ claim is a bit of a moot point because of that as it doesn’t ring true for me.
Really, Bromley is a hotbed for all three clubs, but I guess it depends on who you know and what circles you move in for that to be true in your eyes or not.
Back in the 70s Bromley had quite a few hard bastards that supported them who happened to be Arsenal fans.
I could name them as some of them were very well known on the hooligan scene.
When Bromley played Swindon away in the FA CUP in the late 70s we took a couple of coaches from Cherries wine bar ( now the spoons opposite Bromley South Station ).
Bromley has always had a mixture of fans from league clubs and still has , no fucking way is it a Palace club.
I hardly ever go now as I'm a Charlton season ticket holder and still do plenty of away games but I know a lot of people who do go and they ain't fucking Palace.