Right then, tomorrow we face League leaders Norwich City, in the second match at Withdean in a week. Oh Christ.
Just 4711 turned out to watch Tuesday’s bore draw against Huddersfield, the worst Withdean crowd in a couple of years. Now, there’s plenty of things that can be blamed for this. Football on Sky, two games in a week, lack of away fans, “Withdean fatigue” and cold weather are just a few of the many excuses.

Personally though, I rank two factors above any of these for the reason the crowds are down.

1) The price is crap.
2) The home form is crap.

Now, as you are probably aware, unless you have been living on the moon all season (in which case, think yourself lucky), our home form doesn’t make for pretty reading. So, let’s do some pretty painful (and approximate!) maths.

In League 1, our record currently stands at:

Played 14 Won 2 Drawn 3 Lost 9

So, that’s 9 points picked up so far this season.

We have completed 61% of the home fixture schedule (23 games).

Firstly, we’ll examine the cheapest season ticket renewed in the South Stand wings, at £384. Watching us pick up those 9 points over the fourteen games will have cost each season ticket holder around £234. That’s £26 PER POINT.
And TWENTY SIX QUID PER GOAL. That includes Liam Dickinson thundering in a rare strike off a defenders arse in August in that comical game where we had two men sent off and got dicked by the worst team in the league! Good grief.

It gets better though. New Season Ticket Holders in the South wings will have forked out £30 per goal/point so far. £30!
Feel sorry for non season ticket holders too. Anyone who has been to all 14 games so and purchased tickets through the official channels will have paid at least £322 so far. Working out at £35.80 per point and per goal. Disgraceful.

Feeling like you’re being ripped off yet? Well, just be grateful you don’t sit in the North Stand. Especially the front row, where you still get wet even though there’s a roof. Purchasing a season ticket for the first time in the North Stand centre would have cost a whopping £546. So far then, watching the 14 games of turd we’ve had will have cost £333. That’s £37 per point and per goal! Yep, someone out there is forking out THIRTY SEVEN QUID to see Albion put the ball in the net! Outrageous!

Value for money? I don’t think so Mr Bloom. Perhaps it would feel a little better if the only decent goal I can remember seeing this season was Bennet’s free kick against the pikeys.

Oh well. I suppose there’s one thing that this bit of basic maths does prove. Not only are Brighton fans being hit hard in the pocket, but I really need to get out more!