Strike Factory

ISF Members present: John Hewitt, Ashley Bradley, and Charles Ball were present.

Transport: Got to The Den Via Southern and First Capital trains from Crawley to South Bermondsey (via Three Bridges and London Bridge, I got back via London Bridge and Gatick Airport) to Ifield Station.

Pre match drinks: Just a bottle of Coke at Three Bridges Station as 1. Was a bit Skint 2. Due to ticket was barred from exiting London Bridge to the Market Porter pub

Ground: A nice ground with smart stands, shame they dont have corner stands. Stewards were a bit over the top.

 Friendly ness of locals: A mix some nice some horrible, funniest moment was a Millwall fan picking on a fellow Millwall fan who he suspected was a Brighton fan the later saying " You saying I am Brighton, I am ****in Millwall mate, look at my Stone Island, Come up here and I will show you. I went up the wrong part of London Bridge and ended up walking up with a large bunch of chanting Millwall fans. I got constantly asked on the train from S.Bermondsey if I took it up the ****. In fairness not as bad as some people make out.

Place: Did not seem much but seemed a bit of a depressing place with caravans and temp houses though some houses did have nice Christmas Deceration

All in all a great night out, a great win and great noise by the Brighton fans surprising 900 traveled from Sussex or from work residences in London, to see the mighty Seagulls win.

I am feeling much better now than I was last night. I panicked about my work but luckily got it out the way.I will have a easy weekend (partly due to the fact I am skint). Thanks to the staff at the Open House for helping me out, and will be getting a glimpse of this website. Anyway I am going off to Steyning on Wednesday for this market thing, and promise to bring a report about my day in that fine small Sussex market town. Anyway I accidently screwed up the Millwall report which I will get round to now. I am considering going to Brighton VS Cheltenham next week or even Albion VS B,mouth in the new year. Anyway that is all better get to work.

Basically, been either busy working, or taking it easy. Though did take advantage of the cheap £10 offer to get into The Den (along with about 899 other likeminded Seagulls), to see Brighton beat Millwall, join in the singing, and the fun of getting the train, from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport. Witnessing about 10-15 seagull fans invading the first class section of the First Class First Capital train going mad and singing loudly in that part of the train was a marvelous highlight. Though did get stuck at Gatwick waiting for train to Ifield due to the land slip in the Haywards Heath area, and did not get home until 00:30.

Anyway as for housing I got in contact with the local Open House in Crawley and they will try and see what they can do moving wise. If no luck in that route, then I will try and get a flat or house through Crawley Council, then try and get an exchange for another flat in a far nicer part of Sussex.

Anyway despite my progress I am still not completely over the depression as well as I hoped I would be. Hopefully I am getting a bit of help with it, and the Open House at the same time is going to try and get me a bit more money so can do a little more than what I am can do, and I am trying to keep positive. The course at College is going Ok, though could be better, hopefully over the New Year things should turn around. The talents in my head, and I believe I can succeed on the course, just need some confiedence reinstalled in me. Plus I am going to improve my cooking skills, so I can cook for myself and for any future girl I encounter, also its due to the fact I have not regained my weight as well as I hoped I could, so getting some help with that. Anyway have a great week my friends more coming soon, including the review on Millwalls ground.