I've missed about 40 home games in the last 20 years.
Amongst them are three against City:
- the win on penalties, in the League Cup at Withdean (was away for work at a shitty conference)
- the 3-2 win (Burn winner, reduced attendance), even though successful in the ticket ballot, we eventually...
I guess that not all 1,636 people who have listed their tickets, will actually stay away, if they don't sell. the £70/£80 you have paid for a pair of tickets, that you can possibly recoup if you don't attend, is obviously a factor if you are wavering. If you are local, and your tickets have NOT...
It did vaguely cross my mind to list them - but that was more to do with issues at work, and worrying about calling in yet another early finish, than the football.
This isn't a fixture we'd go into with any huge expectation in any circumstances, so almost feels like one that our flat form...