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Brighton and Hove Albion set to leave the Amex and build an 80,000 seater stadium in Lancing

by Tim Hodges
Monday 1 Apr, 2019 at 12:01AM
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Financial advisor and Albion fan set to add up over 61 laps of the Amex

Brighton and Hove Albion is planning to move to a huge all seater stadium in Lancing.

The venue is mooted to be named The Ikea Stadium and will become one of the biggest of its kind in the English Premier League.

The club are likely to be renamed Brighton, Hove and Lancing Wanderers.

Locals have said its the most exciting thing to happen in Lancing, since the new Co-op opened.

The site of the current Amex Stadium in Falmer will become a vegan market and drop-in centre.

50% of Brighton residents now tell other people that they are vegan.

A club spokesman told Brighton and Hove News: “This is an exciting development. We plan to have an all weather cover known as the Pilla Roof.”

“The club will hold a full press conference at around 11:55 am today – anyone turning up after midday won’t be allowed in.”

UPDATE: There’s no fooling you lot is there? Happy April Fool’s Day to all who rumbled and enjoyed this year’s prank.

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Comments 21

  1. Father Christmas says:
    7 years ago

    Almost believable but not quite – well not today anyway

    Reply
  2. Rolivan says:
    7 years ago

    You forgot to mention The 2 Unis were to become Butlins and Pontins Holiday Camps as they fit the criteria for fun packed days.

    Reply
  3. Colin says:
    7 years ago

    And there was I thinking this was going to be about the Breaking news that Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton are to form a new super club to enable a South Coast team to challenge the very best Premiareship the new club Saints Albion plan to then apply to incorporate the French team St Etienne to allow easier entry into the European cup which is likley to become problematic for English teams post Brexit, our sources informed us that talks are well advanced with Saints Albion likley to be later renamed Saint Etienne Albion with games being played at the new proposed IKEA Stadium in Lancing with its great airport links for French fans to be able to fly in with the short one hour flight times, a club spokesperson said we hope that fans of all three clubs will be able to enjoy not only the feast of football but the welcome reintroduction of flakes

    Reply
  4. Will Stone says:
    7 years ago

    Have a good April fools day.

    Reply
  5. Adele Hughes says:
    7 years ago

    Happy April fools day!

    Reply
  6. David Harris says:
    7 years ago

    Crappest April Fools ever.

    Reply
  7. Alan says:
    7 years ago

    April Fool!

    Reply
  8. ashley says:
    7 years ago

    come on this is the best april fools i have seen ever love it 🙂

    Reply
  9. Richard y says:
    7 years ago

    Wonder if Argus will pick up this story.

    Reply
    • Jamie says:
      7 years ago

      This was stolen from the Argus… Makes me wonder if this site is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

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      • Rich says:
        7 years ago

        Er, no it wasn’t. The Argus regularly steal stories from this site like last year’s hilarious spoof about the old railway line to Kemp Town being reopened, meaning Sainsbury’s at the Vogue Gyratory being demolished. They’re blatant https://twitter.com/BrightonNewsJo/status/980401030272901121

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  10. Alfie Forshett says:
    7 years ago

    Pathetic

    Reply
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  14. Tony J says:
    7 years ago

    Oh I can’t wait . LOL

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  15. Ian Bowler says:
    7 years ago

    Well for a minute i thought how bad is that wow got caught

    Reply
  16. Jackie Collins Buck says:
    7 years ago

    You had me right up to the name change to “Brighton & Hove & Lancing Wanderers”
    Then I knew it was a joke. Good One!

    Reply
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  19. Harry Benderson says:
    7 years ago

    Can’t imagine too many people in Brighton fell for this one. April Fool’s jokes have become so common online that most people are very leery with the news on April Fool’s Day. Fake news! LOL. Wouldn’t that be funny though to see a huge stadium in Lancing. It reminds me of “Sim City” and bad zoning.

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