ALBION’S blue and white army of fans will travel in hope and anticipation to Middlesbrough for the promotion decider.

Around 2,500 fans have been lucky enough to get a ticket to the Riverside with some fans travelling halfway round the world to be at one of the biggest games in the club’s history.

The atmosphere is likely to be as electric at the Amex with more than 5,500 fans expected to watch a special live screening at the ground.

Fans not able to make it to Middlesbrough or the Amex are also making plans to watch it all over the world including Australia, America and Greece.

The club kept its superstore open late last night to meet demand for merchandise as promotion fever increases with 50 volt yellow away strips given away to fans.

Supporters hope past omens are good - the club clinched their last promotion while playing away in the North East in a similar bright yellow kit in 1979.

Among the blue and white army heading to the Boro will be Louis Stephenson who flew back from Melbourne on Tuesday morning.

He will need to leave Brighton at 4.30am tomorrow to get to Middlesbrough in time for the 12.30pm kick off.

Louis has to fly back next weekend so hopes the club can go up automatically - otherwise he will miss a potential play-off visit to Wembley.

He said: “There is a group of fans in Australia and I was originally just going to go and watch the game with them.

“But it just wouldn’t have been the same not being at the game.

“It is like a cup final, it is winner takes it all.”

Seagulls supporter Trevor Howell has good reason to be missing the big game on Saturday, as his son Jamie is marrying Kristina Sinclair at Wiston House in Steyning.

Jamie plucked up the courage to pop the question to Kristina at half-time during Albion’s home match against Millwall in December 2014 to a chorus of “You don’t know what you’re doing” from fans.

Trevor gave up his season ticket to help pay for the wedding.

He said: “We never thought Albion would be pushing for promotion when we booked the venue – especially after last season.

“The wedding starts at 2pm so there will be about 15 minutes of the game to go when the ceremony starts.

“We have a designated follower who will be looking at the game for us and keeping us updated.

“I had asked for a big screen but apparently that wasn’t allowed.”

Another die-hard supporter missing the match for a good reason is Graham Thurley who is more than 7,200 miles away in Borneo.

The Upper West stand season ticket holder has missed the club’s thrilling end to the season volunteering with NGO Raleigh International to bring a water supply to a remote village on the Asian island.

The fan climbed the summit of Mt Kinabaloo this week to plant a good luck Albion flag on its 4095 metre summit.