Brighton
#21
Posted 21 October 2017 - 07:55 AM
#22
Posted 21 October 2017 - 07:58 AM
calvin plummers socks, on 21 October 2017 - 07:49 AM, said:
Brighton is a fantastic club - I was at the Withdean that night though and they were animals that night.
We'd have been the same in the circumstances
I disagree. I don't think we would.
It's true that most places we went after the DB issue blew up, we had brown envelopes waved at us, and if the boot had been on the other foot, I suppose that many of our fans would have been angry at perceived cheating, and been waving the old envelope (not a euphemism). Quite a lot of people wanted us chucked out of the league.
Brighton though went above and beyond, and given the support they'd sought generally a few years earlier when they were being shafted by a Board/chairman, that stuck in the throat big time. Even before the DB issue became news, they were horrible when they came up to the Rec (on and off the pitch; the fact that they chucked away the game that they should have won by their mindless thuggish approach pleased me greatly).
#23
Posted 21 October 2017 - 08:12 AM
MDCCCLXVI, on 21 October 2017 - 07:18 AM, said:
By the time of the return fixture everything had been blown open and the CFSS had taken over. However rather than sympathise with fellow fans suffering in the same way they'd done they subjected ours', not to mention Town players and officials, to vicious abuse and mockery.
Worse still they took it upon themselves to launch some sort of media crusade against us, demanding far worse sanctions than had been applied whilst again conveniently forgetting we'd merely been victims as they had. And unfortunately a media who seem to see Brighton as some sort of success deserving darlings lapped-up such brazen hypocrisy.
I'll never forget or forgive.
I think after the drawn night match at the Withdean there was lets say an altercation in the dressing rooms after the match lol
#24
Posted 21 October 2017 - 08:14 AM
Fast forward to 2005 and I was sitting in a train at Naushk in Siberia, waiting to cross the Mongolian border, when I spied a backpacker in a Brighton shirt out of the window. The volley of lower divisions footy-related abuse suddenly coming from nowhere in English seemed to surprise him but he took it well.
This post has been edited by Siberian Spireite: 21 October 2017 - 08:26 AM
#26
Posted 21 October 2017 - 08:37 AM
Spire-Power, on 21 October 2017 - 08:24 AM, said:
I think I'm right in saying mark innes was doing the damage on the pitch for us in the second half? Might be wrong but anyway, the story goes that we were on top and their manager at the time (McGhee?) was winding up one of his subs to go on and kick lumps out of one of our players, orders to kick him out of the game, apparently law was stood calmly behind him and issued the chilling warning 'if you touch him I'll be waiting for you after the match'!
#27
Posted 21 October 2017 - 08:41 AM
calvin plummers socks, on 21 October 2017 - 07:49 AM, said:
Brighton is a fantastic club - I was at the Withdean that night though and they were animals that night.
We'd have been the same in the circumstances
Brighton are the only side I wish nothing but continued bad fortune for. Horrible shower of supporters who I despise.
After a midweek game there I stopped someone literally getting their head kicked in, they were on the floor and this bloke had his leg back ready to boot
#30
Posted 21 October 2017 - 09:41 AM
they brought 1000s think they needed a point to win promotion
think peter taylor played for them that day ?
it kicked off everywhere. when they scored they came on pitch
so it kicked of again after match there were a load of
them on markham rd roundabout roughly were feathers pub were
they were battering some young town fans till the old school turned up
i dont condone violence but in them days it went with watching town
these deserved all they got, think same season we went to brighton
lost 2 1 rodney fern scored went with east mids remember them
got in a pub nr ground same thing kicked of again
no doubt some older end will remember the incident with the kung fu kick ?
no dont like brighton met a brighton fan in alcudia some yrs ago
same old thing brown envelopes etc yep they still hate little old town lol
This post has been edited by brimington spireite: 21 October 2017 - 09:43 AM
#31
Posted 21 October 2017 - 09:47 AM
calvin plummers socks, on 21 October 2017 - 07:49 AM, said:
Brighton is a fantastic club - I was at the Withdean that night though and they were animals that night.
We'd have been the same in the circumstances
I wrote to the government to oppose them getting a new stadium that's how I feel about them. XXX for tat because they were trying to get us shut down.
I still hate them to this day. I hope they get relegated
This post has been edited by Spired: 21 October 2017 - 09:48 AM
#32
Posted 21 October 2017 - 09:52 AM
calvin plummers socks, on 21 October 2017 - 07:49 AM, said:
Brighton is a fantastic club - I was at the Withdean that night though and they were animals that night.
We'd have been the same in the circumstances
I for one will never let it go. It was the sheer hypocrisy of Brighton that night that will always stick in my throat. With them playing "Money, money, money" and "The Tax Man" over the loud speakers. Yet 5-6 years earlier they were in a similar situation and wanting every football fans sympathy.
I wish Brighton all the luck in the world, all of it bad!!
#33
Posted 21 October 2017 - 10:44 AM
I've never had an issue from any of them due to my Chesterfield tendencies, but occasionally do for my Burnley ones. Their dislike is definitely aimed elsewhere.
Other than Palace, they have a similar story to the above re Leyton Orient. When Brighton was being taken down the s-hole by their former owners the fans invaded a pitch for a (fairly pointless) end of season game, and Orient seemed hell bent on having them relegated/kicked out of the league etc etc. Big mouth Tommy Taylor, the manager, I remember being particularly obnoxious. They weren't even playing Orient. Anyhow, last season, Orient fans did something pretty similar, and strangely, very little was said about them or their previous views.
Quite a good party though. Those of us that weren't Brighton supporters were at least happy that West Ham lost. If they sack Bilic, please can they have Caldwell next.
#34
Posted 21 October 2017 - 11:02 AM
#35
Posted 21 October 2017 - 11:19 AM
Town_Fan, on 21 October 2017 - 11:02 AM, said:
I think it was us under Brown who were the cheats 🤔
#36
Posted 21 October 2017 - 11:22 AM
calvin plummers socks, on 21 October 2017 - 11:19 AM, said:
What do you call rioting to get a game that you need to win abandoned because you arent winning?
Weve taken our licks for Brown but Brighton are like Teflon. They are opportunistic and hypocrites. Sod em, hope they go under.
#37
Posted 21 October 2017 - 11:27 AM
#39
Posted 21 October 2017 - 11:35 AM
Westbars Spireite, on 21 October 2017 - 11:30 AM, said:
Signing players we couldn't afford.
#40
Posted 21 October 2017 - 11:36 AM