Brighton Fans

[silent majority]

Hi folks! The good people at Brighton have been in touch and are looking forward to our trip and the opening of their new stadium. I can't tell you how happy they are that its us up first! Does anybody plan on doing anything special that day? They are planning a few initiatives and wondered if we are interested. Anybody interested in meeting up with them? Maybe presenting them with some momento or similar? Any other ideas?

[Albert Trousers]

I posted a few weeks ago about the possibilty of a flag which Rob The Rover suggested could be a joint venture but I haven't seen anything else, something should be done I think.

[Snods Shinpad 2]

Getting the players to carry out a 'Rovers players salute Brighton' banner again would be a nice touch.

[Lewis Guys Dentist]

Why?

[silent majority]

Why?

Have a quick read of this, you may get the idea.

http://www.wearebrighton.com/features/goldstone-doncaster-97-04-26.html

[Lewis Guys Dentist]

I know why. But I mean whyy the banner saying \"Rovers players salute Brighton\"?
where playing a game of football, not chatting them up!

[retford rover]

for all the shit they had had to endure from their chairman, i think  what a great day at the goldtone that was,  see if we could get the doncaster rovers photo (steam train)  which john gave to a lot of clubs when we got back in the league.
we will come up with something.

[Snods Shinpad 2]

I know why. But I mean whyy the banner saying \"Rovers players salute Brighton\"?
where playing a game of football, not chatting them up!

Why carry a copy of the same banner again?

Nostalgia. Romance. Kinship. I realise you probably don't get alot of that staring at Lewis Guy's molars every three months, but search your soul Mr Dentist. Floss away the crusty plaque of confrontation and gargle on the sweet memory of a walk down memory lane with an old lover. Footy doesn't always have to be about calling the opposition a bunch of nonces. Get in touch with your feminine side and hug a seagull in August.

[RedJ]

I know why. But I mean whyy the banner saying \"Rovers players salute Brighton\"?
where playing a game of football, not chatting them up!

Why carry a copy of the same banner again?

Nostalgia. Romance. Kinship. I realise you probably don't get alot of that staring at Lewis Guy's molars every three months, but search your soul Mr Dentist. Floss away the crusty plaque of confrontation and gargle on the sweet memory of a walk down memory lane with an old lover. Footy doesn't always have to be about calling the opposition a bunch of nonces. Get in touch with your feminine side and hug a seagull in August.

The fact that we've both now got a new ground and we've both experienced success of late probably would make using that very same banner even more fitting.

[hoolahoop]

The new generation of Seagulls supporters are no way as humble as their predecessors. I suggest you have a read of some of their fora. Last time I read about our game with them and the significance  of our game with them .........there were 2 yes 2 posts on the subject.
I believe we are now probably considered as somewhat smallfry in the face of the 'new' freespending Brighton.
I want to thrash them and get off to a great start to our season and have no intention of hugging a seagull in case it shits on me.

However if some want to treat this as a friendly then of course that is your right. I want the 3 points safely pocketed and ready for the 'Ammers'

[ScillyRover]

The new generation of Seagulls supporters are no way as humble as their predecessors. I suggest you have a read of some of their fora. Last time I read about our game with them and the significance  of our game with them .........there were 2 yes 2 posts on the subject.
I believe we are now probably considered as somewhat smallfry in the face of the 'new' freespending Brighton.
I want to thrash them and get off to a great start to our season and have no intention of hugging a seagull in case it shits on me.

However if some want to treat this as a friendly then of course that is your right. I want the 3 points safely pocketed and ready for the 'Ammers'

Agreed Hoola. SS2's post made me chuckle as his posts often do but down here Seagulls are vermin, eat ducklings, nick ya chips and even grab your finest Cornish pasty out of your hand without so much as a hint of guilt. I have respect and sympathy for the Brighton fans of old but the new breed of 'chicks' seem to be gradually developing the same attributes as their wild counterparts - cocky and unforgiving... on the day I hope we play them off the park of their new ground !

[hoolahoop]

The new generation of Seagulls supporters are no way as humble as their predecessors. I suggest you have a read of some of their fora. Last time I read about our game with them and the significance  of our game with them .........there were 2 yes 2 posts on the subject.
I believe we are now probably considered as somewhat smallfry in the face of the 'new' freespending Brighton.
I want to thrash them and get off to a great start to our season and have no intention of hugging a seagull in case it shits on me.

However if some want to treat this as a friendly then of course that is your right. I want the 3 points safely pocketed and ready for the 'Ammers'

Agreed Hoola. SS2's post made me chuckle as his posts often do but down here Seagulls are vermin, eat ducklings, nick ya chips and even grab your finest Cornish pasty out of your hand without so much as a hint of guilt. I have respect and sympathy for the Brighton fans of old but the new breed of 'chicks' seem to be gradually developing the same attributes as their wild counterparts - cocky and unforgiving... on the day I hope we play them off the park of their new ground !

That's the impression I'm getting as you spin around the different fora ,(especially of the clubs who play on the South Coast). Quite franky it really surprised me , have you looked at the Palace forum (away end section) recently......they fookin hate each other!!:whistle:

[Jonathan]

This is an interesting piece that BobG emailed to me recently, not sure of the original source:

*Doncaster Rovers first up was no accident *

     Every year fans sit patiently waiting for the fixtures to come out.

     It is the first sign of the new season. New hopes and dreams are
     at the mercy of the no-doubt behomothic super computer slowly
     taking over the Football League's headquarters like Skynet in the
     Terminator films.

     One day it will develop a consciousness and stage a cyber coup.
     All matches will then be decided by intricate number crunching
     based around the early powering system of Championship Manager.
     Tonto Zolo Moukoko will finally realise his potential and be named
     the best player in the world.

     But, until that day arrives, the fixture generator - no doubt the
     distant cousin of the vidi-printer - makes do with engineering an
     end-of-season run in from hell, or blessing a favoured few with a
     kind start. Biding its time.

     This year Brighton fans were more interested than most. The first
     match, you see, would also be the first proper game at the new
     Amex Community Stadium. Who did we want? Opinions varied from an
     easy home start or a Battle Royale with Pompey or Palace.

     As it turned out the Stripes were given a home match against
     Doncaster Rovers - the very same opponents in the last ever game
     at the Goldstone.

     Quirk of the fixture list? Not so. Nothing as romantic as that.

     Sussex Police's Football Intelligence and Liaison Officer PC
     Darren Balkham revealed this week that the police had in fact
     asked the Football League for that to be the opening match.

     Speaking at a supporters' club meeting he said officers had wanted
     Doncaster because their fans would recognise the importance of the
     fixture, respect the occasion and grant Sussex Police a full-house
     to warm-up with before the visit of less friendly rivals.

     He also explained that the decision to move Leeds United's visit
     (which was originally scheduled for terestrial) nearly cost the
     club £100,000 after the nearby university asked for it to be
     rearranged. Sky stepped in and the club breathed a fairly audible
     sigh of relief.

     And the two matches with Palace are both midweek on police request.
     PC Balkham explained that if the home match had been an
     afternoon kick-off the police operation would have started in the
     early hours of the morning and lasted until midnight.

     No visiting fans will be kept back at The Amex after games and
     supporters will be allowed to mingle before and after matches -
     with no substantial visible police presence in the ground..
     Instead there will be teams of plain clothed officers throughout
     the ground. He told the meeting Sussex Police had been planning
     for games for the last three years and was confident major trouble
     would be avoided.

     The fast-approaching visit of Tottenham will give them their first
     real test - particularly after Spurs fans were involved in violent
     clashes with Brighton supporters during last season's friendly
     with Aberdeen.

     Fingers crossed the first season at The Amex is a peaceful one.

[ScillyRover]

The new generation of Seagulls supporters are no way as humble as their predecessors. I suggest you have a read of some of their fora. Last time I read about our game with them and the significance  of our game with them .........there were 2 yes 2 posts on the subject.
I believe we are now probably considered as somewhat smallfry in the face of the 'new' freespending Brighton.
I want to thrash them and get off to a great start to our season and have no intention of hugging a seagull in case it shits on me.

However if some want to treat this as a friendly then of course that is your right. I want the 3 points safely pocketed and ready for the 'Ammers'

Agreed Hoola. SS2's post made me chuckle as his posts often do but down here Seagulls are vermin, eat ducklings, nick ya chips and even grab your finest Cornish pasty out of your hand without so much as a hint of guilt. I have respect and sympathy for the Brighton fans of old but the new breed of 'chicks' seem to be gradually developing the same attributes as their wild counterparts - cocky and unforgiving... on the day I hope we play them off the park of their new ground !

That's the impression I'm getting as you spin around the different fora ,(especially of the clubs who play on the South Coast). Quite franky it really surprised me , have you looked at the Palace forum (away end section) recently......they fookin hate each other!!:whistle:

The South Coast rivalry has always been as vitriolic as that between the South and West Yorks clubs. They all despise each other. Saints/Pompey, Bournemouth/Brighton/Plymouth equates to Rovers/Dingles, Rovers/Leeds/Blades/Owls etc...
As an aside, I think of all the South Coast Clubs, Pompey will do well this coming season.

[ScillyRover]

This is an interesting piece that BobG emailed to me recently, not sure of the original source:

*Doncaster Rovers first up was no accident *

     Every year fans sit patiently waiting for the fixtures to come out.

     It is the first sign of the new season. New hopes and dreams are
     at the mercy of the no-doubt behomothic super computer slowly
     taking over the Football League's headquarters like Skynet in the
     Terminator films.

     One day it will develop a consciousness and stage a cyber coup.
     All matches will then be decided by intricate number crunching
     based around the early powering system of Championship Manager.
     Tonto Zolo Moukoko will finally realise his potential and be named
     the best player in the world.

     But, until that day arrives, the fixture generator - no doubt the
     distant cousin of the vidi-printer - makes do with engineering an
     end-of-season run in from hell, or blessing a favoured few with a
     kind start. Biding its time.

     This year Brighton fans were more interested than most. The first
     match, you see, would also be the first proper game at the new
     Amex Community Stadium. Who did we want? Opinions varied from an
     easy home start or a Battle Royale with Pompey or Palace.

     As it turned out the Stripes were given a home match against
     Doncaster Rovers - the very same opponents in the last ever game
     at the Goldstone.

     Quirk of the fixture list? Not so. Nothing as romantic as that.

     Sussex Police's Football Intelligence and Liaison Officer PC
     Darren Balkham revealed this week that the police had in fact
     asked the Football League for that to be the opening match.

     Speaking at a supporters' club meeting he said officers had wanted
     Doncaster because their fans would recognise the importance of the
     fixture, respect the occasion and grant Sussex Police a full-house
     to warm-up with before the visit of less friendly rivals.

     He also explained that the decision to move Leeds United's visit
     (which was originally scheduled for terestrial) nearly cost the
     club £100,000 after the nearby university asked for it to be
     rearranged. Sky stepped in and the club breathed a fairly audible
     sigh of relief.

     And the two matches with Palace are both midweek on police request.
     PC Balkham explained that if the home match had been an
     afternoon kick-off the police operation would have started in the
     early hours of the morning and lasted until midnight.

     No visiting fans will be kept back at The Amex after games and
     supporters will be allowed to mingle before and after matches -
     with no substantial visible police presence in the ground..
     Instead there will be teams of plain clothed officers throughout
     the ground. He told the meeting Sussex Police had been planning
     for games for the last three years and was confident major trouble
     would be avoided.

     The fast-approaching visit of Tottenham will give them their first
     real test - particularly after Spurs fans were involved in violent
     clashes with Brighton supporters during last season's friendly
     with Aberdeen.

     Fingers crossed the first season at The Amex is a peaceful one.

Or could potentially be the 'Mods' and 'Rockers' era clashes all over again
Interesting article Jonathan, thanks for passing it on.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

It's got to be celebrated in some way. Both clubs gracing the Championship. I remember how much I was busting with pride when we ran out at that first game in the Championship at the KM.

It is symbolic on so many ways, especially considering those teams who have not made it back as far, if at all. Also thinking of more illustrious opposition that are languishing in the division below.

This is a success story that gives hope to all fans around the country and shows what can be achieved on modest resources and, with someones vision and determination.  

The idea muted before about a joint flag being passed around the whole crowd is a great idea.

[DRFC-PERKINS]

Simply a banner saying 'Welcome home', What more needs to be said?
Hold it up Pre Game then as soon as the game kicks off take it down and lets f**king have the southern shandys.

[scuzzer]

The 'Rovers players respect Brighton fans' banner was done purely because they were bricking themselves in the run up to the game. If we'd have won down there it would have been pretty much nailed on that Brighton would be relegated from the league and earlier in the season there'd been a number of pitch invasions that had halted games.

This was done as a 'creeping' tactic around the naughty boys and all good work was undone in the first couple of minutes when Darren Moore and Ian Baird got sent off for a ridiculous punch up. Up to the time they scored i'd never been as concerned in my life in a football ground for my own prospects of getting out unscathed, it all turned into a happy clappy carnival after their goal but could have been very different indeed.

Roll on 6th of August, i can't wait to go see the new place and if any bunch deserves a bit of good fortune and a nice new stadium it's Brighton, they've had it tough for a long time.

[hoolahoop]

Simply a banner saying 'Welcome home', What more needs to be said?
Hold it up Pre Game then as soon as the game kicks off take it down and lets f**king have the southern shandys

[donnybez]

why not do a 'Wolves'?

[ScillyRover]

why not do a 'Wolves'?

If by that you infer that we should have a party... by all means, everyone likes a knees up. But I would relish the occasion more if we did a 'Derby' and returned with three points from the opening fixture. We need to shit on the 'Seagulls' rather than have the 'Seagulls' crap all over our day.

[Chrisd_123]

why not do a 'Wolves'?

Win the Championship?...Yes please!!!  

[Mr1Croft]

Erreà and Nike have had plenty of time to sort out special kits to be worn on that day, maybe replicate the kits both teams played in at the Goldstone, obbiously with the current sponsors etc.,

This was announced weeks ago, and both clubs have had the oppertunity of a lifetime in the image of a marketing techniques to get huge media coverage on how far both clubs have come in the last 15 or so years.

The problem is what have we done about it? Nothing...

[donnybez]

How about 'Rovers love a house party'? or point at tv camara's our cheap seat prices


By Wolves i mean party but with a preston result, go nuts, maybe even see if we can do a southend conga into their end and get em to join in when we're 5-1 down.....