Any fans/followers of both Brighton / Arsenal?

[Bladders]

Which do you think would be better for survival in prehistoric times, the Emirates or the Amex?

 

[ElectricNaz]

If you don't have a real 'connection' to a club, you can't really call yourself a fan. Maybe you follow them, but a lot of people go to a few games a season of teams they don't support just to see how their getting on. If you're Brighton born and bred there's only one answer.

I know it's strange but I genuinely hope for both teams to win every week. I stream any Brighton game I can that's shown on random European channels. I see Arsenal 'live' more but only because I live up this way. I guess I'm more Brighton because I've always been asked "who would you support if both teams played each other" and I've always answered Brighton because they're the 'underdog' with all due respect.

I genuinely am not a troll, I just have two teams, and I know that's hard to fathom for some

 

[wunt be druv]

You can ONLY support BRIGHTON! You may admire Arsenal,but always support your local team.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Fair play to the OP. At least he's gone to watch Arsenal play a few times in person rather than being just a fan from an armchair. And at least he's got his priorities right over who he wants to win when Brighton play Arsenal.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

BBS will be loving this

 

[marshy68]

I know it's strange but I genuinely hope for both teams to win every week. I stream any Brighton game I can that's shown on random European channels. I see Arsenal 'live' more but only because I live up this way. I guess I'm more Brighton because I've always been asked "who would you support if both teams played each other" and I've always answered Brighton because they're the 'underdog' with all due respect.

I genuinely am not a troll, I just have two teams, and I know that's hard to fathom for some

no self respecting football supporter supports two teams.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

no self respecting football supporter supports two teams.

John Peel did.

 

[chucky1973]

BBS will be loving this

you say that, but if you are a Palace fan you must have also have a proper team to support?

 

[Silverhatch]

You can ONLY support BRIGHTON! You may admire Arsenal,but always support your local team.

My best mate is a Gooner and I look out for the Arsenal result second to the Albion. I lived close to Highbury and went there many times. BUT, I was born in Brighton and have spent the best part of 40 years following my home town club. They are deep-rooted in my soul.

I admire Arsenal and I'm fond of them. I support Brighton and I love them.

 

[trueblue]

I know two people in the same situation. One used to be an Arsenal ST holder but has been a Brighton ST holder for most of the past 20 years, since moving to Sussex. Doesn't make him any less of an Albion fan as far as I'm concerned although he would probably still consider Arsenal his main club.

 

[Icy Gull]

I was a Spurs fan from a very early age but lived abroad and only listened on the world service and read match reports via the very delayed newspapers.

I came to Brighton and started watching them but always considered myself a Spurs fan until we played them in the old second division at the Goldstone. Like the OP I wasn't sure which team I was going to support until the game kicked off. That was the day I turned into a 100% Brighton fan. I imagine the OP will know by the end of the game which is his 1st team, hopefully it will be the Albion, I can't imagine any real football fan being able to stay neutral in a cup game as big as this where his or her two teams are playing. It's decision time

I can see why any fan who has supported Albion as their 1st team all their lives doesn't understand this, it must seem a bit turncoatish.

 

[slartibartfast]

I was a Spurs fan from a very early age but lived abroad and only listened on the world service and read match reports via the very delayed newspapers.

I came to Brighton and started watching them but always considered myself a Spurs fan until we played them in the old second division at the Goldstone. Like the OP I wasn't sure which team I was going to support until the game kicked off. That was the day I turned into a 100% Brighton fan. I imagine the OP will know by the end of the game which is his 1st team, hopefully it will be the Albion, I can't imagine any real football fan being able to stay neutral in a cup game as big as this where his or her two teams are playing. It's decision time

I can see why any fan who has supported Albion as their 1st team all their lives doesn't understand this, it must seem a bit turncoatish.

I'm a Geordie, born and bred... taken to St James Park by my dad for the first time in 1969... Newcastle United fan now for 43 years. HOWEVER - Ive lived in Brighton since 1991, married here, went to Sussex Uni as a mature student, my son is born and bred in Brighton. I started going to the Goldstone in 1991 as a neutral, just to watch the football, but by about 1994/95 realised I was really hooked. I was at most games in that BUild a Bonfire 1996-97 season, and have been a season ticket holder at Brighton since the very first game at Withdean, v Mansfield in 1999. Im still a season ticket holder, WSU.... and consider myself a very passionate fan of BOTH clubs. In my case, I feel I have totally justified reasons - in BOTH cases they are my "local, hometown" club, neither were "Glory Armchair" decisions - its just the way life has turned out.

I got away with the two of them not meeting too, for 20 years..... until the last two seasons.

Anyway - there can be reasons why someone supports two clubs. Its odd, but I dont feel less passionate about one than the other...... but if you havent moved away and settled elsewhere, you may not understand this.

 

[Randsta]

I'm going to get a half and half Saturday ....half hotdog half burger!

 

[Icy Gull]

I'm a Geordie, born and bred... taken to St James Park by my dad for the first time in 1969... Newcastle United fan now for 43 years. HOWEVER - Ive lived in Brighton since 1991, married here, went to Sussex Uni as a mature student, my son is born and bred in Brighton. I started going to the Goldstone in 1991 as a neutral, just to watch the football, but by about 1994/95 realised I was really hooked. I was at most games in that BUild a Bonfire 1996-97 season, and have been a season ticket holder at Brighton since the very first game at Withdean, v Mansfield in 1999. Im still a season ticket holder, WSU.... and consider myself a very passionate fan of BOTH clubs. In my case, I feel I have totally justified reasons - in BOTH cases they are my "local, hometown" club, neither were "Glory Armchair" decisions - its just the way life has turned out.

I got away with the two of them not meeting too, for 20 years..... until the last two seasons.

Anyway - there can be reasons why someone supports two clubs. Its odd, but I dont feel less passionate about one than the other...... but if you havent moved away and settled elsewhere, you may not understand this.

So did you not support one or the other in the two cup games?

 

[BBassic]

Arsenal were my Premiership team when I was a kid in so far as I went to a couple of games and followed their results on Grandstand but I'm Brighton til I die.

 

[Braders]

duplicate post.

 

[Braders]

John Peel did.

Think he was Liverpool but went to watch Ipswich because his son was/is a fan.

 

[The Birdman]

I know another arsenal /brighton fan he 6foot 7inches DJ RICO from Brighton

 

[the herd]

Im sorry i cannot understand anyone supporting more than one team, apart from Arsenal & Arsenal reserves

 

[strings]

May have already been said, but isn't Jordan from Rizzle Kicks a half/half Brighton/Arsenal fan. I believe he was a season ticket holder at Withdean.