Brighton V Blackpool weekend.

[Working class pride]

I think there are some blue tinted glasses here. Brighton tops the drugs deaths table year in year out. For that alone a mate has moved out. It has a problem with a certain bloke that I wont even mention and west street is a disaster zone from thursday to sat every week. But the balance is that its trendy, which the ports and towns along from brighton just are not.

 

[Notters]

people seem to have got up themselves since my earlier post. All I was trying to do was give our friends from Blackpool the sort of advice I would welcome. Just because some of you have walked home from XXXX and not got mugged doesn't mean Brighton is a safe place at night, you know the area and where to go and where not to go.

Read the Argus and you will see reports of violence in central Brighton - not a lot but some, often caused by or to visitors.

nope, there really isn't a road within a mile of Brighton station that I wouldn't feel safe walking down at night... And I'm a wimp.

In contrast in nottingham I WASN'T safe walking back from lectures on my own through one of the nicer areas at 5pm.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

nope, there really isn't a road within a mile of Brighton station that I wouldn't feel safe walking down at night.

Agree-but things will get lively again from next season-some youngsters may just be in for a bit of a shock this year(having never known town centre football related disorder)when they go out on a Friday/Saturday.

 

[Diego Napier]

what? who the hell are you to tell me what I can say and think? give it rest.

ok gobby oik

 

[Notters]

Agree-but things will get lively again from next season-some youngsters may just be in for a bit of a shock this year(having never known town centre football related disorder)when they go out on a Friday/Saturday.

I'll be interested to see what happens on that front; I'm just about old enough to remember a few rucks with Pompey in the early 90s. Don't think there will be much trouble to be honest, as most ticket holders will be season ticket holders at their own clubs. Though I guess there will be people who come for a fight who aren't actually anything to do with the footy.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

I'll be interested to see what happens on that front; I'm just about old enough to remember a few rucks with Pompey in the early 90s. Don't think there will be much trouble to be honest, as most ticket holders will be season ticket holders at their own clubs. Though I guess there will be people who come for a fight who aren't actually anything to do with the footy.

Think things have calmed down and so much more cctv and club to pub etc networking to help each other pin point trouble makers-that said the potential is 3 times higher for away fans to a)take liberties b)annoy and factor c)Brighton fans from out of town coming only for 1 thing.

Wolves and especially Leeds running battles along the seafront(Edit-Evenings at weekends) were the worst i have seen in town but Westham caused many problems down east street one year-

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

There might be more Brighton up at Blackpool than there were that Tuesday in the Petrol strike....

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

There might be more Brighton up at Blackpool than there were that Tuesday in the Petrol strike....

That was a fantastic turn out that evening

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

270 i seem to remember?

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

i may just add that with 20,000 plus regular gates next season,as the fans get used to going in numbers again,i predict you will find our Brighton based Palace support will be less inclined to show there colours in town and be so cocky about it,there will still be the odd fool that will,more fool them-i am not condoning anything just stating facts that there are people who will look for it given an opportunity.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

actually it might have been more than that.

(Goes to try and find programme from later on that season.......)

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

actually it might have been more than that.

(Goes to try and find programme from later on that season.......)

think you will find nearer 500

 

[Notters]

i may just add that with 20,000 plus regular gates next season,as the fans get used to going in numbers again,i predict you will find our Brighton based Palace support will be less inclined to show there colours in town and be so cocky about it,there will still be the odd fool that will,more fool them-i am not condoning anything just stating facts that there are people who will look for it given an opportunity.

To be fair, I've only seen about three in ten years and they were probably down here for the day.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

To be fair, I've only seen about three in ten years and they were probably down here for the day.

I have seen about the same but i did once know a Brighton born and bred Palace fan,vary rare and to be fair(christ i'm a poet & i don't know it)he did go to the Goldstone sometimes to watch Brighton.

Edit:yes have been to Selhurst -but only to watch Brighton

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

one of their main lads lives in the city and has just been released from jail after the S/S incident , think there's a Palace "face" in Worthing and Newhaven as well,