Brighton's Borders

[Gregory2Smith1]

where in sussex do people start not supporting brighton?

i was born in brighton,raised in newhaven and lived in seaford and eastbourne,i consider these towns to be staunch seagulls towns

going farther east towards bexhill,i know of seagulls fans,but arrive at hastings and they are thin on the ground

what about west,lancing and worthing,definant seagulls towns,littlehampton?
bognor is in striking distance of pompey

going north,lewes and haywards heath,solid seagulls country

now crawley have there own football league team i guess that's fair enough,but i got the feeling before that they all went up to london anyway

any albion fans from littlehampton,bognor,chichester,hastings or crawley on here?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I worked in Chichester for 2.5 years and I only ever saw a handful of Brighton shirts. Whereas one would see at least one Portsmouth shirt a day.

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

Adur and Arun areas do have a large albion following, it does seem like the river Arun is a bit of a cut off point for Brighton fans though. Probably to do with the A27 which going west you can get yourself to fratton in a fraction of the time it would take you to drive east to Brighton. When we played pompey recently i read on here chichester was 50 / 50 for Brighton and pompey shirts on the day. I hate seeing the 'pompey news' sold in newsagents all over west sussex towns like Chichester and Bognor, but they dont get the argus round them parts either. 1.5 million people in Sussex, just a thought....

 

[Buzzer]

Going west LA is border country but LA is definitely BHA as is Worthing. In fact, I'd argue that of the towns around Brighton, Worthing is the most solid BHA.

 

[brakespear]

I don't know about now but I was born in and lived in Crawley for 11 years and I support Brighton. Even then though I can't remember there too many others around though.

 

[Gully]

You might be right about the Arun being the western boundary. Pulborough always had a smattering of Albion fans, but go any further weat to places like Petworth and Midhurst and it really is Pompey territory.

Agree with the comment about Worthing, that is definitely an Albion stronghold, home to some of the most loyal amongst us.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

I'd say about 10% of Worthing are Brighton fans. And by that I mean people that I see wearing football shirts anyway. The other 90% are United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool or Spurs.

I am seeing an increase in the amount of kids playing football in the park near me wearing Brighton shirts, which is an encouraging sign.

 

[Nick Rowles]

Growing up in Bognor in the 70s we always felt in the minority compared to Pompey fans. Many a happy Saturday evening being chased up and down the train from Barnham by morons!! Still on the margins of our geographical support but plenty still travel weekly - Sussex and proud.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

I worked in Chichester for 2.5 years and I only ever saw a handful of Brighton shirts. Whereas one would see at least one Portsmouth shirt a day.

That was me in different disguises each time BOF.

The Pompey Shirts have disappeared lately, can't think why


I can't wait to see how we take back the sussex territory if we can keep above the Pompey Scum.

 

[durrington gull]

Adur and Arun areas do have a large albion following, it does seem like the river Arun is a bit of a cut off point for Brighton fans though. Probably to do with the A27 which going west you can get yourself to fratton in a fraction of the time it would take you to drive east to Brighton. When we played pompey recently i read on here chichester was 50 / 50 for Brighton and pompey shirts on the day. I hate seeing the 'pompey news' sold in newsagents all over west sussex towns like Chichester and Bognor, but they dont get the argus round them parts either. 1.5 million people in Sussex, just a thought....

Our support trickles out past littlehampton - you see lots of pompey shirts around Bognor & Chichester. Worthing is solid BHA

 

[wigman]

Littlehampton is the border, we have a solid base in LA and Worthing is more Albion than Brighton.

 

[LABHA]

Yep,LA is about right for the border,i see a few 6 fingered fuckers flitting around every other day.

 

[Gully]

I'd say about 10% of Worthing are Brighton fans. And by that I mean people that I see wearing football shirts anyway. The other 90% are United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool or Spurs.

Fair point, but most of those wearing the Premierships are plastics who would be hard pressed to point out where their ground is on a map...few of them actually having been there!

I reckon that if you just count people who actually go to games then Worthing would look far healthier from an Albion point of view.

 

[Slippery Seagull]

Going west LA is border country but LA is definitely BHA as is Worthing. In fact, I'd argue that of the towns around Brighton, Worthing is the most solid BHA.

This.

I think car stickers are a good gauge. There are hundreds and hundreds in worrhing, and never seen a pompey one here.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Fair point, but most of those wearing the Premierships are plastics who would be hard pressed to point out where their ground is on a map...few of them actually having been there!

I reckon that if you just count people who actually go to games then Worthing would look far healthier from an Albion point of view.

Oh yeah, undoubtedly. I would assume most people around this area with a Brighton shirt on actually go to games, whereas I'd also assume that 90% of people with Premier League shirts on attend 1 or 2 games a year, if that.

 

[Captain Sensible]

Anyone born and raised in west Sussex and supports Portsmouth is a disgrace.

 

[Giraffe]

Worthing is total blue and White bar a few London club supporters. But Bognor, Chichester, Midhurst and beyond is definitely Pompey territory.

 

[les dynam]

Worthing is total blue and White bar a few London club supporters. But Bognor, Chichester, Midhurst and beyond is definitely Pompey territory.

This. Heading east, Shoreham and Southwick are real Albion stronghold, loads of fans over there.

 

[Notters]

Hastings thin on the ground? Shirley you jest?

 

[u'vebeenamexed]

How about Albion support in Eastbourne ?

Have seen Palace claiming they have strong support in Eastbourne- can't believe this is true can anyone enlighten ?