Crawley Town want to be Palace's main rivals...

[Joey Deacon's Disco Suit]

Crawley ran the west street lot all over the place.

Back in the 80's and 90's even the Brighton night clubs were terrified of Crawley turning up.
If they thought you were from Crawley there was no hope of getting in any where.
Crawley boys had to grab hold of birds in the queue and pretend they were with them to stand any chance.
Bloody hell, come to think of it, it was only a couple of years back one of Brightons main clubs banned the whole town of Crawley from its club.It made national press and radio 5 live had a whole hour debating the ban.f***ing hilarious.

Who on here is old enough to recall the many tasty punch ups between Crawley and Brighton at the dance factory at Hickstead during the mid eighties.There was nowhere to hide at that place.

So all those blokes who were involved in aggro in nightclubs in Brighton were all Crawley FC fans were they? Not a chance matey. And were all those people they used to pick on BHA fans? Once again, not a chance matey.

Just because you come from a shit town with a nasty chav element that doesn't necessarily mean that Crawley ever had a firm...f*** me you've never even had a limited liability partnership.

 

[Joey Deacon's Disco Suit]

If we ignore this Crawley Danny Dyer-lite that's just turned up, I do wonder why Palace and not Brighton have been selected as rivals. I wonder if it's the resurgence of Brighton means that he wants the Albion fans around the Crawley area to have Crawley as their second team. In other words, Evans knows that if he tries to create a rivalry with Brighton he's going to get laughed out of the county.

You can't just create these rivalries if the teams never play each other. I think Evans is either getting way ahead of himself with his ideas of promotion and (it hurts me to say this) a wild disservice to Palace. Palace are a well established side with a strong fan base and a great tradition (one of which is Brighton as their main rivals). Crawley will go the same way as Rushden and Diamonds. Mark my words.

 

[Bisto]

Apologies if fixtures, but I don't think this has been mentioned yet.

Steve Evans thinks Crawley will be Palace's key rivals in the next three years.

Does this mean yet another supermarket being built in Crawley

 

[overspill red army]

So all those blokes who were involved in aggro in nightclubs in Brighton were all Crawley FC fans were they? Not a chance matey. And were all those people they used to pick on BHA fans? Once again, not a chance matey.

Just because you come from a shit town with a nasty chav element that doesn't necessarily mean that Crawley ever had a firm...f*** me you've never even had a limited liability partnership.

I quite agree.Crawley have never had a firm that follow the club.
Just recalling the one time we played Brighton in a proper match and the aftermath of what happened because of it.
I wonder if you were at this match?

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Crawley ran the west street lot all over the place.

Back in the 80's and 90's even the Brighton night clubs were terrified of Crawley turning up.
If they thought you were from Crawley there was no hope of getting in any where.
Crawley boys had to grab hold of birds in the queue and pretend they were with them to stand any chance.
Bloody hell, come to think of it, it was only a couple of years back one of Brightons main clubs banned the whole town of Crawley from its club.It made national press and radio 5 live had a whole hour debating the ban.f***ing hilarious.

Who on here is old enough to recall the many tasty punch ups between Crawley and Brighton at the dance factory at Hickstead during the mid eighties.There was nowhere to hide at that place.

Oh. My. Good. Gawd.

 

[overspill red army]

If we ignore this Crawley Danny Dyer-lite that's just turned up, I do wonder why Palace and not Brighton have been selected as rivals. I wonder if it's the resurgence of Brighton means that he wants the Albion fans around the Crawley area to have Crawley as their second team. In other words, Evans knows that if he tries to create a rivalry with Brighton he's going to get laughed out of the county.

You can't just create these rivalries if the teams never play each other. I think Evans is either getting way ahead of himself with his ideas of promotion and (it hurts me to say this) a wild disservice to Palace. Palace are a well established side with a strong fan base and a great tradition (one of which is Brighton as their main rivals). Crawley will go the same way as Rushden and Diamonds. Mark my words.

What has Danny Diabolical got to do with it....you mug

 

[Mackenzie]

What has Danny Diabolical got to do with it....you mug

....erm.....jog on?

 

[overspill red army]

Oh. My. Good. Gawd.

I know,a night club banning a whole town,you just couldnt make it up.

 

[Joey Deacon's Disco Suit]

I quite agree.Crawley have never had a firm that follow the club.
Just recalling the one time we played Brighton in a proper match and the aftermath of what happened because of it.
I wonder if you were at this match?

Yep. I was there. I can't recall too much of any pre- or post- game shenanigans but then again it was a long time ago.

Let's face it, if Crawley draw Brighton in the cup then there will be aggro before and after the game because it will attract every wannabe hardman from the Crawley area, not because they support your club but because Crawley generally seems to have a chip on its shoulder about Brighton. You'll get Palace and premiership plastics (esp Chelsea) aplenty for that one game. That doesn't mean we are your rivals and we're not. I don't know or care who you hate. I love Brighton and hate Palace, Crawley means nothing to me and I suspect the vast majority of Albion supporters. If Crawley make a go of sticking around in the league then sadly, they will be another Bournemouth or Middlesbrough - always playing gooseberry to another happily-hating couple.

 

[Joey Deacon's Disco Suit]

....you mug

Jesus wept. Do you walk like him as well?

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Double post izit.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I know,a night club banning a whole town,you just couldnt make it up.

You could & you did. Just like the rest of the pwoppa nawteee codshit you supplied us with. Overspill Red Army indeed...

 

[overspill red army]

Jesus wept. Do you walk like him as well?

Whoosh.

 

[Joey Deacon's Disco Suit]

Whoosh.

Yeah. I'm the one coming onto another club's site and bigging up the hoolie element of my club and town, aren't I?

 

[sten]

Seem to remember creepy crawley getting a shoeing down west street,as for the dance factory laughable'where u from',brighton' smack very brave groups picking on 1s and 2s,get your facts right twerp

 

[overspill red army]

You could & you did. Just like the rest of the pwoppa nawteee codshit you supplied us with. Overspill Red Army indeed...

Nightclub ban for entire town From The Argus)

 

[overspill red army]

Seem to remember creepy crawley getting a shoeing down west street,as for the dance factory laughable'where u from',brighton' smack very brave groups picking on 1s and 2s,get your facts right twerp

Easy tiger.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Perhaps Steve Evans should ask Crawley's loyal supporters what they think of this new policy.

Given that their average home crowd for the season before the money arrived- swelled by large numbers of fans from clubs like Luton- was 1,002 (making them the 19th best supported team in the BSP), it shouldn't take him long.

 

[PFJ]

Crawley ran the west street lot all over the place.

Back in the 80's and 90's even the Brighton night clubs were terrified of Crawley turning up.
If they thought you were from Crawley there was no hope of getting in any where.
Crawley boys had to grab hold of birds in the queue and pretend they were with them to stand any chance.
Bloody hell, come to think of it, it was only a couple of years back one of Brightons main clubs banned the whole town of Crawley from its club.It made national press and radio 5 live had a whole hour debating the ban.f***ing hilarious.

Who on here is old enough to recall the many tasty punch ups between Crawley and Brighton at the dance factory at Hickstead during the mid eighties.There was nowhere to hide at that place.

You are living in your own little world where maybe one incident seems to have clouded your mind and spanned a couple of decades. I used to go into town reguarally during that time . Always finished up in West Street . Never heard a whisper of the menace that is Crawley. I remember a massive tear up at the bottom West Street between West Ham fans and most of customers from the Smugglers . That was in the summer.

The only time your tiny little caravan park was mentioned was during some trouble at a Selector gig at the Top Rank. Your lot tried it on and got turned over. It meant next time there was a similar event , our skinheads were banned from going in . That was the Cockney Rejects at the Top Rank a couple of weeks later. It did'nt stop them waiting for you outside and giving your lot another spanking . It was carnage . I don't think there was one person from Crawley who did'nt have some sort of limp whilst running back to the station .
Yeah , we used to get it from you at the Leisure Centre. But that is not going to ban an entire town from another one is it.
Apart from that , you have been quite anonymous.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Nightclub ban for entire town From The Argus)

Well yes, it could only ever happen at Creation I suppose. I bet it was really tough to get in if you were down from beautiful Crawley:-

Door Monkey: 'Scuse me sir, are you from Crawley?

Crawley Tool: Nah Bruv, I come daaaan from Croydon innit.

Door Monkey: OK, in you go.