Crewe 7-0 Barnet

[Durlston]

What a day this has turned out to be!

First things first, my number one team is Barnet and I've followed them for 17 years. Please don't think I'm a bad fan because of it. I try to get to as many Albion matches as I can living locally - Haywards Heath. But the whole day of travelling to Crewe and then back in the face of such a heavy defeat summed up why I love football so much and laughing in the face of adversity after my recent woes. It took me out of myself. People are so friendly oop north and I absolutely loved it. We had drinks bought for us after the thrashing and Crewe is such a friendly town with everything nearby - train station, pubs, bookies etc.

Great to meet HseagullsH and all his gang on the train from Victoria coming home. A top bunch of lads. You're a credit to Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. Thanks for making me laugh so much on the final part of a long journey home.

 

[HseagullsH]

What a day this has turned out to be!

First things first, my number one team is Barnet and I've followed them for 17 years. Please don't think I'm a bad fan because of it. I try to get to as many Albion matches as I can living locally - Haywards Heath. But the whole day of travelling to Crewe and then back in the face of such a heavy defeat summed up why I love football so much and laughing in the face of adversity after my recent woes. It took me out of myself. People are so friendly oop north and I absolutely loved it. We had drinks bought for us after the thrashing and Crewe is such a friendly town with everything nearby - train station, pubs, bookies etc.

Great to meet HseagullsH and all his gang on the train from Victoria coming home. A top bunch of lads. You're a credit to Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. Thanks for making me laugh so much on the final part of a long journey home.

Always good to put a face to a name

Also pleased with the positive response on my tips, shame other fans on here aren't so generous with their praise/lack of negativity

Hope things look up for Barnet (and the Albion!)

 

[blue and white army]

What a day this has turned out to be!

First things first, my number one team is Barnet and I've followed them for 17 years. Please don't think I'm a bad fan because of it. I try to get to as many Albion matches as I can living locally - Haywards Heath. But the whole day of travelling to Crewe and then back in the face of such a heavy defeat summed up why I love football so much and laughing in the face of adversity after my recent woes. It took me out of myself. People are so friendly oop north and I absolutely loved it. We had drinks bought for us after the thrashing and Crewe is such a friendly town with everything nearby - train station, pubs, bookies etc.

Great to meet HseagullsH and all his gang on the train from Victoria coming home. A top bunch of lads. You're a credit to Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. Thanks for making me laugh so much on the final part of a long journey home.

Since when the hell has it been H's crew

Was a pleasure meeting you as well. Should go for a pint before a game sometime

 

[Durlston]

Ha ha! I was wrecked on the train. Drinking Bacardi & cola.

I'll be at the JPT game against Leyton Orient. We'll meet up before for a few bevvies. Once again, great ta see ya on the train. You're top lads.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Ange?

 

[philsussex]

Must be the Stimson factor. Can't stand that bloke.

 

[Durlston]

Must be the Stimson factor. Can't stand that bloke.

He came over to the fans at the end and apologised which was a brave thing to do. The Barnet keeper made a wanker gesture to the fans though at the end - nice.

 

[dazzalewis1968]

Must be the Stimson factor. Can't stand that bloke.

This guy is rubbish.
Some of you know I'm based
In Barnet,I know Tony the chairman
Very well and Paul fairclough they should have tried to get him to stay.

They were the first to have talks
With Leon a few weeks ago.

 

[The French Mistress]

This guy is rubbish.
Some of you know I'm based
In Barnet,I know Tony the chairman
Very well and Paul fairclough they should have tried to get him to stay.

They were the first to have talks
With Leon a few weeks ago.

Barnet have got issues - sadly a lot of them come from Tony. He's a decent guy and the club wouldn't exist were it not for him but something's got to give.

Paul as well is a great guy, a real football man. He's still at the club but can't see him taking the first team on again though.

 

[Asaboa]

I'm a long time lurker on this board, but I just had to post when I saw this. I'm a Gillingham fan (with a soft spot for Brighton having watched them every week when they were playing at our place for a while) and I remember losing 7-0 away to Shrewsbury under Mark Stimson.

Our away record has been bad for ages, but under him last season it was truly pathetic. I like Barnet as a club, so I wish you all the best, but we didn't win away all season last year, and he didn't seem to know what to do to remedy it.

 

[philsussex]

I'm a long time lurker on this board, but I just had to post when I saw this. I'm a Gillingham fan (with a soft spot for Brighton having watched them every week when they were playing at our place for a while) and I remember losing 7-0 away to Shrewsbury under Mark Stimson.

Our away record has been bad for ages, but under him last season it was truly pathetic. I like Barnet as a club, so I wish you all the best, but we didn't win away all season last year, and he didn't seem to know what to do to remedy it.

You pleased with the appointment of Hessenthaler?

 

[dazzalewis1968]

Barnet have got issues - sadly a lot of them come from Tony. He's a decent guy and the club wouldn't exist were it not for him but something's got to give.

Paul as well is a great guy, a real football man. He's still at the club but can't see him taking the first team on again though.

I agree with you they need a manager that
Has a track record of working
With no money.
Paul is running the barnet
Sports centre.
I go to the odd game as 2 mins
From my office.

 

[Asaboa]

You pleased with the appointment of Hessenthaler?

Of course, I love the guy. And one thing that a lot of naysayers seem to forget is that he DOES have football league experience. He led us to our highest ever league position (11th in Championship).

It's not been a great start, but I won't start panicking just yet. He's a Gills legend though, so we'll always be happy to have a legend at the helm.

 

[Durlston]

The formation was effectively 4-6-0, no ambition of winning the game but he promised to reimburse the fans that went at the end. Never heard so much bad language in all my life. Some black humour: "8-7, we're gonna win 8-7" and "What's it like to be outclassed?" The main one all afternoon though was "You're not fit to wear the shirt!".

But this is a Brighton & Hove Albion messageboard and fans don't want to read about bloody Barnet on here!

 

[philsussex]

Barnet provided one of the funniest chants I've seen from away fans at Withdean a couple of seasons ago in the JPT.

A group of them (and there weren't many of them) stood up together and started singing YMCA.

I found that quite amusing.

 

[Asaboa]

Similarly, I think it was Brighton fans at the Priestfield who provided a very funny chant when a goalkeeper (can't remember if he was Brighton's or not) making his debut had a bit of a clanger. The goalkeeper top was black and orange hoops and I remember the Brighton fans singing "what a waste of honey", which was quite funny.

 

[HseagullsH]

Great to meet HseagullsH and all his gang on the train from Victoria coming home. A top bunch of lads. You're a credit to Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. Thanks for making me laugh so much on the final part of a long journey home.

Since when the hell has it been H's crew

Good call Durlston - We can be called Team H though


Perhaps an honourable mention for Johnboy standing up for himself a little against the Millwall thugs on the train. Could have ended in a bad result though

 

[Gav1901]

Always good to put a face to a name

Also pleased with the positive response on my tips, shame other fans on here aren't so generous with their praise/lack of negativity

Hope things look up for Barnet (and the Albion!)

Was you the noisey lot on the way back from MK Dons on train last year ?

 

[The French Mistress]

Similarly, I think it was Brighton fans at the Priestfield who provided a very funny chant when a goalkeeper (can't remember if he was Brighton's or not) making his debut had a bit of a clanger. The goalkeeper top was black and orange hoops and I remember the Brighton fans singing "what a waste of honey", which was quite funny.

Hilarious !!

 

[HseagullsH]

Was you the noisey lot on the way back from MK Dons on train last year ?

I didn't go to MK Dons, nor did any of the guys I was with on the train back I don't think. Some of our group went though, so could have been them?