alan partridge
Active member
excellent stuff as always
Excellent piece and I found it hard to argue with any of it - except perhaps the bit about 'running Brighton up and down the south coast'!
As has been mentioned before, I really want a 'noisy' bit at Falmer and see nothing wrong with fans pre-organising songs and chants as they can look and sound brilliant. The problem is avoiding the word 'ultras' in my opinion which always alludes to violence or politics.
A noisy bit at Falmer is very much needed but it must be promoted in the correct fashion.
I'm probably never going to live this down, but I think it's a story that needed telling. This week, in a covert operation, I went behind enemy lines to interview the Holmesdale Fantatics of Crystal Palace.
I emerged unscathed.
This is the results of my interview with them:
Holmesdale Fanatics
I'd love to know what you think. If you comment on here, then great. If you do so on the actual site, and then they'll read it. No chance of asking everyone to be civilised on this matter is there? No, thought not.
If you scroll down to the bottom, you'll be rewarded with a couple of articles on the Brighton/Palace rivalry from our prespective.
I REALLY hope that is the case, 2,500 people all standing up and helping to generate an atmoshpere. And all those saying "it's an all-seater stadium, what part of all-seater don't you understand? mustn't break the law, got to obey every petty regulation, Health and Safety, it's for our own good, etc" - f*** off and sit somewhere else.... Just make it known (even when the grounds open) that the North end will carry an away like atmosphere every game - no sitting down bollox either - 2,500 hardcore atmosphere generators. And although you'll get the odd wanker on here moaning about something if this is the case - it's simple, don't 'sit' in the North Stand at Falmer. ......
I REALLY hope that is the case, 2,500 people all standing up and helping to generate an atmoshpere. And all those saying "it's an all-seater stadium, what part of all-seater don't you understand? mustn't break the law, got to obey every petty regulation, Health and Safety, it's for our own good, etc" - f*** off and sit somewhere else.
This might be wishful thinking but you've gotta have a dream ...