'Eastbourne Boro the envy of Sussex'- Eastbourne Herald 30/05/08

[Sainsburys Seagull]

Did anyone else who managed to get there hands on a copy of the Eastbourne Herald today see that shit printed on the sports opinion on the back of the paper.

according to them Eastbourne are 'the envy of sussex clubs as Eastbourne have there own ground and Brighton still dont'

The reporters obviously dont have a f***ing clue and have to have a dig because they have had there 5 minutes of fame by winning the blue sq south play off and getting into the conference, suddenly thinking there sussex's number 1 club

Being an eastbourne resident i should be looking out for my local team, but f*** em hope they get tonked. not the clubs fault but the shit reporting that the herald produces week in week out.

It may be an opinion but more like a dig in my book at us, disgrace

 

[steward 433]

I am hoping all three Sussex joke clubs get relegated from the conference next season.

After that comment i hope Eastbourne do!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Monkey Man]

Did anyone else who managed to get there hands on a copy of the Eastbourne Herald today see that shit printed on the sports opinion on the back of the paper.

according to them Eastbourne are 'the envy of sussex clubs as Eastbourne have there own ground and Brighton still dont'

The reporters obviously dont have a f***ing clue and have to have a dig because they have had there 5 minutes of fame by winning the blue sq south play off and getting into the conference, suddenly thinking there sussex's number 1 club

Being an eastbourne resident i should be looking out for my local team, but f*** em hope they get tonked. not the clubs fault but the shit reporting that the herald produces week in week out.

It may be an opinion but more like a dig in my book at us, disgrace

Mate ... don't you think you're taking this a little too personally?

 

[Conkers]

Let Eastbourne have their 12 months of fame because next season they will be in the obscurity of that well known Conference South league while little old Brighton are scrapping it out for a place in the Championship. I'm so envious of Eastbourne

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Hahahaha. Gotta laugh at Eastbourne.

Infact all the non-league Sussex teams make me laugh; I remember seeing the back of a Crawley supporters bus with "The only team in Sussex" printed on the back of it!

 

[Juan Albion]

Did anyone else who managed to get there hands on a copy of the Eastbourne Herald today see that shit printed on the sports opinion on the back of the paper.

according to them Eastbourne are 'the envy of sussex clubs as Eastbourne have there own ground and Brighton still dont'

The reporters obviously dont have a f***ing clue and have to have a dig because they have had there 5 minutes of fame by winning the blue sq south play off and getting into the conference, suddenly thinking there sussex's number 1 club

Being an eastbourne resident i should be looking out for my local team, but f*** em hope they get tonked. not the clubs fault but the shit reporting that the herald produces week in week out.

It may be an opinion but more like a dig in my book at us, disgrace

So let's get this straight. You want them to get relegated because of what some hack wrote in the local paper? Gee, I hope Andy Naylor doesn't read this or he'll get all self-important over the power of the press.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Come on, it's only their local paper talking.

No different to any of the Argus's annual front page headlines about some old biddy on Bournemouth town council claiming they are the no.1 seaside resort, or the Mid Sussex Times attempting to strike up a rivalry between Burgess Hill & Haywards Heath.

It's what local papers do: they can only sell so many copies on the back of minor road traffic collisions, wonky paving stones in the High Street and cocker spaniels that bark at the Meridian Tonight theme tune.

 

[Il Duce]

Are Eastbourne Borough traditionally the main club in that place? What about the other side with the little ground in the centre? Eastbourne Town? Do they have a massive rivalry? Are locals split on socio-economic/political/religious grounds? Is it a bit like Munich and Manchester where the lesser known club is actually the one followed by the real locals? This non league stuff is sooooooooo exciting...

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

laugh: what a load of bollocks come on you rooks

 

[dougdeep]

Are Eastbourne Borough traditionally the main club in that place? What about the other side with the little ground in the centre? Eastbourne Town? Do they have a massive rivalry? Are locals split on socio-economic/political/religious grounds? Is it a bit like Munich and Manchester where the lesser known club is actually the one followed by the real locals? This non league stuff is sooooooooo exciting...

Borough used to be the small team in the area, Eastbourne Town and Eastbourne United were the bigger teams. Borough were previously known as Langney Sports.

 

[Strike]

I went to a Eastbourne Town game recently and noticed there were people there that preferred following them over Borough, and also know a certain ex Eastbourne Seagull that prefers Eastbourne United over Borough.

 

[eastie]

6 promotions in 10 years and only 2 below the Albion.
If people are on here talking about them then they are obviously being taken notice of.
Some of the support is from ex- Albion who are priced out of watching and now watch decent football for a tenner at a football ground.

 

[Clive Walker's slaphead]

6 promotions in 10 years and only 2 below the Albion.

That is about to end so it will be interesting to see what support they get when they are struggling. Most people who have started to follow them in recent times only know success and as we know Sussex football fans are notoriously fickle so will they still go when no further success is forthcoming.

 

[FalmerforAll!**]

I went to a Eastbourne Town game recently and noticed there were people there that preferred following them over Borough, and also know a certain ex Eastbourne Seagull that prefers Eastbourne United over Borough.

It's a nice little ground isn't it? And they get some pretty good attendances aswell.

 

[Il Duce]

6 promotions in 10 years and only 2 below the Albion.
If people are on here talking about them then they are obviously being taken notice of.
Some of the support is from ex- Albion who are priced out of watching and now watch decent football for a tenner at a football ground.

Sorry, having been a football tourist to both Eastbourne and Lewes last season there is no way in 1 million years that anything at that level could be classed as decent. We may not be anywhere near Champions League but f*** me we're not as bad as that non league toss. Honest to God...

 

[Scotty Mac]

6 promotions in 10 years and only 2 below the Albion.

That is about to end so it will be interesting to see what support they get when they are struggling. Most people who have started to follow them in recent times only know success and as we know Sussex football fans are notoriously fickle so will they still go when no further success is forthcoming.

exactly the same situation for lewes - especially now they have lost their precious beer on terraces

 

[eastie]

Sorry, having been a football tourist to both Eastbourne and Lewes last season there is no way in 1 million years that anything at that level could be classed as decent. We may not be anywhere near Champions League but f*** me we're not as bad as that non league toss. Honest to God...

obviously not but you strengthen up as you move up the divisions and next year we will be even stronger.
I much prefer to pay a tenner to watch Eastbourne Boro in a ground that is covered on all four sides than pay £28 on prefab stands with no cover and crap parking

 

[Da Man Clay]

obviously not but you strengthen up as you move up the divisions and next year we will be even stronger.
I much prefer to pay a tenner to watch Eastbourne Boro in a ground that is covered on all four sides than pay £28 on prefab stands with no cover and crap parking

I'd prefer to pay £50 and watch league football than a £1 to watch some non league toss. Each to there own though.