How popular would it be if Aston Villa were our first opponents at Falmer?

[Wozza]

Besides the historical link, of Villa being our opponents in the Charity Shield, just think: Whingy would get to play if he's still around with us and it would further the love-in between the two clubs as we would be able to return the hospitality provided to us?

No.

 

[Frutos]

The first game at falmer should be Palace. FACT.

No it should not, for the very simple fact that if it was, and they somehow beat us, we would NEVER live it down.

 

[Simster]

No.

Quite. Funny how some of us seem to have forgotten how Villa (under Gregory) tried to absolutely fleece this club when it was on it's knees in 1998.

So as far as I'm concerned, I'm glad 6,400 of us had a great day out (featuring some patronising 'you were a credit' bollocks from some of their admittedly very friendly fans on here), but as far as I'm concerned, this Villa love-in is becoming almost as nausiating as the WREXHAM one a few years ago.

We hadn't played them for 27 years before last week, and no-one here had really missed them.

 

[Northstander]

Why Villa?

Why do we need a big opening game, just have a fans day when it officially opens with a legends game with a firework display from the withdean Firework man

....that is all that is needed!

 

[Westdene Seagull]

If we're going to invite a team based on an opponent in a cup final surely it should be the most recent cup final we've been in not something at the beginning of the last centruy ?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Absolutely no reason whatsoever to play Villa. Agree with Simster's remarks above.

 

[strings]

I agree with Simster too. Also, I'm quite happy with Man City as our first game.

 

[drew]

Seems that there are plenty of people who have got excited over one glamour cup tie that we lost!!! It was a great day out but let's move on.

Having said that, let's not forget it is not impossible that we won't be playing Villa as the first League game at Falmer. Improbable but not impossible.

 

[withdeanwombat]

A return of the match played 18/8/83 ?

 

[bha25]

Man City are anit they when we played them and beat them they said the would play us at falmer

 

[DJ Leon]

I think we should change our name in honour of the Villa game - Brighton and Hove Villa?

 

[teaboy]

So, in conclusion, not very.

 

[pishhead]

Would be very fitting if it was Doncaster.

 

[perseus]

We don't want to start with a defeat !

 

[Acker79]

I'd like us to play Doncaster in the first game, personally.

I was thinking about this last night. Perhaps the ramp up event could be a game between the actual brighton and doncaster teams from the last game at the goldstone, like a legends match.

 

[drew]

There is a lot of sentimental views on here but lets not forget that the aim is to fill the place so talk of Doncaster et al is ludicrous. We need to entice many people who haven't been before or who havent' been for many years and that means getting in teams they see on the box. Even for ramp up events.

 

[Easy 10]

Must we slobber all over EVERY premiership team we encounter ? Christ, its like we're some kind of desperate clingy girlfriend just after another date.

"Ooh Villa, you're so big and powerful. We had a lovely time didn't we ? Want to come to my place later ?"

 

[Acker79]

Even for ramp up events.

Aren't ramp up events meant to not have huge crowds? Aren't they like dry runs with less than half capacity crowds? Since if there is a failing of the infrastructure in place the fall out isn't as bad, and allows you to prepare to deal with a huge crowd.

The ramp up events to Wembley weren't for mass consumption, were they?

The term 'ramp up' would indicate a gradual incline instead of a sudden step.

 

[Notters]

It's so blindingly obvious that REMF should be one of the ramp up events.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

doncaster, as nice as it would be, would not attract a big crowd unfortunately

palace would be AWFUL cos they might (probably would) win and we'd NEVER live it down


it's gonna be man city anyway isn't it?