Sussex senior cup final at the amex !!

[hans kraay fan club]

20 actually i guess you are about 60 and living in the past??
anyway banter a side i respect your opinion but this is a bad call.
anyway just got back from a hard nights work, off to bed.

39, actually, and very much living in the 'top of league 1 / new stadium' future.
Doesn't mean ignoring traditions though.

Read this thread, guage the opinions, and then stop talking about what 'most Brighton fans' think. Thanks.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The ignorance of those that know nothing about the non league football on their doorstep is quite staggering. With a successful League club the non league is an important step for youngsters coming through the ranks. I find the arrogance because of our gleaming new stadium quite unbelievable. The SSC is older than BHAFC itself and since the pre-war years has also been playing the cup final at the premier Sussex ground, namely the Goldstone. In the days of 1,000 plus crowds in the non league the SSC final used to generate crowds of up to 20,000, so this won't be the biggest ever attendance for an SSC final. It is a perfect opener for a ramp up match, involving Sussex teams and Sussex players on a reduced capacity for those at the club to monitor how matchday operations go. It is also refreshing to see those posting on here who have a knowledge of the non league history and it's importance to non league clubs, heads up to you guys.

All of this.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I do think that Charlie should be having a word with his players, all the same, and making sure the Albion are in this final. Its right and proper either way, that the SSC Final is held there, but I would still prefer an Albion side to be playing in the stadium's first match.

 

[Notters]

it is brightons stadium...end of argument.

No, it's not, it's the Community's stadium. It's even in the name of the damned thing. I think you're probably going to be the only person dissapointed by this but it most certainly isn't the end of the argument!

 

[SEAGULLS TILL I DIE]

Then possibly you should attend the Berkshire Senior Cup Final which will probably be held at the Madjeski Stadium. Without local football there would be no League or Premiership football.

You are wrong in your assumption that you are speaking for most BHA supporters I would think. Most of thejm realise that we have to have these ramp up events and this is an ideal opportunity.

i live really close to maidenhead and they usually win but they don't care about it. usually played at wycombe or worse stadiums, no one cares about it and especially me as i'm a Brighton fan. countys means nothing to me, just where im from and i wouldnt care if slough (india) got to the fa cup final
seagulls fans seem to be splitting now because of crawley getting better and doing well in the cup etc.
and fans seem to be proud about talking about them and supporting them more then the albion, do us a favour and watch one or the other so we dont have to listen to it?
if you want to be a big team you cant live in the past, were on the up and were leaving the crap behind us. goodnight.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

As has been commented in this thread Seagulls til I die, you seem to completely miss the point. Several in fact. But why let that get in the way of good old fashioned ignorance and arrogance?

 

[BensGrandad]

For your info I hope that Crawley get slaughtered by Man U reserves as I have no respect for them whatsoever as they wouldnt help us out when we needed it but other than that I am 100% committed to The Albion but realise that football in Sussex doesnt start and end with Brighton.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

please people lets get this into perspective, the event (on the pitch) is irrelevent, it could be Coombe Rovers v Melford or even Miss Brighton. It's a bog flushing demonstration only, all stands will be open, test the turnstiles, the coffee machine, the beer pumps, the exits, Falmer station etc etc etc etc, get the final certificate stamped, touch up the paint work, dot the T's cross the I's. That is all, no more no less

 

[Mendoza]

last season, 605 people attended the final

I dont see how 10,000 will turn up for this?

Even if they gave away free tickets to every school (which I guess this falls in the summer holidays?)

 

[clippedgull]

For your info I hope that Crawley get slaughtered by Man U reserves as I have no respect for them whatsoever as they wouldnt help us out when we needed it but other than that I am 100% committed to The Albion but realise that football in Sussex doesnt start and end with Brighton.

Crawley Love In - Why? Seems it was the Council not the club if this post is factual.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

last season, 605 people attended the final

I dont see how 10,000 will turn up for this?

Even if they gave away free tickets to every school (which I guess this falls in the summer holidays?)

Depends on the cost of the tickets, but as it will be the first competitive match at Falmer I think there will be considerably more than the 605 that attended last season's final. You never know there could be 10,000 in attendance.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Crawley Love In - Why? Seems it was the Council not the club if this post is factual.

This is the truth, Crawley FC were OK with a ground share but the Borough Council, who owned Broadfield Stadium, were not.

 

[OSRGull]

good idea to test the ground out but i will happily wait for Albion's first friendly at the Amex with a full attendance.

Same here, I'd rather my first Amex game be a full attendance actually watching our first team play then a Sussex cup final we might not even be involved in.

 

[Boris Yeltsin]

...dot the T's cross the I's. That is all, no more no less

 

[Superphil]

Amazing NSC, how you can turn the joyous announcement of the first event at ourfabulous new stadium into a Binfest 'sake.

Anyway, as I've already paid for my ticket, I shall be looking forward to this date with massive anticipation and a cheesy grin from today, until the day of the game.

 

[Billy the Fish]

The annoying thing is i usually am open to people giving opinions and so on but i'm afraid i know i am right on this one.
It is not a big event 'anymore'. It is nothing and i'm sure most albion fans will tell you this and won't recall any famous moments or anything from this 'cup'. And you wont find any of those fans on here anyway.
I do hope the reserves/youngsters don't get there so that Albions first game at the Amex can be decent.
Although all things a side, i would rather just get a first league win there as i see this as the most important thing and would be the better experience.

f***ing clueless

 

[imissworthing2]

I think its a cracking decision, its a win/win situation for everyone. Brighton get a football event as a ramp up. SFA get a share of what could end up being a 10,000 crowd and 2 sets of players get to have a day out they'll never forget. I had the pleasure of playing in the junior cup final at lancing in 2000 and it was an unbelievable day, imagine what it would be like stepping out at falmer infront of thousands.

 

[matt_32510]

I think it's a good idea, put something back into local football/community . Will probably be a decent crowd as a lot of people will want to go just to see the stadium. Although I think I will wait until 06th August.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

f***ing clueless

Agreed. His ignorance is astounding.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

I think its generally a good event to have as a "ramp up", 'dry run' or whatever.

My only reservation: If its two non league clubs partaking or a non league club playing Brighton Reserves - That non league club should receive an exclusive allocation for their regular fans on a pro rata basis of their average home attendance. If I were a fan of Eastbourne Borough, through to the lowest ranked clubs such as Rustington who are still in the SSC, I'd be seriously & justifiably pissed off if I was unable to get a ticket. Yes, the likes of Rustington may only get an average of 10 men & their dogs watching them, but those loyal regulars shouldn't miss out on tickets should they actually make the final.