Well done Crawley Town. (Merged)

[Brovion]

Useless TWATS Swindon! Disappointing to see how many Albion fans support our local rivals.

(Sorry to ruin the love-in but I couldn't find a 'Bugger, Crawley won' thread for us Crawley-haters)

 

[Garage_Doors]

Great to see two sussex clubs in the 3rd round (hopefully )

 

[wellquickwoody]

Useless TWATS Swindon! Disappointing to see how many Albion fans support our local rivals.

(Sorry to ruin the love-in but I couldn't find a 'Bugger, Crawley won' thread for us Crawley-haters)

Have to agree. When are Albion fans going to wake up to the fact that Crawley could be a threat to our club? If they get into the Football League then our fan base will be at risk. For someone who lives in Haywards Heath, or further north, they would have an option to see league football at cheaper prices, and possibly in a less 'corporate' atmosphere that may exist at The Amex.

As for Crawley's chant of 'One club in Sussex'?

 

[chez]

I hear Kuipers tried to f*** it up by gifting the ball to a Swindon player late on when the scores were level only for the Swindon striker to mess up with the goal at his mercy.

Only going on what the commentator said on SSP mind.

 

[Simster]

It's always good to see plucky little minnows doing well, so it's a shame this fairytale FA Cup run of Swindon's has now ended at home to Crawley. Lets hope that doesn't signal their better players being sold for a pittance to bigger clubs like ourselves. Although, if that does happen, I'm reliably informed by their small army of fans that they have players nobody has ever heard of, all too ready to step into their shoes as a more than adequate replacement.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

As for Crawley's chant of 'One club in Sussex'?

Well, aren't Brighton and Hove no longer technically in Sussex? (Unitary authority and all that)

 

[Martinf]

Well, aren't Brighton and Hove no longer technically in Sussex? (Unitary authority and all that)

Brighton & Hove is part of East Sussex and always will be - however much they bugger about with local government powers and boundaries.

 

[Simster]

Brighton & Hove is part of East Sussex and always will be - however much they bugger about with local government powers and boundaries.

Really? I always considered Brighton part of East Sussex and Hove part of West Sussex.

 

[Brovion]

Well, aren't Brighton and Hove no longer technically in Sussex? (Unitary authority and all that)

You know what he means. The Albion are "Sussex's club" and I don't want anything to spoil that. Plus he's right about the potential claim on our mid/north Sussex support.

Still I look forward to the day when Crawley Town fans moan about all the 'plastic' Brighton fans in their midst.

 

[Barry Izbak]

As Danny Wilson said in Saturday's Sheff Wed programme, they had "done the hard part by getting the draw away and taking Crawley back to Swindon"

 

[Martinf]

Really? I always considered Brighton part of East Sussex and Hove part of West Sussex.

Hove - West Sussex? No. Never.

* falls off chair in astonishment *

 

[BensGrandad]

Didnt West Sussex traditionally start along the A259 at Portslade near the power station, think I have seen a sign there.

 

[Simster]

Hove - West Sussex? No. Never.

* falls off chair in astonishment *

Wikipedia suggests you are right. I never knew that.

So if Brovian is right that BHA has always been the team of Sussex, then it follows that if Crawley are ever promoted, BHA will be the team for East Sussex and Crawley will be the team for West Sussex.

* runs away *

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I thought the Hove / Brighton boundary was the West & East Sussex boundary?

Not that it "really" matters.

Well done Crawley, credit where credit's due, although I do fear this may put an end to their league ambitions for another year at least?

 

[manilaseagull]

Portslade is in East Sussex
Southwick is West Sussex

The "border" is near the new Garden Centre on the Old shoreham road

 

[BLOCK F]

Let us hope we can do better than Swindon tonight!

 

[Bwian]

Didnt West Sussex traditionally start along the A259 at Portslade near the power station, think I have seen a sign there.

West Sussex starts at Fishersgate along the A259 doesn't it?

 

[Brovion]

I thought the Hove / Brighton boundary was the West & East Sussex boundary?

Not that it "really" matters.

Well done Crawley, credit where credit's due, although I do fear this may put an end to their league ambitions for another year at least?

No, as BensGrandad say on the coast the West/East Sussex border is about at Portslade, although it isn't a dead straight line bisecting the county north/south.

And how does getting to the 3rd Round 'put end to their league ambitions for another year at least?'

 

[Bwian]

Like a couple of others on here, I don't wish Crawley well in the Cup or League. It's a shit hole of a place, filled with Palace and Chelsea wannabes. How can you want a place like that in the Football League? I'd prefer they stayed in their rightful place-non league.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

No, as BensGrandad say on the coast the West/East Sussex border is about at Portslade, although it isn't a dead straight line bisecting the county north/south.

And how does getting to the 3rd Round 'put end to their league ambitions for another year at least?'

Just feel that to make the step up from Conference you have to be 100% focussed and a cup run adds to squad pressures (injuries and suspensions etc) and missing Conference games can open up a gap between CTFC and AFC Wimbledon. Thats said, if they do have £1m to spend on players then all this is academic!