What makes you follow the albion/football?

[Return of the Rev]

Is it Atmosphere
The social side
Just getting out the house
The beer
Good football
Just a habit
The new stadium
Excitement of something kicking off
Sheer loyalty
I'm not sure which components make the urge so great for me possible thats its a combination of them all,as you get older the reasons do change in priority.
Whats the draw for you?

 

[BobbySmith]

My mum took me when I was 5, pure and simple, hooked, the other things are just a bonus to a life long hobby.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

I like the social side of it, getting out of the house having a few beers and enjoying the atmosphere, although it is a habit now,i'm quite loyal but we are playing good football in a great new stadium. (don't care if 'it kicks off' as long as no innocents are involved)

 

[Hillian1]

I go so I can laugh at others less fortunate than ourselves.

Saturday will be lots of laughing.

 

[Mendoza]

My favourite saying "A great day out with friends, spoiled by 90 minutes of football"

The social side is what it's all about for me. A day out on the beers with mates, also a chance to meet new people and make new friends (cheeeese). I've been going 25 years, and honestly the football has probably been poor in 20 of those seasons.

The football being brilliant is an added bonus

 

[seagullondon]

My favourite saying "A great day out with friends, spoiled by 90 minutes of football"

The social side is what it's all about for me. A day out on the beers with mates, also a chance to meet new people and make new friends (cheeeese). I've been going 25 years, and honestly the football has probably been poor in 20 of those seasons.

The football being brilliant is an added bonus

FRIEND? FOOTBALL FRIEND?

 

[tubaman]

I can't say exactly why I go to watch the Albion. If I had only started supporting them this season it could have been the stadium or the quality of football but over the years I have seen some cr*p football and sat cold and wet at the theatre of trees so it can't be those. I just put it down to being collectively mad.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Wanted to support my local club instead of being a glory hunter like everyone else at school - simple as that really.

 

[Stat Brother]

Because The Albion is a part of me.

Football, no longer is.

 

[banjo]

I was taken to the Goldstone when I was 8, and have been going ever since. I still get a buzz. I've been now taking my lad for 6 year's He's now 11 and He loves it to. I think having the new ground helps.

 

[Daffy Duck]

It's in my genes.

 

[Return of the Rev]

I can't say exactly why I go to watch the Albion. If I had only started supporting them this season it could have been the stadium or the quality of football but over the years I have seen some cr*p football and sat cold and wet at the theatre of trees so it can't be those. I just put it down to being collectively mad.

This is were i am,can't figure it out really 42 years of insanity

 

[catfish]

It's what I do.

 

[Stoo82]

Birth and my Dad taking me to the Goldstone many moons ago.

 

[magoo]

You forgot this

 

[tinx]

It always used to be a an excuse to have a load of beer on a saturday afternoon with the boys, then kids came along and when my lad was three (He's 7 now) I got him a season ticket and now go with friends who also have kids so the kids can go to the football and enjoy it with their mates while we sneak out the back and have a few cheeky pints and a pie. The footballs not bad too these days either.

Having kids reduces my away day opportunities though but at least home games are now a proper occasion and a day out in themselves.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Well first it was Peter Ward... and then it just became part of me.... the one constant in my life.

 

[OzMike]

Born in Brighton, supported since 12 years old, had trials as a teen (had trials for SCC also but the less said the better) and from here it has to be sheer loyalty.
The ups and downs better than any soap on TV.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Its just what I do.

For a good proportion of the past few years, its been some weird sense of duty or compulsion, that's kept me going. It would be stretching it to say it was 'fun'.

Its amazing right now though.

 

[Blackadder]

What makes me?

It's the voices. The voices in my head!