I read an article a year ago (sorry, can’t remember the sauce!) showing stats of biggest, unopposed fan bases in the country based geographically. As it happens our catchment area being Sussex means we can draw a potential one million fans as the two nearest clubs are Portsmouth and them up the...
I would say similar. You can lump us, Ipswich, Southampton, Norwich and, possibly and potentially, Bristol City, Middlesbrough, Stoke as having similar sized stadiums and fan bases. Historically we’ve all had our moments in the sun but we will never achieve the constant battle at the top like...
Why don’t you get your crystal ball out, do your Mystic Meg bit, and tell everyone who we should or should not sign. You’ll be an invaluable asset to the club, you never know you might end up as Head of Recruitment. Aside from that let‘s realistically look at RDZ’s legacies. I’ll start with the...
I will counter your comment regarding Baleba with this :
When Bobby Charlton joined Man Utd he had to prove himself by playing in the reserves for a considerable time before being selected for the first team. On one occasion when he was playing in the “stiffs” some wag in the sparse crowd...
You’re right - it’s a matter of chance whether you bump into a decent, appreciative football fan or a complete knob. Every club has their complete twats, including us, but thankfully the vast majority of fans up and down the country are okay.
Sheila is definitely not brown bread - she has risen and become a late bloomer. I saw her at Ascot races yesterday with a baguette on her head. Kneads must as they say.