Reinelt12
Sick Note
There seems to be a great divide of Brighton fans who are either in the "We are a big club, always have been and should be in the Premier League" or the "Look where we have come from, we can't expect instant success".
Most threads carry this theme along, with the two camps fighting against each other.
I think that we are actually somewhere in between those two, closer to the "we can't expect instant success", but in transition, with the potential to be a big club.
The fact is that we have only had this new stadium for about 6 months, with 20k+ attendances, that doesnt sudden propel us to be a big club, but the potential for 20k+ and nearly 30k attendances when the stadium is increased is there for all to see.
2 years ago we were playing in an athletics stadium at the bottom of League 1 - and have had several seasons either slightly below that, or slightly above - that does not make us a big club - relatively successful, yes, with 3 titles and a Playoff Final victory in 12 years, but not a club that gets 25k+ fans week in week out and plays most of their seasons in the Premier League.
The big club guys hate the fact that Nooney and Navarro wanted to enjoy their day out at Anfield... harsh I think, given that they support the club and where they both have come from - this was a big day out for them too. The big club guys think that we were a disgrace yesterday and should be embarassed (apart from the fact that Dalglish put what was probably his strongest team this season out, and they REALLY wanted it given the events of the past week or so)
This is not a 2 min job for Gus, he is building something very special here, and it isn't going to happen overnight. We have been spoilt with very good football and the playoffs are a real possibility - but if we don't get there it will not be the end of the world, and we will be able to strengthen further in the summer. As someone on another thread has pointed out, Norwich and Southampton already had Championship players before they got relegated to League 1, we had lower League 1 players and have steadily strengthened - it will take time, but it will be totally worth it.
Yes I was at Hereford, but I am not going to hark back to that, because we can also hark back to days when we were in the old Division 1 and got to the cup final. I truly believe this is the most exciting time to be a Brighton fan - there is so much to look forward to!
We are on an upward curve, not spiralling downwards towards oblivion which we have seen so many times in the past - we need to be patient and enjoy this ride we are on - most of all this is fun!!!!
Most threads carry this theme along, with the two camps fighting against each other.
I think that we are actually somewhere in between those two, closer to the "we can't expect instant success", but in transition, with the potential to be a big club.
The fact is that we have only had this new stadium for about 6 months, with 20k+ attendances, that doesnt sudden propel us to be a big club, but the potential for 20k+ and nearly 30k attendances when the stadium is increased is there for all to see.
2 years ago we were playing in an athletics stadium at the bottom of League 1 - and have had several seasons either slightly below that, or slightly above - that does not make us a big club - relatively successful, yes, with 3 titles and a Playoff Final victory in 12 years, but not a club that gets 25k+ fans week in week out and plays most of their seasons in the Premier League.
The big club guys hate the fact that Nooney and Navarro wanted to enjoy their day out at Anfield... harsh I think, given that they support the club and where they both have come from - this was a big day out for them too. The big club guys think that we were a disgrace yesterday and should be embarassed (apart from the fact that Dalglish put what was probably his strongest team this season out, and they REALLY wanted it given the events of the past week or so)
This is not a 2 min job for Gus, he is building something very special here, and it isn't going to happen overnight. We have been spoilt with very good football and the playoffs are a real possibility - but if we don't get there it will not be the end of the world, and we will be able to strengthen further in the summer. As someone on another thread has pointed out, Norwich and Southampton already had Championship players before they got relegated to League 1, we had lower League 1 players and have steadily strengthened - it will take time, but it will be totally worth it.
Yes I was at Hereford, but I am not going to hark back to that, because we can also hark back to days when we were in the old Division 1 and got to the cup final. I truly believe this is the most exciting time to be a Brighton fan - there is so much to look forward to!
We are on an upward curve, not spiralling downwards towards oblivion which we have seen so many times in the past - we need to be patient and enjoy this ride we are on - most of all this is fun!!!!
