"Brighton" v "Albion"

[GoldWithFalmer]

Albion for me 80% of the time although i do say i support Brighton if asked as an example....in the main locals always refer to the club as Albion..

 

[Hampster Gull]

Albion with those in the know, brighton otherwise

 

[Albion my Albion]

Supported all my life, been going to games for 40 odd years and I probably use Brighton mostly, but sometimes I say Albion. I guess that's just the whacky and unpredictable kind of guy I am.

You seem enlightened. Or maybe just strictly crazy!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

There's (apparently) another team or two who enjoy the sobriquet "Albion" which seems to confuse some into thinking we might be flare trousered three star jumper wearing midlanders or worse if we omitted the Brighton element in general chit-chat.

There is, obviously, only one Brighton* in the United Kingdom




*in don't know if New Brighton have a team.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton_Tower_F.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton_A.F.C.
https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/new-brighton/

 

[MF'84]

Where I work there's a number of West Brom and Burton fans so I purposely use "Brighton" these days to avoid any confusion!

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Albion with those in the know, brighton otherwise

This exactly - Albion with my brother and fellow STH. Brighton to any else over here who knows where my interest lies.

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton_Tower_F.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton_A.F.C.
https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/new-brighton/

Ben's Grandad is the one wearing the cap.

 

[studio150]

Brighton at work, Albion locally

 

[Seagull]

I say "The Albion" to my Albion watching family.
If someone asks who do you support I'd probably give the full monty: "Brighton & Hove Albion".

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

My son (admittedly, he's very young, reception school age) refers to us as the 'Brighton Seagulls'....so a complete mash-up there, and not an 'Albion' in sight!!!

Ditto to most on here, Albion to fellow fans, Brighton to the "which team do you support?" question

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Albion when in Sussex and talking to other Albion fans. Brighton in all other circumstances.

 

[Triggaaar]

Supported all my life, been going to games for 40 odd years and I probably use Brighton mostly, but sometimes I say Albion. I guess that's just the whacky and unpredictable kind of guy I am.

I knew you were going to say that.

 

[trueblue]

Brighton to outsiders but 'Albion' at all other times and for a good reason. Historically, the club represented two towns - Brighton and Hove - so Brighton on its own is wrong.

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

I think there is one in Australia!

We've got six here actually, one in every state, 5 of them being suburbs of major cities.
There's even a Hove, adjacent to the Adelaide one.
Also have 4 Albions. One each in Melbourne & Brisbane, 1 in rural Qld plus Albion Park 100km to the south of Sydney.

 

[Trelford Mills Guide Dog]

I wonder what that would constitute now?

Some arse with a drum ... ?

 

[Gwylan]

There is, obviously, only one Brighton* in the United Kingdom

Sadly no. There's a village called Brighton in Cornwall, it's near Newquay

 

[Return of the Rev]

Spraying/painting on walls in the 70's it was more often or not ALBION or BHA ie ALBION MAD

 

[Return of the Rev]

Sadly no. There's a village called Brighton in Cornwall, it's near Newquay

Had loads of holidays in that region and didn't know that! Crantock outside Newquay had two pubs opposite each other The seagull and the Albion sadly the seagull is now the cornishman

 

[Brovion]

Pretty much spot on. Non-Brighton and Hove Albion followers call us Brighton. For locals (ie those in Sussex) and fans, it's the Albion. For the media it's the Seagulls, preceded by Super, Soaraway, Sensational, Scintillating, or any other hysteria inducing label.

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Swooping, you forgot swooping. Especially in the transfer market; we always 'swoop' to a new signing. Always.

But yeah, I'm the same as most. When people from outside of our great Seagull Nation ask me who I support I always say 'Brighton'. Amongst our own I tend to say 'Albion', or obviously 'us' or we'.

 

[Gabbafella]

I use Albion on social media or when talking to other fans but when talking to non-fans I say Brighton as I assume they'd have no idea who the albion are.