Not a great advert for Div 3 football was it.
Our pitch is a mess.
It was a little kick and run but hey,what else can you do on that mud pit.
That said,we are doing ok and I can't wait for the day our paths meet again.
There won't be five goals in it next time,that's for sure.
Yes,Crawley is the only team I support......I'm 39 years old and I would guess at maybe 900 games that I have attended (since 83/84).
However,I have always had a spot for The Albion,being a Sussex lad.
My first Brighton game was an evening 1-1 with Huddersfield (87Ish),where Joey Jones played for them and Terry Connor(I think) scored towards the south stand,cracking strike high in to the net.
I watched Brighton quite a bit in between watching Crawley late 80's/early 90's.
I travelled to Oldham in the Fa cup on the plastic,when Oldham were unbeatable at home(Oldham 2-1 Brighton),Mark Barham putting the Albion in front,celebrating by running round behind the goal.
That same season I travelled to Leicester(lost2-1?)
I watched the promotion run in and travelled to Chesterfield,I was going mental in the North Stand v Bristol Rovers!
I remember the signings of Nicky Bissett and Robert Codner from Barnet.
I remember people slating Paul Wood,but I thought he was great.
Basically I witnessed many of Garry Nelsons goals that season!!!
I'm a Sussex football fan,but a Crawley fan first,though always looking at Brightons results.
A lot of Crawley is London based support,with an equal Brighton and Palace split.
When I first started watching Crawley,I was in a crowd of around 400 on average.That has changed.
At times the newbies piss me off,but the reality is we need the newbies to become regulars,and for those newbies to become a part of the furniture.Its football evolution I suppose.
I wouldn't be sad to see us back in the southern league though(conf south now),as the football day,although low in quality,was a better day out......and it's the day out that attracts me.