[Albion] Does anyone else miss the days when we were crap?

[jamie (not that one)]

Or is it just me?

Obviously it's amazing being in the Premier League and I honestly never thought I'd see the day when we were, but there's some masochistic sentiment in me that misses us getting excited over a 100k player or someone on a free from a first division club. The Goldstone was falling apart but it was our home, Withdean gave us a sense of purpose during the long fight for Falmer and now.... now we are up with the big boys, dropping 17 million quid on players and some fans want the manager sacked for not taking sexy enough throw-ins.

It's all great but I must say I miss us being shite.

 

[Bakero]

Fond memories but would I trade Premier League football for scraping around the lower divisions? No.

 

[Stat Brother]

What like 2 weeks ago?

Ahhhhh those were the halcyon days

 

[Icy Gull]

We have been crap mostly over the last few months and no I don’t like it

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I miss signing people like Nathan Elder and saying defiantly in the pub "I think he's the next Zamora"

I once claimed Steve Melton would play for England....

 

[Dirk Lehmann's Python]

I don't miss us being crap but like you i do find the incessant whinging from new supporters ****ing irritating. Yeah we've been a bit poor in 2019 but look at the bloody context

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[Goldstone1976]

There's a bit of relativity in this question for me; we ARE still crap in PL terms - though obviously much better in absolute terms compared with when we were in L1/2. This situation suits me just fine - all the while there are three teams who are a bit more crap.

 

[rippleman]

Not "crap" - no.

But the days where we weren't just a money making machine and the club embraced us as fans / supporters and not customers - yes

 

[Icy Gull]

I miss signing people like Nathan Elder and saying defiantly in the pub "I think he's the next Zamora"

I once claimed Steve Melton would play for England....

Same, I reckoned Gary Hart would

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I miss signing people like Nathan Elder and saying defiantly in the pub "I think he's the next Zamora"

I once claimed Steve Melton would play for England....

Lorenzo Pinamonte.

 

[loz]

Its a totally different, I get my football kicks for watching Bostik league teams, I get my premier league experience from watching my boyhood football team. Sadly one I really enjoy all the time, the other is mostly a chore but as I have been doing it since 1972 I sort of have to carry on till the end.

 

[Return of the Rev]

A bit weird but the Archer, Stanley and Mr blobby days even the Bedson days were fun and brought out the best in our fans, I think its great what Mr Bloom has done and the stadium is great but I'm am priced out of watching my team so there is a catch. Shit was good but good is also good tbh.

 

[Worthing exile]

I miss being able to get to home matches easily and cheaply.
I miss not being able to take an extra mate at the last minute and sit/stand with them.
I miss not having affordable memorabilia being sold out of a back room by St Peters Church rather than the expensive tat we are offered now.

Premier League is the place to be but it can get boring JUST being a number and having my last few coppers prised from my grasp by PB.

 

[Normal Rob]

there was a certain kudos associated with supporting a lower league team that i always loved, especially when i moved to another part of the country. It helped me forge an identity for myself in my new workplace. I'm still known as being 'the Brighton fan' after 20+ years in this part of the world.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

"Paul Watson is the answer to England's left sided problem"

 

[DavidRyder]

I don't miss the bad football or stress of relegation threats and off field stuff.

But I did really enjoy the home atmosphere in the North at the Goldstone, and away days without the faff that we get now. Felt more like a proper road trip back then, but maybe it's because I was younger.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I miss the lower league awaydays.
Just going with mates and paying on the gate, with no real plans for the day, just getting up and going to an away game if I felt like it.

These days too much to worry about.
Not really keen on not knowing if a game may be moved for TV etc or if there is railway engineering works that weekend.

 

[Reddleman]

I miss signing people like Nathan Elder and saying defiantly in the pub "I think he's the next Zamora"

I once claimed Steve Melton would play for England....

I remember so clearly have a drunken discussion with my uncle where we thoughts that Stuart Myall would be up there with the likes of Horton, Case etc. Too much red wine me thinks!

I don't miss those days thought I look back nostalgically. Its was being so crap for so long that makes the present so special.

 

[jamie (not that one)]

I don't miss the bad football or stress of relegation threats and off field stuff.

But I did really enjoy the home atmosphere in the North at the Goldstone, and away days without the faff that we get now. Felt more like a proper road trip back then, but maybe it's because I was younger.

And it used to cost 3 quid or something.

 

[Monkey Man]

Might as well enjoy the Premier League experience while it lasts as the chances are at some point we'll get relegated, and it might take many years to climb back. And we could even have a stint in League 1 at some point – who knows?

Supporting Brighton has always been about highs and lows, in four different divisions and in four different "home" grounds. We just happen to be near the top of an upward curve at the moment.