[Albion] If our nickname wasn't "The Seagulls" what nickname would you choose for us and why?

[Insel affe]

The Saxons

Sūþsēaxe Where the first Saxons landed so where England was born!

We could wear horned helmets and stuff, the Yanks would love it.

Actually Sussex means South Saxons.

Wessex is West Saxons & Essex is East Saxons - they landed in Essex first

I should know, my great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,
grandfather heard it from a mate of his, down the local tavern.

 

[marlowe]

The Razors
Suggesting we cut through our opponents' defences with razor like precision. Also a slyly sinister reference to the razor gangs who use to operate at Brighton Racecourse. This might also instill an element of fear in our rival supporters.

 

[graysgull]

Beachcombers or Pebblers or maybe go back to the Dolphins...

 

[Boys 9d]

In memory of a lost venue and a local legend:

"The Goldstones"

 

[The Large One]

I actually quite like 'The Regents' and 'The South Saxons'.

The Regents recorded the original version of 'Barbara Ann'. So there.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Anything “Saxon” related sounds well bad ass


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[DavidRyder]

Combining the theme of birds with historic Sussex from olden times, how about:

The Budgie Smugglers

 

[wellquickwoody]

The Easily Offended?

 

[Chicken Run]

The Regents

 

[marlowe]

The Bohemians
Brighton has long been considered to be a bohemian town or city as far back as Regency times. It also begins with the letter "B" so has onomatopoeic credentials which is always a bonus. The club's crest or badge would be along these lines...

 

[Sussex Nomad]

The Bloomers - no explanation necessary.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

University of Sussex American Football team are the Saxons, so thats taken! ;o)

"The Stripes"? "The Deckchairs"?

 

[Goldstone1976]

Actually Sussex means South Saxons.

Wessex is West Saxons & Essex is East Saxons - they landed in Essex first

I should know, my great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,
grandfather heard it from a mate of his, down the local tavern.

51 generations @ say an average of 22 years/generation (people had kids a lot earlier in the olden days) = 1122 years ago, meaning he was alive in 896 - the mid-late Saxon period. So, for that reason, I believe you. What was his name?

 

[Gabbafella]

The Brighton aces

 

[Giraffe]

The Sex. Just that.

We are The Sex, we are The sex, we are The sex.

 

[Insel affe]

51 generations @ say an average of 22 years/generation (people had kids a lot earlier in the olden days) = 1122 years ago, meaning he was alive in 896 - the mid-late Saxon period. So, for that reason, I believe you. What was his name?

Arschloch

 

[marlowe]

The Piermasters

 

[Gwylan]

Actually Sussex means South Saxons.

Wessex is West Saxons & Essex is East Saxons - they landed in Essex first

According to Bede, the first invaders (the army led by Hengist and Horsa) landed in Ebbsfleet on the Isle of Thanet - not Essex and not Susses.

Although (pedant alert) they weren't really invaders but were mercenaries recruited by King Vortigern. And (double pedant alert) H&H were Jutes rather than Saxons - although their army was a mixture of Angles, Jutes and Saxons.

Back to the OP's question, I rather like The Martlets

 

[The Large One]

The Bohemians
Brighton has long been considered to be a bohemian town or city as far back as Regency times. It also begins with the letter "B" so has onomatopoeic credentials which is always a bonus. The club's crest or badge would be along these lines...

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Louche, maybe, or even villainous - but hardly Bohemian, I'd suggest. In fact, for a long, long time it was a very conservative (with a large and small 'C') town.

 

[dazzer6666]

Sussex Snowflakes