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

[Arkwright]

The Early Leavers or The Teabaggers as we never stay in the cup long.

 

[Lewes Punk]

"The team with no nickname"

 

[Silverhatch]

The Knocker Boys, very much a Brighton tradition.

Gets my vote

 

[A mex eyecan]

Druviers Notiuos

actually that's a really really sh1T suggestion, I'll get my coat

 

[Eeyore]

The Martlets, obviously

Thread Closed..

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Before Seagulls we were in fact the Dolphins . One game against Crystal Palace the enemy were chanting Eagles and then a group of our supporters sang out Seagulls and it spread around the ground. The rest is history.

And before that we were the shrimps. From https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/brighton-hove-albion/

There have been more attempts to foist a nickname on supporters. By October 1950 when the club were branded as ‘Shrimps’ in reference books for entirely obscure reasons, the Brighton Standard, the unofficial organ of the Supporters’ Club launched a competition for a new tag. There was never a shrimping industry of any significance in the area and supporters felt that ‘shrimp’ was a derogatory term for something of someone small and insignificant. Southend United’s faithful will wholeheartedly disagree….

‘Dolphins’ was among the suggestions then, along with ‘Holidaymakers’ and ‘Seasiders’, but the winner was the contrived ‘Brovions’, derived from Brighton and Hove Albion. The new name was used by the crowd on 9 December 1950 but, needless to say, it didn’t catch on. ‘Seasiders’ was occasionally used by the press and the fans, but this applied generally to all coastal teams.

Twenty-two years on, in the summer of 1972, the club itself held a competetion for a nickname. This was prompted by advice from the Football League that, in order for clubs to obtain copyright and/or trademark protection with a view to increasing commercial revenue, they should design new badges excluding all heraldic aspects. Amongst the suggestions were ‘Coasters’, ‘Seasiders’ and ‘Mariners’, reflecting the maritime location. Others referred to Brighton’s rise to prominence under the Prince Regent in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, resulting in ‘Regents’, ‘Sovereigns’, ‘Bucks’ and ‘Royals’. Birds also provided a number of entries: ‘Bluebirds’, ‘Swifts’, ‘Seagulls’ and ‘Martlets’, the heraldic bird from the local arms. Other suggestions included ‘Southdowners’, ‘Goldstoners’, ‘Sparklers’, ‘Gems’ and ‘Diehards’. The most popular choice then however was ‘Dolphins’. This friendly beast had a topical theme locally because a dolphinarium had opened at the historic Brighton Aquarium in 1969. If it hadn’t been for ‘Eagles’ the nickname would still have been around.

Lambs, dolphins, seagulls, how appropriate at Withdean, a former zoo….

 

[nwgull]

Our disabled team with cerebral palsy players would love that wouldn't they? There's always one.

Oh piss off.

 

[Eeyore]

Although it's a bit lofty I quite like 'The Regents'.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Alan...........
https://youtu.be/SNfQda8ceGs
...........or Steve. Would sound great with thousands of fans shouting Alan, Alan

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

And before that we were the shrimps. From https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/brighton-hove-albion/

Should be Mantis Shrimps, then. Or Honey Badgers. Maybe we could have some sort of poll to decide...

 

[Pavilionaire]

Brighton Rock.

 

[arich264]

Going back a few years we used to have an Ice Hockey team who used to beat everybody so if we became the Brighton Tigers perhaps the success would rub off on our present lot

 

[Icy Gull]

Going back a few years we used to have an Ice Hockey team who used to beat everybody so if we became the Brighton Tigers perhaps the success would rub off on our present lot

Tigers as a nickname went down well in Hull