[Brighton] New Fan: Where to Start?

[BadFish]

P.S. If you appreciate immigrants who choose to settle in your country, plant new roots and make it a better place

Did you miss Brexit

 

[BadFish]

Same here, I always pick the worst shit I can find.

I am surprised to hear you talk about him in this way.

Has he finally got the restraining order?

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Welcome O.P

I'm a fan of Brighton and Hove Albion, Leamington Town, San Francisco 49ers and Kenilworth Wardens cricket club.

We all start somewhere!

 

[Bozza]

Welcome O.P

I'm a fan of Brighton and Hove Albion, Leamington Town, San Francisco 49ers and Kenilworth Wardens cricket club.

We all start somewhere!

Glory hunter.

 

[alanfp]

A big welcome to the OP. Mucho kudos for not calling it "soccer".

And when you come over, you will love the stadium, the singing of Sussex by the Sea immediately before Kick Off and the comfy seats.

 

[Quebec Seagull]

Did you miss Brexit

I haven't let Nigel, Boris, Jacob et al. paint you all as racist xenophobes.

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[BadFish]

I haven't let Nigel, Boris, Jacob et al. paint you all as racist xenophobes.

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Hey now, I am an immigrant!! Emigrated to Australia, I'll have you know.

But yes good for you. Mostly the Brits are fine welcoming folk.

 

[heathgate]

Hey now, I am an immigrant!! Emigrated to Australia, I'll have you know.

But yes good for you. Mostly the Brits are fine welcoming folk.

Indeed, a population, like EVERY nation in the world, which has a sprinkling of dick-heads at either end of the political or behavioural spectrum.... a nation whose population loves to travel, loves to experience other cultures, and a nation which has an unsurpassed record of opening the doors to other cultures into the mix that is the UK.

 

[Seagull58]

A big welcome to the OP. Mucho kudos for not calling it "soccer".

And when you come over, you will love the stadium, the singing of Sussex by the Sea immediately before Kick Off and the comfy seats.

and the bottle tops

 

[Seagull58]

A big welcome to the OP. Mucho kudos for not calling it "soccer".

And when you come over, you will love the stadium, the singing of Sussex by the Sea immediately before Kick Off and the comfy seats.

and the bottle tops

 

[joydivisionovengloves]

Welcome Sir.
Now imagine a rollercoaster, the ups are very up and the downs have been the depths of despair.
So breath deeply during the flat bits and hold on to yer bobble hat for the extremes.

 

[jessiejames]

How many in here would support a non-league club instead of Brighton if they supported their local club?

The reason why 30k people go the Amex to watch Brighton and 242 people go and watch Whitehawks FC is because one of the clubs are good and the other is shit. Or to use your words, Brighton is more shiny.

Whitehawk are not shite. If you really believe that, then get it printed on a t shirt and walk along the Broadway up to Whitehawk rd down Wilson ave to East Brighton park and to the enclosed ground, see how far you get. Are you the wealdstone Raider?

Compared with other local community league teams or the Premier League?

If the latter you’re comparing apples and oranges. Completely different game and misses the point of why some Brighton fans enjoy watching teams like Whitehawk as well as Brighton.

 

[jessiejames]

Welcome enjoy the ride, including the bumpy ones

 

[stewart12]

Background: I am an american living in Florida my boss lives in the UK and is a lifelong Wolves fan and my buddy/coworker who also lives across the pond is a lifelong Liverpool fan. So I decided to take the first bit of this season to decide on which team to adopt and after some research into ownership, respect around the league, organizational stability etc. things that I admire in my american football team the steelers I decided that Brighton was the team for me. I am not thrilled that the team is three words long, but I am now here to learn so lets start there. My jersey is ordered and on the way, I should have it before the Ashton Villa game. So, do we use all three names in casual conversation? Do we just use Brighton? Why is it three words long in the first place? What is a good book to read to learn more of the team history? Who is our best player in team history? Who is our best current player? Do have any in game traditions like songs or chants? I am ready to dive in and come over and see my first in person have this spring so thanks for having me and being my Sherpa in this journey.

-Justin

- usually "Brighton" or "the Albion".
-Brighton & Hove is the city as a result of a merger between two towns. Albion is an old name for England and is used by a few other teams. It's only unusual because the place that our team is named after two places rather than one
-Book wise...Build a Bonfire, We Want Falmer or Brighton & Hove Albion on this day
-always subjective about best ever players as this period is our greatest ever but past icons include (but not limited to) Mark Lawrenson, Peter Ward, Bobby Zamora, Glenn Murray, Vicente, Pascal Groß and Alexis Mac Allister. Current captain and local boy Lewis Dunk made his first team debut in 2010.
-current best players are probably Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma, cameroonian midfielder Carlos Baleba and Brazilian forward João Pedro