[Football] The Ashburton Army

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Brighton had a hardcore punk / goth scene in the 80's and those people were genuinely cool without trying too hard , a lot of them were heavily into their drugs , i had some fantastic times at squat parties around Brighton in my teens and then on to the Blues/Regga parties that the boys put on , fantastic times ......from my memory there were not so many outright tossers around then.

I was in London from 80, then abroad from 82 to 86 and lost touch with Brighton completely. When I came back (to London) I had been divorced, remarried, acquired 2 kids (one of whom is herself now a grandma FFS) and created a third (my lovely boy, now 37). My dancing days were put on hold pretty much till 2002.

There are always tossers. And there are always top people. Some of my best live music nights have been over the last 10 years. Smaller venues, slightly more peculiar artists, older audiences but with a sense of adventure.... And as long as I have something to sit on or lean against, I'm IN

It is what it is.

 

[BadFish]

Kids then, and I suspect kids now don't want to be different from each other, they want to be different from everyone else.

It was always thus, doesn't take much of a leap to understand that the whole 'look at them wanting to be different but dressing like the rest of their social group' doesn't quite explain what is happening. In its simplest term you can change the 'I want to look different to everyone else' to 'we want to look different to everyone else'.

Clothing as Identity is nothing new and it probably won't every change. You can spot a middle ages pom (or pom wannabe) here in Australia by the telltale Sambas, Stan smiths etc etc.

 

[BadFish]

I was in London from 80, then abroad from 82 to 86 and lost touch with Brighton completely. When I came back (to London) I had been divorced, remarried, acquired 2 kids (one of whom is herself now a grandma FFS) and created a third (my lovely boy, now 37). My dancing days were put on hold pretty much till 2002.

There are always tossers. And there are always top people. Some of my best live music nights have been over the last 10 years. Smaller venues, slightly more peculiar artists, older audiences but with a sense of adventure.... And as long as I have something to sit on or lean against, I'm IN

It is what it is.

Someone was talking about acts doing Matinees for us old farts so we can enjoy a nice cup of tea and a sit down while listening to music.

I am increasingly, all for this option

 

[Guinness Boy]

Not for the first time Gormless Boy gets it totally wrong.

Beggars belief he is a mod

Morning Beachy.

I didn’t realise you were such a big fan of kids in black hoodies banging a drum. There’s a few up the road who might take you on. Just don’t show them your bus pass.

 

[Beach Hut]

Morning Beachy.

I didn’t realise you were such a big fan of kids in black hoodies banging a drum. There’s a few up the road who might take you on. Just don’t show them your bus pass.

Yet again, wrong

 

[Norman Potting]

Ashburton Army? From whence comes this name - used to spend a lot of holidays in this pleasant South Devon market town just off the A38 and in easy reach of most Devon attractions and Trago Mills.

Don't recall it being an Ultra hotbed and Exeter, Torquay and Plymouth are nearby if you want to watch (lower) league football .

 

[Wozza]

In the news...

Arsenal liaising with police over antisemitic messages in Ashburton Army fan group

Arsenal are liaising with the police over antisemitic posts in the WhatsApp group of the Ashburton Army, a fan organisation to which the club give assistance

www.theguardian.com

 

[Horses Arse]

In the news...

Arsenal liaising with police over antisemitic messages in Ashburton Army fan group

Arsenal are liaising with the police over antisemitic posts in the WhatsApp group of the Ashburton Army, a fan organisation to which the club give assistance

www.theguardian.com

Wow, so shocked. Gobsmacked. Who'd have thought these ultra groups weren't a bunch of racist bigots.

They do so much for charity.

These clubs with shitty support, doing anything to generate some sort of noise. Fancy prioritising those that associated with racists/thugs - Palace and Arsenal should hang their heads in shame.

 

[sydney]

quite a few of my tilers are Palestinian , they have been run out of their own towns by Israelis.......some on here need to check their priorities.

 

[Questions]

Some of my best friends are Ultras...

But you wouldn’t let your daughter marry one would you ?

 

[Icy Gull]

But you wouldn’t let your daughter marry one would you

Not sure it’s your choice

 

[Eeyore]

But you wouldn’t let your daughter marry one would you ?

Reminds me of an angry frank Harry Enfield sketch.

'I'm a man of this world. If my daughter brought home an Ultra, I'd say it's 2023, I don't mind black clad teenage thickos, we should be tolerant. But if she said he supported Crystal Palace, I'd say, oi, NO...'

 

[Horses Arse]

Bellends. Bloody drum, nothing else beyond pumping fists.

Pricks. Embarrasment to all football fans.

 

[A1X]

Looked like a school outing today, embarrassing

 

[Rookie]

Oh my god it was hilarious. Thought the Palace ones were bad but what ever the hell that was is just comical

 

[Stat Brother]

Is it actually 'support' if you're doing exactly the same when 0-3 down in the 96th minute as you were at kick off?

 

[BBassic]

Tuneless, relentless drum twatting bullshit.

They should learn they need to bang the drum in time with the song not over the top of it.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Is it actually 'support' if you're doing exactly the same when 0-3 down in the 96th minute as you were at kick off?

Nope. It’s all about them

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

More hilarity.

If any Brighton supporters set up anything like this, I will burn down their house. Fact.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Tuneless, relentless drum twatting bullshit.

They should learn they need to bang the drum in time with the song not over the top of it.

Maybe they need lessons @Tom Hark Preston Park
Thread 'Brighton and Hove Drum Academy'
https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/threads/brighton-and-hove-drum-academy.401223/