[Football] The Non-League Football Thread- 2024/25 Edition

[Ali_rrr]

Assumed the fact it’s a Sussex derby, on a bank holiday, one of the last games of the season & currently 1st v 3rd would mean it was guaranteed segregation.

Happy to be wrong though, 3 tickets purchased and a few more of my group grabbing some later today. Wouldn’t be surprised to see close to (if not over) 1000 Worthing fans making the journey if tickets are snapped up quick enough.

Could be some serious egg on face for Eastbourne if they’re still in the fight for top spot by then. A promotion 6 pointer and 1/3 of the crowd are away fans…

Are they away fans specific? I don't know how it is these days as I only go to one game a year (due to distance and I'd rather watch Albion if I'm home) but in all the years I used to go I only saw segregation perhaps 10-15 times when they were in the Conference. Perhaps if Worthing do sell 600/700 it's a different story.

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

Are they away fans specific? I don't know how it is these days as I only go to one game a year (due to distance and I'd rather watch Albion if I'm home) but in all the years I used to go I only saw segregation perhaps 10-15 times when they were in the Conference. Perhaps if Worthing do sell 600/700 it's a different story.

In fairness, the last time the fixture was segregated at Priory Lane, was an understandable tit-for-tat measure because we'd segregated them for a game.

After the issues caused by a group of Dover fans on the opening day of the 2022/23 season, Worthing chose to test segregation measures at the home game against Borough on the August Bank Holiday Monday. So their segregation of us was understandable with that context.

The fixture hasn't justified segregation since, but if they were going to for a game based on numbers, I'd have understood if they had for this upcoming one.

 

[Whitechapel]

Also a little surprised there wasn't at least a home/away option for buying tickets (as we offer) in case they wanted to segregate at a later point. As you say, we will absolutely bring numbers for that game given what could be at stake. Wouldn't want to put too high a number on it - there is a fair amount of the Woodside crowd who probably wouldn't even travel as far as Lancing to a game because it's not right on their doorstep in the town. Maybe that's just my scepticism from remembering the days when 400-500 was considered a good Saturday crowd, I'd loved to be proven wrong and we truly take over Priory Lane for the day!


Given my voice was almost gone from the singing near the end game, it wasn't quiet from where I was stood

Missing a few voices who'd usually add to the numbers for that game. Definitely can be quieter when attacking the Elmo's End, but was constant singing in the Shed End in the second half - which is where 99% of the chanting & noise has always come from during a game, not in the new North Stand. So maybe one of our off-days at points, but definitely were making a good noise for most of the second half. If your expectation was that the new stand is where you'd hear much going on in terms of constant chanting etc (apologies if I've read that wrong), then that won't ever be the case.

I’m probably being a little bit too optimistic, but I think that’s down to my first away day with Worthing being the Lewes game in 2022 where we must have taken 500+! The clubs only grown since then, the stakes could be much higher and it’s a relatively similar journey (until you get off the train at least). There’s definitely the potential for a mammoth away following, fingers crossed the stars align.

Are they away fans specific? I don't know how it is these days as I only go to one game a year (due to distance and I'd rather watch Albion if I'm home) but in all the years I used to go I only saw segregation perhaps 10-15 times when they were in the Conference. Perhaps if Worthing do sell 600/700 it's a different story.

Nope, not away specific at all.

Seems crazy to me but I’m far from an expert. There’s a decent chance it’ll be 1st v 2nd with only two fixtures left after that; even if you look at it as not wanting to squander any kind of home advantage with the atmosphere it seems a strange move to have no way of limiting away fans now.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Albion U21s in the Sussex Senior Cup semis tonight at Culver Road, Lancing, v Horsham.
Likely to be a bit depleted given the international break.
7.30 KO, £12 on the gate (£8 concessions).
Anybody going?

 

[Sirnormangall]

Albion U21s in the Sussex Senior Cup semis tonight at Culver Road, Lancing, v Horsham.
Likely to be a bit depleted given the international break.
7.30 KO, £12 on the gate (£8 concessions).
Anybody going?

Me and a mate are going - so at least 3 of us will be there!

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

I’m probably being a little bit too optimistic, but I think that’s down to my first away day with Worthing being the Lewes game in 2022 where we must have taken 500+! The clubs only grown since then, the stakes could be much higher and it’s a relatively similar journey (until you get off the train at least). There’s definitely the potential for a mammoth away following, fingers crossed the stars align.

Understandable, and a fair point about the growth. Won't be at Welling as going with friends I go to Albion with to the Rockinghorse Charity game at Woodside that day (mainly because Bas Savage) but the numbers who travel to that could be telling for how many more could end up at Eastbourne.

Lot of fond memories from that day at Lewes, including our much missed commentator Pete Vale doing the second half commentary alongside us on the terrace behind the goal. If we go on to win the league, it'll be for him and all the Rebels we've lost in recent years!