Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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It seems it came about during the seventies when Venables and Mullery were our respective managers. My first Albion game was a mid seventies game when we beat Malcolm Allison’s Palace 2~0 at the Goldstone, the birth of the Seagulls chant to counteract the Eagles chant came about around then.
Was there an intense rivalry before then?
We have had Orient, Cardiff, Reading and for a short time Southampton as a stop gap in the years when we were in a different division to Palace but other than them have we ever had a similar rivalry?
In short, who would be our biggest rivals if the controversial games and manager’s dislike of each other back in the old third division had not come about? Was there a “Derby” prior to then? Never seen much fuss about Pompey and Bournemouth, so who else?
Can you imagine Albion without a local derby? Plenty on here have said they are a bit meh about Palace so who could take their place?
I think all clubs need a really intense rivalry to spice things up, would you be happy not to have games that cause such pain or joy?
Maybe some of the younger fans still don’t really get it or care? Are you one of them?
Was there an intense rivalry before then?
We have had Orient, Cardiff, Reading and for a short time Southampton as a stop gap in the years when we were in a different division to Palace but other than them have we ever had a similar rivalry?
In short, who would be our biggest rivals if the controversial games and manager’s dislike of each other back in the old third division had not come about? Was there a “Derby” prior to then? Never seen much fuss about Pompey and Bournemouth, so who else?
Can you imagine Albion without a local derby? Plenty on here have said they are a bit meh about Palace so who could take their place?
I think all clubs need a really intense rivalry to spice things up, would you be happy not to have games that cause such pain or joy?
Maybe some of the younger fans still don’t really get it or care? Are you one of them?