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Whitehawk atmosphere
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Was there any football?
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- #3
Not that I know of. Sunshine and beer though.
Each season when Albion not playing I try to go to a few local games. Went to Whitehawk yesterday and football was terrible. Waste of £12 which makes my £26 per game at Albion good value. Talked to some supporters who said most of new players have come from abroad. The cost of wages,bringing them over and accomadating them must be huge. How on earth do they afford it on 250/300 gates. Somebody must be putting a lot of money in and dissapointed with gates and standard of football. All credit to the few supporters for the noise they made.
fat old seagull
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The Club must be losing money hand over fist. I'd imagine at sometime John Summers and his pals will realise their little hobby has become too expensive, and with only 300 watching I see the Ryman League beckoning. All clubs big or small really have a proper level to which they can aspire. And like Peacehaven, Burgess Hill and Eastbourne Borough let their fans enjoy football for what it is. As previously mentioned Hawks is like the United Nations, I think there are only 2-3 Brits in their squad? But good luck to anything that supports Sussex Sport. 
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
The truth of it is, that they can't afford it on gate money alone. For a few seasons now they have been reliant on their chairman ploughing a lot lof his own money into the club.
If he should pull the plug, Whitehawk could tumble down the leagues just as quickly as they came up.
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The football was pretty shocking at times. The second half was a little better and you can see Sergio Torres has played at a higher level.
The problems will come if they ever get promoted and fans are unable to drink in the stands.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
The Club must be losing money hand over fist. I'd imagine at sometime John Summers and his pals will realise their little hobby has become too expensive, and with only 300 watching I see the Ryman League beckoning. All clubs big or small really have a proper level to which they can aspire. And like Peacehaven, Burgess Hill and Eastbourne Borough let their fans enjoy football for what it is. As previously mentioned Hawks is like the United Nations, I think there are only 2-3 Brits in their squad? But good luck to anything that supports Sussex Sport.
Agreed, add Horsham to the likes of Peacehaven, Burgess Hill, and Eastbourne Borough too. Many other clubs too come to thkink of it..
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Surely fans aren't permitted to drink in the stands now? They haven't been at Horsham for some years, and they are in the Ryman League!
Couldn't that be said for the Albion and virtually every club outside of the PL?
Well you can drink in the stand at Worthing and they're in the Ryman premier.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Like teams like Stamco who got the lottery winners money till he got fed up and bailed out
Taybha
Whalewhine
Went twice last season and had a brilliant day out , kids loved it , bouncing around like complete mentalists , no trouble , no injuries , no awkward moments when some Meldrew asks if you could possibly keep the noise down , just a no brainer good fun day without having to re mortgage .
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Exactly. Non league is littered with examples like that.
sllugaes
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- Dec 15, 2012
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Players from abroad at that level, football has so changed.
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I saw STAMCO a few times up at The Firs - it was good while it lasted!!
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Drinking is permitted at all levels below the conference/vanarama prem as far as I know
AZ Gull
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On the contrary; in the Argus on Friday there were quotes from manager Pablo Asensio saying how Whitehawk don't pay in July, and from August they pay monthly at the end of the month, so the players have been here for weeks already and are only now getting paid.