Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
I didn't know I'd signed the petition? I thought I'd been ignoring it 'cos its none of my business, but I'm glad that this chap has put me straight... I'm getting so forgetful...
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Whitehawk FC - anti name change petition
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I didn't know I'd signed the petition? I thought I'd been ignoring it 'cos its none of my business, but I'm glad that this chap has put me straight... I'm getting so forgetful...
A bit like 1939 really,i might not agree with your nazi ideals but by golly i defend your right to invade poland!
Assuming ive signed it.......classy
For the record. I havent, I have no interest in whitehawk as a club. Just curious as to the ownera real motives.
And having no nazi ideals at all I await your retraction of that statement
Return of the Rev
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The Merry Prankster
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Of course there are Albion fans on the anti-name change petition, Mr Summers. Not because we're worried about 'your' club stealing our thunder (some chance.....) but because as fellow football fans we think the way you are disregarding the views of Hawks fans is out of order and we are showing our solidarity! Showing solidarity is something Brighton fans will always do, given our history. Your attitude (I 'own' this club, I'll do what I like) is sadly reminiscent of that of a certain Bill Archer all those years ago. No, I'm not comparing you to Archer. You're trying to do your best for the club - I don't think anyone doubts that. But you're doing it the wrong way.
And of course fans from all over the country have signed the petition for the same reason. Especially Hull fans, because their chairman wants to do the same as you,and they stand in solidarity too. We aren't doing anyone's 'dirty work', we are standing together as we did in the Nineties. And you stood with us then, didn't you? Because you're an Albion fan too. I'm sure I saw you at some of our meetings
And many of us have a big soft spot for what is happening at Whitehawk, the way so much positive coverage is coming the way of an area, your manor, which has had so much bad press over the years. You should be rightly proud of that. Why should the name Whitehawk scare off investors? The Ultras and the culture surrounding them are transforming the club, and that in turn will have an effect on the image of the area. Take it forward!
We live in the age of modern football, where fixtures are constantly being shifted at Murdoch's whim without a moment's thought for the fans. Saturday 3pm kick offs are becoming an endangered species. For me the one redeeming feature of that is the chance to see the Hawks, stand with the Ultras, drink some lovely Brighton Bier, make a racket and experience football as it used to be and should be. We'll never forsake the Albion, but we'll come when we can, because what's happening at Whitehawk is brilliant. Don't kill the spirit just as it's really growing with a name change and rebranding - then it'll just be modern football at a lower level.
What's happening at the Hawks is a breath of fresh air. Schalke 04 isn't Gelsenkirchen City. Benfica isn't Lisbon City. Feyenoord isn't Rotterdam City. Whitehawk doesn't need to be Brighton City. Please think again.
Good post, Attila.
Diego Napier
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- Mar 27, 2010
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When it was stated pompey were in trouble they got pelters on here! This solidarity stuff is a bit fickle! We are all equal but some are mo...........
And don't you think the same thing would happen if Palarse were in trouble? Don't you understand about local rivalries?
When it was stated pompey were in trouble they got pelters on here! This solidarity stuff is a bit fickle! We are all equal but some are mo...........
Yeah, but that's Pompey!
In actual fact, I think you'll find the silent majority (them again) were quite sympathetic towards the situation that Pompey fans found themselves in.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Would Brighton City FC be sponsored by Brighton City Airport? Seems like a marriage made in heaven, seeing as neither is anywhere near the 'city' of Brighton and Hove or has even got the name of the 'city' right.
The Albion Roar
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Washing their dirty laundry in public.
Their chairman is making a bit of a cock of himself here.
If they put the name Brighton in their club name, the only thing that will change for them is that they will get homophobic abuse hurled at them from away fans. Knowing Whitehawk , they'll likely get abuse form their own fans.
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Uncle Spielberg
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Do ya want sum ?
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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Sad to say this guy is doing massive damage to the image of Whitehawk FC at the moment. It seems clear to me he isn't interested in Whitehawk at all, just having a club in Brighton that he can make a go of, rather than take the existing club forward. Summers clearly needs to wind his neck in before he alienates anyone who may want to go and watch 'his' club play.
Philzo-93
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Was about to make a thread about this but then saw the statement was in here.
It's comical how he talked about a friendly rivalry and that they are not intending to be malicious...then goes and starts attacking Albion about how they are treated.
Pot kettle if you ask me.
It's comical how he talked about a friendly rivalry and that they are not intending to be malicious...then goes and starts attacking Albion about how they are treated.
Pot kettle if you ask me.