Why aren't we rivals with Crawley?

[John Boy]

They are a local side in a national league, so why aren't we rivals with them?

 

[fatboy]

Because they drew 1-1 with Hereford.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Because they drew 1-1 with Hereford.

thats a good result

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Because they are mockney scally townie types and far far below the good people of the rest of Sussex.

 

[Zeitgeist]

And the Surrey border should be moved to Pease Pottage!

 

[oapdodge]

There just a small town in Croydon.

 

[John Boy]

Fair enough!

 

[Kev the Ape]

because we r rivals with palace

we have been long rivals with the scum ( palace) so we dnt need crawley to be they aint done nowt wrong with us so there nothink wrong with crawley, its like saying lets be rivals with worthing dnt be stupid!!

 

[BensGrandad]

Really an amateur club still, with a few old league has beens or never wasers in the first place.

 

[Simster]

Crawley should be Orient's rivals in the next year or so.

Enough said.

 

[graz126]

because we have never played league football against them.

 

[Safeway]

Because they are f*** all.

 

[BensGrandad]

because we have never played league football against them.

Not likely to either.

 

[Simster]

Not likely to either.

When I read this, I couldn't help thinking of Northampton Town - a top flight club as recently as the 70s I think - who were usurped as Northamptonshire's top football team by a village only last season.

 

[Strike]

Lets not be too harsh there are a few Brighton supporters in Crawley, its just we are outnumbered by the population of ex-londoners here.

 

[BensGrandad]

When I read this, I couldn't help thinking of Northampton Town - a top flight club as recently as the 70s I think - who were usurped as Northamptonshire's top football team by a village only last season.

That was over 30 years ago and they only spent 1 year at the top.

If my memory is correct they are the only side to have gone in successive seasons divisions 4 - 3- 2- 1- 2-3 -4 .

I will not be watching Brighton in 30 years unless somebody gives me a wheel chair to use at Withdean then.

 

[graz126]

When I read this, I couldn't help thinking of Northampton Town - a top flight club as recently as the 70s I think - who were usurped as Northamptonshire's top football team by a village only last season.

brighton a top flight club as recently as 1983. and we nearly dropped into the conference a couple of times. swansea also a top flight club in 1983. relegated along with us.

 

[Simster]

brighton a top flight club as recently as 1983. and we nearly dropped into the conference a couple of times. swansea also a top flight club in 1983. relegated along with us.

Indeed, and Crawley is a large town and not a village like Irthlingborough (or a v. small town like Rushden) so it is perfectly possible for Crawley to overtake us, even if it is only for a season or two. Christ, even Orient were better than us for 3 seasons and they're a pub team.

 

[Sigull]

Lets not be too harsh there are a few Brighton supporters in Crawley, its just we are outnumbered by the population of ex-londoners here.

right on Strike

Except for a reinalt (Spelling ??) goal The Reds might have been playing Albion tonight.

 

[sully]

It was good that the Hereford supporters sang "We hate Brighton" for a few seconds this evening.

Great result for Crawley. Their goal could have been a Brooker / Zamora masterpiece. Caught the Hereford defence completely asleep.