I must say, it would amuse me slightly if the local council granted permission for a stadium development there, albeit a very small one, given all the shenanigans the Albion encountered when investigating Sheepcote Valley as a possibility.
Just can't see it being ideal, to be honest, with the...
Having thought about it, presumably it's because there is no city of Brighton, only a city of Brighton & Hove. That must be it.
Not sure I like that though. In all honesty- and I really don't have anything against them, per se- I just wouldn't have any interest at all in going and watching...
If they really have been getting crowds of 57 :ohmy: isn't all this a bit built on sand anyway?
If this project fails, then whoever's putting the money in will walk away in a heartbeat, and they'll be bust before you can say Boston United.
But the Albion fans you speak of are mostly people who used to go years ago, and their families, children and so on, people who'd turn out if we made it to cup finals or play off finals because they live in Brighton & Hove, or Sussex, and have always regarded themselves as Albion fans when asked...