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Difficult to believe how many Brighton fans went to Barnsley



Bry Nylon

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To be fair, if I lived in Newcastle I'd go anywhere for a few hours somewhere else too.
 




Notters

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Yes shame on us not having a huge support after spending the last 22 seasons in the top flight, and all the exposure it brings... Oh...
 


Sheebo

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Jul 13, 2003
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It must be something in the air up there... All they seem to care about is who is bigger... Leeds even try to have a rivalry with Man Utd to justify their huge size... Then there is the MASSIVE... hmmm Good job Yorkshire is a big county!

Yet the majority of us are happy to say we're not a big, big club and never have been / will be. We're a club of great history and a great story. We have increased greatly in 'club size' over the Amex years but won't pretend to be up there with a Leeds or Newcastle - most of us wouldn't want a club that size. We have our own identity and **** me we took 1400 to Barnsley from the south coast and we will be proud of that - it's excellent. And even in the days when we were struggling our away support was healthy enough. :clap2:
 


AmexRuislip

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It must be something in the air up there... All they seem to care about is who is bigger... Leeds even try to have a rivalry with Man Utd to justify their huge size... Then there is the MASSIVE... hmmm Good job Yorkshire is a big county!

Who really gives a toss, they can do what they want, leaving Albion to do things the right way:thumbsup:
 




Sheebo

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He means Newcastle fans are having a go at the article in the comments section.

Ah got ya - sorry [MENTION=29192]Brighton Lines[/MENTION] I misunderstood.
 


bhanutz

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Yet the majority of us are happy to say we're not a big, big club and never have been / will be. We're a club of great history and a great story. We have increased greatly in 'club size' over the Amex years but won't pretend to be up there with a Leeds or Newcastle - most of us wouldn't want a club that size. We have our own identity and **** me we took 1400 to Barnsley from the south coast and we will be proud of that - it's excellent. And even in the days when we were struggling our away support was healthy enough. :clap2:

I thought our support yesterday was fantastic... I had another good away day, couldn't give a shit what some jumped up Geordie thinks!
 










Sheebo

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While I think comparing our support to Leeds and Newcastle is laughable, I was hoping for at least 1,500+.

I didn't expect that much TBH - but we both got our wish - fantastic turn out :clap2:
 






Sheebo

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Possibly one of the funniest tweets I've seen here (from an Arsenal 'fan' slating our support:

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There's something very invetweeners about the 'I go to away games mate' :lol:
 


GoldWithFalmer

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The money you save living in the north compared to the south east means all the fans of northern clubs should more easily be able to afford to travel than their Sussex counterparts. Only 6000 from Newcastle, when you can buy a house there for around two and six? Shocking!

Problem is tho wages are suppressed too,therefore it balances out,that's if you get a job up north,the real reason so many northern clubs are well represented nationwide is pure and simple,the same applies to the Scots......they migrate south for work,settle and hey presto...

Fwiw Albion vs Newcastle in 1990/91 attracted around 10000 at the Goldstone and 14000 at St James Park..........both were league games in this division..

Edit>Corrected -was 12,692 Including the Barnsley 6000 :lolol:
 
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sir albion

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While I think comparing our support to Leeds and Newcastle is laughable, I was hoping for at least 1,500+.
Yes these ex prem big clubs have big fan bases all over the country and that's why they have big away followings....Our away support up north normally hits around a thousand and 2k + in the midlands,but Brighton unlike any other club has to go through the busiest motorways in England and that's only 25% of the journey :lolol:
 






sir albion

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Problem is tho wages are suppressed too,therefore it balances out,that's if you get a job up north,the real reason so many northern clubs are well represented nationwide is pure and simple,the same applies to the Scots......they migrate south for work,settle and hey presto...

Fwiw Albion vs Newcastle in 1990/91 attracted around 10000 at the Goldstone and 14000 at St James Park..........both were league games in this division..
Yeah but most up north live in council houses and pay peanuts compared to hideous amounts of rents here and very few council properties :lolol::lolol:
 


BN9 BHA

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Possibly one of the funniest tweets I've seen here (from an Arsenal 'fan' slating our support:

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There's something very invetweeners about the 'I go to away games mate' :lol:
Did he say " 1400 For Burton Albion is shit" ? ???

He probably doesn't realise that Burton's ground is tiny and our stand was packed solid.:rolleyes:
 



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