Have the plastic fans taken over this club

[SeafordBHA]

Well I only went to the Withdean a handful of times because, frankly, I couldn't afford it. I was a student then, and I'm an adult with a job now. Now I can afford a season ticket, then I couldn't afford tickets to games at all really. Does that make me a plastic? Or a JCL? How many are in similar positions?

I'm in quite a similar position.

Went to first Albion game at Withdean aged 5/6 in 2000. Managed to get to a couple of games a season as family couldn't afford it and not that easy to get to from Seaford. Was mascot in 04 and ballboy couple of times after. Would listen to every game home and away religiously on the radio, nothing would stop me there. I was the only person under 16 I knew who supported the Albion, since then converted 7 of my friends into proper Albion fans only from the bigger prem teams and I know alot of others who have been dragged in from our recent success.

As I reached 16 was planning to get a season ticket with a friend who was half chelsea/half brighton, this would involve 2 buses from Seaford to Withdean taking at least 2 hours not really convenient on a weekday night doing GCSE's. He pulled out and I was never allowed to go on my own. As we got the AMEX my dad decided to get a Season ticket with me, had the money now I'm older and cheaper than Withdean with travel etc.


What does that make me? I consider myself a huge Albion fan whoever regards me JCL or whatever doesn't really bother me. But those that find the newer fans a bit annoying I can understand. It was nice when you could consider the club yours and not have to share it with a few JCL's like some of my friends. But thats obviously a purely selfish view. It helps the clubs loads thats theres 20k more shirts and tickets being sold.

 

[GreersElbow]

DR, you should be more concerned about getting your boys ready for the frontline?

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Do you mean you didn't have enough loyalty points to get a ticket, Das?

could have got a ticket and was offered a ticket , WOULD HAVE GONE WITHOUT A TICKET, YOU DON'T KNOW ME VERY WELL boss
regards
DR

 

[minnieme]

Goldstone was MUCH quieter than the Amex. Fact.[/QUOTE
This sir is bollox.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

You don't know your born das, you want to see how bad it is at Chelsea these days , so bad in fact,ive got a brighton season ticket for me and my two kids next season !

i know , your boys/girls ?will enjoy no doubt.
regards
DR

 

[Barn Door Billy]

seems to be a new breed appearing on the back of some success and the stadium , how longs it going to last, really do feel their only here for the ride, makes me sick at the sight of some of these types, you know there's no real commitment in them AND THEIR KILLING THE ATMOSPHERE,OVER REACTION ON MY PART .............................don't think so
regards
DR

No, it's loathsome morons like you who we would be better off without.

 

[piersa]

No, it's loathsome morons like you who we would be better off without.

Is the right answer.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

No, it's loathsome morons like you who we would be better off without.

hark at this one
regards
DR

 

[Krusty]

No, it's loathsome morons like you who we would be better off without.

Spot on.
regards
KtC

 

[JOLovegrove]

Sensible mature post, well done young man!!

Thank you very much!

 

[Leighgull]

I love plastics. They validate my own existence.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Spot on.
regards
KtC

 

[Krusty]

Didn't have you down as a scarfer, DR?
regards
KtC

 

[User removed 4]

No, it's loathsome morons like you who we would be better off without.

Das is albion through and through, been there for all the bad times.

 

[fosters headband]

Every Pro club in the country has them. Throw in a few consistent results, leaving you chasing a promotion or a cup run and they all turn up.

Look at places like Fulham, Southampton good crowds now but just look a few years back and they had half the gates. In reverse look at the quick drop at Blackburn.
Even the scum from the slum up the road has them and they could have at least 6-8k of them there tonight, but if it happens to us, the falling off of crowds, we can then call the missing fans, lapsed fans, but part of our fan base, like the Nigel's do.

 

[Neecha]

seems to be a new breed appearing on the back of some success and the stadium , how longs it going to last, really do feel their only here for the ride, makes me sick at the sight of some of these types, you know there's no real commitment in them AND THEIR KILLING THE ATMOSPHERE,OVER REACTION ON MY PART .............................don't think so
regards
DR[/Q

 

[SeagullinExile]

seems to be a new breed appearing on the back of some success and the stadium , how longs it going to last, really do feel their only here for the ride, makes me sick at the sight of some of these types, you know there's no real commitment in them AND THEIR KILLING THE ATMOSPHERE,OVER REACTION ON MY PART .............................don't think so
regards
DR

It goes with the territory i'm afraid DR. All us old boys will still be here when we inevitably have a bad patch in the future

 

[SeagullinExile]

Das is albion through and through, been there for all the bad times.

From what i can fathom from DR's previous posts, this is true.

So people should just respect others opinions instead of slating them. A great man once said "Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance".

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

it goes with the territory i'm afraid dr. All us old boys will still be here when we inevitably have a bad patch in the future

as they quietly slip away they will be replaced
regards
DR

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

seems to be a new breed appearing on the back of some success and the stadium , how longs it going to last, really do feel their only here for the ride, makes me sick at the sight of some of these types, you know there's no real commitment in them AND THEIR KILLING THE ATMOSPHERE,OVER REACTION ON MY PART .............................don't think so
regards
DR[/Q