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Thanks for your input. The pull of BHAFC across the whole of Sussex is something that I will take away from this, and ties in nicely with some singing I have heard while at The Amex. 1) I suppose 11 miles is "hardly" a different geography in the grand scheme of things - but unfortunately we...

Thats interesting. For sure I'm aware that Albion fans must be scattered allover the world - as we have seen already on this thread. Do you have stronger emotional ties to BHAFC now that you live in London? Do you still feel proud to wear the Albion shirt/scarf in London or would you feel more...

I must admit to some confusion over the suspicion of my motives! If anything, as maybe I should make clear, during my time here at uni The Albion has become something of a 'second team' to me - certainly not a Palace fan. Besides, my first team are Newcastle so you have some bragging rights...

Thanks for your comments Buzzer, very interesting. What I will say is that unquestionably, the fact that BHAFC exists in an area relatively lacking in pro football clubs has been acknowledged in my work - its hasnt been ignored! I am not disregarding the outer reaches of The Albion's 'catchment'...

Noted! and fixed, I hope! Thats great mate, looking to hopefully spark a discussion on here if possible! How many people support BHAFC, purely because of geographical proximity to Brighton? Or because parents supported them? Any other reasons?

Hi all, I am currently in my final year at Sussex Uni across the road from the Amex, and I am studying BHAFC fans, their identity as Albion fans, and the impact that geography (ie, where fans live/work/travel/socialise) has on 'fandom'. That might sound a bit confusing, but the point of the...