Agreed; my angle is that I have to put-up with that kind of piss-take from Palace cretins of my acquaintance and so it gets up my nose when Albion fans throw fuel on the fire. My take on it is that we lost a generation of fans but we are re-building around a hardcore, with old geezers like me...
Why? Name a single club which doesn't rely on it's home end to be the catalyst for atmosphere in the ground? When the NS get their act together the other stands join in.
Well I don't know anyone like that. So, to summarise; you think this discussion about ways to improve the atmosphere at the Amex is embarrassing, and anyway it won't work because we are overrun with second team supporters. I wonder if this same atmosphere debate on the West Ham, Arsenal, Spurs...
OK I'll inform my pal who moved to Brighton 30+ years ago from London (having supported Arsenal as a kid) and regularly went to Withdean, but then bought a season ticket at Falmer and now also goes to most away games and sings his head off, that his presence is no longer required...
Why is a discussion about trying to improve the atmosphere in a modern stadium where people have to sit in allocated seats embarrassing? It's a problem that many clubs moving to new stadiums have had. It's more embarrassing that after 9 years of building-up our large fan-base at The Amex that...