So is that what besmirch means?
1.
damage (someone's reputation).
"he had besmirched the good name of his family"
synonyms: sully, tarnish, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, stain, taint, smear, befoul, soil, contaminate, pollute, disgrace, dishonour, bring discredit to, stigmatize, injure...
My first thought when I read this was I didn't know that the club marketing department was recruiting writers from the Dickensian times.
I besmerch you sir, damn and blast.
http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/please-represent-brighton-hove-albion-with-pride-3012779.aspx
The club will have a huge away support on Saturday.
It is certainly the biggest away following since the play-off final in Cardiff in May 2004, which was 28,600."
Tim Carder
With up to 7000...