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Are you missing the Gillingham and Withdean years?

Are you missing the Gillingham and Withdean years?

  • Yes I am

    Votes: 9 6.0%

  • Am I ****

    Votes: 100 66.2%

  • Maybe just a little

    Votes: 37 24.5%

  • For JCL's - the what?

    Votes: 5 3.3%
  • Total voters
    151


Icy Gull

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Seems that many are waxing lyrical about the old days and the club we "used to be"

Are you?

I meant to make this a poll that showed who voted what, is there anyway a mod can amend it?
 








M

Munkfish

Well-known member
May 1, 2006
11,871
Not missing it at all, just nice to think back about teams of the past.

the good and the bad.

And as many brighton fans of my age will know there were plenty of bad years with crap teams to watch.
 


G

Geriatric Seagull

New member
Nov 10, 2009
979
Littlehampton
I think we have to accept that those days, together with our memories of the Goldstone, are gone forever. Like it or not, we are no longer seen as supporters; we are customers who contribute to the income of the club.
 




Icy Gull

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Geriatric Seagull said:
I think we have to accept that those days, together with our memories of the Goldstone, are gone forever. Like it or not, we are no longer seen as supporters; we are customers who contribute to the income of the club.
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Logic dictates that we can't have it both ways though, I'll take where we are going now. Rather be a potentially big club than a friendly lower league club, with all the changes that brings, good or bad.
 


S

Slough Seagull

Bye Bye Slough
Nov 23, 2006
743
Miss the Goldstone! I also miss Gillingham a little as it was the last chance to see us at 'home' standing on a terrace.

Don't miss Withdean at all
 


Norman Potting

Norman Potting

Well-known member
Nov 5, 2006
13,967
Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer
Happy memories of both former grounds, wouldn't swop either for the Amex. There are plenty of county league or lower sides that you could follow instead of (preferably as well as) the Albion if you are nostalgic for the "good old days" of football, if indeed these ever existed. I expect it is more about recapturing lost youth.

PS Only went to Gillingham once, town and ground were/are an insult to the good name of dumps everywhere.
 














Monkey Man

Monkey Man

Your support is not that great
Jan 30, 2005
3,157
Neither here nor there
It's not so much the grounds - though I did miss the Goldstone for a long time.

I just feel that when we came to the Amex we effectively started again. It's felt like a completely new club in all kinds of ways, mostly in a positive way.

I guess that's why we're so possessive about the stripes, Sussex by the Sea, our Palace rivalry, and songs about Peter Ward. So much of our history has been swept away, and we cling to the little bits that are left.

Now that we are a "big" club I really recommend the occasional excursion to smaller grounds like Lewes, Eastbourne etc. The clubs are grateful of your support and you get a brief fix of the old-time football experience, albeit on a smaller scale.
 






El Sid

El Sid

Well-known member
May 10, 2012
3,806
West Sussex
For the sake of the little children, let's stop harping back. They don't need to know about your pain.
It would be nice to think they could grow up watching Spainish driven flair at the Amex Matadoreum without old scrotes hankering after a wet Saturday afternoon in the Internet Stand watching the legendary Guy Butters hoofing the ball into the invisible distance.
 




Simster

Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,177
Surrey
The only thing I miss about Gillingham is my occasional visit to The Cricketers.

Withdean? Well we had some great times there, especially the first, second and last seasons there. If we had been there for only half the time, I think it would have been looked upon quite affectionately. And I do miss drinking in the pub next to Preston Park train station.
 


H

Hotchilidog

Well-known member
Jan 24, 2009
8,690
I don't miss the Withdean years at all. I look back fondly on them and will cherish the many fantastic memories that era gave me, it was a special time for those who endured it. Absolutely loving the modern-day experience now though and would never go back.
 




Hillian1

Hillian1

( . ) ( . )
Jul 15, 2010
15,364
Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs
I miss looking around at Withdean to see insane people sitting in the freezing rain and having a feeling of camaraderie with them.
I miss the ease of getting to and away from Withdean.
I miss The Station pub.
I miss chips.

Other than that, HELL NO.
 


D

dougdeep

New member
May 9, 2004
37,732
SUNNY SEAFORD
Mustafa Kemal said:
It's incredible having our beautiful new stadium, and watching the best football I have personally seen The Albion play in my lifetime. It's amazing watching the Albion play and even beat some of the biggest & best sides in the country. I have always dreamed of this moment.

But it's sad that as fans we are no longer really part of BHAFC like we used to be, there is a less of a sense of belonging. It feels like we are not so much following a football club anymore, but more of a brand.

But I believe that it doesn't have to be this way. There are more fans and a greater necessity to make money than ever before, but I don't believe the club needs to sell its soul & lose its values to achieve its aspirations.
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Wow! I agree with you.
 


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