When did the ALLLLLLLBBBIIIIIERRRN ALLBIIIERRRN chant start?

carteater · Nov 19, 2014

Purely out of curiosity...

If you look at older videos of the ALLLLLLLBIIIERRRN, that chant isn't in them, when did it start?

Napper · Nov 19, 2014

Reckon withdean years

Dirk Lehmann's Python · Nov 19, 2014

2002 I would say

8ace · Nov 19, 2014

Before that we sung it to "here we go" :moo:

Cadiz Seagull · Nov 19, 2014

Shortly after "two four six eight, who do we appreciate?" was dropped.

Virtually nobody on here will remember that one!

Spun Cuppa · Nov 19, 2014

The genesis of the chant can be more accurately linked to the phasing out of gents wearing flat caps when spectating at games. While flat caps were en vogue, the chant was 'Play up Albion.' As flat cap wearing began to wither, a more rumbustuous type of fan started attending games, and the mentioned pronunciation challenging 'Al-be-ern...' effort (sadly) became the norm...

severnside gull · Nov 19, 2014

Ahem.....cough.........cough.........

It was current when I started following the club.

JOLovegrove · Nov 19, 2014

Don't know, but half of my Uni course chant it at me on nights out/Brighton the city is mentioned/I walk into the building.

Grassman · Nov 19, 2014

Spun Cuppa said:
The genesis of the chant can be more accurately linked to the phasing out of gents wearing flat caps when spectating at games. While flat caps were en vogue, the chant was 'Play up Albion.' As flat cap wearing began to wither, a more rumbustuous type of fan started attending games, and the mentioned pronunciation challenging 'Al-be-ern...' effort (sadly) became the norm...

"Play up the Hove!" surely.

jonny.rainbow · Nov 19, 2014

Early 2000s.
In the latter Goldstone years we sung AL-bi-on, AL-bi-on, AL-bi-on in the same way Liverpool sung LI-ver-pool, LI-ver-pool, LI-ver-pool.

Liverpool then started the Liiiiiiiiiiiverrrrrrpoooool, Liiiiiiiiiiiverrrrrrpoooool chant with the elongated first syllable and we followed suit.

Spun Cuppa · Nov 19, 2014

Grassman said:
"Play up the Hove!" surely.

My bennie addled sphere might be wrong about the actual original chant, and you could be right, so I'm tempted to lean towards your, 'Play up the Hove' actually :wink:

Monkey Man · Nov 19, 2014

Certainly don't remember it being sung that way at Ye Goldstone.

Lord Bracknell · Nov 19, 2014

jonny.rainbow said:
Early 2000s.
In the latter Goldstone years we sung AL-bi-on, AL-bi-on, AL-bi-on in the same way Liverpool sung LI-ver-pool, LI-ver-pool, LI-ver-pool.

Liverpool then started the Liiiiiiiiiiiverrrrrrpoooool, Liiiiiiiiiiiverrrrrrpoooool chant with the elongated first syllable and we followed suit.

This.

Like many Albion chants, it was stolen off the telly.

Freddie Goodwin. · Nov 19, 2014

I 1st heard it sung by Orient fans (their version, of course) & I believe we nicked it from them.

GT49er · Nov 20, 2014

Monkey Man said:
Certainly don't remember it being sung that way at Ye Goldstone.

I do!

wellquickwoody · Nov 20, 2014

jonny.rainbow said:
Early 2000s.
In the latter Goldstone years we sung AL-bi-on, AL-bi-on, AL-bi-on in the same way Liverpool sung LI-ver-pool, LI-ver-pool, LI-ver-pool.

Liverpool then started the Liiiiiiiiiiiverrrrrrpoooool, Liiiiiiiiiiiverrrrrrpoooool chant with the elongated first syllable and we followed suit.

I would suggest the slow version always existed, at least in my Albion supporting career, since the 70's when it was only ever used once or twice per game via the old West Stand.

It only became the most commonly used chant at Withdean when creating any kind of atmosphere was high on impossible, and the slow, dull nature of 'Aaalbiiiooon Aaalbiiiooon' allowed fans to unite behind the team without the benefit of a roof.

It should now be reserved for use by the WSL so that we will only hear it twice per season.

somerset · Nov 20, 2014

wellquickwoody said:
I would suggest the slow version always existed, at least in my Albion supporting career, since the 70's when it was only ever used once or twice per game via the old West Stand.

It only became the most commonly used chant at Withdean when creating any kind of atmosphere was high on impossible, and the slow, dull nature of 'Aaalbiiiooon Aaalbiiiooon' allowed fans to unite behind the team without the benefit of a roof.

It should now be reserved for use by the WSL so that we will only hear it twice per season.

Nope, never heard it in the 70's and 80's..... that's for sure.

Brovion · Nov 20, 2014

wellquickwoody said:
I would suggest the slow version always existed, at least in my Albion supporting career, since the 70's when it was only ever used once or twice per game via the old West Stand.

It only became the most commonly used chant at Withdean when creating any kind of atmosphere was high on impossible, and the slow, dull nature of 'Aaalbiiiooon Aaalbiiiooon' allowed fans to unite behind the team without the benefit of a roof.

It should now be reserved for use by the WSL so that we will only hear it twice per season.

Yeah, I don't quite understand this 'started in the 2000s' bit. I never remember hearing it at Withdean and thinking "That's new". It may have fallen into abeyance a bit but I'm 99.99% certain we used it at the Goldstone in the 1970s

Brovion · Nov 20, 2014

somerset said:
Nope, never heard it in the 70's and 80's..... that's for sure.

Well that's weird. One of us is a senile old git!

somerset · Nov 20, 2014

Brovion said:
Well that's weird. One of us is a senile old git!

A good test would be to go over the old cup final footage, I wouldn't mind betting its not in there.....

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