Nottseagull
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That was sensible, clashing it with England on ITV. Score?
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[Football] Are you taking in a game this weekend with it being the international break?
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Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Worthing came from two goals down, to win 3-2 after extra time. Sounds even better than the England v. Kosovo international.
Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
Could hear the Worthing fans from my house last night which surprised me.
Making my first trip to Woodside Road on Saturday. F*ck VAR.
Superphil
Dismember
To be fair I think that might have knocked the crowd a bit, a disappointing 510 only last night. 3-2 indeed as has been said, 0-2 down after 47 minutes, came back to 2-2 at FT, then scored the winner in the 119th minute, good spectacle, no VAR, great pulled pork. Fun fact, as it was an FA Cup game there was no alcohol allowed outside the clubhouse, whereas on a normal home game, often with 1000+ crowd, plenty of people are in the stands, on the terraces, with a beer and pulled pork bap, and no-one has a problem with it.
Surprised you don't hear it more often, was quite a small crowd for them last night, and not as vocal as they often are. Hope you enjoy the game on Saturday, Woodside Road is fast becoming my preferred football fix.
Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
Only moved to Worthing in April so I think I must have just missed the end of last season.
Actually been pretty surprised since I’ve looked in to them, didn’t expect their crowds to be anywhere near as big as they are. They dwarf everyone else in the league. Certainly looking forward to it.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Yeah, the VAR farce is getting to me too.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
As is Gorings Mead becoming mine. Far more honesty in grass roots football.
Had a surprise as I checked the Worthing score just as half-time kicked off and thought what a pity they're losing. Then saw final result this morning! Must have been a cracker for the home crowds.
Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
Superphil
Dismember
Well I just wish I’d gone to Woodside today, that must have been a cracker to see, Rebels!
AZ Gull
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Superphil
Dismember
I thought they were officially the Mackerel Men now?
As the chant goes, “I’d rather be a Rebel than a Rock”. For now the hardcore Worthing fans seem to prefer the Rebel nickname.
Imagine if Barbour decided we should change from Seagulls, it would take a while to get used to it.
AZ Gull
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Any idea why the club decided to change it?
Superphil
Dismember
Don’t think it was the current club as such that ‘change it, it goes much further back
“The club's intriguing nickname of "The Rebels" dates from when it resigned from the West Sussex League over a rule change, prior to becoming a founder member of the Sussex County League in 1920. Previously Worthing had been known as "The Mackerel Men": a reference to the fish on the club crest.”
Wikipedia I know, but I’m sure it is the generally the correct story.
AZ Gull
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I've read that they had that nickname 100 years ago, but I'd never heard it until a year or two ago (and I'm 51). I'd only ever heard of them as the Rebels. But a couple of years ago the club officially started referring to themselves as the Mackerel Men; this is their official website, where it is referenced ("Follow the Mackerel Men"):-
So I wonder why they suddenly reverted to a nickname that hadn't been in common use for 100 years?
Superphil
Dismember
I’ve been watching them off and on for 20 years or so now, much more so in the past 5 years, I don’t really recall back then what the fans referred to. Bear in mind they’ve been in the doldrums a couple of times over those years, but the “I’d rather be a Rebel than a Rock” banner has been behind the east stand for as long as I can remember.
The club badge, featuring three mackerels, only came into being in late 2016 and didn’t feature on a home shirt until the start of the 2017-2018 season. Prior to that it had been the Worthing town crest since the 1990s which is as far back as I know.
Nottseagull
Well-known member
I thought it was because Worthing was a republican stronghold during the English Civil War.