I'm not sure that we are either. I notice that in the When Saturday Comes season preview, a lot of teams had us as one of the teams they liked (although some because we finished below them).
I think there's still a lot of grudging admiration for Brighton surviving against the odds.
maybe i am wrong, it just seems to me that players, mangers and fans alike are alway getting wound up sent off or abusing us at withdean, how often do we get payers and managers sent off? And its happened quite alot against us at home, thats were i was coming from so maybe saying hated is the wrong word......