[Albion] Question for those that live OUTSIDE of Sussex, how visible is your support of The Albion?

[Slum_Wolf]

Oxfordshire village. Couple of subtle stickers on the car and son's bedroom window. Son was wearing an yellow away shirt from a few seasons ago to football training tonight and he usually wears something Albion related from his collection when kicking a ball about outside organised matches. Albion mug at work, although the well run club trope is boring now so I've gone willfully non-league for the time being to encourage proper football fans to chat rather than the usual Premier League plastics. Very scruffy Skint bucket hat has already made its first appearance of the year. No replica shirts these days but do have some old training 3/4 shorts and tracksuit trousers make regular appearances...Dogma t-shirts...

 

[Screaming J]

Every jacket and coat I own has a small Brighton seagull badge on it so that's visible whenever I go out (I like to keep things subtle).

I also have a selection of Albion shirts from various eras. 2 of these get worn every week at my walking football sessions.

My phone has two ring tones, intro to SBTS for notifications, chorus for SBTS for incoming calls.

Err.....that's it!

 

[Bry Nylon]

I have one of these, which was bought for me by a kind-hearted colleague

 

[Bry Nylon]

My phone has two ring tones, intro to SBTS for notifications, chorus for SBTS for incoming calls.

I couldn’t live with that kind of complexity in my life.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

I couldn’t live with that kind of complexity in my life.

Likewise, I’m reading it but it’s like the final question in the 1%club

 

[Albion my Albion]

I have "P Groß 1 3" in blue & white tattooed on my knuckles but it's really photoshopped.

I also fart walk in front of my telly during BHA matches on Peacock.

 

[pigmanovich]

West London based, might go out in an Albion jacket or t shirt but I don’t wear replica shirts (or scarves) unless I’m off to the match.

 

[GT49er]

Don't 'do' merchandise; never have. I have an old fifties style blue and white knitted scarf, but I haven't worn it - or any other kind of staff - for donkey's years.
Don't have a smart phone, Albion plus membership or loyalty points, so I don't go to matches any more (there are other reasons too) but if Brizzle City come up, I might give it a go. Last time at Ashton Gate (the Sidwell game) I got tickets for the away end for me, my daughter and my son-in-law at the club's ticket office (Bristol City's that is) without any questions.
As an old man who can't move very fast, I would be wary about wearing my blue and white scarf though - Bristol grounds are amongst the most hostile I've gone to (have never been to any London grounds - or Londond-ish....like Croydon though).
I've been to Haig Avenue on a cold wet midweek night though, so FU!

 

[Bob!]

Just to lighten the mood, a question about how we’re perceived in other parts of the country.

If you live OUTSIDE of Sussex (and Brighton and Hove!!) how visible is your support, for example:

Is your car well stickered up?

I have a club sticker of the old club crest on the back window ( car is 15 years old now) a scarf across the back, and a BHA number plate

Do you wear an Albion jacket, polo, hat etc when you go to your local pub or to work?

Occasionally wear a jacket with badge

Do your kids, or even yourself wear a replica shirt at football training or out for a run etc?

Will sometimes wear an old away/third shirt at parkrun or on runs.

Have you got a flag flying in your front garden?

Nah

or do you generally not wear colours and only declare your allegiance when asked?

Everyone knows I am the Brighton fan.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Generally speaking @Bob! where are you?
Up north/West Country/South East?

 

[Whoislloydy]

I have a Brighton window sticker, keyring and my dogs tag is a Brighton one. I have a few shirts, sometimes wear one running.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

I've been to Haig Avenue on a cold wet midweek night though, so FU!

The one in Coldean?

 

[Bob!]

Generally speaking @Bob! where are you?
Up north/West Country/South East?

Maldon, Essex

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I have a Brighton bottle opener as my key ring. Car sticker but that's back in Cornwall. I think that's it. Subtle does it

 

[Shaunc]

In Birmingham, I sometimes wear a Brighton shirt when watching a game in a pub. Had a few friendly chats with Villa fans after games earlier in the season. And a couple of less friendly comments near home after villa away games but mostly ok. I've seen a couple of Albion shirts in my local park too so I guess there's a family from Brighton nearby.

 

[OzMike]

I often sleep through most of the games a season, I have an albion sticker in my van and get albion car air freshners sent over in bulk and hang them from my rear view mirror.
I wear my Albion 24 away shirt, as I like it.
When I wear the stripes people think I am a Melbourne supporter, as the shirt is similar.
I get at least 1 tea mug sent over a year, as wifey keeps breaking them too.

 

[driddles]

Wear my baseball hat & shirt.

This typically prompts the local Man U guy (covered in tats, flies home 4 or 5 times a year to watch live) to talk about how the league needs Man U to be a top club, then he talks about how bad they were this week and asks me detailed questions about their play, seemingly oblivious to the fact that I am not remotely interested in Man U.

 

[darkwolf666]

I get great pleasure wearing my Brighton shirts around town here. The locals used to take the piss, now they are strangely quiet…

 

[Klaas]

October last year I wore the stripes both in Kyoto and Osaka and the locals kept stopping me in the street to shout “MITOOMAAA!” So I stopped wearing the shirt as it was rather irritating. I can wear it around Tokyo and nobody gives a shit.

I saw my first Albion shirt on a local kid riding his bike about two weeks ago.

Which was nice.

I have seen a hoodie and a cap (on separate people) in Hiroshima. Yet to see a shirt, my son doesn't count. I used to wear various shirts when I played futsal and back then no one had a clue what team it was. Now they do.

 

[GT49er]

The one in Coldean?

No!