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What if Brighton had the same hooligan problem as Millwall?









Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
59,659
The Fatherland
That happened to me yesterday! None too pleasant either, that yank flag poked me right in the eye before the whole thing landed on top of me.

I bet you mocked this up in a film studio.
 




Perry Milkins

Just a quiet guy.
Aug 10, 2007
6,164
Ardingly
I was talking to a bloke I used to work with on Monday whos a Millwall season ticket holder and goes with his son and dad. He was telling me about their trip to Cardiff and said that it was great and that Cardiff have got it sorted right out down there. Theyd had to go by coach. They werent allowed to stop for a certain amount of miles before Bristol on the M4 (like they could stop at Membury but not Leigh Delaware or whatever), there and back. They were given an escort from the M4 straight through Cardiff to the ground. They were put straight in the ground. The number of tickets they were allocated was reduced. After the game they were kept in for half an hour and then put back on the coach and escorted straight out to the motorway. He said they didnt see any Cardiff anywhere on the streets. And he said this was a good trip!

That sounds crap to me and I told him that. He said you get used to it if youre Millwall. They have 7 or 8 away games like that a season. Bubble games they are called and you either have to do or the above or not go.

I wouldnt go.

but you'd let it be known say if you were in a pub with a distinct chnace that some herberts were going start fisticuffs with you that you were a little wahay-- a little bit wide -- a little handy -- and a little bit Albion..no?

:bowdown:
 






Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,227
Surrey
Well if it doesnt effect me then im not too bothered about it.

Chill out.
You sound like an absolute tool, but I'm not bothered about it either.

And whilst I'm bothering to talk to you about hooligans, I'd quite like a turn on that sister of yours.
 


Tubby Mondays

Well-known member
Dec 8, 2005
3,047
A Crack House
but you'd let it be known say if you were in a pub with a distinct chnace that some herberts were going start fisticuffs with you that you were a little wahay-- a little bit wide -- a little handy -- and a little bit Albion..no?

:bowdown:

Course.

Im a brown trouser in cowardice. Anyone spills my mrs or looks at my pint will know all about it.
 






keaton

Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
Nov 18, 2004
9,666
I honestly think that I would find it quite difficult to follow a team with a large hooligan following. If that was the case for Brighton, I would probably follow Lewes.

I'd agree with this. Would still support them but not attend matches and go to Lewes or Whitehawk games instead
 














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Tooting Gull

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Jul 5, 2003
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I would be prepared to have a sizeable bet that Millwall have done more and spent more to try and stamp out this kind of thing than virtually any other club. Obviously for the most part this is because they had to, they have a big problem and a sizeable minority of fans who are up for it at most times.

The fact is it is a tough area, you're not going to sell too many tofu burgers in Bermondsey, and it creates an incredibly intimidating atmosphere which I estimate wins them an additional 10-15 home points a season. A lot of visiting players just cannot hack it.

When this spills over into the kind of stuff we all associate with Millwall as at QPR, no one is surprised, the possibility is always there. Interstingly, on the point that was made earlier about 'They're our c**ts, but they're still c**ts', that is not the Millwall way. Loyalty, warped if you like, is a big thing there and it has to be pretty bad before the manager/chairman criticises the fans.

I've had a few dealings with Millwall, and contrary to the popular image they are actually a family club. Granted, maybe not always the sort of family you'd choose to live next door to, but a family club nonetheless with a stronger than usual sense of identity and their own history. Within reason and short of violence, it can be an antidote to the sort of sanitised prawn-sandwich munching which passes for supporting many clubs these days.
 


Perry Milkins

Just a quiet guy.
Aug 10, 2007
6,164
Ardingly
I would be prepared to have a sizeable bet that Millwall have done more and spent more to try and stamp out this kind of thing than virtually any other club. Obviously for the most part this is because they had to, they have a big problem and a sizeable minority of fans who are up for it at most times.

The fact is it is a tough area, you're not going to sell too many tofu burgers in Bermondsey, and it creates an incredibly intimidating atmosphere which I estimate wins them an additional 10-15 home points a season. A lot of visiting players just cannot hack it.

When this spills over into the kind of stuff we all associate with Millwall as at QPR, no one is surprised, the possibility is always there. Interstingly, on the point that was made earlier about 'They're our c**ts, but they're still c**ts', that is not the Millwall way. Loyalty, warped if you like, is a big thing there and it has to be pretty bad before the manager/chairman criticises the fans.

I've had a few dealings with Millwall, and contrary to the popular image they are actually a family club. Granted, maybe not always the sort of family you'd choose to live next door to, but a family club nonetheless with a stronger than usual sense of identity and their own history. Within reason and short of violence, it can be an antidote to the sort of sanitised prawn-sandwich munching which passes for supporting many clubs these days.

So what is your point TG?
 






Bevendean Hillbilly

New member
Sep 4, 2006
12,805
Nestling in green nowhere
Well...we do have a hooligan element as was witnessed by the ding dong at Southend last season.

It might not have registered in the Arsegas but every paper up here had it as a headline

"Brighton Hooligans run riot" as I recall...and yes...I kept the Southend Echo the day after.
 


Marc1901

Peace out.
Apr 26, 2009
6,106
The Championship.
I'm guessing you are 13

What does the age matter? Yes I wasn't around when football hooliganism was around in the 70's and 80's but i've said probably one thing to a person in Sheffield and clearly made myself look like a twat. People on here seem to care about the age of posters on here and need to realise that even grow men say things to people if not at the game or after or before a game. Hooliganism clearly isn't right and I have not ever seen a 'firm' with Brighton and I'm pretty sure we don't have one, which is a good thing because we never get any trouble from away fans at withdean or even away games.
 


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