[Football] Which team…

[doogie004]

None always Brighton

 

[GT49er]

Always Brighton. Not from a football-supporting family, so only contact was through newspapers and the radio (Sports Report and - bizarrely - Sport in the West on the Home Service).
Used to go and watch Polegate in those days.

 

[wigman]

Which team did you follow before Brighton became a half decent side?

Embarrassing thread.

 

[Cotton Socks]

Brighton but I had no interest in football at all before the cup final. #Gloryhunter

 

[seagurl]

Supported England as a teenager in late 1960s early 1970s. Had a crush on Geoff Hurst and Bobby Moore, West Ham players and so by default, followed the team. I was aged 15 when my friend Sandy dragged me to the Goldstone ground, as she fancied someone in the North Stand. Don't remember much about the match at all, but was from that day on, a Brighton fan.

 

[John1066]

Will be supporting Arsenal tonight !

 

[pigmanovich]

Unusually, I am not from Sussex - or the UK - and didn’t watch club football at all before adopting Brighton as my club late under Potter, due to its history and football and my love for the city.

Could have made my life a bit easier by going with a West London club but have no regrets!

 

[Yes Chef]

I had a weird dalliance with Ipswich in the early 80s as a small boy. Weird as I grew up in Sussex and Dad was a fully fledged Albion fan. I think I liked the kit, plus they were pretty good back then

 

[oldboyroy]

Absolutely no one. Been Brighton all my life

 

[Kosh]

Brighton & Hove Albion since I was 3.

41 years of endless unadulterated joy.

I do have other teams that I follow…

Stalybridge Celtic - my great uncle played for them and Witton Albion.

St Johnstone, my Scots team.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle - my son’s Scots team.

Xanthi - My Greek team.

Albacete Balompié - My Spanish team.

Újpest - My Hungarian team

Napoli - My Italian team.

Juvenes/Dogana - My San Marino team.

 

[Right Back]

Only Brighton.

 

[Blue3]

Brighton only ever Brighton when it looked a real possibility that the club could fold I made the decision that should that happen then I would no longer follow any team

 

[Ding Dong !]

I only started to like/watch football on TV when I was 11or 12 and at that time ( 1979 ) I started to support Chelsea.......then in 1981 started going to Albion games at the Goldstone and everything changed

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Only 2 for Chelsea?

The Palace trolls will be disappointed with that.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

As I was avoiding NSC at the weekend, I missed this top trolling by @Trigger
Welcome back.

 

[Simster]

As I was avoiding NSC at the weekend, I missed this top trolling by @Trigger
Welcome back.

Indeed, it was a quality return to form, although there are not enough people frothing at the mouth or calling it an embarrassing thread for my liking.

 

[Hotchilidog]

As a DFL West Ham for me. Brighton were still bad when I started to go regularly.....since then it's been promotion after promotion and European football with one relegation thrown in to remind me of my previous football life and the many relegations I had previously enjoyed.

 

[5Ways Gull]

England

 

[Official Old Man]

I don't remember the World Cup of 1966 (I was 10) other than World Cup Willy and it being in all the shops. Certainly didn't watch it on TV for some reason.
But one year later the 1967 FA Cup Final must have come to my attention and I started to support the winning team, Tottenham. But it was purely looking up the scores if I could be bothered. My first and only actual game was at WHL in January 1971, Spurs lost to Southampton 1:3. I can even remember where I stood, right at the front to the left of the goal.
And then Villa came to the Goldstone and I was hooked. ST on the wooden benches in the south stand courtesy of my uncle, a ST holder in the West, the next season.

 

[Taybha]