scarf day and north stand chat

Scarf Day and North Stand Chat

Scarf Day

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Scarf Day at the Albion

My almost annual visit to the Withdean to see Brighton yesterday

coincided with "Scarf Day". This was a interesting attempt to try and

inject some passion and atmosphere into what has been a miserable

season for the Albion marooned mid table in League One.

Every new ticket holder was given a voucher for a new (acrylic it

turned out) blue and white Brighton Scarf and season ticket holders

had the chance to buy new ones for �2.50. Whilst I was queuing up for

mine, the bloke in the front laughed "The ideas that come from chat

rooms!"

However doomed, (it rained and we lost 1-0) this was another example

of the successful campaigning and lobbying that is achieved via the

unofficial forum for Brighton fans; North Stand Chat. The scarf idea

started via a thread on the board from long time fan; Danny Last and

was picked up in the local paper and then by the club itself.

This grassroots campaigning was nice to see even if the results were a

little forlorn. The scarf swinging was a bit half hearted but then it

was raining again and we don't have a roof. And good to see

communities where the club/media owner's involvement with forums goes

beyond just asking "what do you think ?" and then never being heard