On Thursday May 2 2002, there was an article in the 'Emily at the Albion' section of the 'Worthing Herald'. 

Never heard of Quedgeley? It's the secret hub of Albion fans' universe!

It's about the fans, not just the football... - By Emily Bridges, Worthing Herald

IT'S ALL very well buying a season ticket every year and supporting your club through thick and thin, but what about those fans who cannot do this?

Everyone always forgets about the exiled Albion fans - those who live miles away from Sussex.

In a way these fans are far more dedicated than any other fan who goes to every game.

They resist the attraction of other football teams, even though they may be easier to support, and they stay local to the Albion.

To follow a Nationwide League team from a distance must be quite a difficult and frustrating thing to do.

And although technology is always improving it can never be quite the same as watching on from 'fortress' Withdean.

Under no circumstances, would I be able to listen to the Albion, week in week out, on the radio or over the internet - I just feel stupid shouting at something that cannot hear me or shout back.

But this is what some fans have to do.

Each week before games you hear the boys in their little tannoy box telling you about fans who have travelled from all over the world to see the Seagulls.

This just makes me feel inadequate.

One young exiled fan had kept up his passion for the Albion so much he runs his own website devoted to our Division Two champions - and it has become one of the most popular fans' sites around. That's not some thing many fans can say.

Despite living in Quedgeley (somewhere in Gloucester I am led to believe), 14-year-old David Snowball runs a website dedicated to the Albion's centenary year.

His site www.bhafc.cjb.net has been listed in the top 120 sites of the Soccer Hit List.

I don't feel I would have the commitment to keep a website running.

I have also heard about an Albion fan who lives in Tenerife, but still manages to travel to all home games.

It seems that dedication is all you need.