SUSSEX is being encouraged to turn blue and white to help Albion with their push for promotion to the Premier League.

The club is hoping that Sussex can become a sea of blue and white to spur on Albion as they face a crunch fortnight where three wins from their last three games would see them reach the promised land of the Premier League.

The county’s residents are being encouraged to fly Albion flags while businesses are being asked to let their staff wear the club’s colours and deck out their offices and premises in blue and white.

Club officials said the whole county would be set to benefit from the huge financial boost of being in the world’s richest football league.

Paul Samrah, who led the Falmer For All campaign for the club’s new stadium, said: “Albion has done the city and the county pride this season so anything that people can do to demonstrate their support would be fantastic.

“Having a Premier League club after the years of not having a ground and being 45 minutes away from non-league oblivion is something we should all celebrate.

“It is going to be incredibly exciting for all ages from 90-year-olds to ten-year-olds.”

More than 3,000 Seagulls’ supporters will be heading to London on Saturday as Albion seek the first of those three wins against relegated Charlton .

More than 1,200 Albion fans not lucky enough to bag a ticket for the game will be watching a live screening of the match in the West Stand and in two lounges at the American Express Community Stadium.

Albion fans are torn between whether it would be better to go up automatically or enjoy a glorious day out at Wembley on Saturday, May 28 via the play offs if they finish between third and sixth place.

But that would risk repeating the agony of play-off defeats to arch rivals Crystal Palace in 2013 and Derby in 2014.

Liz Costa, vice chairwoman of Albion’s official supporters’ club, said the atmosphere would be difficult on Saturday as Charlton had stood by Albion during the club’s own troubled times.

She added: “We still have a long way to go but we can dream.

“We are having a lot of fun after last year’s annus horribilis, everything has started to look up.

“I think that everything we have been through, we would be very deserving whatever might come.”

Seagull supporters have been warned by Addicks’ fans that they can expect possible disruption during the game as part of ongoing protests against their Belgian owner Roland Duchatelet.

Previous games at The Valley this season have been stopped after hundreds of stress balls and beach balls were thrown on to the pitch.

  • If you have been inspired to turn your business into an Albion-supporting shrine for the promotion run-in, send your pictures to neil.vowles@theargus.co.uk.