I guess it is quite difficult to explain to the youngsters just how big the FA Cup and the accompanying TV coverage was for a young fan absolutely mind blowing, it was THE game of the year bar none.
All that mamby pamby European football was OK, but the FA cup was the one.
Me neither ......
Many a trial game was held there as at Lancing College, if the squad was training it was likely to be pre season unless Hove Park (the park not the school) had too much dog shite, or Corals had a dog meet that day, how things have moved on.
But definitely Peacehaven FC for a...
No no, pre-season in the late 70's perhaps very early 80's held at waterhall, but even that changed to Falmer at the university (our last venue) but the 'in season' training ground was Peacehaven Football Club, Sportspark, Piddinghoe Avenue, for a time including 1983.
To some extent Peacehaven...