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ringmerseagulltoo · Apr 22, 2014

Please Messrs Bloom and Barbour, can we add Gary Hart to the Legends Wall? He has been a huge servant to the Club through its darkest hours and is universally loved by the fans. If it is not possible to add a further banner, Leon Knight gave the Club a striking photo image but far less than Gary in every other way.

Luke93 · Apr 22, 2014

He kept us up too under Slade, imagine where we'd be now if we went down??

HawkTheSeagull · Apr 22, 2014

It isnt a legends wall - not sure what they call it though.

It needs a refresh/expansion though.

Guy Fawkes · Apr 22, 2014

I was going to start a thread about the "legends"* wall soon - there are currently 23 places and i was going to ask who should be on it - either everyone nominates their own 23 or as a poll to vote on (but think there may be too many nominees) or 'world cup style knock out' competition whittling it down to the final 23

* = The legends wall isn't a wall of legends and never has been, it's just a series of iconic images by someone meant as decoration.

big nuts · Apr 22, 2014

After watching the Withdean Years DVD today there are a few more deserving then Leon Knight and Guy Butters who are fortunate to be on their in my view.

Ian Chapman, Stuart Storer and from the Withdean years Richard Carpenter, Michel Kuipers & Gary Hart.

Plastic-Fantastic · Apr 22, 2014

I don't think Gary Hart left the club on good terms, so it's unlikely to happen unfortunately.

beorhthelm · Apr 22, 2014

signed.

HawkTheSeagull said:
It isnt a legends wall - not sure what they call it though.

yeah it is, what ever the club want to call it or say its called.

ringmerseagulltoo · Apr 22, 2014

Plastic-Fantastic said:
I don't think Gary Hart left the club on good terms, so it's unlikely to happen unfortunately.

I don't recollect Leon Knight being in great favour either, from any of the clubs he left.

turienzo's lovechild · Apr 22, 2014

Plastic-Fantastic said:
I don't think Gary Hart left the club on good terms, so it's unlikely to happen unfortunately.

A quote from one of Harty's former Eastbourne colleagues who is currently sat next to me "yes he did" (leave on good terms)

Philzo-93 · Apr 22, 2014

Plastic-Fantastic said:
I don't think Gary Hart left the club on good terms, so it's unlikely to happen unfortunately.

Ermmm no, he left on great terms. The club said he can train with them until he finds a new club. Is that bad terms?!

Super Steve Earle · Apr 22, 2014

ringmerseagulltoo said:
Please Messrs Bloom and Barbour, can we add Gary Hart to the Legends Wall? He has been a huge servant to the Club through its darkest hours and is universally loved by the fans. If it is not possible to add a further banner, Leon Knight gave the Club a striking photo image but far less than Gary in every other way.

It's the Close Season, not the Closed Season. I'm afraid Bloom and Barber - oh God, you've even spelt Barber wrong! So Bloom won't know who to do it with or when

Terry Butcher Tribute Act · Apr 22, 2014

Plastic-Fantastic said:
I don't think Gary Hart left the club on good terms, so it's unlikely to happen unfortunately.

By scoring the first goal at The Amex even though he'd been released? Even the egomaniac let him have a Withdean send off too

dougdeep · Apr 23, 2014

HawkTheSeagull said:
It isnt a legends wall

Super Steve Earle said:
It's the Close Season, not the Closed Season:

Too many picky people on here, why not keep to the subject?

Vegas Seagull · Apr 23, 2014

dougdeep said:
Too many picky people on here, why not keep to the subject?

Like your post does?

dougdeep · Apr 23, 2014

Vegas Seagull said:
Like your post does?

No, like your post doesn't.

portslade seagull · Apr 23, 2014

Can we have a young Gary Hart back as at least he would show some fight which is a bit more than some of the present team

BigGully · Apr 23, 2014

Wilkins, 20 years at the club as player, youth team coach, first team coach and manager and did a pretty good job in each role.

BBassic · Apr 23, 2014

dougdeep said:
Too many picky people on here, why not keep to the subject?

It's a shame that using the correct wording is now seen as "picky".

Mo Gosfield · Apr 23, 2014

It is totally unrepresentative of club history and quite frankly is an embarrassment. It places the current manager at the beginning, followed a single player from the early 20th century. There is nothing between 1914 and 1960, as if absolutely nothing happened.
1) No recognition of Tommy Cook, the most outstanding Sussex sportsman to date. Capped by England whilst at the Albion, he also played county cricket.
2) No recognition of the likes of Arthur Attwood, record goalscorer for years.
3) Jimmy Langley, the best full-back ever to wear our shirt and an England international after leaving us.
4) Eric Gill. Goalkeeper. Record number of successive appearances for the club.
5) Billy Lane. Long serving manager. Fifteen years after World War Two and achieving our first ever promotion in 1958. ( When only one team was promoted from Div 3 South )
6) Mike Bamber. Charismatic. No Chairman has ever shaken the club to its roots like him. Appointing Clough and Taylor in 1973 was staggering, shook the club upside down and transformed us from a relatively small, homely club to one going places.
7) Alan Mullery. Dynamic manager. Carried on Peter Taylor's good work and gained two promotions. Got us in the top flight and with the help of Terry Venables decided that Palace and BHA would hate each other forever more.

The wall of images concentrates almost entirely on two periods in our history. 1) Late 70's to mid 80's and late 90's to early/mid 2000's. Whilst acknowledging our success in these periods, it gives an unbalanced view of our history and should be reviewed, with additions and deletions.

hans kraay fan club · Apr 23, 2014

portslade seagull said:
Can we have a young Gary Hart back as at least he would show some fight which is a bit more than some of the present team

We had one - a better version, in fact - but we sold him to Burnley in January.

BigGully said:
Wilkins, 20 years at the club as player, youth team coach, first team coach and manager and did a pretty good job in each role.

This. Far more deserving than many on there (and even Gary Hart, imo).

Could do with him making some poor calls in his current job, over the next 10 days, mind...

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