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[Albion] What is the most bizarre/memorable Albion game(s) you have attended ?
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I was there.
We had points deducted for that.
If not for Robbie at Edgar Street, we would have been playing our first game at Gillingham in the conference.
If the conference had let us in (debatable).
At the time my adrenalin was up and I went with the flow. The pitch invasion was well advertised. But I consider the York City pitch invasion, now, with a clear head, to be attempted suicide, salved only by subsequent good fortune. That could have cost us our club. Who knew?
Thanks for sharing. Brilliant stuff. All the best
ps I though when I started reading you might be about to recount the Hull City away game again, till I remembered it was my delicious pleasure as you were the source of the entertainment on the night.
At Boothferry Park Harry. The one where we were right next to the Hull fans and one of them was giving us some real stick. And I ruined him so much he was trying to hide. Even the Hull fans were laughing.
Hope you are well my dear friend.
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As noted previously on several occasions, that was my old school pal, who we affectionately called 'wreck' in the 70s, who I last met at Royal Sussex County when we were both doing hospital visits. A good pal of mine at one time, but lacking a bit in the restraint and judgement departments. If you're reading, mate, all the best to you - I'm also a dickead, just differently so
I think I know him under another nickname and met him at the Amex a few years ago not serving his Life time ban.
If it's the same bloke his initials are N.U. ?
I think I know him under another nickname and met him at the Amex a few years ago not serving his Life time ban.
If it's the same bloke his initials are N.U. ?
That's the one. He was on the same coach as me back from The Millenium at the playoff final, soon after his 'life ban'
When we were teenagers we used to go on bike rides together, like the Famous Five, but without any girls.
Incidentally, were you once a bullfrog?
Seasidesage
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'Warboys and Bannister' my first game! Stood on the South West Corner with my Uncle who was a Bristolian (City fan mind) surprised I ever went back!
Seasidesage
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Rochdale just before Christmas my God the rain that night...
London Irish
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Glass half empty would be 95% possession against the nine men of Walsall and still not scoring if we’d carried on playing til now.
Much more than half full would be the Guy Butters win over West Ham. Went in that home pub alongside the Boleyn and not sure there was quite a pub like it, seemed frozen in time since the 1950s and everything a living stereotype. Inside the ground George Parris started a mini riot from what passed for their hospitality area - Hammers fans lobbing stuff at him from below. Great memories of a fantastic win. Zamora missed a good chance I think for them, script perfect
Much more than half full would be the Guy Butters win over West Ham. Went in that home pub alongside the Boleyn and not sure there was quite a pub like it, seemed frozen in time since the 1950s and everything a living stereotype. Inside the ground George Parris started a mini riot from what passed for their hospitality area - Hammers fans lobbing stuff at him from below. Great memories of a fantastic win. Zamora missed a good chance I think for them, script perfect
- Oct 17, 2008
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I'll add another one. Just watching Vicente in the stripes. Easily the best footballer I've seen for the Albion. Incredible player
Black Hill
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It was 1991
Black Hill
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- Apr 24, 2020
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1991
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That's the one. He was on the same coach as me back from The Millenium at the playoff final, soon after his 'life ban'
When we were teenagers we used to go on bike rides together, like the Famous Five, but without any girls.
Incidentally, were you once a bullfrog?
Ha ! ha ! No you have me on that one - I am not a bullfrog to my knowledge.
I played park football with "Wreck" - he is quite a character.
butchy
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The Albion keeper that day (Mark Cartwright?) had an absolute horror of a game i seem to recall allowing an attempted catch to basically go through his closing palms into the back of the net at the end where the Brighton fans were stood (and said burger van caught fire)
StillHateBellotti
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Would have to be the game we played Newcastle at home and Bryan Wade (1991 ish) scored 4, bizarre game....not sure we have had a player score 4 in a game since?
StillHateBellotti
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I was there.
We had points deducted for that.
If not for Robbie at Edgar Street, we would have been playing our first game at Gillingham in the conference.
If the conference had let us in (debatable).
At the time my adrenalin was up and I went with the flow. The pitch invasion was well advertised. But I consider the York City pitch invasion, now, with a clear head, to be attempted suicide, salved only by subsequent good fortune. That could have cost us our club. Who knew?
Totally agree with that period in time, unfortunately not many newbies remember it. I was always on the pitch, always climbing the fences and gates and always protesting against what they were doing to my club, that as a 17 year old will always last in my memory. Hereford away I was too drunk to remember it, after a 48 hour bender in the downunder club...
Barham's tash
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Murray against Wycombe and Paul Emblen v Colchester (?) at Gillingham
Emblem scored 3. Jeff Minton scored our 4th from the spot to equalise.