Withdean years

[Husty]

I can name 4 of them.

I take it you werent an H blocker doug?

 

[Puppet Master]

Ahhh Withdean


It was shit

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I can name 4 of them.

Daft old goat. You used to drink with at least 5 of them in the Tap every home game

 

[public school boy]

The women doing their keep fit classes in the building in the northern corner. Who closed the curtains? Sometimes more entertaining than the football.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Being honest, there is one part of that era I miss. I always used to enjoy the Friday night December matches, and in a way it would be nice to still those. Although admittedly we see shocking at the Amex in the evenings.

 

[Grassman]

The women doing their keep fit classes in the building in the northern corner. Who closed the curtains?

They did boxercise the first few years, I recall. If a Tues night game got a bit dull and if you squinted enough, from D block you could just make out their lady shapes. Mind you, it could have been a load of shaved geezers with girly wigs on jumping around for all I knew....sometimes ignorance really is bliss.

 

[Hamilton]

Have any of our players played there, but for the opposition? Ward or Andrews for example?

 

[public school boy]

Friday night matches alway seemed to clash with Friday night is music night hosted by Aled Jones. A difficult choice.

 

[Hamilton]

Friday night matches alway seemed to clash with Friday night is music night hosted by Aled Jones. A difficult choice.

P1$$ off spotty.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Have any of our players played there, but for the opposition? Ward or Andrews for example?

Definitely Upson with Reading, again CMS, Hoskins.

 

[Hamilton]

Definitely Upson with Reading, again CMS, Hoskins.

Thank you Charles. Obvious now you say it.

 

[dougdeep]

Daft old goat. You used to drink with at least 5 of them in the Tap every home game

Some people are more forgettable than others Fred.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Who remembers the first match where Dick Knight gave us all a glass of bubbly on the way in. At least I think it ws the first match or could have been when Falmer was finally confirmed. Either way it tasted awful.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Who remembers the first match where Dick Knight gave us all a glass of bubbly on the way in. At least I think it ws the first match or could have been when Falmer was finally confirmed. Either way it tasted awful.

It was when we got the first Yes for Falmer before LDC appealed. We were playing against Ipswich in 2004/5 season.

If anyone looks at the Training picture gallery today, it is from Withdean.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Have any of our players played there, but for the opposition? Ward or Andrews for example?

Orlandi played for Swansea when they got promoted and received the trophy there

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

It was when we got the first Yes for Falmer before LDC appealed. We were playing against Ipswich in 2004/5 season.

If anyone looks at the Training picture gallery today, it is from Withdean.

Thanks. I did think it was later than 1999 but was not sure exactly when.

 

[upthealbion1970]

Orlandi played for Swansea when they got promoted and received the trophy there

As did Painter although he's gone too.

I worked the sportsman door on matchdays for about 5 years too

 

[Husty]

Thank you Charles. Obvious now you say it.

Plenty of others, Bridcutt, Ankegren, Brezovan(?), Greer, Orlandi. A couple who've since left. Sure there are more than that as well.

 

[Horsham Gull]

Don't forget these GOONS...

wait i am in that photo

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Aaaahh, Withdean, illegal parking just 5 minutes from the ground, the inability to buy a pint if you arrived too late and The Sportsman was full, chips, continual downpours and the away fans watching from what seemed like Shoreham!

Hove actually