[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Swiveller]

Have you BEEN to Eastleigh!?

Beastly Eastleigh as the locals I know call it?

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Clubs get special deals with certain hotels and hotel chains and so probably Southampton is the closest location to Brighton where this applies for WWFC...

Back in the early 90s Mrs SS was Marketing/Events Manager at the Hickstead Hotel.
On my suggestion she wrote to all of our opposition clubs to see if she could drum-up some business.
From memory, about 10/12 teams took up the option and stayed over on matchday-eve.
Very quiet location and a 20 minute coach ride in to Withdean.

Worked out well ...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Beastly Eastleigh as the locals I know call it?

Obese-tly

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Mrs SS was Marketing/Events Manager

sounds ominous....

 

[dazzer6666]

Back in the early 90s Mrs SS was Marketing/Events Manager at the Hickstead Hotel.
On my suggestion she wrote to all of our opposition clubs to see if she could drum-up some business.
From memory, about 10/12 teams took up the option and stayed over on matchday-eve.
Very quiet location and a 20 minute coach ride in to Withdean.

Worked out well ...

Seen quite a few teams stay there over more recent years - particularly when we were in the championship. Staff would often be out on Job's Lane for a stroll on the morning of a match. Most of the PL teams seem to use the Malmaison in the Marina

 

[pasty]

Really really tough match and time to play them. They’ve won 4 out of last 5 …

I’m focusing on their top scorer being away, one of arguably their best players being suspended, and our great record against them

 

[Terry Connor]

Back in the early 90s Mrs SS was Marketing/Events Manager at the Hickstead Hotel.
On my suggestion she wrote to all of our opposition clubs to see if she could drum-up some business.
From memory, about 10/12 teams took up the option and stayed over on matchday-eve.
Very quiet location and a 20 minute coach ride in to Withdean.

Worked out well ...

Why would they be going to Withdean in the early 90s?!? Game of squash on the way to the Goldstone?

 

[lovelyboy]

Wolves team sighted in Eastleigh!
so I was cycling home from our local leisure centre a few minutes ago, having had a session at the gym in preparation for the long and arduous journey to the AMEX later, when I saw a bunch of blokes wearing very smart green track suits walking towards me. As I got closer, I realised the track suits all carried the Famous Wolverhampton Wanderers badge…. Booooooo.
this was alongside the swimming pool window, for those who know the geography.

The Wolves u23 team are playing the Bournemouth u23 in eastleigh tonight so could well be them?

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Why would they be going to Withdean in the early 90s?!? Game of squash on the way to the Goldstone?

1890s

 

[Terry Connor]

1890s

Brighton and Hove Rangers didn't play at Withdean until 1900. Nice try though!

 

[MJsGhost]

Seen quite a few teams stay there over more recent years - particularly when we were in the championship. Staff would often be out on Job's Lane for a stroll on the morning of a match. Most of the PL teams seem to use the Malmaison in the Marina

I think a few stay at the East Sussex National (or at least that used to be the case)

 

[BNthree]

I think a few stay at the East Sussex National (or at least that used to be the case)

You beat me to it. Definitely a few have stayed there in the PL era. I think the coach drivers/minor backroom staff get to stay at the Marina while the players and manager stay at East Sussex National.

 

[Machiavelli]

I’m focusing on their top scorer being away, one of arguably their best players being suspended, and our great record against them

Think you're talking about Hwang, who has been excellent this season, and the trio up top of him, Cunha and Neto is really dangerous. It sounds as though Neto might start, who is coming back from injury -- it'll be an interesting contest between him and Pervis who is also working his way back to peak fitness.

 

[Triggaaar]

I will be asleep for this one and expect to wake to find another 3 points on the league table.

All you seem to do is sleep

 

[Triggaaar]

'There are no easy games at this level of competition'.

- Old Scottish proverb.

Which, strangely, doesn't apply to games in Scotland

 

[Lethargic]

I think a few stay at the East Sussex National (or at least that used to be the case)

South Lodge, Lower Beeding is another place teams stay.

 

[WATFORD zero]

'There are no easy games at this level of competition'.

- Old Scottish proverb.

'Stop dicking around at the back, get it forward'

- Old Scottish Albion Fan

 

[Marty McFly]

All you seem to do is sleep

Which, strangely, doesn't apply to games in Scotland

You're on fire. Keep 'em coming!

 

[Dick Head]

DEFIANTLY.

not unless its celery

 

[jcdenton08]

Been thinking about this game tonight. Looking at the stats and past form, I’m getting more convinced. I think whoever scores more on the night will nick this. But - and this is the thing - if the scores are level I can see both sides taking a point.