Yeah, I remember it that way as well. He actually restarted play, as I said in the article, with what must have been a goal-kick or free-kick for the challenge on him by Don Goodman. At least I'm 90 per cent sure it was Goodman. Anyone else remember the WBA player involved?
I actually left out...
You know I've got a pretty good memory for games that happened even 20, 25 years ago but the exact details of anything that night other than Perry's poor groin getting ripped to shreds just escapes me. Off the top of my head it goes down as the worst injury I've witnessed happen to any Albion...
No pressure, eh? Thanks very much Sergei....guess I'd better scrap my plans for the next couple of months and get scribbling then!
Seriously, thanks for your kind words about A Few Good Men. I have to admit that it was fun to write. I mean selecting an Albion XI made up of many of my childhood...
Greetings Tom Hark, I think the only book I'd like to do at present is a collection of some of the stories that I've been given down the years by people connected with the Albion - not just players but also managers, former ball boys, policemen who in their line of duty have nicked Albion...
From the point of view of being a journalist, I do really rate Build A Bonfire. It's just a perfect snapshot of what happened to the Albion during those extremely trying years, and I've pointed several other journalists in its direction over the years as a reference point.
Thank you very much Mr Banana, that praise means a lot to me. Sorry brightonfan1983 about the Dean Saunders news. The only other former player who argued with me about my selection was goalkeeper Eric Steele, me having gone for his old rival Graham Moseley over him in my Albion XI. However, we...
Hi there all, and thanks for your positive comments about my book. It's much appreciated.
Matt, the player who got extremely 'shirty' about not being included in my dream Albion XI was Dean Saunders. Basically I wanted him to say a few words about Steve Penney - I knew the two of them had been...
ATT MODS: Any chance this can be made a 'sticky' between now and the Middlesbrough game? Cheers.....
Greetings one and all,
Spencer Vignes here....if the name rings a bell it might be because I’m an Albion supporting journalist who has written for many national newspapers down the years as...