When he lined up that shot, there must have been some people still in the ground expecting it more likely to finish up on the platform than where it actually did.
To add reality to the 'experience' you will be held back for at least 30 minutes after the game. The bars will NOT be open during this time.
You will then be marched on to the southbound platform, ignoring all pleas to get to the car parks or Lewes-bound trains.
How did we keep our tickets back then without losing them? Made of cardboard, just over 2.25 inches long and 1 inch wide and could be torn in half to separate the 'out' from the 'return'.
For the 'football special' fares (long before the Seagull Specials) the ticket office bloke sometimes had...
Even after being told that I was being moved, the first ticket email I received turns out to be my OLD seat. Then yesterday my NEW ticket arrived. So I now have downloaded 2.
Be careful guys as there may be confusion at the gate!
In the 60s I think all senior schools finished at 4pm. There was was one notable exception - Moulsecoomb Secondary. They finished earlier to avoid the 4pm finish at Allen West. Once that hooter went, Moulsecoomb Way just filled with people - some on bikes, some walking, fewer cars than now...
Not my description, but one apparently used by a BBC radio commentator: "he's almost as wide as he is tall". That was referring to......Alan Duffy. Cannot verify as I was at that game.