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Quite. Had we not had a clown/chimp in charge then we may not have been relegated - sod the cup final. Short term populism's rarely (if ever) a basis for good business decisions imo.

Astute was a good description of Keith Wickenden imo. Probably best to leave all the Mike Bamber stuff buried though.

Keith Wickenden was killed in 1983, a few months after the cup final. No idea about PS's career post-Brighton,

I was getting to this BG. Bailey was sacked because his team's tactics lead to a marked decline in attendances (and therefore gate receipts). This left insufficent income to cover the expenditure (10 year contract for Fozzie wasn't it?) and whilst the 1983 cup final euphoria etc temporarily...

I don't disagree with your analysis of Bailey's general tactics but (unless my memory's completely shot) that was the reason he was sacked wasn't it, rather than our league position at the time? My point is that his sacking is (to me) the first obvious stage in the club's decline to Tongdean...

You beat me to it although Cattlin and Coppell are on my short list. I've always felt that Mike Bailey's sacking was the first stage of the Albion's decline that lead to the club leaving the Goldstone.