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It is quite something to think that a tackle can be remembered 40 years on. Not for its finesse, but it’s pure force, fairness and how it made you feel as a fan, at that very moment, that we weren’t going to lose that game. I wonder whether Paul Clark himself remembers it as well?

The phrase ' statement of intent' best sums up that tackle. Mortimer was one of the best midfielders in the country at that time, and after that tackle he was very quiet.

Paul Clark on Dennis Mortimer, 1st minute of our game at home to Villa on 20th Dec 1980. Fair challenge. Sent Mortimer about three foot in the air. Brighton won that 1-0.