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January 1978 at the Old Den was my first introduction to scary away games, while a callow teenager. As you remember, there was no segregation at The Den in those days, and we stayed quiet for the whole game, including when Peter Ward scored a brilliant goal. It might have ben becuase an older...

OK, Harry, I respect your position on this. We all see things a bit differently, although most have the same good intentions underneath. BTW I wish you would put the picture of Harry Wilson back as your avatar - it is probably the only place in the world he is remembered ("go on 'Arry"). I...

Aye aye, skipper!

Trying to remember the year we played at Fratton Park when it must have been one of the first games of the season as I remember it was quite warm (possibly 1991?). As typical Bohemian Brighton types, my friend (who is blond) was wearing a salmon pink Lacoste shirt and white shorts, and I was...

Oh, OK then, I will give up trying to bring people together, and just join the ranks of the other warriors on here - x is good, y is bad, end of. That works well, as does your sarcasm in the face of a sincere attempt to show that everything is not as polarised as it appears to be on social media...

I know - that was my hunch. That is why I suggested you say it outright as it will stop people from imagining the worst about you. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you would step in to help someone if you could (including HWT) if they were in trouble. Now that would cause cognitive dissonance...

Albion fans on this forum seem to divide into three groups: those who abhor all violence and always have, those who were not hooligans but were occasionally around the fringes and remember the unique feeling of adrenaline / fear, and those who readily partook in the shenanigans. I want to...

The North Stand could be embarrassing - too many silly kids running away (I guess that is why a separate mob started in the South Stand). However, despite those embarrassments at home, around that time Brighton could cause problems away. Does anyone remember Southend away, around 1974 I think...

Hey Swansman, it might surprise some on this board that dear, liberal, "nice" Sweden has had some hooligan issues. I was at a conference in Stockholm, must have been around 1990, and I was walking back to my hotel through the middle of Stockholm at night. I suddenly became aware that I was...

Would that have been 1979, midweek game, promotion year?

FA Cup v Chelsea 1973. Chelsea fans ran from the East Terrace into the North Stand long before kick off. There weren't many of us there at that point, so they "took it" easily. I think later on more Brighton arrived and the two sets of fans were kept apart by police. I remember outside the...