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With our 10 and your 10 plus the other 20 or so inside their end we could have taken the Holmesdale and held it for a week.:)

I remember late 70s away game when about 10 of us with a 3/4 lifted home scarfs went on a recon mission around their ground with the intention of getting into their end. It was said that we need at least 50ish to attempt it. We spread the word around to meet up outside their end. We seemed we...

I remember one time at smellhurst late 70s, the day was damp/rainey and I got on the terraces with friends and after a few minutes 4 or 5 police came over and threatened to throw me out because I had shoes that had blakeys in (metal tips in heel) unless I took them off. After a few moments...

I knew some faces that are in the picture but to put names to them now after all these years is nigh impossible. The only one I know very well is on the topish right.

Your memory must be going. I can't remember Brighton being low key at home to Palarse at the Goldstone. Must have been held back at Hove station.

One of the guys in the picture got home that night and his dad said did you see any trouble? He said no he hadn't and his dad threw the Argus at him and said what's that then!!

Saturday shoppers then in for a qucik pint.

Was that the Friday night or Saturday before the match/?

Forgot the Vanguard. But we never went in anyway.

The pubs to go to before matches in the 70s were the Bosun and Lamb & Flag and maybe The Quadrant by the clocktower. I don't remember Queens Road pubs having a bad element at this time unless you got thirsty from the walk up from West Street to the station and popped into one for a quick half.