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What evere happend to the Brighton B52's???
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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If memory serves they died of shame after a total mullering by SF 49'ers youth team. Went to that game. It was hilarious. B52's kicked off or whatever, 49ers boy caught it and ran the entire length of the pitch for a touch down. And so it continued. Scorekeeper stopped scoring when score reached 102-0 (with about ten minutes or something still to play). Think most of the players resigned and took up baseball after that
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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it's a shame that with the fairly large popularity of 'footbawwww' in this country there isn't a decent level for people to actually go to
wehatepalace
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We became Sussex Thunder, currently play in crawley
desprateseagull
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I thought the b52's folded after winning the championship, due to ack of funding? merging with another team seems rather bogus..
i worjed with Jim Jasicki who was a player and then coach- a good bloke. another workmate, Jon Cater, also got into the game, and some of the injuries he came into work with were just NASTY!
i worjed with Jim Jasicki who was a player and then coach- a good bloke. another workmate, Jon Cater, also got into the game, and some of the injuries he came into work with were just NASTY!
Beach Hut
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If memory serves they died of shame after a total mullering by SF 49'ers youth team. Went to that game. It was hilarious. B52's kicked off or whatever, 49ers boy caught it and ran the entire length of the pitch for a touch down. And so it continued. Scorekeeper stopped scoring when score reached 102-0 (with about ten minutes or something still to play). Think most of the players resigned and took up baseball after that
I was there with the now Mrs Hut, one of our first dates. If memory serves me correct two of the SF49ers youth team were up on a rape charge a day later.
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
There is also this lot, but I have never seen them play, meet a load once coming back on the train from one of the wembley nfl games.
Brighton Tsunami
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Was also at that game at Withdean - only a spotty teen. Seem to recall the biggest attendance at the stadium though, was it 11 or 13 thousand?
I still can't believe how one-sided the game was.
Used to watch a bit of grid-iron on the telly-box in the early 80's (LA Raiders were my faves for no particular reason), but it still pales into insignificance in comparison to good old football.
I still can't believe how one-sided the game was.
Used to watch a bit of grid-iron on the telly-box in the early 80's (LA Raiders were my faves for no particular reason), but it still pales into insignificance in comparison to good old football.
Boris Yeltsin
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Whatever happened to the Brighton Bears!
blue'n'white
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I went once to see the B52s play the Crawley team (Raiders ?) as someone who drank in the same pub as me played as QB for Crawley.
Unfortunately the game was rubbish as neither side really seemed to know the rules and there were so many flags thrown on to the pitch that it made an already staccato game even worse.
All I remember about Withdean was it was rather decrepit and I have a memory of sitting in a tallish stand but . . . it was a long time ago
Unfortunately the game was rubbish as neither side really seemed to know the rules and there were so many flags thrown on to the pitch that it made an already staccato game even worse.
All I remember about Withdean was it was rather decrepit and I have a memory of sitting in a tallish stand but . . . it was a long time ago
turienzo's lovechild
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gone back to worthing
Jam The Man
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They were never the same after Love Shack
They were never the same after Love Shack
Funny you say that, I thought they went training on the beach at low tide and were killed by a ROCK LOBSTER...?
liam82
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The first British team in the States
Brighton B52s 10 day tour of San Francisco - October 1986
The article below is an account of the Brighton B-52s historic trip to California in October 1986 to compete in the second Budweiser Transatlantic Bowl. Their opponents were the San Francisco City College Rams, and the game was played at the San Francisco 49ners legendary home, Candlestick Park.
On Monday 6th October 1986, they took on the Rams, and although they may have lost the game 77-6 (they lost the first one at Brighton's Withdean Stadium 76-0 in December 1985), most of the British players said it was the highlight of their careers.
Brighton B52s 10 day tour of San Francisco - October 1986
The article below is an account of the Brighton B-52s historic trip to California in October 1986 to compete in the second Budweiser Transatlantic Bowl. Their opponents were the San Francisco City College Rams, and the game was played at the San Francisco 49ners legendary home, Candlestick Park.
On Monday 6th October 1986, they took on the Rams, and although they may have lost the game 77-6 (they lost the first one at Brighton's Withdean Stadium 76-0 in December 1985), most of the British players said it was the highlight of their careers.
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desprateseagull
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ok, if we're pulling out the oldies.. howe about the Brighton Tigers (or Bengals?) ice hockey team?
Barrel of Fun
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My old best friend's dad used to play for them.
The same chap that picked up a stray Pompey fan and handed him over to the police. This Pompey fan was in the North Stand for that 1-0 cup win in '92. A Brighton fan elbowed me on the nose, taking a swing at this fiend.
I was at that B52s game. Pissed it down. Utter rubbish. My folks took me home before the first quarter was OUT.
Fignon's Ponytail
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Im still in touch with the guy who was CCSF Rams ball boy from that Withdean game as I spent a few days watching them training at Withdean and became good friends with him. As a young player at the time with the B52s Jnrs, it was amazing having a training session run by the CCSF Rams for us, and also being around real American 'college' players. My mates dad was the Rams HC and only retired from the team 2 seasons ago as one of the most winningest Coaches in football history at any Collegiate level. Now enjoying his free time, but never far from football as his best friend is Pete Carroll, the Seattle Seahawks HC. My mates brother later went through CCSF before going to Tennessee U - then got drafted by the NY Giants and played in the Superbowl, beating the Patriots and picking off Tom Brady to seal the game!
Damn glad they did come over & give the B52s a shellacking tbh!
Damn glad they did come over & give the B52s a shellacking tbh!