Were you around in 1983

Poyningsgull · Nov 17, 2015

Were you around when the Albion were last in the top division.?

Amazing to think that anyone under 40 will have no memory of it. Makes me feel bloody old. :smile:

Let's hope they can put it right come next May.

AmexRuislip · Nov 17, 2015

Poyningsgull said:
Were you around when the Albion were last in the top division.?

Amazing to think that anyone under 40 will have no memory of it. Makes me feel bloody old.

Let's hope they can put it right come next May.

Ah remember it well, those were the days :bowdown:

BensGrandad · Nov 17, 2015

When Mike Bailey was sacked as manager because we were playing unattractive football and winning 1 -0 and were 6th in the top division. That was pre 1983

Fignon's Ponytail · Nov 17, 2015

I was 9, the same age as my youngest son is now. Feel old.

Vegas Seagull · Nov 17, 2015

BensGrandad said:
When Mike Bailey was sacked as manager because we were playing unattractive football and winning 1 -0 and were 6th in the top division.

We weren't 6th when he has sacked, we HAD been

ofco8 · Nov 17, 2015

Yep. remember it all very well.

Great times, great team, ending of course with the Cup Final.

wolfie · Nov 17, 2015

I was old even then, but I saw Peter Ward score a hat trick in the top flight.

Poyningsgull · Nov 17, 2015

BensGrandad said:
When Mike Bailey was sacked as manager because we were playing unattractive football and winning 1 -0 and were 6th in the top division.

Remember hating the football being played. If we conceded, we'd had it. Very happy when he left whatever our position was, I was dying of boredom.!

wolfie · Nov 17, 2015

Vegas Seagull said:
We weren't 6th when he has sacked, we HAD been

I think the highest we got to was 5th after a 1-0 win at Wolves in Sept 81. Remember the game, it was dull but we always won at Molineux.

Poyningsgull · Nov 17, 2015

My footballing ambition remains to see the Albion play in Europe before I peg out. We came so close in 83, and I remain ever hopeful that they can go one step further with a cup win or fair play or whatever. What an experience that would be.

The Oldman · Nov 17, 2015

Lovely feeling when we won at Newcastle to go up but our stay in the top flight was mainly uncomfortable to watch. The Cup run to Wembley was good though.

Ernest · Nov 17, 2015

BensGrandad said:
When Mike Bailey was sacked as manager because we were playing unattractive football and winning 1 -0 and were 6th in the top division. That was pre 1983

We were 6th the previous season, we won 1-0 at Liverpool, 1-0 at Spurs, 2-0 at Southampton etc and it wasn't enough for the MOANERS

I BET you were ONE of them DEMANDING he was SACKED

ozzygull · Nov 17, 2015

11 years old and jumped on the Albion bandwagon and the fever that was the FA cup final. No bugger informed my naïve self that this was as good as it was ever going get being a Brighton fan. I am very grateful thy didn't. Love this club.

Badger · Nov 17, 2015

I existed, but I hadn't yet made it to the outside world.

Cadiz Seagull · Nov 17, 2015

I'd been a seagull for 24 years by then. But I managed to miss the game at Newcastle where we were promoted as I was working in Qatar.

I won't miss the next one

catfish · Nov 17, 2015

Even though it was the top division some of the dumps we played at defied belief. Meadow Lane,Vicarage Road and the Dell spring immediately to mind.

el punal · Nov 17, 2015

BensGrandad said:
When Mike Bailey was sacked as manager because we were playing unattractive football and winning 1 -0 and were 6th in the top division. That was pre 1983

I think we reached 7th (could be wrong, though) after we beat Southampton 2-0 at the Dell in December 1981. It was downhill from there on in!

chaileyjem · Nov 17, 2015

wolfie said:
I think the highest we got to was 5th after a 1-0 win at Wolves in Sept 81. Remember the game, it was dull but we always won at Molineux.

we were still 7th in February 1982.

Leekbrookgull · Nov 17, 2015

Cadiz Seagull said:
I'd been a seagull for 24 years by then. But I managed to miss the game at Newcastle where we were promoted as I was working in Qatar.

I won't miss the next one

What Qatar away ?

el punal · Nov 17, 2015

el punal said:
I think we reached 7th (could be wrong, though) after we beat Southampton 2-0 at the Dell in December 1981. It was downhill from there on in!

Sorry - 6th!

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