79 All Over Again?

drew · Apr 7, 2016

So, having got my Boro tickets yesterday, looking forward to a lengthy trip back up to the North East for what could be a 'must win' game to secure promotion. Sounds familiar!

el punal · Apr 7, 2016

drew said:
So, having got my Boro tickets yesterday, looking forward to a lengthy trip back up to the North East for what could be a 'must win' game to secure promotion. Sounds familiar!

As long as it's not 78 all over again. When we did everything right only to be cheated out of promotion by Saints and Spurs conjuring an amazing 0-0 draw in the final game of the season. I'm still spitting blood over that one. :rant:

BLOCK F · Apr 7, 2016

el punal said:
As long as it's not 78 all over again. When we did everything right only to be cheated out of promotion by Saints and Spurs conjuring an amazing 0-0 draw in the final game of the season. I'm still spitting blood over that one.

Yes, all rather predictable wasn't it?
I remember it well.Still, it gave us a fantastic season 78/79.

BLOCK F · Apr 7, 2016

drew said:
So, having got my Boro tickets yesterday, looking forward to a lengthy trip back up to the North East for what could be a 'must win' game to secure promotion. Sounds familiar!

I didn't get to the game, but was listening to it in Reigate and getting very faint reception on my music centre.
Did enjoy some fizz that evening though.
What a very long time ago.

BensGrandad · Apr 7, 2016

A similar result on 7th May will go down well.

sparkie · Apr 7, 2016

el punal said:
As long as it's not 78 all over again. When we did everything right only to be cheated out of promotion by Saints and Spurs conjuring an amazing 0-0 draw in the final game of the season. I'm still spitting blood over that one.

Thankfully it is us playing Middlesbrough.

Imagine if it was Middlesbrough v Burnley on the last day.

daveinprague · Apr 7, 2016

BensGrandad said:
A similar result on 7th May will go down well.

My birthday!!

Prince Monolulu · Apr 7, 2016

Lots of football to be played and (hopefully) wins to be had before that scenario.

daveinprague · Apr 7, 2016

BLOCK F said:
I didn't get to the game, but was listening to it in Reigate and getting very faint reception on my music centre.
Did enjoy some fizz that evening though.
What a very long time ago.

I was in the Qaisumah desert, in Saudi following game via telex

called up BBC radio Sussex or whatever it was called then, and they kept me up to date via telex

darkwolf666 · Apr 7, 2016

drew said:
So, having got my Boro tickets yesterday, looking forward to a lengthy trip back up to the North East for what could be a 'must win' game to secure promotion. Sounds familiar!

Yep, our result that day stopped a team from the North East going up in our place (Sunderland) - history, in a way could repeat itself!

studio150 · Apr 7, 2016

drew said:
So, having got my Boro tickets yesterday, looking forward to a lengthy trip back up to the North East for what could be a 'must win' game to secure promotion. Sounds familiar!

Lets hope the game is all over at half time again and we can spend the second half relaxed and celebrating

maltaseagull · Apr 7, 2016

studio150 said:
Lets hope the game is all over at half time again and we can spend the second half relaxed and celebrating

More likely to be sitting back and hanging on for dear life with a 1 goal lead

Hiney · Apr 7, 2016

I think I'm right in saying, if it had been 3 points for a win in 78/79, we would have gone up as Champions.

The League Table would have looked like this:

ALBION P42 W23 D10 L9 F72 A39 Pts 79
Sunderland P42 W22 D11 L9 F70 A44 Pts 77
Stoke P42 W20 D16 L 6 F58 A31 Pts 76
----------------------------------------------------------
Palace P42 W19 D19 L4 F51 A24 Pts 76

Palace would have missed out on goals scored

Ah well.

perseus · Apr 7, 2016

More like 1971-72 in Division 3 to me.

A chase coming good near the end. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1971-1972/table/1972-04-11

http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1971-1972/results

cf:

http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1978-1979/results

heathgate · Apr 7, 2016

drew said:
So, having got my Boro tickets yesterday, looking forward to a lengthy trip back up to the North East for what could be a 'must win' game to secure promotion. Sounds familiar!

Except on that glorious occasion we were given 10000 tickets... not the paltry 2k we have this time.

A superb day it was indeed... let's hope it's all decided before then... dont want to have to go there and win.

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Eeyore · Apr 7, 2016

Hiney said:
I think I'm right in saying, if it had been 3 points for a win in 78/79, we would have gone up as Champions.

The League Table would have looked like this:

ALBION P42 W23 D10 L9 F72 A39 Pts 79
Sunderland P42 W22 D11 L9 F70 A44 Pts 77
Stoke P42 W20 D16 L 6 F58 A31 Pts 76
----------------------------------------------------------
Palace P42 W19 D19 L4 F51 A24 Pts 76

Palace would have missed out on goals scored

Ah well.

I remember working this out a while ago. Rather glad someone has posted it. There would probably be a number of interesting differences in the leagues throughout the years.

Sweeney Todd · Apr 7, 2016

And that victory at Newcastle came three days after a triumphant Margaret Thatcher quoted St Francis of Assisi on the steps of 10 Downing Street…

Those were interesting times.

Sweeney Todd · Apr 7, 2016

maltaseagull said:
More likely to be sitting back and hanging on for dear life with a 1 goal lead

That scenario is all too likely.

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