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[Albion] 20 years ago tonight....
- Thread starter timbha
- Start date
Hampster Gull
New member
- Dec 22, 2010
- 13,462
We were in the gutter but looking at the stars
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
I took a nephew to his first game. Never been so wet. I'm sure it must have been entertaining. It was just wet.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,611
probably the only game that I wished I'd left early 
Charlie Muggins
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- May 21, 2018
- 6
I remember that game!! Rained so hard that my trainers turned blue from the dye running out of my jeans....didn't we equalise late on to make it 3-3 only for (I think) Clive Platt to score the winner in the last minute? Had to walk back to Churchill square soaked to the skin after.....
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,611
10mins to go .....
they, "xxxx this, let's go for a pint"
me, "BLAH BLAH BLAH"
they, "xxxx you, we are going for a pint"
me, "xxxx you"
3-2 up
...............what could possibly go wrong?
they, "xxxx this, let's go for a pint"
me, "BLAH BLAH BLAH"
they, "xxxx you, we are going for a pint"
me, "xxxx you"
3-2 up
...............what could possibly go wrong?
hart's shirt
Well-known member
Absolutely soaked through.
Did the ponchos (available in a stylish blue or white) arrive on the South Stand seats immediately after that game?
Happy days.
Did the ponchos (available in a stylish blue or white) arrive on the South Stand seats immediately after that game?
Happy days.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,611
I've only just dried out
I was there. Did they not score the winner quite late (I left bang on 85 minutes, obviously)?
Edit: yes, I see my memory isn't as unreliable as I thought.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
I believe so, absolutely gutting it was too. I was in the covered North Stand and still got an absolute soaking so I cannot comprehend how wet those in the South Stand got.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,071
Remember that night. Yoof fans will simply not believe that the drainage was so bad during the first season especially that a sinkhole appeared as a frustrated Micky Adams and Alan Cork appealed to improve the surface which was affecting out style of play.
I seem to recall Graeme Atkinson scoring a screamer?
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
- 11,048
I remember the night clearly, absolutely soaked by the end of it. My mobile phone never worked again. 2 down to pull it back to 2-2 at half time, Cullip scored seconds after coming on as a first half sub, ran the length of the pitch celebrating with his shirt above his head. 3-2 up with mins to go and then let in two very late goals. One of the worse nights at Withdean without a doubt, and I say that as someone with a soft spot for Rochdale as its where I was born.
Hard to believe it's 20 years ago. A few months after that we signed a young lad called Bobby Zamora, wonder what happened to him.
Hard to believe it's 20 years ago. A few months after that we signed a young lad called Bobby Zamora, wonder what happened to him.
Cadiz Seagull
Grey bearded old man
Ah the Theatre of Wet Bums.
We must have been bloody mad!
We must have been bloody mad!
bobby baxter
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- Jan 31, 2014
- 719
God, that was an awful night, sat in the South Stand next to a chap with his two boys who were aged about 10 and 11, they left at half time, dripping wet, unable to take any more. Lot of anger around at the final whistle I recall
Wouldn’t have thought so I don’t think he played under Adams. Definitely didn’t play at Withdean.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
That was the only downer out in the open subject to anything the weather threw at us. Still wouldn't have missed it though