I'm not sure why a Brighton fan would get a book about Brighton and Hove Albion and then start a thread on here asking for opinions, having not read it, instead of just diving straight in,
I'll give you a clue [MENTION=3651]Leekbrookgull[/MENTION] - it's not about Palace
Overall I was disappointed with the book, as I felt that there was more focus on Clough and Taylor away from the Albion and not enough detail (as an Albion fan) on the period that they were at the club. While I accept that there needs to be detail on the standing of Clough and Taylor at Derby County and the fallout which led to them joining the Albion, the Clough move to Leeds and then Forest in my view received too much attention.
Given the billing of Clough and Taylor's Brighton & Hove Odyssey I was expecting more detail on the period when they were at the Albion either as a pair or Taylor solo. A missed opportunity.
Just finished reading it, it has a lot of stuff I didn’t know, and some stuff I thought was only rumours.
I can remember the excitement going round my school when BC and PT signed, and, frankly the disbelief. I’m glad Bamber has come out of it well, although probably he sewed the seeds for a lot of our future problems, the man cared, and did it all with the best intentions.
And, the author got the roots of our rivalry with Palace bang on, it started in August 1974, and not the FA Cup game in 1976.