Uncle C
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Was clearing out a cupboard and came across these.
Anyone else got theirs safe and sound?
Anyone else got theirs safe and sound?
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Goldstone memories
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Yep - mounted in a frame with the programme, special Goldstone brochure and the Argus picture of me with my grass
Uncle C
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Hiney said:Yep - mounted in a frame with the programme, special Goldstone brochure and the Argus picture of me with my grass
I did have our seat backs from the West Stand, but when I opened the poly bag 6 years later they were riddled with fresh woodworm, so they had to go unfortunately.
Is your grass still growing?
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
Those seats are just behind where my Dad's season ticket used to be - Block F, Row O, Seat 79 (if memory serves). Neither of us were at the Donny match though, I was working in Wales at the time.
Uncle C said:
I know where I put it in the garden and there is still grass in the area so I will claim YES!!
Uncle C said:
I can't remember why but season ticket holders had to exchange their voucher (no. 23) for an actual ticket for the Doncaster match. I still have the letter dated 27th March 1997 to say I must use the ticket and not the voucher from my season ticket book!
Screaming J
He'll put a spell on you
Mine is in my wallet and has been ever since I got in the ground that day; as is the rail ticket I bought to get down to Sussex.
Kent Seagull
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Yep, still got mine. The only Albion game I've ever had a free ticket for!
I trusted my sister who lived in Brighton at the time, to go to the ground and buy me a ticket. When I rang her a couple of days after the tickets went on sale she said "Oh yeah, I must do that". Typical woman, never trust 'em!
Of course it was too late to buy a ticket by then but a mate who was involved with Crawley Town got me a complimentary one. I then had to worry in case someone asked awkward questions about Crawley as I knew nothing about them!
I trusted my sister who lived in Brighton at the time, to go to the ground and buy me a ticket. When I rang her a couple of days after the tickets went on sale she said "Oh yeah, I must do that". Typical woman, never trust 'em!
Of course it was too late to buy a ticket by then but a mate who was involved with Crawley Town got me a complimentary one. I then had to worry in case someone asked awkward questions about Crawley as I knew nothing about them!
sullyshuffle
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Still got my chunk of grass growing in a pot as well.
Like the team, it has been to seed, but at the moment it is flourishing again!
Hope we are allowed to plant a part of the old goldstone grass somewhere at the new Falmer stadium. Would be a fitting memorial for all those that had their ashes spread over the turf.
Like the team, it has been to seed, but at the moment it is flourishing again!
Hope we are allowed to plant a part of the old goldstone grass somewhere at the new Falmer stadium. Would be a fitting memorial for all those that had their ashes spread over the turf.
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Kent Seagull said:
Same here. Only Albion free ticket I ever had - and it was for the Doncaster section. Left it to late to buy a ticket, somehow moronically failed to realise they'd be like gold dust. But by an outrageus fluke I was working on an IT contract with the father of Doncaster on-loan player Simon Ireland. My workmate had a word with his lad and two tickets were waiting for me at the Goldstone ticket office. Astounding good fortune!
Of course we only put in a brief appearance in the away end before having a word with a friendly steward (yes, they DID exist) and getting escorted round the ground to take our rightful place among the Albion faithful.BTW anybody know if did the club did an official programme that day? Got a copy of the one produced by the Supporters Club to mark the occasion, but don't rememebr ever seeing a club-produced one? The one hanging up in the Lord Nelson is the same as mine which makes me think that was the only one produced on the day.
dougdeep
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I've still got my lump of the North Stand in the rockery. It looks great surrounded by daffodils.
desprateseagull
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what happened to all the other stuff that got 'liberated'...?
Knightsworld
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mr turd said:That really annoys me,ticket prices have doubled in 7 years
So has the standard of football we are playing.
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
maybe mr turd, but I would counteract that with the argument that the quality of football on offer (waits to get shot down, based on recent performances) has more than doubled!
ben andrews' girlfriend
Nurse Laura
desprateseagull said:
My piece of turf died when we had the decking done
Strike
Sussex Border Front
There is also a bit of the Goldstone in a mates garden in Crawley. He was 11 when he went to the last game there and took some Goldstone grass with him back up to Crawley, and planted it in his garden. Not sure what garden it is though, as not sure where he lives. Sorry Crawley based Seagulls could have been a nice place of pilgrimage.
Charlies Shinpad
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Anyone remember that when the team came out on to the pitch to start the game they had mini footballs and threw them into the crowd.
I was in The North stand and Orms threw his straight into my hands Still got it in my wardrobe.
I didnt have a ticket for the game so I jibbed it into the North Stand by getting 3 of us into one gap in the Turnstile and then legging thru the Old Bill,Stewards the other side.
I was in The North stand and Orms threw his straight into my hands
Still got it in my wardrobe.I didnt have a ticket for the game so I jibbed it into the North Stand by getting 3 of us into one gap in the Turnstile and then legging thru the Old Bill,Stewards the other side.