Was he the most successful manager in Brighton's history?

[Buzzer]

It was Alan Durban who said if you want entertainment go to the circus and in celebration of the fact that us and Stoke were the 0-0 kings we all went up to Stoke in our pyjamas for a sleep on the terraces.
Except we got f***ing beat 3-0

Then that Durban bloke was a fool. We can play winning footie and we can play attractive footie. The 2 are not mutually exclusive. It must have been like watching Arsenal in the early 90s, Ernest!

 

[Brovion]

It was Alan Durban who said if you want entertainment go to the circus and in celebration of the fact that us and Stoke were the 0-0 kings we all went up to Stoke in our pyjamas for a sleep on the terraces.
Except we got f***ing beat 3-0

Ahh ok. I think I was there! Was that the time Mickey Thomas scored against us and the Police told Roy Chuter to take down his 'Repent and Defend' banner?

 

[Tommy Cook reporting]

...and lost the final by playing Gatting at right back in the replay who was completely lost.

That's f*cking harsh!

Chris Ramsey had been injured, Foster was available again and so would obviously play centre-back, and Gary Stevens had just played as good a game as anyone had ever played for us at centre-back. If Melia had put Stevens at right-back - his natural position - there would have been an outcry!! As it was he put left footed Gatting there instead, but to be honest I think 90% of managers and 95% of Albion fans would have done the same!

 

[Brovion]

That's f*cking harsh!

Chris Ramsey had been injured, Foster was available again and so would obviously play centre-back, and Gary Stevens had just played as good a game as anyone had ever played for us at centre-back. If Melia had put Stevens at right-back - his natural position - there would have been an outcry!! As it was he put left footed Gatting there instead, but to be honest I think 90% of managers and 95% of Albion fans would have done the same!

Possibly, but I still blame Melia because he hesitated. Whiteside had crocked Ramsey and he was hobbling around, it was obvious he had to come off. Whilst Melia dithered United scored.

 

[Ernest]

Ahh ok. I think I was there! Was that the time Mickey Thomas scored against us and the Police told Roy Chuter to take down his 'Repent and Defend' banner?

That was the one and Roy looked particularly fetching in his striped jim jams

 

[magoo]

That was the main reason - that and the fact that we were basically a not very good team at the time who could turn it on occasionally but not week in week out.

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