you gotta be old to remember these

[Sigull]

nostalgia?

 

[Gully]

I'm not old enough to remember that team, though it is probably from a couple of years after I was born, I wonder where they all are now?

 

[Sigull]

Saturday,March 23rd 1968
Watford at home to the Albion, soz don't know the score

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I'm gonna gues that we lost 1-0 or, at best a 1-1.

This was 67'68, the 1st season of me watching Albion and I am really annoyed that i can't be sure of the score, i used to know them off by heart!

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Just looked it up and we got tonked 4-0 in a meaningless mid table, end of season, game.

 

[severnside gull]

Stewart Henderson was one of my heroes and Kit Napier of course. I remember that team so well. Sadly they didn't realise their full potential.


After moving down to Brighton permanently I didn't miss a home game from the early to mid 60's to the mid 70's when I moved away

 

[8ace]

Stewart Henderson was one of my heroes and Kit Napier of course. I remember that team so well. Sadly they didn't realise their full potential.

Born about five miles apart from looking at that program!

 

[Screaming J]

Well I remember Henderson, the 2 Napiers, Templeman (he must have only just have been in long trousers then!), turner & Wilkinson. So I must be old!

 

[rocker959]

great memories, walked to the ground with Howard Wilkinson for one game talking to me and Dad all the way up Sackville Road to the Goldstone , some very good players there , Napiers, Henderson, Shirley Templeman- and as the North Stand used to sing ' La La La Livesey , god it takes me back to clouds of fag smoke drifting up into the floodlights at evening games, the smell of one old guys Clan pipe tobacco , proper all white ball glistening on the center spot at kick off, scarves.......... ooops im away in old Bha memory paradise... and as a 9/10yr old

 

[Seagull on the wing]

MMMM I was 28 then and used to go to a lot of away games...but did not go to that one/....thank god!

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

great memories, walked to the ground with Howard Wilkinson for one game talking to me and Dad all the way up Sackville Road to the Goldstone , some very good players there , Napiers, Henderson, Shirley Templeman- and as the North Stand used to sing ' La La La Livesey , god it takes me back to clouds of fag smoke drifting up into the floodlights at evening games, the smell of one old guys Clan pipe tobacco , proper all white ball glistening on the center spot at kick off, scarves.......... ooops im away in old Bha memory paradise... and as a 9/10yr old

must be around the same age the walkfrom hove station to the goldstonewill be done again first game of season GREAT TIMES

 

[getreal1]

Short arses the lot of them.

 

[Superphil]

Woo Hoo, I'm not old

 

[Seagull Steve]

A week or so after I was born. So does that make me old or young? lol.

 

[severnside gull]

great memories, walked to the ground with Howard Wilkinson for one game talking to me and Dad all the way up Sackville Road to the Goldstone , some very good players there , Napiers, Henderson, Shirley Templeman- and as the North Stand used to sing ' La La La Livesey , god it takes me back to clouds of fag smoke drifting up into the floodlights at evening games, the smell of one old guys Clan pipe tobacco , proper all white ball glistening on the center spot at kick off, scarves.......... ooops im away in old Bha memory paradise... and as a 9/10yr old

..............and the smell of linament as the players ran on to the pitch

Remember the day Howard fractured his cheekbone playing on the left wing. I was stood on the east terrace for some reason which I rarely did. Glorious sunny day like today and then he took an elbow and the whole side of his face caved in. Ouch!

 

[cyanide-sid]

I saw my first game that season as a 7 year old and fell in love with the Albion there and then. I`m not sure I ever saw Hickman or Duncliffe play though.
Where was George Dalton then ? He did get a nasty injury about that time I think.

Kit Napier was brilliant...................... ''Where`s your handbag Kit'' ? an old bloke next to us used to shout every week without fail.
Seemed funny in those days. Never any mention of a players mother being a whore or anything like that was there ?
I can remember Charlie Wright the Bolton/Charlton keeper (?) who always had a bit of chat and banter with the fans being told to ''Watch that top right hand corner Charlie'' incessantly from one old codger during a second half in the old south stand. It was only in the last minute when someone else shouted, We`ve been watching it all season and F*** all has happened Charlie''
He used to actually come and sit on the wall when his team was up the other end and have a talk with the fans. Can you imagine that nowadays ? Unbelievable.

 

[fosters headband]

If it was 1968 I had been supporting the Albion for twelve years, happy days.

 

[getz]

Talking of Charlie Wright, his goalkeeping against us in a reserve match was the greatest I had ever seen out the Goldstone.

 

[Garage_Doors]

nostalgia is not what it used to be.

 

[Gully]

A week or so after I was born. So does that make me old or young? lol.

A couple of years or so after I was born...and I don't think that I'm old...if that reassures you at all!