30 Minute BBC Special - Road To Falmer

[Rich Suvner]

absolutely excellent

well done BBC. never forget how badly ITV have covered our plight by contrast.

and my old friend Simon Valder referred to as our Mandela - classic

ive now been in ground twice, watched one match, and still think i'm gonna be moved to tears tomorrow

 

[Rich Suvner]

"when teams come to visit, and they see the club, it tells you something about the character of the town. it's all embodied in that ground."

what an excellent quote from Prescott

 

[Hove Seagull]

Have just listened, with tears in my eyes

 

[Triggaaar]

I've pressed play, tears are not far away

 

[Max Paper]

Simply amazing, we did it!

 

[Seasider78]

Well worth a listen excellent piece

 

[BadFish]

Fantastic!!! It reminds me of the great times we have had during the Withdean years. How the hell did we get to the second tier of football playing in that place?

 

[Muzzman]

That's emotional.

 

[Giraffe]

Fantastic, hard for that not to bring a tear to the eye.

 

[murraymints4brighton]

UNBELEIVABLE. Listened to it 3 times today and shed a tear or two on more than one occasion, especially upon listening to Attila's magnificent poem at the end. Sums everything up perfectly and my perception of John Prescott has again changed for the better. Thankyou to everybody mentioned in that 30 minutes of utter CLASS. You have helped to make it possible.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

who was that bloke saying the stadium is still in the wrong place?

Steve Ankers - who has only been working for the South Downs Society since planning permission has been confirmed. Before that, he was a senior planning officer for East Sussex County Council, at the time that ESCC decided NOT to commit funds to appearing at the Public Inquiries as an objector.

In his way, a sportsman of some note - a national tiddlywinks champion.

 

[MrShaun15]

Beautiful that was,bloody beautiful.You`re all beautiful.I love every bloody one of you! I`d like to buy you all a drink tomorrow to celebrate this most wonderful of days!! I mean obviously I`m not going to,but I`d like to.

ahh share the love man! + rep for you <3

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Fantastic!!! It reminds me of the great times we have had during the Withdean years. How the hell did we get to the second tier of football playing in that place?

Dunno. But we did it THREE times.

 

[Rich Suvner]

Dunno. But we did it THREE times.

incredible what we achieved at Withdean - a place that now we've left, i think i will recall with fondness

 

[Deleted User X18H]

At 1:02 is a friend of mine who sadly passed away in 2008.

 

[ROSM]

"when teams come to visit, and they see the club, it tells you something about the character of the town. it's all embodied in that ground."

what an excellent quote from Prescott

I think that sums up that his decision wasn't just political. I think somewhere deep down he actually 'got' what us fans were saying and doing. It's a fantastic quote.

 

[Bez]

That has made me cry, outstanding work by all Brighton fans. Cant wait now just need to get passed the M25.

 

[Worthai Seagull]

not sure if this fixtures but put a lump in the throat listening back to the story of how we got our BEAUTIFUL new stadium enjoy


BBC Sport - Football - Brighton & Hove Albion: The Road to Falmer

Oh my goodness....thank you for posting this. Thats a great start to Aug 6th emotionally !. I was feeling ok until i listened ..now im a wet blanket . God knows what its going to be like when the teams come out !!

 

[MrShaun15]

Oh my goodness....thank you for posting this. Thats a great start to Aug 6th emotionally !. I was feeling ok until i listened ..now im a wet blanket . God knows what its going to be like when the teams come out !!

haha your welcome

 

[JBizzle]

Just listening to it now. Its a wonderfully produced piece of work that really encapsulates the struggles the club went through.

I keep having to hide tears from my fiancee!