Because of Boxing Day...

[Mendoza]

As it's the middle of Summer, what was your favourite WITHDEAN Boxing Day experience, as we will NEVER go through it again, EVER!

1999 - Brighton 1 - 1 Barnet (Watson)
2003 - Brighton 4 - 0 Wycombe (Carpenter, Piercy 2, McPhee)
2004 - Brighton 2 - 1 Gillingham (Carpenter Virgo)
2005 - Brighton 1 - 0 QPR (Butters)
2006 - Brighton 1 - 3 Yeovil (Gatting)
2008 - Brighton 1 - 2 Colchester (Forster)
2009 - Brighton 0 - 0 Leyton Orient

 

[Mellotron]

Last year vs. Orient was one of the most depressingly sh*t games of football ever.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Never done a Boxing Day game at Withers - always been oop north with family for Christmas

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[Mendoza]

Seeing Joe Gatting score at Christmas made 2006 for me, as I had been out the country for a few months, but it has to be 2008 for Hinshlewood's OG

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Mixed feelings to be honest. But probably the FIRST against Barnet as it was still all relatively new. Managed to get 10 tix which back then was almost unheard of, plus there was a bit of publicity as they were sponsored by LOADED mag and we were obviously SKINT.

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

The Colchester one was pretty special with Hinshelwoods oggy.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

4.0

Piercy scored a screamer with his "weaker" foot

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

Gillingham was the best for me. It marked a turning that season, and was the first time we had gone behind and come back to win (Andrew Crofts had given them the lead). QPR by contrast for me marked the point after which we would definitely get relegated.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

QPR by contrast for me marked the point after which we would definitely get relegated.

Oatway injured and the rest is history as they say...

 

[Gwylan]

4.0

Piercy scored a screamer with his "weaker" foot

And the Wycombe player getting sent off when his obscenity could be heard in every corner of the ground - guess he forgot how quiet Withdean was.

 

[Silent Bob]

2-1 against Gillingham, snowy, Richard Carpenter scored a great winner.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

And the Wycombe player getting sent off when his obscenity could be heard in every corner of the ground - guess he forgot how quiet Withdean was.

His replacement went on to play for Crawley and Lewis.

 

[cuthbert]

The Gillingham game just to see the linesperson slip on the ice and fall on her arse.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I know it's most probably just me but I see these threads as tempting fate, until Falmer is fully completed anyway!

 

[Braders]

some good memories of Boxing day Withdean action

the Wycombe and Gillingham games where fantastic

the Hinsh/Sully cock up was heartbreaking at the time but starting to hurt less (and almost, *gulp* become funny) each time I see it

but last Boxing Day - that C*NT McGleish walking off injured - that was my best Christmas Pressie last year

 

[NS Herald]

The Gillingham game just to see the linesperson slip on the ice and fall on her arse.

Same here. We were losing 1 nil and Wendy Toms fell over in front of us.

I called out to the ref to abandom the game but was delighted we went on to snatch a good win - possibly not as good as WT's snatch?

 

[Gwylan]

I know that this isn't part of the poll but The worst away from home in the Withdean period was Barnet in 2000.

We won 1-0 through an OGH goal but it was so bloody cold I thought my dick had dropped off - I remember that I was still shivering an hour later. Coldest I've ever been at a game.

 

[Smithy24]

Seeing as the Orient one is my only one I spose it will have to be that

 

[Simon Morgan]

The 4-0 Wycombe win was v good. All without Knight as well.

 

[KneeOn]

Orient but not because its my only one. It was my dads first ever Albion game.