Bellotti running from the Director's box

[The Large One]

I was there (in the North Stand) but couldn't/didn't see it. I do remember a colossal roar going up, and some kerfuffle in the West Stand, but couldn't really make it out.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

i was there, watching and admiring the actions of the dedicated.....................or the ones with enough b*ll*cks to do something, protests or something happening every game. Realy was a case of "Action by the minority" helping the cause.......................................memories memories!!!!

 

[The Large One]

I would be mortified if anyone selected option 4 on this poll. Sake, it's part of our heritage alongside Watford at home in 1958, Newcastle United away 1979, and Wembley 1983.

Anyone who doesn't know about this needs to enrol in the 'Basic Albion History module NSC01' at the Tim Carder School of Baffling Statistics and Fond Memories.

 

[m.c.hamster]

Once upon a time I was at a game in South London where Wimbledon (then a Premiership team) were playing and I had complimetary tickets through a friend. Brighton were playing Fulham at Craven Cottage (then a Div 3 team I think)
Well walking round the ground by the VIP entrance who should be strolling anonymously through the crowds but David Bellotti and his wife.
Never one to let an opportunity slip away I did vent my anger at him and his wife as they ran for the cover of the VIP bar. I was with two of my kids aged about 10 and 13 then and a number of people did stop and stare and I explained myself to a small group who agreed to also shout at him.
Inside we had tickets next to the Directors box and my friends and I spent more time looking for Bellotti than enjoying the game. Big Dave never appeared.
One of my most enjoyable football moments!!

 

[Billy the Fish]

It's all flooding back now, we hit rock bottom that night losing 2-3 at home to the closest team to us to put us 12 points adrift. No wonder everyone went mental outside.

*edit*Ssshhhhhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone

 

[Jam The Man]

Darlington game.

I concur!

 

[Jam The Man]

It's all flooding back now, we hit rock bottom that night losing 1-2 at home to the closest team to us to put us 12 points adrift. No wonder everyone went mental outside.

Wasn't it 3-2 to them?... I do remember us scoring through the ball bouncing off Ian Baird's arse

 

[The Large One]

I thought it was 2-3, we conceded in the last minute.

D'oh, I don't know - all of my memories from various violent outbursts and spleen-venting from the time have blurred into one.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Wasn't it 3-2 to them?... I do remember us scoring through the ball bouncing off Ian Baird's arse

I knew it was one goal. I think i'm going to let this lapse inspire me to read build a bonfire again.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I thought it was 2-3, we conceded in the last minute.

D'oh, I don't know - all of my memories from various violent outbursts and spleen-venting from the time have blurred into one.

Football League Two - KO 19:45
Brighton 2 (1) - 3 (0) Darlington
Maskell 12________Blake 47
Baird 53_________Naylor 62, 87

At Goldstone Ground on 03-12-1996

Brighton: Rust ,Smith (Minton ,72 ) ,Tuck ,Allan ,Morris (Hobson ,77 ) ,Johnson ,Storer ,Mayo ,Baird ,Maskell ,Mundee (McDonald ,72 )

Darlington: Newell ,Shaw ,Barnard (Carss ,54 ) ,Laws ,Crosby ,De Vos ,Brumwell (Atkinson ,75 ) ,Oliver ,Roberts ,Blake ,Naylor
Subs not used Brydon,

Bookings: Morris (Brighton) Naylor (Darlington)

Attendance: 2709

 

[Uncle Buck]

It was the Darlington game.

I was there that night and after the game people tried to force their way back into the ground via the East Terrace.

Also it was Jimmy Case's last game as manager.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Also it was Jimmy Case's last game as manager.

Was it? I thought that was the Sudbury FA Cup game at home?


Those were indeed dark days

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Brighton 2
Darlington 3

Crowd 3200

Peake blasted an open goal over the crossbar, it turned nasty afterwards, the directors entrance windows were trashed, people tried to charge the ground and get back in, crash barriers were hurled.

All very unsavoury.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

2709 , even worse

 

[Barrel of Fun]

2709 , even worse

Phew! For a minute there, I thought you were ignoring me!

 

[Uncle Buck]

Was it? I thought that was the Sudbury FA Cup game at home?


Those were indeed dark days

Pretty sure the Darlo game was after the Sudbury game. As we then had no game the next week as it was Cup Second round weekend and then Gritt's first game was at home to Hull and there was a joint demo outside the West Stand after that one.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

I was at the game.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Rusco who posts on here, knows who painted the "Gritt Believes Bellotti's Lies" on the wall of the West Stand


As I believe Bozza does.

 

[The Large One]

'Grit believes Belloti bulshit' (sic) wasn't it?

So it could have been you, Dave.

 

[Trufflehound]

Was that the game where he was smuggled out of the ground inside a wheelie bin?

"Where you wheelie bin?"

"I wheelie bin at the game, honest."