Brighton v Doncaster report and photos

[Half Man Half Biscuit]

We went large on this at European Football Weekends with a suitably epic report:

Brighton v Doncaster

Enjoy!

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

Top work

 

[lichfield seagulls]

Top stuff

 

[KZNSeagull]

Excellent. Thanks for that.

 

[Daffy Duck]

Excellent.

 

[Frutos]

Brilliant report and (sorry to use an NSC cliche in relation to this quote):

The 97th minute saw the hinges shake and the roof take off. From one down, Brighton were two one up and the stadium bounced. Sense of perspective? Nah, this wasn’t about the season ahead, it wasn’t an indicator of how Brighton would cope this season, the steam valve of 14 years of frustration had been released and that steam was still blowing into the Sussex skies in the early hours of the morning.

Absolutely 100% THIS.

 

[Half Man Half Biscuit]

Thanks a million for the comments. Very much appreciated.

 

[severnside gull]

great read

 

[c0lz]

brilliant thanks

 

[Julio]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it.

 

[Half Man Half Biscuit]

And a version of events from our friends from Doncaster: http://vivarovers.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/brighton-hove-albion-2-1-doncaster-rovers/

 

[timco]

And where is my credit for that photo?

 

[Half Man Half Biscuit]

And where is my credit for that photo?

Tim, I've added a credit and linked back to your Albion Album website. If you'd prefer I took it down then I'll obviously do that immediately. Apologies for not doing that beforehand.

 

[Julio]

And a version of events from our friends from Doncaster: http://vivarovers.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/brighton-hove-albion-2-1-doncaster-rovers/

That's a pretty good write up from Viva Rovers. Be interesting if the special relationship persists following Saturday. Not that there was bad blood or anything, but you sense that both sets have moved on now from the dark days, and there's a whole generation who weren't around then. Should never forget though.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Fantastic write-up, as usual

Just out of interest, how long does it take you to write such beautiful prose?

 

[Julio]

Fantastic write-up, as usual

Just out of interest, how long does it take you to write such beautiful prose?

Had a while to think about this particluar report, 14 long years! The pre-amble was knocked up in advance with the rest bashed out when I finally got in at 10.30pm, having been on the sauce since 11am. It was all done and dusted in time for the highlights on the Football League Review. HMHB then added a splash of colour and pics in a still drunken state the next morning. It's how the EFW production line works.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Had a while to think about this particluar report, 14 long years! The pre-amble was knocked up in advance with the rest bashed out when I finally got in at 10.30pm, having been on the sauce since 11am. It was all done and dusted in time for the highlights on the Football League Review. HMHB then added a splash of colour and pics in a still drunken state the next morning. It's how the EFW production line works.

Well, bloody well done. I had a feeling you'd done the pre-amble before, it's a great read. Maybe being on the sauce all day helps

 

[Storer 68]

great read - great day

 

[ngood77]

Great read as always, what a day.

[MENTION=1232]HMHB[/MENTION], [MENTION=13099]Julio[/MENTION] - how did Saturday compare to what you've seen of the Albion in the past, in your top 5 ?