Did You Ever Sit In The Old West Stand?

[Since1982]

Sat there three times. Once when with a mate we were given tickets for the directors box. That was during Mike Baileys time - my memory says it was a one nil win against Man U with Wardy on loan from Forest scoring but I'm also thinking that result was with Melia in charge during the cup final season. Like a few on here I was there for the last game against Donny - a friend at work (Sun Alliance in Horsham) knew a season ticket holder too ill to attend so I took his seat. And once I sat right at the back of the stand on a freezing day - don't remember anything about the game as I had my girlfriend with me who must have liked it because we've now been married for over 26 years.

I remember tiny wooden seats, the smell of cigarettes and cigars, not being able to see most of the rest of the stands from the back row and a lovely elderly couple who I sat next to for the Donny game who had been watching football at the Goldstone for 55 years - suspect they never made it to Falmer.

 

[StillHateBellotti]

West Stand standing with my Dad in the 80's then Right in the back seats once Mr Bellotti, Mr Archer with the help of Sussex Police had banned me during the protests for repeated pitch invasions! Ooooooooooooooooooooooops.

 

[Icy Gull]

Once, as the mascot for the match vs man city in 1988 we were given free seats right at the back.

Was that the game where the ballboy (man actually) backheaded a ball into the West Stand to waste time and ended up getting the sack?

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

West was too snobby for me.... mostly the chicken run and sometimes the south if I was really lucky. No one I knew went in the north and I rarely went after ı was 14.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Was that the game where the ballboy (man actually) backheaded a ball into the West Stand to waste time and ended up getting the sack?

Wasn't that against Bristol Rovers when we gained promotion?

 

[Surrey_Albion]

Yep I can gladly say at some point or another I was in every part of the Goldstone, even in the away end on fans united day after turning up really late,we meet some Charlton fans on the train and hit the pub a bit to hard

 

[Boys 9d]

Sat in the older West Stand in the late 1950s for an "A" Team game (v West Ham "A"??) in the old Metropolitan League. From memory the stand was known as the "Rabbit Hutch".

 

[ExmouthExile]

I only went in there once for the FA Cup game against Liverpool in 84. I moved to the south west terrace after that for a few games, then the north stand

 

[Icy Gull]

Wasn't that against Bristol Rovers when we gained promotion?

You may be right, memory is fuzzy but I have to say I thought it was against Man City, Keith something??

 

[Baaaald]

For all my 25 years of visiting the Goldstone,having long spells of standing on the North & South Stand,even stood on the Chicken Run from time to time,and certainly sat in the Lego Stand on a few occasions,but i can only recall one occasion when i actually sat in the West Stand,Brighton Res v. Newhaven in the Sussex Senior Cup!

What about you?

Saw my first game vs Southend in 1987 in the west. Only visited it a couple of times afterwards sadly as spent the rest of my under 18 days in the south and over 18 in the north.

 

[DumLum]

Yep.

Sometimes it was the only stand open. Reserves and simod/data systems/tin pot paint cup.

 

[Superphil]

Once as mascot and once for a reserve game versus PALARSE.

Oh yeah, I did that once, a reserve game v Ipswich I think, a manager at my work was an FA Referee, he was reffing the game. He got us sitting in the directors box, we were sat behind Barry Lloyd. I think he enjoyed the advice we gave him for the forthcoming first team game the following Saturday. Ended up doing some hob nobbing with the players after the game too.

 

[Hiney]

Three times

My first game v Torquay in 1968
Fulham in 1996 - the day of the march
Barnet in April 97

Is it sad I cen remember these?

 

[Betfair Bozo]

You may be right, memory is fuzzy but I have to say I thought it was against Man City, Keith something??

Defo Man City and it was Keith Cuss.

As for the West seats, yes for a few games in the Bellotti exclusion zone era.

 

[Questions]

Me and my brother went in there for the home game with Walsall in 76 and moaned that we had to sit at the south stand end when we wanted to be in the middle.

I think Ward and Mellor played that night.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Defo Man City and it was Keith Cuss.

As for the West seats, yes for a few games in the Bellotti exclusion zone era.

Okay then, my poor memory strikes again....

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Three times

My first game v Torquay in 1968
Fulham in 1996 - the day of the march
Barnet in April 97

Is it sad I cen remember these?

Sad, no.

Amazing, yes.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Went in there for quite a few reserve games and a couple of times when a mate got comps from Stuart Tuck. Normally was always in the North Stand at the Goldstone though.

 

[Two Professors]

Just once in '97 for the Cardiff game.

 

[Superphil]

Did anyone here sit in the Lego stand?