Goldstone Ground Photos

[Exiled in Exeter]

While I am here, I may as well put a couple of other ones up. Think of these though as very much the DVD extras/filler.

 

[Exiled in Exeter]

You can still see the "Grit beleives Beloti bullshit" graffiti on the back of the western perimeter <happy sigh>

There is also an “Archer Out” sign on the left door of the Albion Sports Shop. I remember these being all over Sussex, even Arundel used to have quite a few.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Can't be - the north crossbar is intact !

Looks more like the day after the Donny match, with those bits of the pitch dug up.

Ah. Good point. Magic eye convinced me that was part of the floodlight pylon. I assumed more of the pitch was dug up after the Donny game.

 

[PFJ]

I have about 600 photos from that period . From just before the Donny game ,the day of the game and then everyday until the final brick from the final wall by the west stand went into aggrigate crusher. It's totally weird I know, but I had an overwhelming sense of duty to be there everyday until there was no more to see.

 

[Art Vs Science]

Brilliant shots, Great memories.

Nice to see Clarke Gable doing some stewarding back then

 

[severnside gull]

have to say I shed a tear looking at those





thank you

 

[Lord Bamber]

Great photo's, its just like its still there.

Thanks for posting them.

 

[tedebear]

Amazing - I love seeing pictures of it since I wasn't in this country to see if before it was ripped apart...thanks!

 

[sir albion]

Although it was home you have to say it was a right shitehole in the latter years

 

[PFJ]

Although it was home you have to say it was a right shitehole in the latter years

Yes , but it was our shitehole

 

[sir albion]

 

[gnjd_85]

Brings a tear to my eye very similar to the one that I had when I saw Falmer for the first time in November.

That Falmer is now so close makes me so those pictures in such a different light than i ever would have been capable of before, more with a strange euphoric childhood reminiscense tinged with a sadness, like you would remembering a favourite grandparent that died old and happy when you were young.

A few years ago I would have looked at those and just been plain gutted, and angry.

 

[sir albion]

Yes , but it was our shitehole

I obviously agree although i bet im one of the very few that actually disliked the goldstone and i hated the main stand

The goldstone was always great no doubt when we had big crowds and the whole ground was open.

 

[Sausage]

Thanks. took me bak to me yoof.

Was the grass greener then?

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

I know it's been said but...



It's almost been fourteen years but that shot of an occupied North Stand makes it feel like yesterday.

That's it. Must be my mid-life crisis kicking in. Yearning for times past and all that.

Thanks for posting. Your timing is bang on. Feels like we can actually move on now.

My sentiments entirely, sir. My goodness, hadn't they let the old girl get into a mess? Brings back memories, doesn't it? Arriving at Hove Station, the walk down the Cliftonville steps, singing under the railway bridge, then wandering up to the South Stand (where I sat for four years), or the North Stand, having given up my season ticket in 2002-2003, picking up Gulls Eye by the old church, etc, etc.

 

[Ding Dong !]

Good pics, particulaly like the last one.......can't however see why David Seaman would be stewarding !!!!

 

[Albalbion]

My sentiments entirely, sir. My goodness, hadn't they let the old girl get into a mess? Brings back memories, doesn't it? Arriving at Hove Station, the walk down the Cliftonville steps, singing under the railway bridge, then wandering up to the South Stand (where I sat for four years), or the North Stand, having given up my season ticket in 2002-2003, picking up Gulls Eye by the old church, etc, etc.

you gave up your season ticket for the goldstone in 2002-03

 

[PFJ]

I obviously agree although i bet im one of the very few that actually disliked the goldstone and i hated the main stand

The goldstone was always great no doubt when we had big crowds and the whole ground was open.

My memories stretch back to Seventies and of course the glory years and those 33,000 crowds. Standing there looking at the weeds and sawn off crowd barriers , it was clear we either had to renovate or move. If it had been done properly , ie the new stadium waiting for us to move into after leaving the old ground , then it would have been a fond farewell and a wahaay to the new ground. But because of our well known history and those two greedy caniving twats , the old girl will always be right there in my heart and looked upon with the sort of fondness normally reserved for people we have once known , who were taken from us before we could say a proper and dignified goodbye .

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

My sentiments entirely, sir. My goodness, hadn't they let the old girl get into a mess? Brings back memories, doesn't it? Arriving at Hove Station, the walk down the Cliftonville steps, singing under the railway bridge, then wandering up to the South Stand (where I sat for four years), or the North Stand, having given up my season ticket in 2002-2003, picking up Gulls Eye by the old church, etc, etc.

please no more . tears in my eyes reading this only after first game at falmer will be able to move on