Interesting, though Mullery's sense of distance ('Brighton & Portsmouth are 20 miles apart') is a bit off.
Good piece (although if Alan Mullery thinks Portsmouth is 20 miles from Brighton, he shouldn't be entrusted with any navigation).
So was I!Was just going to post about that!
You wouldn't want Muller okaying your petrol expenses would you? Or plan away games: "What time do we meet for the coach to Fratton Park gaffer?"
"About 1.30 lads. It's only 20 miles"
So was I!
Curiosity got the better of me a while back on this one. We're about 45 miles from Pompey and 40 from South Norwood.I had to go on map point to double check it wasn't anywhere near 20 miles though
Curiosity got the better of me a while back on this one. We're about 45 miles from Pompey and 40 from South Norwood.
The simple fact is that Pompey and Soton are obsessed with each other, that no Albion fan really wants to play second fiddle to Southampton in the minds of the skate, do they? I guess it's different in the West Sussex border areas but for most, it's all about Palace, and I say that as someone who HATES Portsmouth.