How many of you went to the play off final in 1991

[Deleted member 2719]

I was there and still have that lovely shirt!!

Didn't we have almost double there fans for that match?

Never understood why Byrne was playing with a heavily strapped leg and Nelson didn't get a sniff.

The main reason i hate Warnock is cos they beat us that day.

 

[Juan Albion]

We played great football that season.Bryne,Small,Walker what a good team.
Deanos freekick against Ipswich

Yeah we played some great football, but point was we let in more goals than we scored. We had some great days and some awful ones that year. I suspect no team has ever got promoted to 'div 1' under those circumstances. (Notes. . . at the moment only one team in the top 15 of the Championship has a -ve goal difference).

And as far as I remember we hadn't even scored a single goal against Millwall that season - until the playoffs (oh joy!). Altogether now, "Sherringham, w. . ."

 

[Soton Seagull]

Fine memories. I recal Phil Parkes in goal for Ipswich on the last game of the season, he was the size of a house!

Was gutted to lose to Notts County especially as they wasted the place in the top league next season by being caned by everyone. We could have done that!

 

[Chicken Run]

I remember toughman that day fell off a bar table in Kilburn and done his leg in in quite badly but it didnt hurt till the next day.

 

[Legend]

I was there.

 

[Goring Gull]

One of my best and worst days supporting the albion , excited and over the monn we had made it - but felt awful as we turned up and didn't seem to bother playing.

 

[Simster]

Yes. And I had my face painted like a numpty.

 

[Goring Gull]

...and those that were there - were you singing "Always look on the bright side of life" as you shuffled out of Wembley?

I didn't. But lots were.

Been downhill ever since, what just might have been had we one - managed to scrape in the following season in the top flight and the sky money would've come rolling in.

What if eh?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Travelled up from Cardiff, was walking back down Wembley Way with hundreds of others twenty minutes before the final whistle.

 

[JJ McClure]

Nope didn't get to go for what ever reason. I remember having the Argus suplement for the big day that I'm sure contained an artists impressions of a possible new stadium for the Albion.

 

[Harty]

Ran a Gulls Eye coach, got to pub at 7.00am, left for Wembley at 11.00, recollection of game is sketchy and didn't realise we'd scored at end until someone told me on the Monday.
Like 83 replay have never watched any footage of that game.

 

[Brovion]

I was there, can't say I really enjoyed it. I also can't believe we went from being only one win away from the 'Premiership' - and then only six years later being only one defeat away from the Conference.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I was there.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I was there. I was a student oop North at the time, so when every body streamed out at the end and got on the tube trains to go South, I headed off the other way with all the County lot.

Wasn't a great journey in all fairness.

 

[Gazwag]

I just about got there, drove to Brighton to pick up a friend and on the way out got shunted from behind which them pushed me into the van in front, hadnt even made it out of Brighton. Car was undrivable so had to then get a taxi back to friends house and she drove us up to Wembley.

The bloke behind in his big Granada, I think, was also going and after exchanging details he went on his way dripping water from his rad, I hope he broke down and didnt make it.

So after the disappointment of losing I had to then get my car from Brighton to Bexhill, thank god I was with the AA.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I was there. For the first or second goal I think Notts County got a throw in or maybe a corner.

TV replays showed that it wasnt. ****ing REFEREE.

 

[Pigsy]

I had to endure the most miserable train journey of my life, back to Nottingham after that game. Had had enough by Loughborough and got off early.

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

No, I was only 2and a half and didnt even know what the play-off final was, let alone who Brighton or Notts County were or even what football was.

 

[Black Country Seagull]

I really thought we would win - I still blame the pink kit - Those wooden benches with no leg room just added to the missery

 

[Nobby's Betamax Video]

Didn't we have almost double there fans for that match?

My memory of that day is a bit hazy too MB - far too many beers on the train and at The Globe before the game!!. But I remember thinking that how piss poor Notts county attendance was compared to ours.

My hate for Tommy Johnson is only matched by LDC!!