Just who was your childhood Albion hero?

[ElderlyWilliam]

Mine - its a close run thing between Peter O'Sullivan and Tony Towner. How we could do with those two aged 23 in our side now!

 

[Double Hard Bastard]

Steve Foster the lord, Steve Foster.....

 

[BensGrandad]

Tiger or Sully: One or both now would be a godsend or even going back further Frankie Howard and Johnny Gordon.

 

[dougdeep]

Wally Gould.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

I am only 20. Therefore:

 

[Don Quixote]

Bobby Zamora

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Mark Lawrenson - Despite Wardy being in his prime I always thought Lawrenson was the better player as he was equally good in defence or midfield.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I always had a soft spot for Gary Hart. For some reason Chippy was my favourite player for quite a while as well.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

"Magic" Peter Ward

 

[Mr Banana]

Stuart Storer. I was well obsessed. I found out (via the phonebook) that he lived on the same street as my brother at the time and nearly went knocked on his door on numerous occasions. I'd probably have shat myself before I'd even got that far.

 

[supaseagull]

Michael Robinson and of course, the one & only Giles Stille!

 

[Taybha]

Eddie spearitt left back supremo

 

[BensGrandad]

Mark Lawrenson - Despite Wardy being in his prime I always thought Lawrenson was the better player as he was equally good in defence or midfield.

Not at Brighton though as I cant remember him ever playing in midfield for us, always central defence.

No doubt somebody will tell me of a game that he did play there but I cant remember one.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Not at Brighton though as I cant remember him ever playing in midfield for us, always central defence.

No doubt somebody will tell me of a game that he did play there but I cant remember one.

I also thought he only played at the back during his time at the Albion. Unless Mullers had a "Mickey Moment" and stuck him in midfield as an experiment for a single match.

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

Garry Neslon for me.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Not at Brighton though as I cant remember him ever playing in midfield for us, always central defence.

No doubt somebody will tell me of a game that he did play there but I cant remember one.

Oh BG, the years are messing with your mind, old fella!

On our 1st season at the top, lawernson was injured early on. We had an awful spell and, following a 4-0 drubbing at Highbury in the LC, we faced Euro Champs Forest away in the next fixture.

Mullery signed peter Suddaby on a free from Blackpool reserves but also, back for that game, lLawrenson came back to play in midfield and wore No 10. We pulled off the shock of the season, winning 1-0 and ending their long unbeaten home record. i think he continued to play in midfield for a few months and pretty damn good he was too.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Terry Connor.

Honourable mentions to Danny Wilson and Neil Smillie (but probably only because he lived in Hurstpierpoint).

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Your 'hero' is not always the best player you've ever seen and is often one of the earliest players when footballers are still hero's to kids.

For that reason, I suppose my 1st ones were Charlie Livesey (only saw him play a couple), Kit Napier and Alex Dawson.

 

[supaseagull]

Terry Connor.

Honourable mentions to Danny Wilson and Neil Smillie (but probably only because he lived in Hurstpierpoint).

The squad with Connor & Wilson when Catlin was in charge was brilliant and we played some of the best football I can ever remember us playing around that 84 - 86 period.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Oh BG, the years are messing with your mind, old fella!

On our 1st season at the top, lawernson was injured early on. We had an awful spell and, following a 4-0 drubbing at Highbury in the LC, we faced Euro Champs Forest away in the next fixture.

Mullery signed peter Suddaby on a free from Blackpool reserves but also, back for that game, lLawrenson came back to play in midfield and wore No 10. We pulled off the shock of the season, winning 1-0 and ending their long unbeaten home record. i think he continued to play in midfield for a few months and pretty damn good he was too.

and it was on MOTD

Yes Lawrenson played midfield for quite a while after that. Class player.

My boyhood heroes - ward and Mellor, although for some strange reason I used to like Harry wilson, ginger haired left back.