Look who's the Albion mascot...

[Lady Whistledown]

I was looking for something in one of last season's programmes, and I unexpectedly found a solitary older programme, dating from September 1990, a home match against Portsmouth.

And look who's on the Junior Seagulls page:

"Today's match mascot is ten year old Brett Mendoza who lives in Hove and attends West Blatchington Junior School. Brett enjoys playing football for Hove Park Colts, he also plays squash, swims and takes part in athletics. He says he enjoys travelling. During the summer, he visited America with his family.

Brett is a sixer with the fifth Hove cub pack. He names Dean Wilkins as his favourite player"

Trying to work out now how to get the photo online...

Anyone else care to share their mascot shame/joy?

 

[CHAPPERS]

I was mascot back in 89 (I think) against Hull City on a Friday night. We won 2-0 and John Crumplin kicked a ball at my arse during the warm up. I got a free kit and got to sit in the directors box and had a drink in the players lounge after.


My favourite player was Ian Chapman (obviously). Still got the pictures somewhere, if I can be arsed I'll scan the photos and put them up and you can all laugh at my hair.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

My becky was mascot at Gillingham when we played cardiff

She was supposed to afterwards be introduced to the players etc, but we had just lost and Jeff Wood was bollocking the players so Matt Hicks advised us to leave.

I think she got a kit..I am not sure

 

[Lady Whistledown]

 

[Hiney]

I was mascot back in 89 (I think) against Hull City on a Friday night. We won 2-0 and John Crumplin kicked a ball at my arse during the warm up. I got a free kit and got to sit in the directors box and had a drink in the players lounge after.


My favourite player was Ian Chapman (obviously). Still got the pictures somewhere, if I can be arsed I'll scan the photos and put them up and you can all laugh at my hair.

I've just had a look

The HAIR is very impressive

 

[CHAPPERS]

I've just had a look

The HAIR is very impressive

Cheers!

 

[Mendoza]

i have this programme open on this page framed on my wall, with a picture of me and dean wilkins (my favourite player at the time)

i need to re-create this pic 15 or so years later

 

[CHAPPERS]

i have this programme open on this page framed on my wall, with a picture of me and dean wilkins (my favourite player at the time)

i need to re-create this pic 15 or so years later

That's a brilliant idea.

 

[Mendoza]

heres one pic, waiting for the other to scan

awwwwww what a cutie i was 16 years ago

 

[Les Biehn]

heres one pic, waiting for the other to scan

awwwwww what a cutie i was 16 years ago

That other one looks nothing like Wilkins.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Margaret! I remember her. Nice lady.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Ahh, the excitement of being a Junior Seagull.

Your free poster at the start of the season, and the privilege of being able to attend open days, and get autographs of Albion reserves you'd never heard of then, and have certainly never heard of since.

Ladies & gentlemen, I give you: Franco Massimo

But at least in amongst all the Franco Massimos, David Gipps, Grant Horscrofts and Sean Edwardseseses, I did get to meet Danny Wilson

 

[Hiney]

Anyone else been a mascot?

I've got pretty much all the programmes so would be happy to sort out the Hall of Shame!

 

[John Boy]

I wanted to be a mascot

 

[CHAPPERS]

Anyone else been a mascot?

I've got pretty much all the programmes so would be happy to sort out the Hall of Shame!

Feel free to post mine if you like. I probably won't be arsed.

 

[Mendoza]

i just found another photo from that great day

i was a trend setter

Hi tec trainers - check
new kit - check
socks up - check
high waist line on shorts - check

 

[CHAPPERS]

i just found another photo from that great day

i was a trend setter

Hi tec trainers - check
new kit - check
socks up - check
high waist line on shorts - check

I wager my waist line was higher...

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

Ask Commander how many times he kicked the ball in the warm up when he was mascot

 

[CHAPPERS]

Ask Commander how many times he kicked the ball in the warm up when he was mascot

I wasn't allowed AT ALL!

 

[Mendoza]

I wager my waist line was higher...

we will see when you have the BALLS to put your photo on here