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It was though, weren't it. If Withers had a roof it would be FAR better.
Safeway said:It was though, weren't it. If Withers had a roof it would be FAR better.
Safeway said:It was though, weren't it. If Withers had a roof it would be FAR better.
Strike said:Agree there Rogue. I never went sadly, did not get into the Albion until my early teens, blame it on Archer and Bellotti and my bizarre Crawley/ Burgess Hill upbringing. I always feel sorry for the old Goldstoners, and respect them. I wish I went to the ground, I have walked past the old site twice the last few years, and feel spirits of sadness there, I could sense whispers of deceased regulars telling me, to close my eyes as I walked past, and could picture the old Goldstone in my mind, some voices were telling me to stay away from the site. I was close to tears as I could just sense sadness as I walked past.
Yorkie said:Wind them up and see them go.
Safeway said:It was though, weren't it. If Withers had a roof it would be FAR better.
bhaexpress said:Back when we had our brief dalliance with top flight football the Goldstone was really inadequet. The fact that the Old Shoreham Road was right behind the North Stand and the East Terrace tapered off to prevent obcuring the light from the houses behind meant that the Goldstone wasn't suitable in this day and age and expeansion just wasn't an option.
3gulls said:Inadequate, yes, and it had a 35000 capacity. Falmer will be similarly inadequate with a 22500 capacity!
bhaexpress said:Doubt that the 35,000 capacity would be anything like the same if it was seated. As all stadiums are now supposed to be I reckon the Goldtone would have held a lot less than Falmer.
What's more if the neccesity rose Falmer can be expended and as I said earlier, that really wasn't viable at the Goldstone.