Where about was this SNAP of Brighton fans taken? It was in 1991, I think.

[papajaff]

How do you know they're Albion fans? Could be anyone in blue and white.

 

[Wilko]

How do you know they're Albion fans? Could be anyone in blue and white.

Call me Poirot but the hats and scarves with albion seagulls and writing on would be a bit of a clue.

 

[Insel affe]

I'm the youngster in the fetching blue ski jacket on the right (leaning against the crush barrier).

The one picking his Nose and with the fetching man bag ! way ahead of your time there papa

Im otta site at the back, 21 year old psychobilly with a quiff aaaaaaahhhhhhh those were the days.

 

[Dave the OAP]

why is that guy shielding his eyes? Is the Clouds in his way?

I was also at the back somewhere....I seem to recall Mike Small kicking a ball at a ball boy at one point in that game?

 

[papajaff]

Call me Poirot but the hats and scarves with albion seagulls and writing on would be a bit of a clue.

There's always one! I was joking.

 

[gong]

Those ski hats ROCKED!

Still have mine, i'm in the back of the picture, remember it took us 6 hours to get home and we were indeed singing to the Borough fans you only score with your children.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Just out of interest, what were the trains like in them days? How long did it take, etc etc..

 

[Hiney]

Just out of interest, what were the trains like in them days? How long did it take, etc etc..

Don't know about the 1980s and 1990s cos I played on Saturdays but The Seagull Special trains in the late 70s were 'interesting'. I can remember trips to Blackburn, Oldham, Notts County, Wrexham and Hull among others. The train used to leave at 7am and rattled their way up north to get you there for kick-off if you were lucky. I think it was at Oldham where they parked the train in a tunnel to wait for the journey back. The two coaches that WEREN'T in the tunnel had ALL their windows put in - it was f***ing cold on the way home.

It was touch and go whether they got there - they didn't exactly use up to date carriages - and the food was shit. All we had to fall back on was the smuggled in drink.

Happy days

 

[Papa Lazarou]

The one picking his Nose and with the fetching man bag ! way ahead of your time there papa

Im otta site at the back, 21 year old psychobilly with a quiff aaaaaaahhhhhhh those were the days.

There seems to be some confusion about which one is me. I'm the bloke with black hair and a bright blue ski jacket leaning against the square crash barrier on the far right of the photo half way up, not the blonde/ginger lad at the front.

 

[Insel affe]

Don't know about the 1980s and 1990s cos I played on Saturdays but The Seagull Special trains in the late 70s were 'interesting'. I can remember trips to Blackburn, Oldham, Notts County, Wrexham and Hull among others.

Thats back in the day when blackburn were lucky to get 5000 in ewok park ! and it was a dangerous walk if i recall in Oldham through some kinda walled in walkway where the local northern monkeys would throw bricks etc over ? Or am i wrong ?

 

[Hiney]

Thats back in the day when blackburn were lucky to get 5000 in ewok park ! and it was a dangerous walk if i recall in Oldham through some kinda walled in walkway where the local northern monkeys would throw bricks etc over ? Or am i wrong ?

Spot ON

Blackburn was a walk of death as well as I recall. The police horses couldn't/didn't want to stop the local youths lobbing their northern wasteland bricks at us as we walked to Ewood Park. I remember a game when Eric Potts scored for us with a minute or so to go that sparked off some local unrest!

 

[Insel affe]

There seems to be some confusion about which one is me. I'm the bloke with black hair and a bright blue ski jacket leaning against the square crash barrier on the far right of the photo half way up, not the blonde/ginger lad at the front.

Ahh sorry there papa,but you did say "(leaning against the crush barrier)" and if im being a bit picky your not leaning against the barrier there. Whatever !

you look like a Bruiser so i will leave it

 

[Insel affe]

Spot ON

Blackburn was a walk of death as well as I recall. The police horses couldn't/didn't want to stop the local youths lobbing their northern wasteland bricks at us as we walked to Ewood Park. I remember a game when Eric Potts scored for us with a minute or so to go that sparked off some local unrest!

Was that the smoke bomb ?

 

[rudeboy]

remember it . we just got back from turkeyvengland sat morning got train straight from gatwick with head bags in tow. stayed in york for the night memorable away days, not the same anymore

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Wish I was born in these days.

 

[Hiney]

Wish I was born in these days.

Then you would have ACTUALLY SEEN us destroy Spurs, instead of hearing about it from a load of old bastards.



Seriously, it was f***ing BRILLIANT going to football in the late 70s. It was so f***ing EXCITING. Football is rammed down our throats everywhere you look now and people get a bit casual about it. You can see the goals if you don't go to a game but back then it was all about being INVOLVED by actually BEING THERE.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Then you would have ACTUALLY SEEN us destroy Spurs, instead of hearing about it from a load of old bastards.

I would have also seen a good Spurs team! (And Brighton - though the Div 3 winning team was pretty special)

 

[rudeboy]

boro was always shady as hell. you had to keep ya mouth shut after the game otherwise you werent getting home

 

[rudeboy]

sorry and before the game

 

[Paxton Dazo]

boro was always shady as hell. you had to keep ya mouth shut after the game otherwise you werent getting home

I can imagine it still is, but obviously not as bad...as Police are much, much wiser now.

Both times I've been with Spurs it's been straight out of the station, into an escort, and into the ground.