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[Albion] The Goldstone Ground - model
- Thread starter Grassman
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- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,697
I would pay a lot of money for that model. Exactly as I remember it in the late 60's/early 70's and if I put a bowl of two week old piss in the middle, some old rancid pipe tobacco and some dodgy bodily fumes, it would be perfect in every aspect.
When my son started coming with me to withdean, I used to tell him stories of how wonderful the Goldstone was on a midweek night match.
Against Donny, in that first match in a half built Amex, I felt I had to be honest with him and admitted it was a complete shithole when we left. Would still like that model though
When my son started coming with me to withdean, I used to tell him stories of how wonderful the Goldstone was on a midweek night match.
Against Donny, in that first match in a half built Amex, I felt I had to be honest with him and admitted it was a complete shithole when we left. Would still like that model though
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The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
I’ve often wondered why they built a main stand that didn’t cover the whole of the west side of the ground ?
Didn’t we briefly use that Rocky music during our first Div 1 games in 1979 instead of GOSBTS?
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,697
We walked there and back from Mile Oak, nobody could afford Bus and entrance
robinsonsgrin
Well-known member
I am the same...
Peacehaven Wild Kids
Well-known member
There wasn’t many of us though
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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First match of the 80/81 season v Wolves
We did after Bamber had gone to the states. That's when he announced the new ground would be a dome
- Aug 24, 2020
- 7,041
I wonder what happened to all the old turnstiles. I would have loved to have one of those in my shed.
Cheggers
Well-known member
A thing of beauty. So many memories. To think, Bernie Gallagher once graced that pitch...
They're at one of the dorton salvage yards.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
We have two from the South Stand at Gorings Mead, home of Horsham YMCA. Still serviceable although we haven't used them since the pandemic. We have no fans lol.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I am getting old now and losing my memory, but that stadium model in the Albion museum at the Amex, was that of the Goldstone, or Withdean? Been a good few years since l saw it. Impressive whatever it was.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Both!
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Yes. Some of the sightlines in the video are practically identical to the memories of the ground that I have. that view from the NW looking towards the West end of the South is soooo evocative.
Similar to the model that Alan Budgen created
Oh yes, evening games were special and yes, like the Amex, on the right occasions the Goldstone could generate an amazing atmosphere. Remember Ipswich in the League Cup? Everyone, players , journalist, etc remarked on how loud it was, indeed when we played Derby in the next round one of the match reports started with: "Derby came face-to-face with Brighton and their famed crowd last night".
Yes. It's safe to say it wasn't popular and resulted in the quite weird scenario where the Albion were roundly booed when walking out! "Blimey, they're booing their own team and the match hasn't even started!" is what the opposition fans must have thought.
It was quickly dropped.
So I didn’t imagine it !
No! The current change to GOSBTS (being played before kick-off instead) has been met with universal acclaim by comparison.
EDIT: I would like to know how many games it was done for. It wasn't many.
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Weststander
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Probably a very Albion lack of money. When built in 1958, at first it only occupied the middle third.