When I moved up here, Coventry City were about the 3rd longest standing members of Div.1 (PL) and Albion were in Div 3. Believe it or not, the first time we pitched up at Highfield Road in 1979 I was as awestruck as if we were playing at the Camp Nou. I saw loads of City's big games during the...
I'm convalescing and have just discovered this thread and had a very enjoyable morning in a cool room so far. Just about everything resonates with me, having grown up in Brighton in the 1950s and 1960s. The whole thread should be donated to the My Brighton and Hove website or The Keep down at...
I've got an upside down video clip of the goal (wasn't very good with mobile phones in those days) if anyone's interested and can tell me how to upload it.
To my mind, Southgate ruined everything by his dreadful handling of the shoot out. I have always thought they were a completely unsatisfactory way of settling major competitions, but to allow two young lads to shoulder all the responsibility when "heroes" like Sterling, Grealish, Shaw and Stones...
The Twitten used to run through the Grammar School in Dyke Road when I was a pupil - think it's now something to do with crocodiles !
Up this way they're known as "jitties" (with a J)
Aldershot - 3rd Round 1967. Went on a steam train (I vaguely remember - or certainly a very old one !) - raining all day. Rumours match was off, but it was eventually on and a 0-0 draw. The replay prize was the home tie with Tommy Docherty's Chelsea. I think there were over 12000 at Aldershot...
Is this the most comical British politician ever ?
His name sounds like something from a Python sketch.
His suit doesn't fit.
He has a very silly walk.
He believes that God created the Earth in 7 days and it was about 2000 years ago !
and I thought Arlene Foster was rather weird.