Went to the Cup Tie with Chelsea in '67 and the replay. Remember Archie Macauley had his Chelsea team turfed off the pitch before KO for daring to do a warm up !
It also says he wants a move to further his England ambitions. Would think that a move here would ruin them completely all the while Southgate is in charge.
My personal remedy for escaping all the doom and gloom is to switch off all the news programmes after 6pm, lie in the bath, open YouTube and find an episode of ISIHAC from the near past (preferably with Humph in the chair, but Jack Dee is almost as good) Nearly all episodes are on there - even...
! was at this game and I can assure you that the Albion won 4-0, with a hat trick by Ron Howell. I worked at a school down the road at the time and really enjoyed the following week.
Remember that one well. Went on the train and it was rumoured all the way that the game had been postponed. The resultant reply was a magic night as we won 3-1 and booked the 4th Round tie with Chelsea.
Not my first away game though. That was at Aldershot on Grand National Day 1964 (ko at...
I was there too. Totally agree with this choice. Used to go to WHL a lot anyway in the 60s and 70s, but seeing Albion perform so well there for the first time was really special.
I've been doing this for virtually every game since the Amex opened (in all weathers) Park somewhere close to A23 (Patcham, Pycombe, if there's time etc) and make sure you have waterproofs and a small bag with you. I'm an experienced and regular cyclist, but the cycle lanes via the A23 and Lewes...