I remember in the late 60s approaching Harold Wilson for his autograph as he strolled from the Grand to the conference centre with Jim Callaghan (Yes - you could do that sort of thing in those days !) He willingly signed my newspaper photo and then strolled into the building taking my best biro...
Nothing will ever compare with the sensational news that we had signed Bobby Smith. Bear in mind that we were a Fourth Division side then and he had played centre forward for England only a few months earlier. I also remember reading about it on the front page of the (Evening) Argus while...
2004 Play off Final in Cardiff. I won a holiday in a Sunday Times competition and arrived on a Greek island the day before. Couldn't find anywhere with a telly showing it. Eventually received a text from my son, who was there, saying Brighton had been awarded a pen. "in the last minute", and...
My fondest memory of Jack was after the 1983 SF. I was standing outside the main entrance at Highbury. Jack had just got on to his team bus, and was sitting pensively looking out of the window with some of the Weds. team while all I could hear were Albion players singing in the changing rooms...