When I was a kid Alan Ball was my hero. I was too young to remember 1966 but I do remember Mexico 1970. I became an Everton fan because of him and then as a fickle 10 year old I transferred my allegience to Arsenal when he went to play for the Gooners (I found the Albion in 1972). I think he was...
I read in an interview Alan Ball's response to an accusation that he was always banging on about being a world cup winner and living off former glorys. His answer was that winning the 1966 world cup was probably the greatest ever English sporting achievement and that he was immensely proud to be...
My days of overtaking on single carriageway roads are long gone but on a piece of road like Selmeston -Middle Farm you are always in danger because whilst you may be minding your own business you run the risk of being hit by some dickhead overtaking and on the wrong side of the road.
When I was a kid Alan Ball was my hero. I was too young to remember 1966 but I do remember Mexico 1970. I became an Everton fan because of him and then as a fickle 10 year old I transferred my allegience to Arsenal when he went to play for the Gooners (I found the Albion in 1972). I think he was...
I drive this piece of road five days a week and yes I see some terrible driving, but it isn't just confined to that couple of miles between Middle Farm and Selmeston. There is bad driving on show wherever you go. However the fact that eight people have died in the last three years on this...
I found a wallet with about £150 cash in a phone box, the week before Christmas about 10 years ago. I spent ages tracking down the owner through a business card in the wallet. Couldn't help thinking it might belong to some poor sod who was going out to buy his kids Christmas presents. Well, the...
Tim Carder has written two of my favourite books :
The Encyclopaedia Of Brighton
and
Albion A-Z, A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion FC
If you have never seen these books I would recommend that you track down copies, they are the dog's do-das.
I wonder if there are any plans to update...
I have never booed the Albion and I would never shout out insults at individual players but it is incredibly frustrating when you pay good money to be entertained and the team doesn't keep its side of the bargain.
This season is the first one that my 10 year old son has shown a real interest in...
I remember watching the Albion play Lewes a couple of years ago and Turienzo was on trial. I thought he was the biggest pile of shite I had ever seen, next thing I know we've paid six figures for him. So playing friendlies against 'cheap' opposition isn't always cost effective.
So if Revell and Bertin are out and I understand so is Mayo (although many people will be happy with that), God alone knows what team DW will put out. Dread to think who will be on the bench. Bet its not Gary Hart though.
Sadly I think we've seen the last of Gary Hart. There must be some truth in this rumour that if he plays another game the club have to give him another contract on the same terms he is on at the moment. Why else would he not even be in the squad? Because he has less to offer than Jake Robinson...
The point I'm trying to make is that Wilkins didn't come on the radio and say that it was a useful exercise in seeing what some of the fringe players could do, he came on and said that he didn't know what went wrong.
Also for £25 (although I except that it was half price yesterday) I expect to...