On 10th April 1971, Albion beat Reading 2-0 at the Goldstone to move further towards mid table safety whilst Reading looked to be heading for the drop into div 4.
I always feel got carried away on how good he was because, on gaining promotion he transfer listed 4 stalwalts in the Napiers, Dave Turner & Stewart Henderson. I feel this unsettled a pretty small squad and we certainly lacked the experince to cope when results were not going too well, after...
Not a lot I can add to the other comments except, as I ntered the North Stand, there were already people leaving before the game had started because of the crowd and the heat. It was a very sultry evening and being close to near 35,000 others was pretty hot!
Wouldn't have missed it for the...
Thjat Millwall game shown above was my 1st visit to the real Den.
Kitchener was a formidable hulk of a man yet Wardy showed how to play him. No chance to out muscle the man but Wardy flicked it over his head and was able to take a detour around the aging Kithener to score. Didn't realise 'Arry...
There are only a few, albeit a noisy few, who consider the Amex an alien place. One prominet resident considers that the walkway from the starium to the school road should be closed, not giving much though to those Moulsecoomb folk who do want to watch the Albion. Some also forget that the...
I got my 1st 'stripes' from Clapshawe & Cleeve, virtually the same location as the old Albion shop in Queens Road (opposite current)
AS for the four players dropped, may need checking out but the 2 Napiers, Henderson & Turner were all shown the door at the end of the season and they had been...
With 12 games to go, and having just been de-railed by 2 unexpected defeats, Saward surprised us all by dropping 4 stalwarts and surprised us further by changing the kit.
So Albion wore blue shorts (with the white piping) and blue socks for the rest of the season. More conventional shorts and...
Fair enough, does seem like some are getting a tad too excited but then many have had little to get excited about over the years so shouldn't knock it!
He is indeed & his daughter is alot better today and keen to go to school tomorrow and, of course, the Amex on Saturday. Not sure about her singing voice though!
I don't think so. There have been many games where promotion or relegation have hinged on that one 90 mins (Ipswich & Stockport where relegation was avoided), play off v Swindon & Bristol City.
This is a big game. Win, lose or draw, next weeks game will be bigger and besides, if we lost every...
Yes, we beat the great Moscow Spartak 1-0. Must have the programme somewhere up in the loft.
As for Leatherhead, as mentioned above, it was a Saturday and Walton was the cup replay played on a midweek afternoon (power strikes etc) and I also bunked school. Those cup games were nightmares but...