[Albion] 15 Years Ago Today, I Took This Photo...

[GJN1]

 

[Swimboy64]

On that day, Norman Baker mourned the moving of earthworms.

He was at Lewes station on Sunday after the game

 

[Mellotron]

Thanks, will bookmark the Tumblr. Absolutely LOVED these updates back in the day.

Only TINY criticism (and it is tiny) is that you could've chucked in a few Aniston pictures every so often.

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

Why does that bloody Viper's Bugloss keep appearing all over the building site...!

 

[schmunk]

On that day, Norman Baker mourned the moving of earthworms.

Bet they had Thai noodles like we were promised

 

[Barry Izbak]

those two or three blokes got busy, because only one year later, @Jackstraw is seen here recording their progress

 

[um bongo molongo]

Am I the only one who was surprised it was only 15 years ago? Feel like we’ve been at the Amex for ages. Maybe that’s just what it feels like waiting for the trains

 

[Clive Walker]

incredible that the club can build a stadium quicker than delivering a football shirt or a documentary!

 

[Brok]

Who can forget that massive crane? I seem to remember it was transported down, in bits, on about 20 lorries or something.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

That's a nice field. What bastards built over It?

Sussex University, in 1961

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

“Get oorrfff my laaannndd”

Is your surname Bennet?

 

[HeaviestTed]

Is your surname Bennet?

Gordon?

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I took this wide-angle snap on 29-Oct-2005 - the day after 2-Jags Prescott [deputy PM at the time] gave his approval to the Falmer plans and "We're on our way!"

I was stood on the corner of The Drove and Village Way - always planned to go back and do a what it looks like now photo but maybe I'll wait a few more years and slot it in the Old Brighton Postcard thread.

 

[Beach Hut]

Sod all this the refund on the three match Europa Cup home ticket is beyond a joke if you can't attend one game.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Gordon?

As in Mr. Bennet of Bennet's Field fame, who terminated our lease so we could no longer use his field as a car park on matchdays.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I took this wide-angle snap on 29-Oct-2005 - the day after 2-Jags Prescott [deputy PM at the time] gave his approval to the Falmer plans and "We're on our way!"

I was stood on the corner of The Drove and Village Way - always planned to go back and do a what it looks like now photo but maybe I'll wait a few more years and slot it in the Old Brighton Postcard thread.

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That pic just brings it home to you what a rural peaceful village Falmer was back in the day. Mind you l suppose it still pretty much is as long as you avoid match days.

I can't say l had ever paid Falmer a visit until the Amex was built, but then again why would l? not being either a university student nor a devotee of the Swan publkic house, there wasn't a lot of point going there.

 

[Dirty Dave]

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The rest, as they say, is history.

The Construction of Brighton's Amex Stadium.

The complete build of the Albion's American Express Stadium.

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Really enjoyed your dedicated photo updates of the stadium construction

 

[HeaviestTed]

As in Mr. Bennet of Bennet's Field fame, who terminated our lease so we could no longer use his field as a car park on matchdays.

No sorry

 

[AK74]

"I remember when all this was fields..."

 

[Bozza]

"I remember when all this was fields..."

"...there were bats everywhere..."