Biscuit Barrel
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Darren Freeman scored the first goal of the new century at the Withdean. Is my memory correct?
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17 year's ago today
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Are you sure it was 1st?
I thought it was the 3rd.
Edit: Yep. All matches were on Monday 3rd Jan 2000
We beat Exeter 4-2 (12:00 ko)
GoldWithFalmer
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It must have been the 3rd,was out for the Evening with Darren on the 31st and no i cannot tell you anything..
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All the Albion programmes from that season have it as the 3rd.
As does the BBC
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Strictly speaking, he didn't as the first day of the new millennium occurred exactly one year later on the 1st January 2001.
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Actually it was only Darren,he was with me and a few other School mates,Scott his Brother who also had long hair at the time was out earlier in the evening..
Edit: some names and details are withheld to protect the innocent
Actually it was only Darren,he was with me and a few other School mates,Scott his Brother who also had long hair at the time was out earlier in the evening..
Edit: some names and details are withheld to protect the innocent
Actually, I meant "name the other players that scored before Freeman".
Anyone?
Edit: The Internet seem to think Freeman was first - https://www.google.co.uk/#newwindow=1&q=who+scored+the+first+goal+of+the+new+millennium
Ps. Who knew his full name is "Darren Barry Andduet Freeman"?
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There is no way DF could have played on the 1st of January,that said before he went to Worthing he played for Newbury and his old man (god bless you Reg) a big part of Darren's football,used to have a go at us as he would often have a game and we would keep Daz up too late
Reg was right though,Darren could have played in the Premier & in my opinion had it not been for the knee problem he would.
Anyway too much info about my old pal..
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oh? oh well in that case,none as far as i am aware in the football league top 4 divisions
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double post
I've an interesting anecdote to this one. Back then I used to work as one of the police football spotters home and away (with Darren before he took over from Alan Goodall). I was working at this match and it was getting a bit feisty and both benches were squaring up to each other (think Alan Cork was there then which explains that) and the match commander assigned me to stand between the two managerial teams in an attempt to calm things. This was mid way through the second half. I was really conscious that I'd be blocking the view of fans in the south stand behind me. Anyway, within a couple of minutes a hefty challenge went in and one of our players sent an Exeter player crashing off the pitch into a bench between the 2 dugouts. The St Johns Amb team sometimes sat on it but they weren't at that time and so it was sent flying. Instinctively I picked up the bench and not the player - don't know why unless my subconscious was telling me he was one of "them" - and I got a right earful from Leroy Rosenior. He called me a f**king something or other. Thing is, he was right. I still can't fathom why I didn't offer the lad a hand up. After the game I apologised to Mr Rosenior and he was very gracious. Funnily enough I met Liam a couple of months back and, as we all know, he too is a very gracious man. I decided not to share my story of when I met his dad at Withdean 
One of the previous posters is correct - technically the following year was the start of the new millennium. On that day we lost at home to Southend. I wasn't there as I was at Haywards Heath hospital where my beautiful daughter was born - 01/01/01. The coolest date for a birthday. Sweet sixteen today
Happy New Year to all.
One of the previous posters is correct - technically the following year was the start of the new millennium. On that day we lost at home to Southend. I wasn't there as I was at Haywards Heath hospital where my beautiful daughter was born - 01/01/01. The coolest date for a birthday. Sweet sixteen today
Happy New Year to all.
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Wow,it was 1989 not 1999 sorry,27 years ago.....