[Albion] 20 years ago. How crowds have changed !!

[Charlies Shinpad]

20 years ago this November 5th.
For all the dross we saw at Gillingham this is the game that sticks out for me now we are up with the big boys
I use it as my reality check for The Albion

This is nicked from Wearebrighton website

Nothing illustrates that better than the fact that Barnet were the side against whom the Albion had their lowest ever gate for a home league game. November 5th 1997 was the day when only 1,025 people treked on a Wednesday night to Priestfield to watch two very poor fourth tier teams do battle.

Even that crowd figure appeared to be massaged - ask anyone in attendance and they will tell you there were no more than 900 people there. Which was just as well as Steve Gritt's side were hammered 3-0. Still, at least those on the Rainham End terrace got to see some nice fireworks going off at the opposite end of the ground as Gillingham celebrated Bonfire Night.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Extrapolating from the number of my Albion friends who claim to have been there, I reckon there were at least 14k in attendance (I wasn’t one of them)! Rather similar to those who saw Case’s goal...

 

[Grassman]

I haven't got any proof, but I reckon I was there. Maybe I'll have to find some. Genuinely didn't miss many games at Priestfield, as Tun Wells was only an hour away. I'll supply names of two people I may have been with, should I need to.

 

[Triggaaar]

I think we're going to need a public poll for this.

 

[Gazwag]

Extrapolating from the number of my Albion friends who claim to have been there, I reckon there were at least 14k in attendance (

And 13K of them will be whining they won't have enough points to go to Huddersfield

 

[James Bond's body double]

Yes I was there, I think maybe, no, yes I was.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

We had season tickets for the Priestfield years and I do recall the Barnet match, although not as clearly as the Formica charms of Gillingham's Wimpy Bar - and definitely not as clearly as Jimmy "He can hit them from there" Case's opener at Highbury. A good friend drove us to Kent most weeks so those two seasons weren't quite the challenge they could have been.

 

[Mr Blobby]

I was at that game, just my 5th at Gillingham as refused to go until Belloti had been sacked from the club.Looking back the crowd the game before (also midweek) v Lincoln was only 1,036.

Also the next game was A v Hereford in the FACup, not a fun day as they were still a little bitter from relegation the season before. My mate got a punch in the face as we went through the turnstyle to get in, and we lost 2-1.

 

[Brovion]

I was NOT there.

However I do remember being in a Saturday Goldstone crowd of about 4500 just before Clough was appointed. During the Glory Years (mark 1) when our attendances were 25,000+ I remember thinking that those bad old days will never come back ...

 

[nicko31]

I was at that game, just my 5th at Gillingham as refused to go until Belloti had been sacked from the club.Looking back the crowd the game before (also midweek) v Lincoln was only 1,036.

Also the next game was A v Hereford in the FACup, not a fun day as they were still a little bitter from relegation the season before. My mate got a punch in the face as we went through the turnstyle to get in, and we lost 2-1.

Tough times, another world

 

[Mark Mywords]

I was NOT there.

However I do remember being in a Saturday Goldstone crowd of about 4500 just before Clough was appointed. During the Glory Years (mark 1) when our attendances were 25,000+ I remember thinking that those bad old days will never come back ...

I was there, didn't Mike Bamber refer to us as 4500 wonderful people just for turning up?

 

[tigertim68]

I was there , my brother and I went to nearl6 all the games at Gillingham

 

[FatSuperman]

I'll admit that I bought a ticket but didn't go because I went ice skating instead. I believe this is fair justification for not getting a naughty letter. I was also ill that day and can prove it.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I went to nearly all the pissfilled games (25 minutes drive from Faversham) but I don't remember this one. I do remember being tonked 1-5 by Millwall in the fannybygaslight trophy one sad evening, with the legend that was Jamie Moralee scoring one of his legendary rare goals (deflected in off his well-travelled cock, if I remember correctly). If that helps.

Those days were like narcolepsy, with added diarrhoea and itching.

 

[Peter Grummit]

I believe I was harvesting virtual megafan loyalty points by having a ST but choosing to do Lewes Bonfire instead.

PG

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[Hamilton]

I was definitely there, and I think that this was the night that Alan Green royally p!ssed me off by laughing on air at the 1000 fans that had bothered to travel to Priestfield rather than stay in and watch ManUre on the TV in the European Cup.

 

[wigman]

The treks to Gillingham were depressing.
I for one appreciate how far we have come and long may it continue.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I was definitely there, and I think that this was the night that Alan Green royally p!ssed me off by laughing on air at the 1000 fans that had bothered to travel to Priestfield rather than stay in and watch ManUre on the TV in the European Cup.

Oooh, that sounds painfully familiar.

As with others: I can't recall the exact game (they all seemed to blur horrifically into one up there) but after about the first couple of matches, I think we barely missed one, so in all probability I was there.

 

[Aveacarlin']

Extrapolating from the number of my Albion friends who claim to have been there, I reckon there were at least 14k in attendance (I wasn’t one of them)! Rather similar to those who saw Case’s goal...

Would that be JC's screamer in the 83 cup semi v LOL? I WAS there with my dad that day right behind the goal standing on me box.

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[osgood]

20 years ago this November 5th.
For all the dross we saw at Gillingham this is the game that sticks out for me now we are up with the big boys
I use it as my reality check for The Albion

This is nicked from Wearebrighton website

Nothing illustrates that better than the fact that Barnet were the side against whom the Albion had their lowest ever gate for a home league game. November 5th 1997 was the day when only 1,025 people treked on a Wednesday night to Priestfield to watch two very poor fourth tier teams do battle.

Even that crowd figure appeared to be massaged - ask anyone in attendance and they will tell you there were no more than 900 people there. Which was just as well as Steve Gritt's side were hammered 3-0. Still, at least those on the Rainham End terrace got to see some nice fireworks going off at the opposite end of the ground as Gillingham celebrated Bonfire Night.

i diidnt go , but knew someone that did , !