Albion 4 - 4 Orient, March 8th 1997

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Didn't our penalty have to be retaken?

Indeed it did. Etched on my memory is the fact that as McDonald stood over the ball before the retake, I looked down from my vantage point against the very back wall of the North Stand and saw a sea of terrified faces. Hundreds of people literally could not watch him retake it. Thought my legs were going to go myself - absolutely f***ing gut wrenching.

 

[y2dave]

Best game ever.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Still makes me grin, cry and reminisce

 

[Soul Finger]

OK - here you go.

http://www.albionarchives.org/orient.avi

Thanks GC.

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to work.

 

[LDH]

stupid question but i dont suppose there's any footage of the game?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

OK - here you go.

http://www.albionarchives.org/orient.avi

works for me

 

[Man of Harveys]

About the only home game I missed that season

 

[John Boy]

Great game, it has to be one of the best I've ever seen

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

I too remember the north going mental when the 2nd went in.Great game

 

[NewtownRoad]

Seeing a player of Wilkins quality being swung round by his leg was not something you saw every week!

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Thanks GC.

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to work.

Mac?

 

[Simster]

Nice one GC. He talks about crowd trouble on the clip - wasn't it just one sad git?

 

[Skaville]

worked for me too. Quality.

 

[Scotty Mac]

Didn't our penalty have to be retaken?

it did

me and kev were sat right behind it in the front row of the south stand - pauly mac was cool as you like to slot it away. and maskell, what a legend

 

[Safeway]

Possibly the most amazing 90 minutes of my LIFE.

 

[butchy]

was standing on the north west terrace, great memories

 

[Billy the Fish]

I don't think we will ever see another game of football at mental as that at brighton ever again, it had everything and more. i watched it on TGC's fans united dvd the other day and I still can't believe what happened

 

[Statto]

I dont think ill ever forget that game. Probably the most entertaining albion game Ive ever seen. To think that we were 2 up at half time and then trailing 3-2 early in the 2nd half. I remember the nutter running onto the pitch, I think he was standing quite near me at the front of the north stand to the left of the goal.

 

[Dawsey]

Links not working for me either.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

I thought the most entertaining game I've ever been to, absolutely brillant.