Brighton & Hove Albion Player of the Season 1996/97

[The Large One]

 

[vulture]

Decent player Morris, and nice bloke.

I'm not sure he played more than a handful of games in that season though, did he?

36 and scored 2

 

[hans kraay fan club]

31 matches, 2 goals. Club captain, I believe.

36 and scored 2

In 1996/7?

Not according to soccerbase he didn't.

11 games.


http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5605&season_id=126

 

[Stat Brother]

Whoa there! A TV is one thing, but a TV with a BUILT-IN VCR is a little bit extravagant.

I might remember absolutely nothing that happened on the pitch, but I bet Nogan won a TV Video combi.



If I could utilize my brain for good, I probably would have cured cancer by now.
Instead I'm a postman

 

[Man of Harveys]

I can't believe mine is the only vote for Stuart Storer - a man who ran his nuts off every game back then AND was skillful AND who knew where the goal was AND was a nice guy. Travesty.

I was going to suggest a poll but with this level of Stalinist revisionism taking place, I don't think I want to know.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Whoa there! A TV is one thing, but a TV with a BUILT-IN VCR is a little bit extravagant.

Extravagant? There's the sponsored CAR for anyone who wins it two years in a row.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I might remember absolutely nothing that happened on the pitch, but I bet Nogan won a TV Video combi.

Knowing Kurt he would have pawned it and spent the cash at the bookies.

 

[Black Rod]

I can't believe mine is the only vote for Stuart Storer - a man who ran his nuts off every game back then AND was skillful AND who knew where the goal was AND was a nice guy. Travesty.

I was going to suggest a poll but with this level of Stalinist revisionism taking place, I don't think I want to know.

I didn't like him from the moment the moustache got the chop until he redeemed himself with that Doncaster goal

 

[CheeseRolls]

Paul McDonald on the basis that, despite Maskell scored the goals that kept us up, I never really liked him for some reason

Kudos to Black Rod - Maskell was the Ashley Barnes of his day. A good little goal poacher who scored regularly for a lot of lower league clubs, but found himself trying to lead the line for us, due to Baird's injuries and suspensions. He was a real target for the boo boys despite his goal contributions.

 

[The Modfather]

Got to be Maskell

 

[Harry H]

I have a shirt from this season that is signed.Does the fact that there was no player of the season make it more valuable?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Kudos to Black Rod - Maskell was the Ashley Barnes of his day. A good little goal poacher who scored regularly for a lot of lower league clubs, but found himself trying to lead the line for us, due to Baird's injuries and suspensions. He was a real target for the boo boys despite his goal contributions.

I think you're right. Scored some crucial goals in that period, but I don't recall him ever being a fans' favourite in the way that, say, Storer was.

 

[The Large One]

I can't believe mine is the only vote for Stuart Storer - a man who ran his nuts off every game back then AND was skillful AND who knew where the goal was AND was a nice guy. Travesty.

I was going to suggest a poll but with this level of Stalinist revisionism taking place, I don't think I want to know.

I was going to vote for Stuart Storer in the original post, but forgot.

So that's two votes.

 

[big nuts]

Storer comfortably our best player that season.

 

[Paris]

Zeke Rowe. Oh, that was the previous season. I remember being in the north stand as a teenager seeing his solo effort against Carlisle(South stand goal).

1996-97 - Maybe Robbie the saviour or Mark Ormerod.

 

[atfc village]

Adrian Foster For that last day late miss.

 

[Jam The Man]

A really tough call.
Storer was really with us as fans in many ways, as was Denny Mundee on more than one occasion. Maybe Maskell seemed a bit aloof, but nigh on 20 goals in a team that was bottom for half the season is some effort... and let's be fair about it, he was only a goal post's width away from being revered like Reinelt.

If push came to shove i'd go with Storer though.. given that the year before I felt he was possibly one of the worst players i'd seen in the stripes, 96-97 proved he had no small amount of ability. Fair play to the man who scored the last goal at the Soldstone...and actually went to a party in fancy dress as Hitler.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I don't remember anyone being of a particularly high standard.

But for unrelenting effort, occasional flair, and our very own version of the "AGUERRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" moment, it would be Stuart Storer.

 

[atfc village]

This wrong needs to be righted, it has to be done officially, the winner needs to be presented with this:-

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I owned that model bought from Currys for £86 reduced from £180 as it had a scratch down the side.Lasted 9 years until the on off button fell out.

 

[Billy in Bristol]

I know to a certain extent it was the squad of players who got us into the position we found ourselves in, blimey there were some very extenuating circumstances, but ultimately they did rescue us and save the club from possible extinction, and I think its only fair they ALL get invited down to the Amex before the end of the season and given a nice big flat screen TV courtesy of whoever that weeks' current boo boy is...favourites Andrews or Lopez, and in fact whoever it is can chip in and buy the flat screens...