Favourite Obscure Memory of Withdean Stadium

[Beach Hut]

Rocket man, he was superb

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Martin Thomas tackling with his head

I was going to mention that one - but couldn't remember his name. That was fantastic.

 

[The Large One]

Few of mine, Two blokes fighting during the minutes silence for the Queen Mum, Andy Peterson running backwards and falling over leaving an empty net and Lee Steele scoring a last minute winner against Bristol City despite being 4 or 5 yards off-side.

It's bizarre when people talk about Steele being offside. I'd put my mortgage* on Steele being comfortably not offside (he was in an offside position when he put it away), and never considered for a second anyone's concerns that it might have been offside.

However, my 'obscure' memory is a minute later when Steele was given offside the Bristol City defender shouting, quite audibly, in the biggest Wurzel accent possible 'yeah, you got that roight, you f***ing bitch...'

* I don't actually have a mortgage, but you get the drift

 

[Daffy Duck]

The first time it rained hard and we all put on our ponchos. It looked like a mass gathering of the Ku Klux Klan.
Think there was a photo somewhere, Arsegas maybe?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The game against Exeter City when they picked up TEN yellow cards (and no reds).

 

[Mendoza]

When we beat Cheaterfield to win the league, loads of fans on the pitch after having a water fight in a massive puddle behind the East goal with the players

The game against Exeter City when they picked up TEN yellow cards (and no reds).

Isnt that the game when the massive hole appeared

 

[Helen Chamberlains Quim]

The game against Exeter City when they picked up TEN yellow cards (and no reds).

Do beleive it may have been 12 or 13!

Favourite moment would be Micky Adams trying to get Andy Crosby off having already used all his subs! Crosby wasn't having a great one! Ref wasn't having any of it once he got his head round what was going on.

HCQ

 

[Regency Gull]

It must have been an opening day game - well it was certainly very sunny and we were playing Blackpool. Steve McMahon(?) their manager completely lost his rag, went bright red, got sent off, only to stand in the ebnd of the tunnel and carry on shouting at teh ref and players, when it was near the family stand.

 

[The Large One]

Do beleive it may have been 12 or 13!

We had three players booked.

 

[Mendoza]

Chris McPhee CHARGING down the wing, Mike Newell was manager in dug out, and tackled McPhee sending him tumbling


The bloke that screamed as loud as he could like a little girl just as the the opposition took a corner against us

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I liked the BILLY SHARP game, when he acted like a six-year old, and got loads of stick from the crowd, then ultimately completely lost it. Funny.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Oh Chris McPhee, Oh Chris McPhee,
When will you score a goal for me.

(respect to whoever thought of that one)

 

[The Large One]

Halifax Town (?) manager in about 2000 was - understandably - SO PISSED OFF with the ref's performance (the match where Hart was booked twice - once for being two-footed, and once for being elbowed) he ended up walking off and watching the last 10 minutes from the behind the east goal.

 

[Helen Chamberlains Quim]

We had three players booked.

Clearly Lord B and I have a different fixture in mind only I can't be arsed to trawl through and find out. I am confident that someone will clear it up later.

HCQ

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Man City - electric wheelchair charging (!!) across the pitch. Will never forget that.

Scenes with Russell Slade on the pitch when we stayed up.

Won't miss Withdean but have fond memories as well as some shockers.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Dave Cameron being described as "useless" in a post-match interview.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

 

[bhamex1901]

To be fair that was very funny.

I think I must have fallen asleep, I just cannot remember this! Any clues as to when it happened?

 

[gripper stebson]

Mike Newell tackling Gary Hart and getting sent off. Not funny until you remember that Newell was the oppositions manager!!!

 

[The Large One]

Adam Rooney's hat-trick for Stoke City being warmly applauded by a seriously pissed off home crowd.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Rooney, Rooney...