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Goldstone Memories - 1971/72
- Thread starter Spencer Vignes
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Our coach broke down on the way to that match. Did not arrive till half time.
71-72 - my ultimate Albion supporting season. My last year at Uni. (Liverpool) and I thought nothing of hitching at any time - overnight sometimes. Was at the hugely crowded Bournemouth match (was that the second largest ever Goldstone attendance?) although frankly couldn't see much except when I jumped up! Vivid memories of the Irvine goal at the villa match (it was decades before I saw it again, thanks to the internet, but it was just as I remembered it!) Was at the Rochdale match too - fabulous evening, and oh the hope we had going up to division 2! The late three goals against Torquay was another night I'll remember to - I-0 down with ten minutes to go, winning three one then hitch-hiking back to Liverpool. Oh to be young again!
Spencer Vignes
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I actually hitched to a couple of matches up north during the mid-eighties. I can kind of see why now, with all these tales of trains and coaches breaking down (every one of them seemingly on their way to Forest). If we're being picky, neither of the two trains which failed to make it to Forest in time during the 78/79 season actually broke down. It was a freight train in front of the pair of them that expired, trapping both the football charters behind it. Either way, it made for a miserable experience for the hundreds involved.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
It was a CONSPIRACY by the POLICE to stop the FANS getting there as there was NO room in the ground at Forest for them, as a so called 'JOURNALIST' you should have KNOWN this
Spencer Vignes
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You're right, I should have. But, in my defence, I was only 10 at the time and hadn't yet passed my exams. Just to make amends, I'll write a book about Nottinghamshire Police corruption in the 70s and they're mishandling specifically of Albion fans.
Can anyone else remember some story about another Albion charter train bound for Nottingham which every time it went over 45 mph the lights went out and the power went off in the buffet car?
You know the more I think about this Nottingham theme, the more I reckon there might be something in this Ernest!
Can anyone else remember some story about another Albion charter train bound for Nottingham which every time it went over 45 mph the lights went out and the power went off in the buffet car?
You know the more I think about this Nottingham theme, the more I reckon there might be something in this Ernest!
Spencer Vignes
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Might help if I could actually spell 'their' as well. Haven't had my coffee yet this morning.....
Father had made me a box to stand on and remember young children passed over the top of crowd to get to front.. At half time were able to just walk round and stand behind other goal. Also went to watch team train in Hove Park. Hard to believe but remember them playing football there using track suit tops as goal posts. Great memories but wouldnt swap for what we have now
Return of the Rev
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Mullery would take training in hove rec! Would love to swap back to those days!
Spencer Vignes
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It was at a possibles v probables game in Hove Park during the summer of 76 that Mullery first clapped eyes on Peter Ward. He scored three for the possibles in the first half, got swapped over, then scored three for the probables. "That was it - I knew we had a striker to get us out of the Third Division," Mullery later admitted. If I had a time machine, I'd chose Hove Park that morning over ancient Greece every time.
Taybha
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Thinking back to that forest game , it had already kicked off and around 300 brighton fans filed in on about 10 minutes , at that point the seats i was in and the stand looked jam packed so iv'e no idea where the other 800 or so brighton fans were to be housed if they had of made it .
Return of the Rev
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How many did we take 6k/7k
Taybha
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From memory i think it was supposed to be 6.3 K yes .
Return of the Rev
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Thought around 7k just from memory,someone reckons they counted 74 coaches,great support in any case.
Pretty pink fairy
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Went up on a coach from Brighton with phil from Lewes ,souless experience put me off coach travel ,got off coach and got confronted by Forest outside turnstile, also got some grief a few years later at forest from haywards heath lads
regards
DR
goldstonegull
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He was a very good friend of mine, think it was hit and run on the A23 if i remember rightly. I went to his funeral.
He was a good kiddie the bloke that did it got away almost scot free
71/2 was all action after Christmas.
The home win against Rotherham was an epic for atmosphere. Beamish scored a last minute winner. The Villa game was fractious in the crowd. No segregation.
Spotland was like a slag heap literally, with corrugated iron fencing like a non-league ground. We've even sold a player that year, Lutton to West Ham. Went to Dean Court but I could not see our goal.
The home win against Rotherham was an epic for atmosphere. Beamish scored a last minute winner. The Villa game was fractious in the crowd. No segregation.
Spotland was like a slag heap literally, with corrugated iron fencing like a non-league ground. We've even sold a player that year, Lutton to West Ham. Went to Dean Court but I could not see our goal.
