[Albion] Happy Hereford away Anniversary

[HangletonGull]

Also i remember when the whistle went Roy chutter (rip) just picked me up and started swinging me around

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Hereford 26 years later: Dick Knight remembers

The former Albion chairman recalls a pivotal moment in our history at Edgar Street, Hereford, 26 years ago today.

www.brightonandhovealbion.com

 

[Comrade Sam]

I was somewhere in the melee behind the goal. Arrived in Hereford with about 20 minutes before kick off, but had rolled enough doobies for several hours. Had to chain smoke super fast and drifted in utterly wrecked and unbearable thirsty. When they scored I sobered up instantly and it wasn't until we scored that it dawned on me that was all we needed to do.

 

[Eeyore]

My main memory is George Ogana missing a sitter in the last minute. It happened so quickly and only dawned on me afterwards how close it all was. I think Baird may have been through on goal before then and I was really worried we could have blown it.

I was seated in with the Hereford fans. I was spoken to and told them I was from Bournemouth (I know the area in case I was questioned) and I was doing 'the 92'.

After the full time whistle I passed by a crying child and somehow found myself into the away end. I could celebrate properly then.

 

[Mancgull]

It wasn’t Ogana, it was Foster, their top scorer. Heart in mouth moment.

 

[Binney on acid]

My in laws lived in Hereford. They bought 3 tickets a matter of metres from the directors box, eons before anyone knew of the significance of the match. Suffice to say, I wasn't very popular when we equalised, or at the final whistle.............

 

[The Optimist]

Started in the home end. The section I was in shared some toilets with the away end (I think we were given a section normally given to home fans), so I got into the away end. My switch was sometime between the two goals.

The home seats we had were just below the commentary area and Gerry Ryan was in it. He clocked me and my dad as we only lived one road away from The Witch so gone there regularly enough for him to recognise us.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Unfortunately for me I was working days that day, nothing doing really just normal mundane stuff, which I fitted around listening to R5Live, and after hearing rhe result, a resounding scream emitted from my gob.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Ah, how annoying....if the camera man had just adjusted his picture a bit further to his right (on the second picture) I'd be able to see myself!! Not sure why, but I wore a bright green New York Cosmos shirt that day (of the Pele era!!!)

SO MANY MEMORIES FROM THAT DAY, both good and bad.....from literally chain smoking 4 cigarettes at half-time, to feeling sick with nerves, to the relief of the win (and the amazing bundle when we scored!) to avoiding the big punch-up in the cattle market car park after the game (just!) and the great journey home in the minibus.

WHAT A DAY

Historical Pictures and Videos: Hereford vs Brighton 1997 - Saturday May 3 — hersi007 on Scorum

Picture by Mark Raven Hereford v Brighton 1997. Last match of season. One team was going to be relegated into non league. Brighton needed a draw and finished 1-1 Robbie Reinelt scoring the massive goal for Brighton. Hereford were relegated. Over and above 3,000 Brighton fans were

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