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[Football] Memories of Withdean
- Thread starter gripper stebson
- Start date
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Kuipers Supporters Club
Well-known member
I need to find a decent VHS to record the Southend NYD pitch, an abomination.
https://www.11v11.com/matches/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-southend-united-01-january-2001-3882/
Just seen Zamora didn't start, WTF!
https://www.11v11.com/matches/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-southend-united-01-january-2001-3882/
Just seen Zamora didn't start, WTF!
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
We are the same age, l'm 65 in April.
Withdean certainly had a rich history prior to being a home for the Albion for a number of years, being used for many and various things, including housing Italian prisoners of war, and housing a zoo and a circus!
NorthstandRacoon
Well-known member
That's the one.
Iovan The Sweeper
New member
- May 16, 2016
- 169
The amazing football under Poyet in our last season - we couldn't have wished for a better farewell present
Seeing Calde and Fran Sandaza in The Sportsman after a game, and then seeing Gordon Greer waiting outside and chatting to fans - it really brought home the community feel to the club
A Park & Ride driver getting lost and having to do a 3-point turn, with everyone on the bus giving him helpful advice (you can imagine)
Oh Gary Hart almost scoring in his last home game for us
Same game - Lee Clark being praised over the PA for his "sheer class" (complete with an "unlike some" nod to Adkins) for giving us the guard of honour
Bas Savage's moonwalk
Andy D'Urso having a spectacularly bad game for us (but a great one for Leeds - giving them a very dodgy penalty) which got everyone in the South Stand going
Slade's Great Escape
Getting excited about Liam Dickenson's debut, and telling everyone he was a great signing. I'm pretty sure his next touch was to tread on the ball and fall over
Alexis Bertin - at times looking like a Premier League player toying with League One opposition
The shortest forward line ever seen in the country (probably) - Leon Knight and Jake Robinson
What seemed like every time a bigger club came down and lost, their manager would be sacked on Monday morning - as if losing to us in an athletics stadium was the final straw. Withdean in a nutshell - loved it
Seeing Calde and Fran Sandaza in The Sportsman after a game, and then seeing Gordon Greer waiting outside and chatting to fans - it really brought home the community feel to the club
A Park & Ride driver getting lost and having to do a 3-point turn, with everyone on the bus giving him helpful advice (you can imagine)
Oh Gary Hart almost scoring in his last home game for us
Same game - Lee Clark being praised over the PA for his "sheer class" (complete with an "unlike some" nod to Adkins) for giving us the guard of honour
Bas Savage's moonwalk
Andy D'Urso having a spectacularly bad game for us (but a great one for Leeds - giving them a very dodgy penalty) which got everyone in the South Stand going
Slade's Great Escape
Getting excited about Liam Dickenson's debut, and telling everyone he was a great signing. I'm pretty sure his next touch was to tread on the ball and fall over
Alexis Bertin - at times looking like a Premier League player toying with League One opposition
The shortest forward line ever seen in the country (probably) - Leon Knight and Jake Robinson
What seemed like every time a bigger club came down and lost, their manager would be sacked on Monday morning - as if losing to us in an athletics stadium was the final straw. Withdean in a nutshell - loved it