[Albion] Name a unique or random thing that has happened at this football club

[Cornwallboy]

A newspaper advert for '11 clockwork clowns for sale' after a 3-0 FA cup home defeat to lower league Oxford United with the number to call being the number for the Albion, was 1982 I think.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Turning down Roy Keane and Ian Wright.

 

[Bodian]

It’s not the only time that’s happened, is it? I don’t recall the opponents, but didn’t Carlisle have a similar escape but with an injury time goal by an on loan goalkeeper (Jimmy Glass)?

Or did I dream all that and / or remember incorrectly?

Indeed they did. But the big difference was that Plymouth, whom they were playing, were safely in mid-table mediocrity - so the result/game meant nothing to them (Scarborough went down). The Hereford game is the only one I know of where one of the two teams playing each other would be going out of the league.

 

[Whitechapel]

Organising a contest where the fans could pick a new away kit, ordering the kit before the contest ended and the ordered kit not winning.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Having a full back play at 3 different home grounds

 

[talk2knighty]

The FA Cup money going missing

 

[Berty23]

3 May 1997. Two bottom placed teams playing each other for survival - one of them must drop. Wouldn't believe it if it were a script for a film or book.

This is nuts. And now 25 years later we are competing in the top half of the premier league and the oppo that day play league matches against my mate’s who I play five aside and golf with. Was that the year the film sliding doors was released?

 

[Simster]

Indeed they did. But the big difference was that Plymouth, whom they were playing, were safely in mid-table mediocrity - so the result/game meant nothing to them (Scarborough went down). The Hereford game is the only one I know of where one of the two teams playing each other would be going out of the league.

I think you're wrong. Didn't Barnet play Torquay in similar circumstances a few years later?

Edit:. You are indeed wrong

BBC SPORT | ENGLISH DIVISION 3 | Barnet suffer relegation heartache

 

[Horses Arse]

Signing a kid for training kit and some footballs, him never come close to the first team, but take Aston Villa for £1Million when they signed him.

Mix of two occurrences?

 

[Bodian]

I think you're wrong. Didn't Barnet play Torquay in similar circumstances a few years later?

Edit:. You are indeed wrong

BBC SPORT | ENGLISH DIVISION 3 | Barnet suffer relegation heartache

Well - never knew that! You're right.

https://www.football-england.com/barnet-2-torquay-3-division-three-may-2001.html

Not unique at all then!!

 

[Horses Arse]

Buying the wrong colour home kit

Selling named seats and then realising that would never work, changing it to shit stones, then moving them - never found mine

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Signing a kid for training kit and some footballs, him never come close to the first team, but take Aston Villa for £1Million when they signed him.

Think you're mixing that up. Gary Hart signed for £1000 and a set of tracksuits from Stansted, Gareth Barry signed as school boy then nicked by Villa which went to the FA.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Two of our managers having the same name, Peter Taylor.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Mix of two occurrences?

Think you're mixing that up. Gary Hart signed for £1000 and a set of tracksuits from Stansted, Gareth Barry signed as school boy then nicked by Villa which went to the FA.

What were Hastings paid and what did Albion receive?

 

[BadFish]

Buying the wrong colour home kit

Selling named seats and then realising that would never work, changing it to shit stones, then moving them - never found mine

That's interesting, I looked for ages when I was over and couldn't find mine either.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

What were Hastings paid and what did Albion receive?

Did he ever play for Hastings? He played for St Vincents and Spartan as a youth before joining Brighton as far as I knew.

 

[upthealbion1970]

Playing home games at 4 different grounds in 15 years

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

The FA Cup money going missing

My brother and I helped count it, on the Sunday after the first final, mind you Mike Bamber did come in the office then rushed off.

 

[rool]

Slade recorded a music video in front of an actual crowd.

Yeah Russell was brilliant, my oh my.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Did he ever play for Hastings? He played for St Vincents and Spartan as a youth before joining Brighton as far as I knew.

Nope - he was in the Hastings youth ranks at the time when he was 'poached'. Albion paid token compensation and the rest is history. John Gregory said if Dick Knight saw Barry run bollock naked past him on The Palace Pier he wouldn't recognise him. Villa paid up though etc.