[Albion] Nice little TNT Sports piece

[Brighton Rock Podcast]

I mean people in these videos. It's odd how I don't remember their faces from the Withdean days, not that I don't recognise them from the Amex.

I’ve aged badly!!! ;

 

[Brighton Rock Podcast]

Lol ….I was thinking of at least one match that was worse than losing 1/0 to nine men Walsall …say 4/0 at hone to Walton n Hersham

Yeah was slightly done over there as was asked about Withdean games at the time. Speaking more broadly I’d have said 0-4 home to Darlo, the non-league cupsets, any of the war years stuff etc

 

[Brighton Rock Podcast]

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nice video from TNT:


@jackalbion gets a staring role.
I also recognise Maz from seagull social, but my following from abroad does not allow me to recognise me the third co-star ... please enliighten me

nice video from TNT:


@jackalbion gets a staring role.
I also recognise Maz from seagull social, but my following from abroad does not allow me to recognise me the third co-star ... please enlighten me.

That’ll be me: Russ. Been a regular on here in the past as Captain Haddock. Fan since ‘79. Plenty on here know me either from The Albion games themselves or from the pod I started in Jan 2020 with my mate Pete. I’m one of those guys that seems to know everybody! Say hello if you spot me. I’m a STH in WSU and a regular at away games.

 

[Littlemo]

It’s on now

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Guilty as charged on both counts!

Brett WAS there but incredibly resisted the urge to participate front of camera.

Well that's just crazy talk!

 

[huzzah]

That’ll be me: Russ. Been a regular on here in the past as Captain Haddock. Fan since ‘79. Plenty on here know me either from The Albion games themselves or from the pod I started in Jan 2020 with my mate Pete. I’m one of those guys that seems to know everybody! Say hello if you spot me. I’m a STH in WSU and a regular at away games.

Unfortunately, I can only usually get to one or two games a year, with living abroad (last year I did 6 but one was in my adopted home town of Amsterdam, so that was easier), but should I see you I shall say hello.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Yeah was slightly done over there as was asked about Withdean games at the time. Speaking more broadly I’d have said 0-4 home to Darlo, the non-league cupsets, any of the war years stuff etc

In my 40 years of going, I don't think the humiliating defeats against lower league opposition are the ones that stick out as the worst - these things do happen - the magic of the cup and that.

The 9-man Walsall game was simply ridiculous, but so ridiculous that you can almost laugh about it looking back (not at the time obviously - my throat was ripped raw from screaming at Clayton bloody Ince, continually catching our hopeless gentle crosses, then lying on the ball for about three minutes).

I always come back to a mundane 2-1 defeat to Mansfield, in the FAC 3rd round in January 2008. I think that was the flattest, shittest, most 'is this really worth it' Albion match of my life.

 

[jackalbion]

In my 40 years of going, I don't think the humiliating defeats against lower league opposition are the ones that stick out as the worst - these things do happen - the magic of the cup and that.

The 9-man Walsall game was simply ridiculous, but so ridiculous that you can almost laugh about it looking back (not at the time obviously - my throat was ripped raw from screaming at Clayton bloody Ince, continually catching our hopeless gentle crosses, then lying on the ball for about three minutes).

I always come back to a mundane 2-1 defeat to Mansfield, in the FAC 3rd round in January 2008. I think that was the flattest, shittest, most 'is this really worth it' Albion match of my life.

I'd like to nominate the 7-1 at Huddersfield

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I always come back to a mundane 2-1 defeat to Mansfield, in the FAC 3rd round in January 2008. I think that was the flattest, shittest, most 'is this really worth it' Albion match of my life.

I'd like to nominate the 7-1 at Huddersfield

Losing 7 (SEVEN) - 1 is at least funny / memorable. And it was away, so must at least have had some adventure / fun / gallows humour about it. And we scored a good goal!

I was at the 6-1 defeat at Oldham in sub-zero temperatures, that was grim as f***, and a horrific 5-1 at Fratton Park, where we got soaked, and penned in afterwards while they rained bits of concrete down on us - but like your Huddersfield, at least there's a STORY in it.

The Mansfield defeat just had no redeeming feature. No story, no joy, no HOPE.

 

[Brighton Rock Podcast]

Unfortunately, I can only usually get to one or two games a year, with living abroad (last year I did 6 but one was in my adopted home town of Amsterdam, so that was easier), but should I see you I shall say hello.

You weren’t the fella I chatted to in the toilets at ‘half time’ at the Albion Roar event on Matchday in The ‘Dam were you?

 

[Brighton Rock Podcast]

Losing 7 (SEVEN) - 1 is at least funny / memorable. And it was away, so must at least have had some adventure / fun / gallows humour about it. And we scored a good goal!

I was at the 6-1 defeat at Oldham in sub-zero temperatures, that was grim as f***, and a horrific 5-1 at Fratton Park, where we got soaked, and penned in afterwards while they rained bits of concrete down on us - but like your Huddersfield, at least there's a STORY in it.

The Mansfield defeat just had no redeeming feature. No story, no joy, no HOPE.

Christ! That Pompey thrashing was depressing and grim. Thankfully I wasn’t at Hudds or Oldham.
Using your criteria, HKFC, I’d nominate the painfully dull bore draw at ‘home’ to Rochdale during our delightful two year holiday at Priestfield. Less eventful than a slug race.

 

[huzzah]

You weren’t the fella I chatted to in the toilets at ‘half time’ at the Albion Roar event on Matchday in The ‘Dam were you?

If I had flowing fiery hair and a beard to die for, I may well have been ... I was there with the other dutch seagulls.

 

[kevo]

I always find it strange how I never seem to recognise any of the people in these things. Which is odd as going to Brighton away games in the Withdean era, it felt like you recognised everyone, and was the same old faces everywhere you went.

This is true - no idea who those people are, but you never see the old regulars in these things.

 

[jackalbion]

This is true - no idea who those people are, but you never see the old regulars in these things.

I’m not expecting many people to recognise me from withdean away games, when I was aged 4-14 when we were at the Withdean. I went for a long time with my dad who's sadly no longer with us. I’ve got a lot older and less better looking.

 

[Stat Brother]

no redeeming feature. No story, no joy, no HOPE.

The Name Of My Sex Tape.

 

[Eggman]

In my 40 years of going, I don't think the humiliating defeats against lower league opposition are the ones that stick out as the worst - these things do happen - the magic of the cup and that.

The 9-man Walsall game was simply ridiculous, but so ridiculous that you can almost laugh about it looking back (not at the time obviously - my throat was ripped raw from screaming at Clayton bloody Ince, continually catching our hopeless gentle crosses, then lying on the ball for about three minutes).

I always come back to a mundane 2-1 defeat to Mansfield, in the FAC 3rd round in January 2008. I think that was the flattest, shittest, most 'is this really worth it' Albion match of my life.

Ah yes. I think at the time Mansfield were bottom of the football league.

Joel Lynch at left back had an absolute MARE.

 

[pornomagboy]

was really looking forward to seeing jules doing a behind the scene tour but don't think they showed it

 

[Hamilton]

Losing 3-1 to York City on Thursday 9 May 1996 after an 11.00am kick-off was pretty depressing. We still got a crowd of over 2,000 to attend. Given that we basically had no idea what might happen next, despite supposed assurances from Belotti, that was a pretty low point for me.

I think York actually secured safety with that victory, so we had to witness very different emotions among the visiting team.

 

[Beanstalk]

I always come back to a mundane 2-1 defeat to Mansfield, in the FAC 3rd round in January 2008. I think that was the flattest, shittest, most 'is this really worth it' Albion match of my life.

Absolutely this. My (crappy state school) Design and Technology teacher was on the Mansfield board at the time FFS - the whole thing felt incredibly small time and a sign the Albion were going nowhere fast (building yet to start on the Amex, and if memory serves there was a lot of doubt as to whether it would actually happen). As you say, I don't think I've ever seen a flatter performance. Still angry at Joel Lynch for his part in it - utterly dreadful.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

In fairness, I think we worked out @jackalbion is almost certainly the youngest Albion fan to have seen a game at the Goldstone? Isn't that right?

How old is he?