"Not in my Lifetime..."

[Beanstalk]

Following on from Mark Lawrenson's soundbite via Peter Ward's pre-match interview on Saturday,

Did you ever think you'd see The Albion in the top flight (again)? If not, when did that attitude change?

Having gone to my first game at the start of the 98/99 season, I didn't believe I would see us in the Premier League in my lifetime. It probably wasn't until the 12/13 season (pre Palace play-off) that I believed otherwise.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Following on from Mark Lawrenson's soundbite via Peter Ward's pre-match interview on Saturday,

Did you ever think you'd see The Albion in the top flight (again)? If not, when did that attitude change?

Having gone to my first game at the start of the 98/99 season, I didn't believe I would see us in the Premier League in my lifetime. It probably wasn't until the 12/13 season (pre Palace play-off) that I believed otherwise.

One page if you are lucky

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Depends how old you are shirley?

 

[Beanstalk]

Thus the "again" in parenthesis.
Always felt growing up that the club's aim was to re-establish itself as a consistent and viable football league club rather than aim for the lofty heights we are now hurtling towards!
Whatever age you are, the recent turnaround in ambition under Bloom is incredible and forced the disbandment of the 'little old Brighton' mentality that was associated with the club for a long time.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Thus the "again" in parenthesis.
Always felt growing up that the club's aim was to re-establish itself as a consistent and viable football league club rather than aim for the lofty heights we are now hurtling towards!
Whatever age you are, the recent turnaround in ambition under Bloom is incredible and forced the disbandment of the 'little old Brighton' mentality that was associated with the club for a long time.

99 per cent on Nsc wouldn't have a clue what you are on about

 

[Easy 10]

We will become the 48th club to play in the Premier League. So most clubs manage it sooner or later.

 

[El Presidente]

I've always taken the view that if a small club such as Crystal Palace can manage it, then it should be within our remit too.

 

[hoveboyslim]

We will become the 48th club to play in the Premier League. So most clubs manage it sooner or later.

A good way to look at it.

Given we are the 48th club to get there, are there any clubs larger than us (stadium size, financial investment etc) who haven't played at that level?

 

[whitelion]

A good way to look at it.

Given we are the 48th club to get there, are there any clubs larger than us (stadium size, financial investment etc) who haven't played at that level?

Not really....Huddersfield Bristol City may fit that profile....MK Dons could be another.

 

[JonathanLivingstonSeagull]

Was firmly in 'not in my lifetime'. Became 'football aware' at just the point everything was going wrong on and off the pitch, at about 13. That gives you a certain impression... Realised things could change once Bloom/Poyet kicked in, now around aged 23.

 

[Easy 10]

A good way to look at it.

Given we are the 48th club to get there, are there any clubs larger than us (stadium size, financial investment etc) who haven't played at that level?

Plymouth maybe ?

Wouldn't say they're bigger than us, but I always felt they're punching way beneath their weight down there in the noddy leagues, although nearly going bust is what did for them. I'd love to see them back in the Championship. Decent stadium and support, they should be well capable.

 

[Monkey Man]

After losing the Goldstone I thought the best we could hope for was to be a lower league team playing in a fairly modest stadium, built god knows where with god knows whose money.

By the time Wilkins was in charge, playing a lot of young local players in the third tier, I was actually reasonably content and thought there was something quite honourable about that approach.

Getting to the Premier League, in a stadium like ours, is beyond what I thought possible a decade ago.

 

[Postman Pat]

Not really....Huddersfield Bristol City may fit that profile....MK Dons could be another.

Preston probably qualify too. Decent stadium and history.

 

[Triggaaar]

Did you ever think you'd see The Albion in the top flight

Yes. Blind optimism.

I didn't think it would be thanks to investment, I just thought that one time we'd manage to get lucky.

 

[Hamilton]

We will become the 48th club to play in the Premier League. So most clubs manage it sooner or later.

We are the 65th club to play top flight football. Three of those clubs now no longer exist.


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[Hamilton]

Not really....Huddersfield Bristol City may fit that profile....MK Dons could be another.

Huddersfield and Bristol have already played in the top flight.


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[whitelion]

Huddersfield and Bristol have already played in the top flight.


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Of course I'm aware of that - but OP was referring to the Premier League.

 

[sully]

"Not in my Lifetime..."

We are the 65th club to play top flight football. Three of those clubs now no longer exist.


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Eh?

We've already played in the top division. How can we be 65th - or did you mean we were the 65th back in 1979?

 

[hoveboyslim]

We are the 65th club to play top flight football. Three of those clubs now no longer exist.


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I think you mean we are one of 65 clubs to play in the top flight. Being as we first played there 38 years ago.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

When I gave evidence at the Public Inquiry into the stadium planning application, I remember saying that Brighton had every reason to see its football club grow to be much the same size as ...

... Leicester City.

Nothing much has changed.