[Albion] Seagull line

[lordlush1972]

To all young Brighton fans if you think this is stressful ie signing a striker. In the Goldstone days we had to ring a premium number to find out if we were signing anyone [emoji16] UTA

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[Is it PotG?]

 

[willalbion]

I well remember and I remember getting a proper dressing down due to the astronomical phone bill. The only thing that saved me was my mums slight relief that I hadn’t been calling a sex line...

 

[Kosh]

I well remember and I remember getting a proper dressing down due to the astronomical phone bill. The only thing that saved me was my mums slight relief that I hadn’t been calling a sex line...

The exact same thing happened with my parents... I had to dig out the number from a programme to convince them I hadn't been ringing one of those 60 second **** lines... Naturally I'd hung on for five minuets or more at times, my dad was probably secretly impressed.

Alas the £35 it all cost was less impressive :/

 

[GJN1]

I got in the neck for being on Dial-A-Disc too much. The number was 1-6 if I memory serves...

 

[dolphins]

Ooo that takes me back. Pleased it had the number as I had a feeling it was 16 - but then remembered THAT was Dial-A-Disc. On demand streaming of a song (albeit not of your choice) on your phone. Still do that today, but slightly better quality and choice now...

 

[Is it PotG?]

M & D tried the old phone lock after a tidy bill, until someone let us know you could tap the number out on the handset rest thingies.

 

[Wozza]

Coming up, exciting news of a new face at the Goldstone Ground BUT FIRST....

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

[GJN1]

M & D tried the old phone lock after a tidy bill, until someone let us know you could tap the number out on the handset rest thingies.

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My parents actually got a portable pay phone. It was a source of acute embarrassment whenever my mates came round.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

It's the number for Albion information every day twenty four hours a day ... or something similar!

 

[Deadly Danson]

I remember ducking out of school to find a payphone to find out whether we were still in business and finding we'd sold Mark Beeney. Cost a small fortune to get through all the preamble before the actual news happened. Puts this transfer window issues in perspective.

 

[Martlet]

Or waiting for Ceefax page 42/75 to come round...

 

[fleet]

The only good thing is that it didn't cost any more to call from London (which is where I was living) than it did from Brighton!

 

[Brian Parsons]

I was living in Oxfordshire and I remember listening to a cup game versus Derby via the Seagull line whilst painting the stairs. Wife not impressed when phone bill arrived.

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[Seagull]

You have called the Seagull Line on Brighton 8049

It's the number for Albion information every day twenty four hours a day

The Albion lost the game at West Bromwich Albion this afternoon going down by two goals to nil. The Seagulls went behind the 4th minute when centre back Jonny Evans headed in at the far post .... etc etc.
This was the only way to get the result & report on the game if you were out!

 

[Dolph Ins]

Or waiting for Ceefax page 42/75 to come round...

It was often quicker to get next day's paper rather than wait for ceefax to load up.

 

[neilbard]

Just called 8049 and Busby told me to f**k off, he was having his tea apparently.

 

[timbha]

Ooo that takes me back. Pleased it had the number as I had a feeling it was 16 - but then remembered THAT was Dial-A-Disc. On demand streaming of a song (albeit not of your choice) on your phone. Still do that today, but slightly better quality and choice now...

Shamefully I have the admit that I recorded the songs from 16 on my portable cassette recorder by holding the microphone to the hearing end of the phone. The recording was often interrupted by my mum calling out that tea was ready or a knock on the door

 

[Mackenzie]

0898 800 609

 

[Eeyore]

That's the number for Albion information every day twenty four hours a day ... or something similar!

Pedantic correction.