[Albion] Seagulls V Mariners - Memories

[Dinner with Gotsmanov]

Been a while since we have played GTFC so wondering what memories people have of games past.

Mine are
83/84 - grubbed 5-0 on a blustery day in October, a grim (see what I did there?) indeed.

84/85 - 2-0 down with 15 mins to go, 2-1 down with about 5 mins left - and we won 4-2, I think Hansie Kray scored for us and went a bit Krayzee… forgive me. This kept our play off dreams alive for a bit longer.

2002/3 the home game where we were desperate to stop the rot , and lost 2-1. The away game, final game of the season, drinking beer bought from the Co-op next door to the pub near the ground on a sunny day, drew 2-2 and a twunt (Michael Keane?) scoring their equaliser in a 2-2 draw and making the thumbs down gesture at the Albion fans, which was not apprecited - we both went down….

Over to you lot….

 

[portlock seagull]

2002/3 being relegated at their place. Seen them at the Goldstone in the 80s too, can’t remember which year though. Funny, I still think of them as a Div 2 club.

 

[Timbo]

Spent a while living there and thoroughly enjoyed going to Blundell Park including watching them get a last minute winner against Palace. Only time I’ve seen us there was the 2-2 relegation game.

 

[LANGDON SEAGULL]

Remember going there on a Tuesday night in Feb - 92 ish and winning 1-0 with a Clive Walker goal. Still got relegated mind you

 

[Easy 10]

Was there for the 2-2 relegation game. They were already bottom and down, but I think we went there needing snookers (a win, and Stoke to beat Reading, or something). I remember that twunt equalising and running behind the goal pointing down at all us lot. Despite the fact he'd been relegated a week or two earlier.

What an absolute CHOMPER

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Where it all began for me - 1988 at home.
Sat in the West Stand and my overriding memory is laughing every time the North Stand sung, “You’re shit aaaaaaaaaaagggghhh!”

A very dull 0-0.

 

[Lindfield by the Pond]

Went to the 2003 end of season game. I think we were hoping that Stoke might go down instead of us? Suitably disappointed at the end.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Went to the 2003 end of season game. I think we were hoping that Stoke might go down instead of us? Suitably disappointed at the end.

Yep. Remember us chanting ‘Ra-ra-ra-Rougier’ willing him to score for Reading.

 

[Bedsex]

I have unhappy memories of the 2-2 at Blundell Park too. I knew there was only the remotest of outside chances that we’d stay up - but it was a possibility, so I had to be there, just in case…

The week before, my wife told me she had a friend’s party that day and needed the car, therefore I’d have to make alternatIve arrangements to get up to Grimsby. So, I hired a car, picked it up early that morning and drove up to Grimsby. I had fish and chips for lunch on the seafront in Cleethorpes (little did I know that would end up being the highlight of the day). I then went to the game full of hope and anticipation.

That didn’t materialise, I saw us draw and get relegated (I think the other result went against us anyway, so our result ended up being inconsequential), then drove back home in the hire car. As far as I’m concerned, we owe them one.

This all seems like a different world compared to what we’re witnessing now.

 

[seaford]

I was there for the 4-2 midweek game.
After going 2-0 down the local fish botherers were giving it large and to be fair who could blame them at the time. Then came the fightback, and it was Alan Biley I think who got 2 of the 4 we scored. Scenes, up there with one of my favourite away days.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Relagation at their plaice.

 

[knocky1]

Sunny day at Grimsby. 5 or so pints sunk. Half time asked the non playing Charlie Oatway if it was true he had the QPR team tattooed on his arm. Surprised by the response. Glad he was on the other side of the hoarding.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Does the main stand there still have a massive Findus advert on the roof?

 

[wolfie]

Whenever I think about Albion v Grimsby (other than that relegation match in the 2000s) the name Matt Tees springs to mind. In the 1960s, he always seemed to score against us at the Goldstone - and we usually lost.

 

[MattBackHome]

Watched that 03 relegation match in some shit hole pub on Gloucester Road, Bristol (John Cabot, Royal Oak, Robin Hood?) with loads of Arsenal fans and a Preston supporting drug dealer who was being racist about Kurt Nogan. Not the best day of my life.

 

[mjking73]

Remember going there on a Tuesday night in Feb - 92 ish and winning 1-0 with a Clive Walker goal. Still got relegated mind you

Remember that well. Coldest night ever and the coach broke down on the way home. Got back about 6am!!

 

[Eeyore]

Been a while since we have played GTFC so wondering what memories people have of games past.

Mine are
83/84 - grubbed 5-0 on a blustery day in October, a grim (see what I did there?) indeed.

84/85 - 2-0 down with 15 mins to go, 2-1 down with about 5 mins left - and we won 4-2, I think Hansie Kray scored for us and went a bit Krayzee… forgive me. This kept our play off dreams alive for a bit longer.

2002/3 the home game where we were desperate to stop the rot , and lost 2-1. The away game, final game of the season, drinking beer bought from the Co-op next door to the pub near the ground on a sunny day, drew 2-2 and a twunt (Michael Keane?) scoring their equaliser in a 2-2 draw and making the thumbs down gesture at the Albion fans, which was not apprecited - we both went down….

Over to you lot….

Not sure about the play-off reference there. No play-offs then.

My memories. Opening day of the 85/86 season. 2-2 draw that day.

I have made one visit there. Some will remember. A Tuesday night trip in 1992 and a 1-0 win. I think Albion were staging a mini revival at that point but still went down. The years I followed Brighton away have to be amongst the dullest ever. Still, we never had to worry about tickets or owt like that.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Been three times to watch us at Grimsby. The 5-0 I was sat in the Findus Stand. You could see over the opposite stand to the estuary. Watched a full-scale rescue of a small fishing boat, eventually they managed to tow it back in. Far more exciting than the game.

 

[Albion_Dave]

Remember going there on a Tuesday night in Feb - 92 ish and winning 1-0 with a Clive Walker goal. Still got relegated mind you

I was also at that game. We got there early and was very, very drunk.

 

[Brovion]

Went there in '77 (I think it was) on the famous Seagull SpeciaI train. We lost 2-0 or 3-0. The buffet car caught fire on the way home. It's only because of the fire that I even vaguely remember it.