[Albion] Seven years ago today 17.4.2017 Promotion to the Premier League

[Thunder Bolt]

We beat Wigan 2-1 (edited), invaded the pitch and sang along with Knocky.

 

[Alwaysblue]

*2-1

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

 

[Thunder Bolt]

*2-1

Whoops.

My photo of the pitch invasion

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

How did it all go wrong?

 

[Arthur]

How did it all go wrong?

We've stayed up!

 

[Albion my Albion]

Are the only two that were on that promoted side that are still on the team today, Dunk & March?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

We've stayed up!

Not enough for some....

Hope life's treating you well

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Seven years of thriving, so impressive.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Seven years of thriving, so impressive.

With an eighth successive season coming up, thanks to @Acker79 Teams that can't catch us thread.


It was 16th April 2011 when we won the League One Championship at Walsall so my FB memories tell me and that one was 3-1. (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it)

 

[Si Gull]

*2-1

Definitely 2-1. I can still feel the stress and fear of Wigan getting an equaliser after getting one back with 5 minutes to go

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Yep today is my birthday, so the present of promotion the Albion gave me for my 61st birthday was one of the best ever!

 

[raymondo]

We beat Wigan 3-1, invaded the pitch and sang along with Knocky.

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Do you remember the date, or put it on your wall calendar each year

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Yep today is my birthday, so the present of promotion the Albion gave me for my 61st birthday was one of the best ever!

Happy Birthday

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Do you remember the date, or put it on your wall calendar each year

Facebook reminds me.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

I suppose it's been OK, since

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

My son and I missed the pitch invasion as it is my Dad’s birthday on this date and we had a family dinner to celebrate his 75th birthday to get back for. I told him he wouldn’t miss anything as it had been made clear there would be no pitch invasion etc. so we dashed out on the final whistle to get home.

 

[AmexRuislip]

We beat Wigan 2-1 (edited), invaded the pitch and sang along with Knocky.

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Glad you posted this, funnily enough I was watching the Football Focus that was at the Amex for our first PL match v Citeh.
Dan Walker

 

[AlbionBro]

I do believe we have to be careful not to get too carried away, Portsmouth spent seven years in the Premier League, then spent fourteen year to date out of it!

This next year is critical I reckon, the seven year itch could be upon us!

 

[Weststander]

A jobsworth steward targeted my son in trying to prevent him running on seconds after final whistle, despite 1,000’s streaming on. A charge from Dad at the back of that particular scrum resolved the situation .

What a day, goosebumps even now. I’ve never remembered much about the football, have never watched it back … just the tension, Powell was their best player, Solly The God .

Other highlights …. incredible mass singing before and at HT in the NS concourse …. so rare since! Knockaert the choirmaster of the Tomor song, that was such a great chant.

Disappointed that I didn’t see the players crowd surfing on the train or the tour of players/fans in West Street …. but that would’ve meant hanging around for endless hours.