The Gulls Eye Dinner 1990

[Lenny Rider]

Was at Worthing FC in late May, Chris Cattlin, Tony Millard and Keith Cuss were the guest speakers.

Drink flowed, we ended up in Bensons nightclub, Millard got to the final of the dance off.

It was one of the few nights of my life I cant remember getting home, and I woke up next day, my flat littered with vomit.

The other week I was up at the Crematorium on a football related funeral when a then member of the Woodside Road staff admitted to doctoring certain starters, including mine, should we have expected anything less as Worthing FC was still a hotbed of Barry Lloyd support?

So all these years later, it might not have been the drink after all, and if any of the 130 or so guests that night were also ill, now we know why.

Happy days. (And my Mum bless her heart came round and cleared all the puke up)

 

[Ernest]

Shame Gulls Eye can't come back and EXPOSE what is REALLY going on at the Albion right NOW

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Shame Gulls Eye can't come back and EXPOSE what is REALLY going on at the Albion right NOW

Lunch I should imagine.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

who funded the event
regards
DR

 

[seagullsslimjim]

who funded the event
regards
DR

it was part of the 1983 FA Cup money !

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

it was part of the 1983 FA Cup money !

nice one I ALWAYS WONDERED WHO PAID FOR THE HIRE OF THOSE ELVIS OUTFITS AS WELL
regards
DR

 

[Guinness Boy]

Was at Worthing FC in late May, Chris Cattlin, Tony Millard and Keith Cuss were the guest speakers.

Drink flowed, we ended up in Bensons nightclub, Millard got to the final of the dance off.

It was one of the few nights of my life I cant remember getting home, and I woke up next day, my flat littered with vomit.

The other week I was up at the Crematorium on a football related funeral when a then member of the Woodside Road staff admitted to doctoring certain starters, including mine, should we have expected anything less as Worthing FC was still a hotbed of Barry Lloyd support?

So all these years later, it might not have been the drink after all, and if any of the 130 or so guests that night were also ill, now we know why.

Happy days. (And my Mum bless her heart came round and cleared all the puke up)

You won't know me but a lad I went to games with around then lived in Worthing and was a regular in Chapmans and Bensons. One night we were in there and your stag was going on in the next door bar and at some point we either gate crashed or got dragged in around the time the first comedian was on. It is still one of the finest examples of such an event I can remember and I say remember in the loosest possible terms.

On the way home I "decorated" the train, Lancing Station, Portslade Station and my bedroom. Nobody helped me clean up.

Can I now blame the prawn vol au vonts?

 

[Cesar Chavez]

Wasn't at that one, had moved to Manchester so couldn't get down. But did attend two epic dinners at the Courtlands in Hove. One had the auction - perhaps they both did Remember talking to Gerry Ryan, late on, conversation was the Man City game when he ran through from the half way line to score. He asked who played the assist, and through the blur of beer and time, it was suddenly 1980 all over, and out popped the answer, Ray Clarke - to this day that is a power of memory that has nerver returned!
What was the name of the guy who ran the bar, Guiseppe? Dear oh dear, I may have been a little unkinfd to him!
Great memories, time for a reunion dinner Lenny?

 

[Working class pride]

Ipswich away in Elvis costumes. Dont tell seagullsovergrimsby tho as we all only supported the Albion after the amex apparently. News to my family who were in the 30,000 crowds of the 60's and 70s

 

[Working class pride]

Wasn't at that one, had moved to Manchester so couldn't get down. But did attend two epic dinners at the Courtlands in Hove. One had the auction - perhaps they both did Remember talking to Gerry Ryan, late on, conversation was the Man City game when he ran through from the half way line to score. He asked who played the assist, and through the blur of beer and time, it was suddenly 1980 all over, and out popped the answer, Ray Clarke - to this day that is a power of memory that has nerver returned!
What was the name of the guy who ran the bar, Guiseppe? Dear oh dear, I may have been a little unkinfd to him!
Great memories, time for a reunion dinner Lenny?

never go back but "son of the eye" would be great at the amex.. and if so then do a feature on "great away day back in the day.."

 

[Lenny Rider]

You won't know me but a lad I went to games with around then lived in Worthing and was a regular in Chapmans and Bensons. One night we were in there and your stag was going on in the next door bar and at some point we either gate crashed or got dragged in around the time the first comedian was on. It is still one of the finest examples of such an event I can remember and I say remember in the loosest possible terms.

On the way home I "decorated" the train, Lancing Station, Portslade Station and my bedroom. Nobody helped me clean up.

Can I now blame the prawn vol au vonts?

That was July 1990, and the stripper was called Kookie, a lovely mixed race girl who ended up as a regular on the James Whale Show.


Lap dancing killed the stag show sadly

 

[Lenny Rider]

Wasn't at that one, had moved to Manchester so couldn't get down. But did attend two epic dinners at the Courtlands in Hove. One had the auction - perhaps they both did Remember talking to Gerry Ryan, late on, conversation was the Man City game when he ran through from the half way line to score. He asked who played the assist, and through the blur of beer and time, it was suddenly 1980 all over, and out popped the answer, Ray Clarke - to this day that is a power of memory that has nerver returned!
What was the name of the guy who ran the bar, Guiseppe? Dear oh dear, I may have been a little unkinfd to him!
Great memories, time for a reunion dinner Lenny?

Guiseppe Messina, top bloke, retired back to Sicily I believe, back in the day all the new signings lived at the Hotel, as did Cloughie for his entire stint as manager.

The Hotel was originally owned by the Cutress family before being sold to a well known local businessman, it was once commented that if he'd been an Albion fan at the times of the troubles, Archer and Bellotti might have been shot.

 

[BrianWade4]

I miss Gulls Eye immensely

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

Guiseppe Messina, top bloke, retired back to Sicily I believe, back in the day all the new signings lived at the Hotel, as did Cloughie for his entire stint as manager.

The Hotel was originally owned by the Cutress family before being sold to a well known local businessman, it was once commented that if he'd been an Albion fan at the times of the troubles, Archer and Bellotti might have been shot.

My mum worked there for years and as the away teams all stayed there I have sheet after sheet old menues with players autographs on the back from during the cutress era to early NVH ownership.

 

[Lenny Rider]

I miss Gulls Eye immensely

So do I, but it had its time and would now be usurped by the Internet.

The three censored covers that never made might get an airing on here one day..............

 

[Working class pride]

So do I, but it had its time and would now be usurped by the Internet.

The three censored covers that never made might get an airing on here one day..............

Was Kevin Bremner's wife really called Brenda or is that an urban myth?

 

[Lenny Rider]

Was Kevin Bremner's wife really called Brenda or is that an urban myth?

Urban myth, she was called Julie.

Years later when we were at Gillingham had a good chat with Kev, parted with a handshake, he knew it was all part of football fan culture.

One of the most surreal moments was when my son was a little baby and I'd just got him off to sleep, the phone rang, on the other end of a line was a former nemesis of the Eye. He announced who he was and told me that Jesus Christ had come into his life and had instructed him to contact everyone he had ever crossed/wronged and ask for forgiveness. I did ask him if Jesus had indicated if any of the money we paid as a result of the court case in 1990 would re appear by way of some biblical miracle.

As yet it hasn't but if it ever did, as it was the supporters who rallied round with donations, including Stuart Hall and Robert Maxwell, any money coming back would go to charity.

 

[Cesar Chavez]

What did the internet ever do for anyone?