bobby smith
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What made you a Brighton fan?
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Dave the OAP
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Smash and grab they called them, but in a weird west country drawl. Melksham was an absolute shit hole. Made Swindon look like monte Carlo
bobby smith
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Eastville u mean ??
The Auctioneer
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I remember the sky glowing red whilst living in Hangleton as the south stand went up in smoke in 1980.
Here's Johnny!
All work and no play.....
Funny way in for me. Born in Brighton, dad nor brothers that interested in Football. I settled on Arsenal when I was about 6 and it took until I was 14 when the albion were in the news for all the wrong reasons in 1996 that I 'became' a brighton fan.
Biggest regret is I never went to the Goldstone, first game as at the Priestfield
Similar for me.
Dad liked football but never loved it. I started getting into footy at school as a Man Utd "fan" (never seen them play but had a Cantona 7 replica shirt). Really wanted to see a live game so nagged dad into taking me to The Goldstone in the Archer years and got caught up in the drama at the time. Dumped Man U and started following The Albion with increasing love and convinced Dad we should get season tickets and go together every week. Been years now and my affection for the club keeps getting stronger and stronger and I wouldn't swap the times I've seen for anything.
Sussex Nomad
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Insurance job! *cough*
Dave the OAP
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What?
bobby smith
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U said Melksham wots that ??
Dave the OAP
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That is where I lived in Wiltshire. Keep up at the back
The Auctioneer
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Gerry Ryan having his leg broken at Selhurst Park....the whole ground went quiet..after the awful snapping sound. does anybody remember ?
Couple of amazing goals...Garry Nelson at Griffin Park and Martin Keown for the Albion at the Goldstone from about 35 yards out.
Couple of amazing goals...Garry Nelson at Griffin Park and Martin Keown for the Albion at the Goldstone from about 35 yards out.
BHA-MASCOT-85
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Brighton born n bred and my family were all Brighton fans so was a regular at the Goldstone with my little box to stand on behind the goal in the North stand in the very early eighties!I Scored a great goal at the North stand end on my only appearance there and won 1-0
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
Difficult delivery, bloody must have been...it sounds like she was on the run from the Police!
Dave the OAP
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Yes buy Henry f***ing houghton Chris houghtons brother I seem to recall....got very nasty outside afterwards
madinthehead
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Moved to Shoreham aged 4.. My Dad to me to my first game at the goldstone vs Southampton April 3 1982.. Hooked since.. Still have the programme from the game...
Shooting Star
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Third generation Brighton fan on my dad's side of the family. Dad took me to my first game when I was 7 whilst I was living in Lincoln. Have never looked back.
Seagulls4life
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Up until i was 12 i supported Arsenal, because my stupid dad supported them. Then my uncle said how about we go and see Brighton play Charlton in a friendly and at the time i wasn't too bothered but as the game went on i got more and more hooked, we lost 1-0 and i was still disappointed! Ever since i've been a season ticket holder every year and will never stop supporting the Albion.
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
Grew up in West Sussex, Brighton were the nearest professional football team, so that is about it...plus we had a very elderly next door neighbour whose dad had been a director at the club around the time it was formed, who told us to support Brighton, seemed reasonable at the time.
AnotherArch
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Looks like' dad' is the greatest influence in this thread. Are the kids in single-parent families/absent fathers missing out ?
Or is it just too hard to take your kids intio all-seaters ? In the 80's mine often went over/under the turnstiles, and sometimes aided by the constabulary themselves.
Or is it just too hard to take your kids intio all-seaters ? In the 80's mine often went over/under the turnstiles, and sometimes aided by the constabulary themselves.
SeeGoals
Bloom’n Marvellous
Been following the Albion since late 80's (conceived in Hove and born in Brighton), The Goldstone, Priestfield and Withdean (Oh not forgetting Wembley and Millenium Stadiums)
N.B. I was part of the crowd at Priestfield against Barnet (Our lowest ever league gate November 5th 1997) does that make me a JCL?
N.B. I was part of the crowd at Priestfield against Barnet (Our lowest ever league gate November 5th 1997) does that make me a JCL?