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Which is your favourite Albion game that we lost?
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Dancin Ninja BHA
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Blimey, I think I remember that game (evening match?) I left when we were 3 or 4- O down....
Barrel of Fun
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A tuesday night and I think we were 3-1 down at half time. Memory is a little sketchy - Only 13 at the time, but an abiding memory. A Kurt Nogan double and I think we booed a player off the field that had broken his leg.
Frank Inkerman
Veteran of the Crimea
BHA 0 Arsenal 4 - our first match in our first ever season in the 'top flight'
Two of the Arsenal goals were scored by players later to be involved with The Albion - one as a player the other as Manager.
Mrs Inkerman and I got to The Goldstone early that day and found that there was already a long queue at the turnstiles so instead of walking around soaking up the pre-match atmosphere or getting a drink we had to join the queue.
When the game started we saw very clearly how difficult it was going to be at that level but enjoyed it for the experience of playing a team like Arsenal in the same division rather than just due to the luck of a Cup draw.
Two of the Arsenal goals were scored by players later to be involved with The Albion - one as a player the other as Manager.
Mrs Inkerman and I got to The Goldstone early that day and found that there was already a long queue at the turnstiles so instead of walking around soaking up the pre-match atmosphere or getting a drink we had to join the queue.
When the game started we saw very clearly how difficult it was going to be at that level but enjoyed it for the experience of playing a team like Arsenal in the same division rather than just due to the luck of a Cup draw.
Frank Inkerman
Veteran of the Crimea
Oh yes - so it was, along with losing to Leatherhead in the Cup (twice) plus Walton and Hesham, all "great fun" in the true spirit of the Albion.
Oh .... and the 8-2 defeat at home to Bristol Rovers early in Cloughie's reign.
Gerbil
Nsc's most loved
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
The 2-3 replay defeat to Liverpool around 1991 at the Goldstone, phenomenal match. 1-0 down, then an equaliser from Small that was a MILE offside. My all-time hero Byrne putting us 2-1 up, before a frankly INCREDIBLE equaliser from Ian Rush, swivelling on the edge of the area to crack one into the top corner past Perry when there really looked like nothing was on.
Think McMahon got the winner in ET. Utterly exhausting match to watch, but I've never been so proud coming away from a defeat. They were Champions at the time as well.
Think McMahon got the winner in ET. Utterly exhausting match to watch, but I've never been so proud coming away from a defeat. They were Champions at the time as well.
Renns
Renns Junior
i will go with the 2-1 loss at spurs aswell
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
Gerbil - all Londoners are cockney scum, can't beat a good racial stereotype and tarring everyone with the same brush, perhaps I should have just referred to them as dirty northern barstewards.
i have NEVER enjoyed a game where brighton have lost
and neither should any of YOU lot
and neither should any of YOU lot
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Tired and confused.
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1066gull
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trying to think...
have to go with reading away. mauled 5-1 but it was a great away support following
have to go with reading away. mauled 5-1 but it was a great away support following
Stumpy Tim
Well-known member
4-3 at home to Millwall back in 91-92 season. Mark Gall scored a brilliant individual goal. It was end-to-end stuff, but violence was lurking... there is something about the hint of trouble that makes a game better... as long as it doesn't happen of course
great away support?
we didnt fill our end by some 60%, i trod in some horse shit outside the station, the hot dogs were 4 quid and we fuckin LOST. plus it took me ages to get home.
other than that it was the trip of a fuckin life time
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
technically losing at home to swindon in the 2nd leg of the playoff semi was a good one!
VIRGO!!!!
VIRGO!!!!
Skaville
Well-known member
The 5-3 home defeat to Charlton (around '86 i believe). That was some game. My rather sketchy memory tells me it was 3-3 with about ten minutes to go and could have gone either way and we had Martin Keown up front due to an injury crisis.
My favourite defeat of recent years would be the 4-2 drubbing at home to Wigan. They were a different class that night.
My favourite defeat of recent years would be the 4-2 drubbing at home to Wigan. They were a different class that night.
Statto
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Ditto. One of the best Albion performances against a higher division team that I have ever seen. We were terrific that day. it was only a screamer from Robbie Keane that stopped us getting a deserved replay.
Bish Bosh
Active member
Two stand out. The first was the League Cup game v Wolves in September 1969. Great game-we outplayed them for 70 minutes leading 2-1 but teir class told and they cameback to edge it 3-2. However this is with hindsight as I was 13 when I saw the game and remember being heartbroken!
Later on as a more cynical 20something I saw us play West Ham in October 78. The Hammers including Brooking and Devonshire in full flow really did play their 'academy of football' stuff that day. We matched them for most of the game but they beat us 2-1. On that day it didn't seem to matter that much though.
Both at The Goldstone of course
Later on as a more cynical 20something I saw us play West Ham in October 78. The Hammers including Brooking and Devonshire in full flow really did play their 'academy of football' stuff that day. We matched them for most of the game but they beat us 2-1. On that day it didn't seem to matter that much though.
Both at The Goldstone of course