your best away day

[Mancgull]

So many to think thru but Newcastle 79. Was on the train with the players on the way back. Remember the scenes at the station with players carried off. Wins due to celebrations as much as the game itself which was over at half time really.

For sheer excitement the cup game versus Liverpool in 83. Unbelievable backs to the wall performance. Phil Neal missed penalty, Melia going back to Anfield and winning, Jimmy Case's deflected winner. It had everything.

Hereford, memorable but horrible nerves. Sheer elation at the end.

As mentioned above, best loss was the 4-3 at Charlton. Great atmosphere, fantastic end to end game, enormous terracing.

Worse, 3-0 loss at Rochdale in 96/97 season. Totally pathetic performance and Ashley Neal proving that footballing ability isn't passed from father to son.

 

[nicko31]

Saints away in 2009, Crofts, Murray and Gus's first game was pretty good

Bit too young for the Cup run and 79'...

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Play off final at the Millennium Stadium was definitely my favourite. Great atmosphere, sun was beating down and we went up. Also enjoyed the 1-0 at Selhurst in 2005.

 

[smeg]

Yep, went to that Leicester game, it was brilliant

Mine has to be Hereford felt like we were going to war that day followed by Leicester away 1994 taking out a prem club.Stuart Monday scored an amazing goal.

 

[smeg]

Oh but the best game was Aldershot in the FA cup away, 2-6 to the Albion

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

The McShane Palace away was pretty special to me.

I was at sixth form in Bromley and had been taking a ridiculous amount of grief leading up to the game. the next day came in probably (definitely) still a bit drunk with a Cardiff supporting mate that loved Albion, both in Brighton shirts marvelous scenes and renditions of Albion, Albion throughout the morning until the hangover kicked in so we left school and went to the pub...those were the days

 

[Seasidesage]

I consider myself very lucky to have been to all of the following;

Newcastle 79
Liverpool 83
Leicester 94
Hereford 97
Palace 12
Peterborough 86 - funny, funny day.

Worst day? 5-0 against them

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

no doubt....Newcastle '79

 

[Seasidesage]

I took my missus to that, she was really cold so I gave her my jumper to wear leaving me with just a t-shirt. Brrrrrrrr....but at least we won!

You must've missed the snowball fight with the OB in the coach park. Policemen who could have a laugh, them was the days...

 

[reigate]

0830 Ferry on the Friday ,i can still smell the Gas from The Nightclub Boat on the Saturday Night.

What about those knickers?

 

[RM-Taylor]

With Brighton Sheff Utd 05 .

Was that the 2-1 with Leon Knight scoring in the 94th minute and then McCammon falling over the hoardings when celebrating? Brilliant day that was

 

[StillHateBellotti]

I would have to say that they are my two as well. Filbert street what a strange ground that was......Managed to get my leg stuck behind the chair when we scored. Not sure if you remember all of the till rolls on the pitch but I managed to clear out KFC managers offices before we left . And then Hereford weekender, can't really remember much about it......

 

[Seagull on the wing]

83 FA semi final at Highbury v Sheffield Wednesday...Jimmy Case screamer...lovely jubberly.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

Saints away in 2009, Crofts, Murray and Gus's first game was pretty good
.

Quite agree on that being a good one - brilliant win and performance against a side we'd had little luck against in recent years. Although not Crofts or Murrary's first game (unsure if that is what you meant or not!).

 

[Peter Grummit]

Nothing can touch Liverpool away '83 in terms of the positive drama of the match. Newcastle '79 in terms of the euphoria of the outcome. Hereford '97 was horrible, horrible but ultimately a ridiculous release from the months, years of misery.

In terms of the day out, there's nothing I personally like better than seeing streams of happy Albion coaches, cars, fans after winning a big game. So, at Highbury '83 I was lucky to sit outside the King's Head in Upper Street with a beer or two and watch the yellow hordes go by. Similarly at Hereford, we stopped at a beer garden on the road out of that hellhole and watched the Albion convoy snake up the hill towards us.

PG

 

[Aveacarlin']

Hmmmm, I don't think neutral and away are the same, weirdly.

Fair point although it could be classed as an away day for both sets of fans. So based on that, it counts.

 

[theroyal]

Guessing this is Brighton fans only, but this was superb. I badly injured my leg celebrating the goal at 6:48, after hurtling into the row in front.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciVZ6aThj2Y

Any of you ever injured yourselves celebrating a goal?

 

[El Presidente]

Roker Park 81
Anfield 82
Anfield 83
Highbury SF 83
Elland Road 84
Abbey Stadium 84
Boothferry Park 85
Blundell Park 85
Anfield 91
Hereford 97
Walsall 2011
Forest 2014

 

[atfc village]

Was that the 2-1 with Leon Knight scoring in the 94th minute and then McCammon falling over the hoardings when celebrating? Brilliant day that was

That day indeed £5 to get in aswell.

 

[atfc village]

What about those knickers?

It was a G String