You've Called The Seagull Line On..................

[Hornblower]

Reminiscing last night about this being the only way I could get updates on the Brighton score when I was living in London but, can anyone remember the number?

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Brighton 8049. That's the number for Albion information every day, 24 hours a day.

 

[James Bond's body double]

8049 the number for Albion information everyday 24 hours a day.

 

[Return of the Rev]

8049

 

[Man of Harveys]

I think it was Brighton 8049. That was the number of Albion information every day, 24 hours a day.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Wasn't it "Brighton 8049. That's the number for Albion information every day, 24 hours a day."?

N Ryerson, Esq.

 

[WhingForPresident]

8049 the number for Albino information everyday 24 hours a day

 

[Ernest]

Tony Millard, 'Get off the pitch'

 

[KZNSeagull]

My favourite memory of calling the Seagull Line was after the Liverpool Cup game in '83 - Tony Millard was going berserk!

 

[blue'n'white]

I used to spend hours on that line especially in the summer before all news became instant.
I wonder how much money it made the Albion or, indeed, if they made any money out of it at all.
Back in those days it was about the only information source except for the Argus and, living in Surrey, that was never very easy to get.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

My favourite memory of calling the Seagull Line was after the Liverpool Cup game in '83 - Tony Millard was going berserk!

lol, memories, memories.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I used to spend hours on that line especially in the summer before all news became instant.
I wonder how much money it made the Albion or, indeed, if they made any money out of it at all.
Back in those days it was about the only information source except for the Argus and, living in Surrey, that was never very easy to get.

Yes I know exactly what you mean. I spent many years living in Staines in the 80's, and the morning after a big win, l was even known to get a train up to London, just so that I could procure a copy of the Argus at Victoria station.

What a sad man I must have been.

 

[Official Old Man]

I must have cost my Dad a fortune as I rang it every day. Don't think there was itemised bills back in the 80's so maybe he didn't know. Thanks Dad.

 

[Mr Banana]

Classic story in Gull's Eye of a chap who rang it from his boss's office and then accidentally left the phone off the hook, returning 24 hours later to hear Millard's bulldog tones still echoing through the handset.

The rise of NSC circa '97 arguably did for it.

"You're through to the Seagull Line"...no shit, I thought I was ordering a pizza

 

[Peteinblack]

Yes I know exactly what you mean. I spent many years living in Staines in the 80's, and the morning after a big win, l was even known to get a train up to London, just so that I could procure a copy of the Argus at Victoria station.

What a sad man I must have been.

No, a dedicated fan

 

[Silverhatch]

Tony Millard's intro got longer and longer - just to maximise the revenue

 

[johnny jigsaw]

My favourite memory of the Seagull line, the number for Albion information every day, 24 hours a day, was "We bring you the exciting news that Albion have signed an international striker and a Premier player on loan. But first, a review of the reserve match against Bognor Regis".

£8.50 later, it was David Adekola and Christer Warren.

 

[fleet]

Brighton 8049. That's the number for Albion information every day, 24 hours a day.

What he said.

Then the tones of Tony Millard

 

[Man of Harveys]

Who called it from the furthest away?

We lived in Scottsdale, Arizona for a while when I was a kid. Mostly we'd listen to World Service for the results but sometimes it was Tony on 8049 at lavish expense. So I'll start the bidding at 5299.2 miles away from Hove actually. #winner

 

[Ludensian Gull]

I used to get all the Albion match day reports from the Argus sent to me in the post from my Grandmother must have cost her a fortune in stamps.