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A Few Good
Men: Brighton & Hove Albion Dream Team
Spencer Vignes
Few English football clubs can boast such a varied
history as Brighton & Hove Albion. From FA Cup
Finalists in 1983 to being within half an hour of
crashing out of the Football League altogether in
1997, their supporters have experienced enough highs
and lows to fill a Hollywood screenplay – including
the explosive sale of the Goldstone Ground for retail
development before a replacement had been found.
It’s been a memorable if frequently bumpy ride,
one featuring a cast of top players including Peter
Ward, Steve Foster, Mark Lawrenson, Gary Stevens,
Brian Horton, Frank Worthington, Jimmy Case, Bobby
Zamora, Danny Wilson, Michael Robinson, Dean Saunders
and Joe Corrigan.
In ‘A Few Good Men’, writer and supporter
Spencer Vignes selects his all-time Brighton & Hove
Albion ‘Dream Team’ from an array of
potential candidates. The chosen XI give their own
take on what it was like to play for the ‘Seagulls’ through
the promotions, the relegations, the never-to-be
forgotten 1983 FA Cup run, the decline of the nineties
and the back-to-back Championships of 2001 and 2002.
For supporters it’s an opportunity to relive
the highs and the lows of the past four decades.
For the players it’s a chance to speak honestly
and openly about the time they spent at a club which,
without exception, still occupies a special place
in their hearts.
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