• You could be shocked to study which participant has made essentially the most key passes on this season’s Premier League, however full marks for those who mentioned Brighton’s defensive midfielder Pascal Gross.
• Away from the pitch, Brighton-born punk-poet John Baine – higher often known as Attila the Stockbroker – is a co-founder of Albion’s unbiased supporters’ affiliation, and as soon as wrote a poem entitled ‘And Smith Should Rating…’ concerning the United v Brighton FA Cup closing in 1983 and the second when Brighton’s Gordon Smith missed a sitter within the closing seconds of the match. A pertinent passage learn:
‘5 yards out, an open aim, and never a person in sight; The reminiscence of that terrible miss, nonetheless haunts me late at night time; Ten seconds left in extra-time, and historical past within the making; However Smith’s shot hit the goalie’s legs, and now our hearts are breaking…’
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