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Originally Posted by Losttheplot
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Man U should move to London to be closer to most of their fans.  |
I think I'm right in saying that Man Utd has the biggest fan-base in the world, larger than Real Madrid, they have
massive support in the far east. By the way I'm not an avid Utd fan, I follow the equally massive and internationally acclaimed side Brighton and Hove Albion
Ive always had a liking for Man Utd because in 1983 Brighton made their one and only appearance in a FA cup final, at which they faced Utd, and what a game, Smith scores first for the Albion in the fifteenth minuet, total jubilation were ahead, after the first half Brighton are still in front
The second half starts and after ten minuets Frank Stapleton equalises, oh dear, then about fifteen minuets later Utd go ahead 2-1 with a goal by Ray Wilkins, disaster, but following Brighton this is par for the course. Then in the dying minuets of the game a
hero makes a valiant one man run for goal, Gary Stevens equalises for the Albion, by now I'm close to heart failure. But what will always be etched on every Albion supporters heart is one minuet of extra time left and Gordon Smith breaks through the Utd defence, his one on one with Utd goalkeeper Gary Bailey, Smith has got to score the winner, it looks a cert but Bailey pulls off a magnificent save to keep Utd in the game and force a replay. To this day when I watch Smiths final run I still think he might score
Anyway it was a great game, and Brighton's highest point in their 107 year history, as regards the replay on the following Wednesday night we crashed to a 4-0 defeat
ho hum such is life. But through this game Brighton got into the board game Trivial Pursuit with the question, "who are the
only 
football club to appear in a FA cup final and be relegated in the same season? Wow what an honour
PS Sorry for this rambling off topic point, but talking of Man Utd brought back some great memories.