Brighton are still in the hunt for a Champions League place, but recording a first-ever win at Wembley would be a huge statement of the club’s progress. twoht
Brighton are still in the hunt for a Champions League place, but recording a first-ever win at Wembley would be a huge statement of the club’s progress. – the Ides of March – there was something faintly inevitable that the only goal would be scored by Solly March in the 15th minute. It was a warning to which Crystal Palace didn’t seem to have paid enough attention.
There remain many caveats, but Brighton are right in the mix for a top four finish and the possibility of Europa or perhaps even Champions League football. To achieve this would be little short of sensational, a sharp reminder thatin a game that increasingly seems to believe problems within a club will just vanish if enough money is thrown at them.
They’ve never come closer than that near-miss. They were back eight years later for a Football League Division Two play-off final against Notts County but were beaten 3-1, lost 2-0 to Spurs in the Premier League in December 2017 and 1-0 to Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final in 2019. The moment itself became lodged in the memory thanks in no small part to the breathless words of BBC Radio commentator Peter Jones. In the 119th minute of an overcast and rainy afternoon, Brighton broke. On the left-hand side of the Manchester United penalty area, Michael Robinson was in a decent position to shoot but opted instead to pass for Smith, seven yards out and with only goalkeeper Gary Bailey to beat.
The miss itself is a moment that has been pored over by supporters of the club ever since. A fanzine was named after that line of commentary, and a book was written about it. A podcast takes its name from Jones’ line to this day. Brighton may have lost the replay in that moment, because when you’re the smaller club with an opportunity like that, the thought that you’ve spurned your one chance to win can easily pass through your head. And 40 years on, it’s a boil that has never been fully lanced.
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