I Visited The Stunning AMEX STADIUM 😍 Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium Tour

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In 1997 I watched on from the terraces as my hometown club Hereford United took on Brighton & Hove Albion in the final game of the 96/97 season for FOOTBALL LEAGUE SURVIVAL 😬 A 1-1 draw would be enough to keep Brighton in the league (and relegate Hereford in the process)... NOW... As a 7 year old at the time, I naturally had an intense dislike of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club after that match BUT as I grew older I gained an understanding on Brighton's position at the time and have really grown an admiration for the club 🤔 Had Brighton got relegated in 97 - it's pretty certain they would have gone bust. Their controversial owner sold their Goldstone Ground, where BHA had played football since 1902. They had debts mounting up and there was a decline in the club's form on the pitch as well as off it. After 2 years ground sharing with Gillingham, they returned home and started playing at the Withdean Stadium - an athletics stadium! They played there from 1999-2011 until they moved into the beautiful Falmer Stadium or the American Express Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons... In this video we take a trip down memory lane as well as jump on a Brighton & Hove Albion AMEX STADIUM TOUR 😍 This is 19/20 Premier League Stadiums we've visited this season, with the final ground Kenilworth Road (Luton Town) being ticked off the list on Saturday! So SUBSCRIBE for Stadium Tours MatchDay Vlogs & Football Nostalgia! 👍🏽 We also go LIVE every Wednesday on Football Paradise at 8pm (UK time) ⚽️🏝️

[@RysFootyParadise]

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[@AlbionObsessed]

Thanks for having me on, mate! Was a pleasure to show you around 🔵⚪️

[@japhetmokaya8702]

Vipi

[@RysFootyParadise]

Any time! Top bloke, top club 👏🏽

[@beaugromowski-cook505]

Didnt u try say gross gets on pl side😂😂😂

[@AlbionObsessed]

@@beaugromowski-cook505 yup, I truly believe Pascal Gross would walk into any PL side. The man is a footballing genius.

[@beaugromowski-cook505]

@@AlbionObsessed he wouldnt walk into our team bowen right wing kudus lw antonio st soucek mid paq mid and alvarez mid all better and he wldnt walk into cities midfielf or liverpools

[@Themagpiesview]

Every year I make the trip from Newcastle it has slowly somehow become my fav away day

[@RysFootyParadise]

How long a round trip is that mate⁉️😅

[@Themagpiesview]

⁠@@RysFootyParadiseabout 15-16 hours

[@TheSeafordian]

Brighton were so skint during their time playing at the Priestfield that they put a piece in the local player asking fans to send donations. After the Amex was built they put a tile in the walkway outside for each fan that helped out with a message of their choice.

[@wadetsaunders]

Fantastic research, thanks for the great video. I was at Edgar street all those years ago as a 21 year old very nervous but in the end relieved Brighton fan

[@RysFootyParadise]

I remember the Brighton fans vividly - did you lot set off blue & white balloons or am I imagining it? 😁

[@wadetsaunders]

Yeah we would have done I’m sure, massive game and we were having an awful season with everything happening off the field too. Btw typo earlier, I was 31, so I was at those 1983 fa cup final games as a 16 year old, feel old now but so proud of what we’ve achieved since those bad 90s

[@wadetsaunders]

Felt for you guys getting relegated. Correct about the “Skint” sponsorship, Fat boy Slims record label back then

[@86jeba]

I used to work for Brighton foundation and visited the stadium many times for meetings etc, lovely place, lovely club.

[@shelleybridger1965]

loved this particular video Ryan , followed the seagulls alongside MUFC in the eighties and funnily enough has just purchased the FA Cup final shirt that Joe brought you. Great to see that a football club like Brighton with the correct owner , structure and investment can rise from the brink and be successful again - A club who deserve their current success and not to far away from winning a trophy😀❤🤍🖤💙🤍.

[@RysFootyParadise]

Perfect purchase that 83 shirt - great for Brighton getting to the final - great for United winning it 😁🍻

[@JimmyNDriver]

7:04 Ahh class, it’s Joe! What a lovely bloke, chatted to him a few times on a podcast me and my mates run. 😃 Would love a trip to the AmEx one day, looks fantastic!

[@rajnirvan3336]

Not Brighton fan but the way the club established itself to the highest level is amazing

[@Gez-C]

Great video of the stadium! I remember the days back at the Goldstone, spent alot of my youth there and along with the protests (which I took part in at the time)

[@RysFootyParadise]

haha well done! Did you make the trip to Hereford in 97?

[@Gez-C]

@@RysFootyParadise no I didn’t unfortunately, was doing my GCSE’s at the time (proves my age now 😂)

[@stevieboy7390]

Oh mate, that was worth waiting for ! Well done great video as usual plus the history of the club. I was there at the Withdean in 2008 I think when we beat Man City on penalties in the Cup. Real cool that you tracked down the old Goldstone ground too. As for the club shop visit and trusting your card with someone else, brilliant. Well edited video Ry, cracking and funny plus a good ending to show how far the club has come from losing to United in the FA Cup in 1983 to beating Roma 1-0 at home in the Europa League.

[@RysFootyParadise]

Thanks for watching as always mate and glad you enjoyed it 👍🏾 lots of respect for Brighton 🤝🏼

[@highbury1972]

Brilliant video Ry! If I remember it was Kerry Mayo ( the man named after two Counties in Ireland) who equalised for Albion Vs Hereford. I lived on Elm Grove in Brighton and I thought Albion were great in the community. I frequently would catch The 25 bus up to Falmer Stadium. Next time your in Brighton Have a look at Dot Purvis house in Ryde Road which is painted in Blue with The Club Crest on the front of the house and the previous crest in stained glass.

[@tonypritchard1345]

the ticket i had was for the open side at the goldstone which is never the best,mike gattings brother steve was the captain and i got the freebie cos the shop i managed sold raffle tickets for brighton,the guy that used to bring the tickets round was a former chelsea player of the 50s but his name escapes me cheers ry great channel

[@RysFootyParadise]

Cheers Tony, it’s always fun heading down memory Lane 😊

[@pearsonsadventures9228]

Great video ry mate, loved the glimpse inside the withdean stadium.

[@RysFootyParadise]

Glad you enjoyed it! I saw a fire escape door open so it would have been rude to not take a closer look 🤩

[@eksodass]

02:01 With such good memories that lad, would go on to abandon his home town team for some Manchester Club.

[@leecollison7527]

The PooGate story wasn't quite correct as one of the Palace players came out with the truth once. It was the driver of the Palace kit van (not a Brighton fan who was driving the coach) who had a dodgy stomach, shall we say, when setting up the away dressing room. Did his best to clear up the mess he left in the toilet but made it worse and kept it quiet. Holloway finds the mess when Palace turned up, tells Brighton and uses it as their own motivation. Meanwhile Gus then goes on a massive personal witch hunt after we had lost thinking it was someone from Brighton which ultimatly helped lend a hand to him getting sacked. Great video Ry, I was 17 when our clubs met on that fateful day and it truely is amazing how fortunes have differed. Hope the pheonix Hereford club make it back to the Football League, to think about how that could've been us (The National League wouldn't have allowed us to ground share so we would've gone out of existance that year) is nothing but a reality check to a lot of our fans when things haven't gone as well since that day.

[@RysFootyParadise]

Thanks mate 😊👍🏾 lots of respect for Brighton… I feel like I should make a video on Reading with everything they’re going through atm… what you reckon? The poo gate story seems to change as time passes by 🤣

[@leecollison7527]

@@RysFootyParadise Yes, definitely. Another club that appear to be being asset stripped. You would've thought the Football League would learnt from what happened with us and sadly not the first since us and probably won't be the last. Did you know our former owners sold the Goldstone Ground to a developer they also had ties with for £6m, only to knock it down and sell on again for an almost £20m profit. So while the club earnt enough to pay of it's then debt's, they were the only real winners from it.

[@seanlocke2228]

Tours: Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton, Brighton, Chelsea, Fulham, Arsenal, Wolves, Newcastle, Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Brentford, West Ham Unofficial Tour: Nottingham Forest Match Only: Burnley (hospitality), Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Bournmouth Yet To Visit: Luton

[@RysFootyParadise]

cheers as always mate :) Luton this Saturday, Forest match vs Fulham and as soon as those other clubs have tours available I'll be there 😅👍🏽

[@db1019]

Really enjoying these vids. Spurs fan but the Amex looks like a nice stadium. Keep up the good work

[@drazic80]

FatboySlim was a club shirt sponsor with his record label Skint and a massive Brighton fan that has a season ticket and also has a 12% share in the club.

[@robbiebalboa]

4:20 what a tune!!!

[@Morrisrichtv]

Love this video I remember when we was playing g these in league 1 at one point 2011 I think and great ground love to go there 1 day Brighton and keep up the video and forgot to get something for notts county shop I need to buy you a top pal if u come meadow lane again next season

[@stephenliversage7475]

Excellent video - really enjoyed that Ryan! Proud of my club

[@RysFootyParadise]

Glad you enjoyed it mate 👍🏾 nothing but respect for Brighton 🤝🏼

[@chrisbiggs4082]

Just found and subscribed to channel after watching this fab video and you seem to do a decent job of your videos for a Hereford fan 😆 I used to follow Kiddy Harriers, but don't really bother now, so you're all good now 😆👍

[@RysFootyParadise]

Awesome, thank you! Haha I’m like you though drifted away from the ‘Ford over the years… mad how many football league clubs have fallen over the years. I remember Hereford Vs Kidderminster every Boxing Day 👍🏾

[@chrisbiggs4082]

@@RysFootyParadise Yeah I've been to a few of those matches including a disastrous trip to Edgar Street two years ago, but it's all in the past now and if you ever wanted to go back to Edgar Street for a match and meet up I actually wouldn't mind visiting as a neutral in the home and have a chat and banter etc. Would be nice meeting new people and make new friends.

[@fortunes95]

Fantastic video again ryan i love your work and your passion, keep it up

[@RysFootyParadise]

Thank you mate 😁 love making these videos

[@edabercrombie2691]

been waiting for this for a while, great vid

[@RysFootyParadise]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jlinton10]

Great video again Ryan, was that The Rocks theme tune I could hear at 6:39 👀🤣

[@RysFootyParadise]

Cheeky remix to avoid copyright 😅

[@jlinton10]

@@RysFootyParadise love it 😂

[@LUKELiNXBRIGHTON]

Amazing video bud!! 🤝

[@ghostwolfdogLUFC]

And amazing tour you have done a good job in your tour mate and I hope you enjoy Luton Town tour because I heard they might get a stadium one day soon and I would do a Leeds United stadium tour mate if you can mate

[@RysFootyParadise]

cheers mate :)

[@TheLavud001]

bloody brilliant great video!

[@RysFootyParadise]

Glad you enjoyed it mate 🍻

[@albertorey1896]

What a beautiful stadium the AMEX is. Wow. I was recently this past weekend at the ethiad for the city FA cup fixture and the london stadium for the west ham- villa PL fixture. It was quite amazing to be at! I didnt get to go to the Emirates which I’m an Arsenal supporter

[@RysFootyParadise]

it's beautiful isn't it! 😍

[@football.jonesy]

Another great video mate!!! 👍

[@jasurbek795]

Very beautiful 💙

[@jamieandtherandomstuff]

I need to get to the Amex as my 92 ticket off for Brighton was for the Withdean. (And it most certainly doesn't have a sikent H, TNT Sports!!)

[@RysFootyParadise]

Hahaha

[@star_wars_miniatures]

You should buy a PS2 and LMA 2007 and do a 20 year career with your home town club Hereford! Take them from the very bottom to the the top and champions league glory! Would make a really fun series on your channel for people to follow!

[@RysFootyParadise]

Not a bad idea 🤣

[@Tdr-jv2nc]

Had no idea they had such a nice stadium!

[@katzablot599]

Another excellent video! I have a soft spot for Brighton…

[@tonypritchard1345]

had a free brighton season ticket in the eighties when i lived in crawley but only managed one trip to the goldstone

[@RysFootyParadise]

I heard it was a little rough around the edges?... bit like Edgar Street now 😅

[@bhafan9286]

Great video, one correction, the Palace coach driver was not a Brighton fan, he was just a person with a dodgy tummy.

[@hewieedacat6375]

Liking the channel mate. Please though use some different music in each of your videos. Does U2 beautiful day have to be in every video?

[@RysFootyParadise]

Just love the tune 🤩 it’s a nostalgic nod to “the premiership” on ITV

[@hewieedacat6375]

@@RysFootyParadise ah fair play. Only noticed it so much because I binged so many of your videos in a row. Great stuff. Keep up the good work mate!

[@onomeonome6153]

Please am a palace fan next derby going to be ultra

[@HerefordBull703]

Hereford shirt, my local club COYW

[@SammyWells-ve7nf]

Go and watch a game at Salford city.

[@FANSSEAGULLSTODAYSNEWS]

Seagulls!!!

[@ghostwolfdogLUFC]

Have you done Nottingham forest in a tour mate

[@RysFootyParadise]

they're not currently available mate but I did a wander around the outside and snuck in haha - will be back there for the Fulham game!

[@ghostwolfdogLUFC]

lol enjoy mate

[@ghostwolfdogLUFC]

@@RysFootyParadiseyou’re be touring Leeds Utd stadium when they are in the premier league mate if they keep doing well mate

[@catfoodbumhole9954]

The title of the video doesn’t make sense