Friday, April 27, 2007

Ten years on, Brighton are still homeless

Ten years ago yesterday, Brighton & Hove Albion played their final match at the Goldstone Ground, their home for 95 years. Many supporters saw an uncertain future for the club beyond the 1-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers, but few could have imagined that they would still be homeless a decade on.

A previous board of directors had sold the ground in order to pay off debts, and the team endured a two-year ground-share with Gillingham, 70 miles away, before returning to temporary accommodation at Withdean Stadium, a small council-owned athletics facility. However, despite city council approval of plans for a 22,500-capacity stadium at Falmer, on the eastern borders of Brighton, in 2002, after a city-wide referendum, the club is still in limbo.

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