Wolverhampton Wanderers make their first visit to the Amex on Saturday.
For them, not a fun end of season day at the seaside. Instead a battle. A battle that just 12 months on from playing with the elite, they have to try and escape dropping back into England's third tier.
A level of football they must surely have thought they would never see again.
To do this Wolves must emulate Watford and beat the Albion convincingly.
But that's not all. Both Barnsley and Peterborough must lose.
This battle, it's pretty uphill. Wolves need to win and overturn a four goal deficit.
Dean Saunders must hope his team face an Albion side , that might fancy taking the weight off, and sharing an ice cream with the west stand lower faithful.
Actually can you buy ice cream at The Amex? I bet if you can it's Loseley.
Now , name someone famous from Hangleton. Dear old Dave Sexton? The jockey Ian Mongan? Peter Ward once upon a time. One can beat all of those. Dean Saunders, probably the famous man ever to live in Hangleton. Well Hangleton Road anyway.
Former Villa, Liverpool Galatasaray, Benfica - BENFICA.... and Welsh International striker Dean Saunders , played for the Albion in the mid 80's and shopped at the Co-op at The Grenadier, at least once. I saw him.
Peterborough have to go to Selhurst Park. (I wonder if they have saved the Groupon vouchers) , anyway , if they beat Palace, then of course Palace could slip out of the playoffs all together. Not funny at all.
Certainly not funny enough to pull up a chair and sit next to the office Palace fan next Tuesday afternoon and laugh for four hours (I've booked a half day)
If of course our dear friends from riot torn Croydon , (oh as it finished? maybe someone should clear up then) bag 5th place, then the M23 derby takes on the most significant two games of it's 35 year history.
We are already informed you need photo ID, plus your match ticket should the 1st semi-final be Palace v Albion at Selhurst.
I don't know what the stipulations there would be for the return leg at the Amex.
Something quintessentially linked to Brighton?
Perhaps they could all walk through the turnstiles pretentiously talking about art in a northern accent.
Anyway I am still feeling 'Glad Ulloa'
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