The original Spice Boys! Brighton took the Pope’s helicopter to the 1983 FA Cup final against Man United, wore flash gear and had a boss who even outshone Ron Atkinson… but they left Wembley empty handed having been a whisker away from a famous win
It is an FA Cup final usually reduced to four words by the lexicon of football. ‘And Smith must score…’ the commentary of Peter Jones seconds before Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey saved from Gordon Smith late in extra time to force a replay. Those four words served as shorthand for the time Brighton nearly…