Bobby Townsend

I’ve only been to two Palace v Brighton games at Selhurst, the five penalties one and the 5-0 defeat!

Deservedly last on MOTD tonight though 🤣 #bhafc

Minteh’s excellent aspects relate to how hard he works, what a handful he is and how he recognises when and how he needs to defend. His defensive work goes a little under the radar but is very important, I think. #bhafc

No I wasn’t there. Selhurst isn’t far from me but I don’t go anywhere near the Palace away game these days!

A solid performance on the road. I thought #bhafc did well to control the tempo and quieten the home fans. Wieffer, Dunk, Van Hecke, Kadioglu, Minteh and Verbruggen all excellent. #cpfc looked leggy after Thursday. I’d have been delighted with a point before kick-off and I think it’s a fair outcome.

Brian and Sally Townsend in the Stand or Fall documentary.

Finally got to see the #bhafc documentary, Stand or Fall. It was an enjoyable, emotional watch. Nice to see so many friends in it, and I’m particularly proud of the contribution my mum and dad made. Bravo 👏🏻

Went back to the Mestalla for a ground tour and was delighted to spot a picture of the best player I’ve ever seen in a #bhafc shirt #Valènciafc #valenciacf #vicente

Kick off at Valencia v Oviedo

Robert Townsend at the Camp de Mestalla

Camp de Mestalla

Went to the Camp de Mestalla last night to watch Valencia’s calamitous 2-1 defeat to Oviedo (1-0 up, missed a pen, conceded in 85th and 86th minute!). What a magnificent old stadium though. What an atmosphere! 😍🦇 #valenciacf #valenciafc #laliga #mestalla #football #footballawaydays

Super subs again! Two goals for Welbeck, one goal for De Cuyper, an assist for Wieffer, an assist for Gruda. What an impact off the bench! Good job, because for the first 70 minutes it wasn’t great, was it? Such a good feeling to beat Chelsea… again! #bhafc

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Yes it’s a bit flawed but I really enjoyed being in the company of the characters again and laughed a lot.

Nigel’s t-shirt from spinal tap, outside the Clapham Picture House

Celebrating Spinal Tap 2 release day with my exact inner structure done in a tee shirt. Exactly medically accurate. This is what I sleep in sometimes.🤘 #spinaltap #theendcontinues #spinaltap2 #movie #film

Duolingo has absolutely shat the bed with this new update where the battery has replaced the hearts. I didn’t get a question wrong in my session just now and still ran out of ’energy’ and had to quit halfway through my second lesson. Awful user experience. #duolingo #energy #battery

Eastbourne pier in the morning sun.

Eastbourne, August 2025.

Five foxes in a back garden

Five foxes lining up for food in our back garden 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊
#foxes #fox #foxoftheday #nature #wildlife #london

Not for the first time, a substitution masterclass from Hurzeler. Completely turned the game on its head and shifted the momentum after a fairly listless first hour. City couldn’t handle us after the changes. Brilliant winning goal from Gruda too. #bhafc

Great performance! Very professional throughout. Although, if Jason Steele hadn’t played quite so well I’d have won £81, as I had a quid on a 6-1 win at 80/1! #bhafc

What a brilliant night with @mrjimbob.bsky.social and his new music at Rough Trade. His two new albums are superb.

Brighton and Fulham line up ahead of their match at the American Express Stadium in August 2025

Back at The Amex for my 40th season. Not sure where the time has gone but it continues to march relentlessly on. #bhafc

This is the view from my kitchen doors at this very moment 😂 🦊 🦊
#foxes #fox #nature #wildlife #london

My first #England women's game was a poorly attended loss to the USSR at The Goldstone as a kid in the 90s. Who would have dreamed that 3 decades on we’d be celebrating back-to-back Euros wins? This brilliant team are fantastic role models as were the trailblazers who preceded them #bhafc #Lionesses

Felt very lucky to be at the #Lionesses victory parade outside Buckingham Palace. What a turnout, what an atmosphere, what an historic occasion, what a team!
🦁🦁🦁🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Never mind that the sound system seemed to comprise of one small bluetooth speaker, it was a joy to be there #england #euro25 #turnitup

We were at Wembley to see the Lionesses win the Euros last time, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. Congratulations to the team for winning it AGAIN today. Their winning mentality is incredible. Now I need a lie down in a dark room. #england #lionesses

Astonishing haul from the local flea market in London today. All these vinyls for a tenner 😍
#albums #vinyl #music #records #blur #nirvana #brucespringsteen #madness #gogos

Been there, done that! The latest discovery in the loft. Anyone else have one of these t-shirts? #bhafc

Another loft find. I can’t recall exactly when the players wore them, but these t-shirts were to celebrate the first of two back-to-back title wins. #bhafc

One of my favourite bands and one of my favourite players. Amyl & The Sniffers and a Danny Welbeck flag at Glastonbury! #bhafc

Another old #bhafc away shirt found in the loft. A fairly uninspiring kit which I don’t really remember. I reckon it’s from about 1993, judging by the manufacturer and sponsor. Is that right?

Found some more old Albion stuff in the loft. Here’s a replica away shirt from the 90s. Was this the away kit in the great escape season? I can’t remember (I think my mind has blacked out most away games from that season because of how terrible we were on the road). #bhafc 🟡⚫️

I also got Gazza’s autograph. Can’t remember if it was at this game or at the other match he played at The Goldstone around that time, for England B against Italy B. Toto Schillaci also played in the latter and I got his signature too. It finished 1-1, and was pre-Italia 90. #bhafc #PaulGascoigne