Brighton fan David Williams reflects on the differing emotions of his club's highs and lows

In his famous poem If, Rudyard Kipling asks among other virtues:
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same… you’ll be a Man, my son.
Having experienced triumph and near disaster in my 35-and-a-half years as a Brighton fan, I can confirm that this element of the poem is definitely not true. Watching your team at their absolute peak can in no way compare to their nadir, when they came within 45 minutes of oblivion.
Groundless, broke and potentially without a ...