![]() “He made me see it a different way, I was quite a volatile player so it was difficult for me to keep my emotions in. I got a yellow card and Alan pulled me after the game and said ‘people want you to react so you don’t play well and they win’.Īlan Mullery managed Albion from 1976-81, before returning for the 1986/87 campaign. One time I was playing the reserves and I received racist abuse from the away supporters and I reacted. Mullery’s influence on a young Ramsey is what sticks out in the 59-year-old’s head. “It was the days when teams only had one substitute, so if it was more like the modern game I’d like to think I would have got in the matchday squad and made a few more appearances.” I went through a bit of adversity when Mike Bailey came in as manager and he didn’t fancy me really, he wanted more experienced players while I was still young and I had to wait a long time to get back into the team, which I did when Jimmy Melia took over. ![]() There weren’t many black players around in football when I joined Brighton. “The club has seen some really good players and captains – Brian Horton was there, Mark Lawrenson as well. American Express Elite Football Performance CentreĬhris Ramsey and Steve Foster after Albion's FA Cup semi-final win over Liverpool.
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