I well remember the sense of shock and utter disbelief when Ed revealed that, while he did indeed bleed blue-and-white, his first club had in fact been Birmingham City. Naturally, I had assumed that this totally dedicated Albion fan, so hugely knowledgeable of all things Sussex, had been hewn...
In the years and decades that lie ahead, Albion supporters yet to be born will gaze up at our beautiful stadium, and marvel at how such a breathtakingly iconic structure ever came into being.
Happily, the club's archive will be on hand to reveal the full extent of the vital role played by Ed...