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Okay so here’s the thing. I really wanted to do something cool about that mad Brighton vs Southampton game everyone keeps talking about, the one with all the crazy twists. The title popped into my head almost instantly: Best Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton FC timeline epic comebacks and key goals. Sounded epic, right? But then I sat there staring at my laptop screen, coffee going cold, thinking… “Right mate, how the heck do I actually make this timeline thing?”
Starting From Scratch (AKA Feeling Clueless)
First things first, I needed the raw stuff – the goals, the cards, the big moments. I just dove into it like swimming through treacle. I remembered some bits, like that Maupay goal sending us all mental, and Ings turning the game on its head, but specifics? Nah. My brain felt like mush. So I fired up my browser, opened like ten different tabs at once, and started googling. Proper rabbit hole situation. Was looking for official match reports, fan forums buzzing about the game ages ago, anything decent really.
Honestly? Finding reliable timestamps for stuff older than a week felt like pulling teeth. Kept stumbling across dead links and articles where they mentioned a goal but forgot to put the bloody minute! Got proper annoyed. Started sweating, muttering stuff under my breath my mum wouldn’t approve of. Had this fear it would take forever and I’d just give up.
Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty
Once I finally scraped together most of the key timestamps – goals, penalties, maybe a big save or a sending off, the things that made you jump out of your seat – I needed somewhere to put it all. Obvious choice? Excel. Yeah, boring, but trusty.
- Made one column for the damn minute.
- Stuck another column next to it saying what the heck happened at that minute.
- Threw in a third for who did the thing (player name mostly).
Started filling it in. Seeing it all laid out like that was kinda cool. You could finally see the story. Saints go 1-0 up, Brighton equalizes right before half time (proper timing!), then bang-bang, Southampton grab two quick ones. You see the “epic comeback” bit forming right there – that long gap where nothing happens for Brighton, then finally a goal… then another… stomach-churning stuff.
Making It Look Half-Decent
Right, raw timeline done? Not quite. Needed to make it actually readable for normal people. Didn’t want just a dry list, did I? I chucked in some extra bits:
- Short blurbs explaining why that moment mattered? Was it a howler? Worldie? Controversial?
- Added the final score at the very bottom – gotta have the punchline.
- Made it clear which team scored or got the card. Sounds obvious, but you don’t want anyone squinting.
Double, triple-checked every single timestamp. Seriously, nothing worse than saying a goal happened on 76 mins when it was actually 65. Total credibility killer. Almost did that with a Dunk header once – caught it last second, phew!
The Final Push
So, the spreadsheet looked good. But I couldn’t just post a screenshot of Excel cells, could I? Nah. Exported the whole timeline as a PDF. Cleaned it up, made sure Brighton events had blue tinge maybe, Saints red (subtle like). Proofread it again. Stared at it.
Then the real test. Pasted the thing into my blog drafting area. Previewed it. Read it out loud to myself. Did it feel like the rollercoaster the actual game was? Did it show the “key goals” building that comeback? Yeah, actually. It finally felt right.
Smacked that big blue “Publish” button. Leaned back, grabbed a fresh cuppa. Job done. Was it perfect? Probably not. Was it a legit timeline showing the mad comebacks and key moments like I set out to do? Absolutely. Sweated buckets over those timestamps though!