Deano's Invisible Pants
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- Mar 1, 2008
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By some distance the most impressive speaker (with the possible exception of GP) at The Withdean Years dinner tonight. His passion for the club and everything it stands for is obvious.
A former Dutch marine and a true gent! He 100% deserves a testimonial which I heard he was getting next year.
He was offered a coaching role I believe when Brighton found him in excess to playing needs and he wanted to play on and he is a top guy for making his choice which seems to be the right one. However when he does finally retire I seriously hope he is offered a position or capacity at our club, I really can't think of anyone more deserving of it in the modern football era. The club needs people like him.
Speak to some his coaching colleagues at youth football level and you'll find that he's not as popular or as much of a "gent" as he was as a player!
He's no better than Murray, gone on to play for our most local rivals. Probably the most over rated keeper ever to play for Brighton and one that I hope never dons a Brighton top ever again. It's no coincidence that our defenders came on leaps & bounds when he was got rid of. As a defender it must be really nice to know that you're not gonna get bollocked for every mistake the goalkeeper makes.
Personally I know stewards who are more worthy of a testimonial than Kipper.
chez, with the greatest of respect, do one. Everyone on here knows that you have some ridiculous axe to grind with FDM. He was a decent 'keeper for our level in the most of the time he was at the club and seems genuinely enthusiastic about the club and the fans.
On a side note, I can't believe you describe Crawley as 'rivals'. Have they ever been within less than two leagues of us?