patchamalbion
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yeah he came on in the second half, galavanting down the flanks he was, set up one of the goals i think
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The Fall and Fall Of Adam Virgo
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yeah he came on in the second half, galavanting down the flanks he was, set up one of the goals i think
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Maybe so, but that masonic gentleman's agreement (pure speculation on my part but what else can it have been ffs?
) coming when it did, almost certainly saved the club from going under.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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Pretty standard Andrew Whing that, as I recall.
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
Virgo did us proud with that transfer and to be fair, he was one of our best players in that Championship season we stayed up on the last day. Whingy however was an 'honest pro' with limited ability. I remember he was GUTTED after Gus left him out of the Villa squad.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Only because at the time Whing was a Villa STH tho eh? How could the manager have done otherwise?
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Virgs can hardly walk now. Played too much football when he has been injured.
Always a hero for 'that' header.
Always a hero for 'that' header.
Virgo's a cracking bloke, used to kick about as kids, i used to meg him a lot 
Last time i spoke to him he was still at Celtic and had a broken arm but very excited about Hong if to Germany with them. still a great bloke then no doubt he's still the same.
I always thought he was a better defender than any where else just a little short on pace but never short of bottle.
I think because he was so versatile, after his success as a striker, he couldn't make one position his own, which is a pitty.
Not sure why he's struggling to get a start at such a lower league side tho shud be able to just pick one really.
Last time i spoke to him he was still at Celtic and had a broken arm but very excited about Hong if to Germany with them. still a great bloke then no doubt he's still the same.
I always thought he was a better defender than any where else just a little short on pace but never short of bottle.
I think because he was so versatile, after his success as a striker, he couldn't make one position his own, which is a pitty.
Not sure why he's struggling to get a start at such a lower league side tho shud be able to just pick one really.
The Modfather
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He is a really nice guy so wish him all the best
Dover
Home at Last.
Damm shame for Virgo. Thought he would do better than Bristol, but he would definitely not get into our current team.
RexCathedra
Aurea Mediocritas
Between Virgo, Reid, Hart and El Abd, you could probably put together a Withdean-era XI with only four different outfield players.....
Virgo up front was OK to start with, then became bad, then terrible.
Lush
Mods' Pet
This. Lovely guy. I bet he didn't want to go to Scotland particularly but I would imagine we bit MM's mate Gordon Strachan's hand off for that money.
Wouldn't be sorry to see him back here in an AITC role if it gets to that stage.
Wonderful bit in The Withdean Years where he explains how he was being wound up by Swindon just before THAT HEADER.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I cannot remember a thing about his second time at the Albion that is how memorable it was apart from when he said something about Salde just before he was sacked which was a bit Billy Big Bollocks
Kumquat
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- Mar 2, 2009
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Agree. I loved his comments on The withdean years.
Something about "giving him the benefit of the doubt" IIRC.