[Albion] What Albion signing got you most excited?

[Farehamseagull]

Vicente.

End of thread.

This. In 32 years of following the club, no one else has come close.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Bridges, Bridge, Ryan (he was getting great reviews at Derby), Zamora, Vicente.

 

[giveusfalmerplease]

Gordon Greer. Inspirational team captain and part of the reason for the start of the glory years.

 

[portslade seagull]

Jimmy Case followed by Andy Ritchie both class signings back in the old 1st division days

 

[Yoda]

Joint nomination for Wayne Bridge & Vicente

 

[giveusfalmerplease]

Jimmy Case followed by Andy Ritchie both class signings back in the old 1st division days

i remember Andy. Played a game of pool against him when he first joined and stayed in a hotel in First Avenue.

 

[Beanstalk]

Nope, not end of thread.

Vicente was very exciting for obvious reasons, but nothing can beat the excitement of Bobby Z signing permanently.

In his loan spell, it seemed like we were the only ones that knew that we had uncovered a very special player.

Even in retrospect, it's mad how we managed to get such a top quality young player without any other clubs noticing.

I was 6 when that happened, and in my childlike naivety I just presumed, mainly because it was my dream, that every player dreamt of playing for the Albion. I was awfully disappointed that Zidane traded in Juve for Real instead of a move to the south coast.
15 years later, quite drunk at the Battle, I got very emotional on his return. That for me, was the most excited I'd felt.

Whilst Vicente was wonderful for anyone who followed Spanish football at all, there were a lot of "if he's that good, why on earth is he signing for us" at the time.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Obvious choice is godlike Vicente, but for me it has to be Muzza part deux.
For comedy purposes, it has to be Locadia.

 

[rigton70]

Alan Biley. (****ing useless )

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The only player to come of the pitch with no mud on him.

 

[Weststander]

Muzza signing for the second time.

I loved him the first time round, simply quality, so his return was a footballing dream come true.

Then he produced the good and got us promoted again.

 

[rigton70]

Paul Barber

 

[tip top]

Alan Biley. (****ing useless )

Also LuaLua.

I remember as a kid being out with some mates on a bike ride around town when we came across a white Astra GTE stuffed into a telegraph pole. Steam and smoke pouring out and Alan Biley sitting on a nearby wall smoking a fag.
We asked him what happened and he just told us to **** off.
Mate said you're shit at football and driving then. We didn't hang around after that

 

[Richy_Seagull]

Bobby x2

Reading the back of the Argus on my paper round when at school the season I started going to Withdean, and then the evening it was confirmed he was returning 5 years ago.

Vicente a close third.

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

Gary Rowell - nice flicky hair and scored a few for the Mackems. Disappointing would be an understatement!

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

Peter Sayer

 

[el punal]

I don't mean to be a pedant but I think you mean singings.

Quite right - you certainly struck a chord there.

 

[raymondo]

Bobby Smith

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Chris Holroyd
Jonny Dixon
Shane McFaul

All the other great hopes that came to nothing

 

[cjd]

Barry Bridges. Unfortunately it didn't go as well as was expected. He was so far ahead of the Albion team at the time, they just weren't on his wavelength.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Our next striker