[Albion] Who were some of your favourite non-Albion cult heroes from your youth?

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And Let's not forget the combover kings:

Bobby Charlton
Ralph Coates
Arthur Scargill*
Rab C Nesbitt

*To be strictly accurate, Crown Topper tastic.

 

jcdenton08

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

And Let's not forget the combover kings:

Bobby Charlton
Ralph Coates
Arthur Scargill*
Rab C Nesbitt

*To be strictly accurate, Crown Topper tastic.

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The state of his hair, mate!

 

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

And how did he refer to you?

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Ha ha. Good question. I think it’s fair to say my father became more enlightened with the passing years.

 

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

And Let's not forget the combover kings:

Bobby Charlton
Ralph Coates
Arthur Scargill*
Rab C Nesbitt

*To be strictly accurate, Crown Topper tastic.

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I met Ralph Coates many times back in the late 80s as he was the social secretary/social club manager of a company I worked for during a uni summer work placement.

 

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I was into football from around 8 but can't think of any I would call a cult hero for me, maybe Keegan (especially on Superstars).
In other sport it would be Steve Ovett for me. Used to love watching the races when they were live on TV. Oh and Daley Thompson.
Used to like some of the boxers too like Alan Minter, John Conteh and Jim Watt.

 

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Kim Kallstrom
Javier Saviola

Tommy Svindal Larsen​

Niclas Alexandersson

Andri Sigþórsson​

Kennedy Bakircioglü​

Now there's some proper cult heros!

 

Simster

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madinthehead said:

Kevin Keegan for me, my first Albion game my Dad took me to was v Southampton, when he was playing for them

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1-1 draw? That was the first Albion game my Dad took me to as well (although it was actually my second ever Albion game)

 

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James Milner

 

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Craig Johnston

 

Jackthelad

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Bergkamp, Scholes. Gazza. Roberto Carlos. Carlos Valderrama. David Beckham.

Dare I say it but Wayne Rooney has grown on me since he retired. I don’t think I ever realised how bloody good he was.

 

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Bobby Moore and Alan Ball.

 

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This thread needs a pole.

Robert Lewandowski

 

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jcdenton08 said:

Shit, I didn’t realise that. Good for him doing so well after that! He was amazing in one of the old Championship Manager games…

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Yep always would sign him on a free at the beginning of the season and he'd bang them in at lower league level.

Love an Argentinian AM so Riquelme, Pablo Aimar, Andres D'allesandro and dare I say it the not quite Argentinian Paul Merson.

 

Jesus Gul

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Zico - used to spend ages trying to perfect a ‘Zico’ (bicycle kick)

 

Comrade Sam

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John Lennon
Paul Weller
Leon Trotsky
Otis Redding
Annie Lennox
I didn't like football as a kid.

 

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Absolutely loved Matt Le Tissier during his peak playing days, because you never knew when he was going to do something spectacular (but you always knew he would at some point). Not such a fan of him now, though.

 

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Peter Bonnetti, Ron Harris, Eddie McCreadie, John Hollins, John Dempsey, David Webb, Tommy Baldwin, Charlie Cooke, Peter Osgood, Ian Hutchinson and Peter Houseman.

(With apologies to @Harry Wilson's tackle who may recognise that team from 1970!)

EDIT: Got to add Bobby Charlton, Pele and George Best as well. And Alan Duffy.

 

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Brovion said:

Peter Bonnetti, Ron Harris, Eddie McCreadie, John Hollins, John Dempsey, David Webb, Tommy Baldwin, Charlie Cooke, Peter Osgood, Ian Hutchinson and Peter Houseman.

(With apologies to @Harry Wilson's tackle who may recognise that team from 1970!)

EDIT: Got to add Bobby Charlton, Pele and George Best as well. And Alan Duffy.

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The 1970 FA Cup Final is the first I can remember watching when I was 8 years old. Two great games of football. Given a bit of time I could name both line ups. I can remember all the 1970s cup finals ... but ask me which teams were playing in recent finals and I couldn't tell you

 

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Rivaldo, McManaman, Weah.

Oh, and Redondo.

 

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I was a fan of Mark Robins in his shortish time at Man Utd, Lee Sharpe too and loved watching Tony Daley for villa. Add Peter Beardsley to that list
Oh and Van Basten.