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[Albion] Albion Mount Rushmore
- Thread starter Lenny Rider
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severnside gull
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Lawrenson never tires of disrespecting the club and puts us down at every opportunity. Lost any right to a place among our greats
Sussexscots
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 3, 3, 3, 3 ,3 ,3 3 coach chuggers
Can argue about the three others, but Tommy Cook is first on the mountain for me.
POSKETT AT THE VALLEY
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That must be like a nail in the hart to Lenny. But is this thread an attempt to get a back hander from all of the stone masons he knows?
- Jul 7, 2003
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If you'd posted this twenty years ago, Lawrenson would have been nailed on.
I don't think he is now, however. Much more associated with Liverpool, and doesn't have nearly enough of a connection with fans (across all generations) to pick up enough votes in an imaginary poll on this subject.
I don't think he is now, however. Much more associated with Liverpool, and doesn't have nearly enough of a connection with fans (across all generations) to pick up enough votes in an imaginary poll on this subject.
The age of the posters really shouldn't. Anyone, of any age, NOT selecting Charlie Webb, really needs to sort out their lack of knowledge of Albion's history.Age of the poster will determine the choices made clearly
I'm 50, but never saw Peter Ward play.................so I'd rather have Bobby on there than Ward, as I saw all his goals home and away practically and he made watching BHA fun again
As a player (1909 - 1915), scored 73 goals in 248 games, including the winner in the Charity Shield - our only major honour. He was also the first Albion player in history to win a full international cap (for Ireland).
Then (re)enlisted in the army, at the outbreak of WWI, served on the Western Front, and was interned as a POW in Germany.
Was offered the job of rebuilding the Albion after demob, and served as first team manager for TWENTY EIGHT YEARS! - and after that as club secretary.
Personally I'd select Webb as 'greatest manager', so that I could choose Tommy Cook as the 'greatest player'. For those that don't know of Cook:
The club's all time record goal-scorer, with 123 goals from 209 games - some achievement in isolation - but elevated to immortality by concurrently scoring 32 centuries for Sussex and serving with heroism in BOTH World Wars.
True LEGENDS, both.
So my list in full would be:
CHARLIE WEBB
TOMMY COOK
TONY BLOOM
LEWIS DUNK
AmexRuislip
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In my era.....
Peter O'Sullivan
Peter Ward
Dick Knight
Tony Bloom
Peter O'Sullivan
Peter Ward
Dick Knight
Tony Bloom
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You can't have Dunk up there. Every time Palace came to town, the Always Ultras would make it their mission to chisel half his face off in the night.
We'll build it 400ft high, to keep him safe.
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I don't want to do this but....a 100ft high Lewis made out of granite would be considerably more mobile than the original was against Ismaila Sarr last month
Too soon?
Dick Knight Folded without him, Great what TB has done but he could see potential. No potential for DK just wanted club to survive.
Peter Ward Still the only player I can say I was going to game to watch him as much as team. Win or lose would always do something that we would talk about for days.
Supporters that went to Gillingham
Peter Ward Still the only player I can say I was going to game to watch him as much as team. Win or lose would always do something that we would talk about for days.
Supporters that went to Gillingham
Still don't agree with Dunk, but the rest of your post is spot on. You actually missed out the fact that Cook was Albion's first full England international. Even now that's still quite a selective group (Cook, Ward, Foster and Dunk are the only four I think).
Also I believe Cook was the first ever 3rd division player to be selected for England.
maffew
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Dan Burn, Leon Knight, Dean Cox, and Maty Ryan.
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Rather than players, why not those that we ultimately all owe:
1. Dick Knight - 'Saved' (no need for further comment)
2. Martin Perry - 'Paved' (delivered Falmer)
3. Tony Bloom - 'Waived' (invested more money without any expectation of a return than any fan could ever dream of)
4. Norman Cook 'Raved!' (Skint, sponsorships, made us cool and so forth)
Yes, those four with those words cast in granite above or below would be fitting, for an eternity too as incontestable unlike differing opinions over players
1. Dick Knight - 'Saved' (no need for further comment)
2. Martin Perry - 'Paved' (delivered Falmer)
3. Tony Bloom - 'Waived' (invested more money without any expectation of a return than any fan could ever dream of)
4. Norman Cook 'Raved!' (Skint, sponsorships, made us cool and so forth)
Yes, those four with those words cast in granite above or below would be fitting, for an eternity too as incontestable unlike differing opinions over players
Bloom, Knight, Ward, Zamora.
maffew
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That's it!
Charles Webb
Billy Lane
Alan Mullery
Dick Knight
Billy Lane
Alan Mullery
Dick Knight
Brian Fantana
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Bloom and Knight at either end (obviously) with probably Gross and Webb/Cook.
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Alan Mullery? Good shout.