[Albion] Alan Mullery player manager?

[Green Cross Code Man]

Is it my imagination, but talking with my dad today, we seem to remember Mullers playing a few games for us as player manager when he first managed us? Anyone shed any light on that?

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

no.....just asked the old man///

 

[The Wookiee]

Seem to remember him playing in a testimonial and in 5 a side tournaments at Brighton centre

 

[Gwylan]

Definitely not - although I did see him play in a testimonial once

 

[British Bulldog]

Definitely not - although I did see him play in a testimonial once

This.

 

[GT49er]

No. Manager from day one, never player manager

 

[Icy Gull]

Nope arrived as manager and never played first team for us

 

[TottonSeagull]

No, he played in a testimonial though. Think it may have been Sully's??

 

[kevo]

He played in a friendly/testimonial. There is a rather unflattering pic of him in the stripes scoring a penalty.

 

[carlzeiss]

Think he may have played in a reserve game at the Goldstone .

 

[Cheshire Cat]

He played the same number of games for us as Poyet.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Think he may have played in a reserve game at the Goldstone .

He did indeed, I was there! The first team was away somewhere as was the youth team. Me and 14,000 others turned up to see him in the stripes.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

He did indeed, I was there! The first team was away somewhere as was the youth team. Me and 14,000 turned up to see him in the stripes.

were u grabbing tickets for a cup game? 14000....

 

[Javeaseagull]

were u grabbing tickets for a cup game? 14000....

That was in the back of my mind when I posted. Pretty sure you are right! He was never player Manager but he ran the game from the centre circle.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

That was in the back of my mind when I posted. Pretty sure you are right! He was never player Manager but he ran the game from the centre circle.

Lucky we had a chairman who shared the same view you had..

 

[Javeaseagull]

Lucky we had a chairman who shared the same view you had..

It was great to see "Elvis" in the stripes!

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

He played in a friendly/testimonial. There is a rather unflattering pic of him in the stripes scoring a penalty.

Thanks! That brings back memories!

He did indeed, I was there! The first team was away somewhere as was the youth team. Me and 14,000 others turned up to see him in the stripes.

Was that the Charlton match? If so, was 17000 I believe!

 

[wilko1]

I was at that reserve game which he totally bossed
Overweight and legs were gone, he barely strayed from centre circle
Yet he sprayed inch perfect passes all across the pitch time and time again
It was impressive

 

[Javeaseagull]

Thanks! That brings back memories!

Was that the Charlton match? If so, was 17000 I believe!

Rings a bell, could have been Charlton but for some reason 14,000 sticks in the memory. Either way, pretty impressive for a reserve game. Watched it from the West Stand instead of my usual East side.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Rings a bell, could have been Charlton but for some reason 14,000 sticks in the memory. Either way, pretty impressive for a reserve game. Watched it from the West Stand instead of my usual East side.

Me too, up in the west!