[Albion] Albion Legends a matter of debate?

[Boroseagull]

Agree. As I'm older, I would immediately add Kit Napier, Dave Turner, Eddie Spearitt, Sir Normal Gall, and the biggest lege of all in my book, Peter O'Sullivan.

Older folk may add Adrian Thorne, albeit he didn't play many games. He's still alive apparently.

I would also include Muzza, though. And Wardy.

And a few years before their time (good choice by the way), Eric Gill, Glen Wilson, Jim Langley and maybe Alex South. Don't forget Willie Irving a few years later, if only for 'that' goal.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

And a few years before their time (good choice by the way), Eric Gill, Glen Wilson, Jim Langley and maybe Alex South. Don't forget Willie Irving a few years later, if only for 'that' goal.

*cough* Irvine *cough*

Glen Wilson lived near me and we saw him up near Mill House post office regularly in the 70s. Bow legs of astonishing proportions

(and not to be confused with Ernie 'Tug' Wilson).

 

[Sheebo]

Not Hugo of the Albion phone in? He was one bizarre chap!

Still see him at games and sometimes goes on our coach..!

 

[Sheebo]

Calde and Bruno are both for me. As is Knocky. Obviously Bobby, RR, Dunk, Murray etc too. Depends on definition of legend and it’s all subjective of course.

 

[heathgate]

I have been watching since 1977 regularly, my list of legends in that time are:

1) Ward P.
2) Horton B.
3) Case J.
4) Reinelt R. ( for 1 day)
5) Zamora B.
6) Murray G.
7) Saltor B.

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[sjamesb3466]

Personally I think this is incredibly hard on Murray, easily deserves to be talked about in the same terms as Bobby and Dunky IMHO. 100 goals for the club, fired us to the top flight, top scored and kept us up for several seasons thereafter. If Murray's not a club legend then I honestly don't know who is.

Couldn't agree with you more

 

[Return of the Rev]

Don Shanks

 

[Robinjakarta]

Most of the promotion winning team of 1965 their memory linger on in my mind The best player in my opinion was Dave Turner , he rarely played a bad game and always gave his all. Most memorable moment was the equalising goal against Chelsea in the 1967 FA Cup tie at a paced Goldstone

Brian Powney was another who must have made many appearances as I recall, local lad and a very reliable.

Yeah. Others around that time were Jack Bertolini and Wally Gould, both of whom played many games for us. Bertolini was consistency itself and Gould flying down that right wing was a sight to savour. Another local was Brighton's own Tony Towner.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Sorry old boy, we are going to have to agree to differ, Lawrenson is the best player to ever pull on an Albion shirt in my lifetime.

It's all about opinions....

I guess i also have a bias against Lawrenson because of his memory lapses concerning the 150 games we gave him to develop

Funnily enough though I remember talking to some Everton fans when I was at uni at the time saying how good he was and them saying Mick Lyons was the real deal...

 

[junior]

If i think of my time watching the Albion I'd say that legend's would be:

Mayo
Reinelt
Storer
Murray
Steve Gritt
Zamora

Others in with a shout but just filed under 'almost' are:

Byrne
Small
Nelson
Kuipers
Vincente
Dunk
Knockeart
Chris Hughton (for getting us to the prem)

Naturally there will be somebody I've missed, but it's 05:30am and I've just got up.

 

[Silverhatch]

No Bruno?

Of course! Fulfils the criteria for playing (up there with the very best Albion technician) and character in bundles (skipper, beard, mural and subject of so many @ Earnest posts).

 

[rocker959]

2 Legends Fozzie and Nigel ' Bushfire ' Erskine

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

2 Legends Fozzie and Nigel ' Bushfire ' Erskine

There are you winners.
Plus we would only need a small statue for Nigel

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[sussexman32]

2 Legends Fozzie and Nigel ' Bushfire ' Erskine

Happy memories mate