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[Albion] Best League Debut?
- Thread starter SeagullsoverLondon
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GoldstoneVintage
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Surely O'Riley's counts for more though as:
A) He was coming back from the cruelest of injuries
B) This is PL so higher standards required
C) Scoring the winner against the reigning champions in a game we completely turned on its head after playing like dogshit in the first half.
I just think the 'Roy of the Rovers' quality of his debut (to borrow from another member) makes him a very strong contender.
A) He was coming back from the cruelest of injuries
B) This is PL so higher standards required
C) Scoring the winner against the reigning champions in a game we completely turned on its head after playing like dogshit in the first half.
I just think the 'Roy of the Rovers' quality of his debut (to borrow from another member) makes him a very strong contender.
AnotherArch
Northern Exile
Bobby Smith 1. Also added 10K to the attendance.
Thanks for the correction , was of course his home debut only , still memorable though for those that were there that evening , which was also the start of the 1st Gulf war"
The thing that has pleased me most for O'Riley is that there was no better way to stick it to that stupid winking thug Jay Williams...That tackle still gives me the shudders and did a significant enough amount of damage that could have changed or at worst ended a career... To see O'Riley come back in that way was a huge relief and a delightful response.
Poyningsgull
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- Apr 12, 2007
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Kit Napier v Peterborough at home back in the 60's. Curled a beauty from in front of the West Stand and and was the best corner taker we've ever had
Dancin Ninja BHA
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Couldn't agree more
As soon as I saw the thread I thought of his masterclass, albeit against alot weaker opposition.
Glen Thomas had a fine debut at Brentford I recall.
AZ Gull
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Danny Wilson had a pretty good debut, scoring two goals in a 3-1 win at home to Cardiff City after joining us on loan from Nottingham Forest in December 1983 (he obviously ended up subsequently joining us permanently).
Ludensian Gull
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Also nice to see their form plummet after that game, now sitting 21st after a good start . Karma
5Ways Gull
È quello che è
Think Teddy Maybank scored on his debut. Can't remember who against.
That was away at Reading wasn't it? Or Was it Sheffield Wednesday? Either way, I was there.
On the back of that I bought my Canadian mate, who was due to visit, a home shirt with Molango's name and number on the back. He wore it to his first, and so far only, BHA game away to Watford when he visited.
That shirt is probably one of a series of one.
Christ. I think I must have seen all of Ifejiagwa's games for us.
And we all know who ruined his Albion career
- Oct 17, 2008
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The Home Secretary wasn’t it?Christ. I think I must have seen all of Ifejiagwa's games for us.
And we all know who ruined his Albion career
He had a little help.....
- Oct 17, 2008
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Don’t know the story of this one, care to enlighten?
It was posted on NSC by the person involved. I won't say who it is, but he confessed to being instrumentally involved in Ifejiagwa's deportation for (I recall it was) work permit irregularities
- Jul 7, 2003
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Michel Kuipers?
Brighthelmstone
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Didn't Gordan Greer have a memorable debut? Oh you said best, nevermind, nothing to see here!