[Albion] Do you personally know any ex-Albion players?

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Peter Ward is the only player I know personally, have a bit of contact with Kuipers but only in a professional environment.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

My wife works with Chris McPhee's Dad and I play cricket with Grant Horscroft's brother-in-law...

 

[Husty]

Ashley Barnes is my best mate, met him through Mr Burns.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'm on speaking terms with Sammy Nelson (BHA, NI and Arsenal). I used to go to school with his sons and see him every so often. You could try and tap up Garry via Twitter and do a double Nelson.

Andy Rollings runs the Chalet Cafe in Preston Park and seems very open to talk about his time at the Albion.

 

[AZ Gull]

My dad knew Frankie Howard and Eric Gill.
We used to stay in Erics Hotel on the seafront (Simpsons)

Are you Lisa, or Bart?

 

[AZ Gull]

John Piercy is the PE teacher (or whatever they are called these days) at Ocklynge Junior School in Eastbourne. I don't know him personally, but my niece often helps out there with various sporting activities.

 

[brighton terra]

I know Paul Armstrong, now playing for Burgess Hill, through my partner's father. He's a thoroughly nice fella!

 

[ees complicated no?]

Mr Oatway.

 

[Comedy Steve]

Every time I make friends with a player they leave!
Friends with Painter, Noone, Elphick and Virgo. Also Johnny Byrne through radio work.

 

[dadams2k11]

Tony towner is my second cousin.

 

[crodonilson]

I've met an ex manager in Lyme before, fascinating character.

 

[supaseagull]

I know Michel Kuipers and Stuart Tuck through coaching. Sean Edwards is a friend as is Malcolm Stuart.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Knew Gerry Ryan quite well whilst at Haywards Heath Golf Club and frequenters of the Witch in Lindfield would have known him too (I am guessing he is not there anymore, hence the past tense).

 

[maltaseagull]

I was Adam El Abd's driving instructor - Does that count?

Also knew both Kerry Mayo's in the 90s

 

[Grassman]

and I play cricket with Grant Horscroft's brother-in-law...

I used to work with his brother. Forever bumping into Gary Stevens and Peter Smith here in Tun Wells.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

I used to work with his brother. Forever bumping into Gary Stevens and Peter Smith here in Tun Wells.

I am Tun Wells born and bred and I have the same surname as Grant i must look into this and see if there is a connection.

 

[Marshy]

I do know Tony Vessey, played football with him for a few seasons, bloody nice bloke, I do still keep in touch with him via facebook and occasionally bump into him.

 

[Simster]

Played Sunday league football against Martin Chivers in the 90s in Hertfordshire.

 

[The Large One]

Knew Gerry Ryan quite well whilst at Haywards Heath Golf Club and frequenters of the Witch in Lindfield would have known him too (I am guessing he is not there anymore, hence the past tense).

He lives in Dublin now.

Gary Chivers does the rounds in the 1901 Club.

Plenty of ex-Albion players who we've had on the Roar.

 

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Mark Ormerod. He used to lodge at our house.

I played Sunday League with Maybank and Nelson. Would be a stretch to say I 'know them personally' now, mind. Not met either of them in 20 years!

i 'know' teddy maybank from drinking in the albion on church rd and chatting to him about chelsea , he saw me walking along carrying something heavy a couple of years ago and stopped and dropped me off in his van.