Favourite player who joined us in his 30's?

[El Presidente]

Vicente how we need him now ... Steve Foster was with us from about 21yrs of age ?

But he left and then returned in his mid 30's as did Budgie.

 

[portslade seagull]

But he left and then returned in his mid 30's as did Budgie.

I'd like to remember them from there 1st stints here

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Phil Stant.

 

[El Presidente]

GK Corrigan
Defence Shanks Foster Upson Bridge
MF Case Vicente Kush Mortimer
FW Worthington Byrne

 

[El Presidente]

I'd like to remember them from there 1st stints here

Fair enough, but that wasn't the point of the thread

 

[GT49er]

I'd like to remember them from there 1st stints here

This.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Slightly more seriously, Simon Morgan must have been well into his thirties when he joined in (I think) 2001-02 season. He was an absolute class apart for that one year he was with us, carrying Danny Cullip as we sailed straight through whatever they called League One in those days. Barely trained because of his knees, didn't have much pace, but had a fabulous ability to read the game and put himself in the right place approximately 99.99999% of the time.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

GK Corrigan
Defence Shanks Foster Upson Bridge
MF Case Vicente Kush Mortimer
FW Worthington Byrne

P.I.M?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

P.I.M?

B.I.M

 

[GT49er]

Upson, Worthington, Nicky Forster, Steve Foster, Joe Corrigan, John Byrne, Jimmy Case, Bobby Smith, Clive Walker, Stefan Iovan?

Decent list, though I wouldn't include Steve Foster - he was a returnee rather than a new signing, and wasn't very good second time around.

Without checking their dates of birth, but I'm pretty sure they would have been 30 or more when they joined us - may I add Wayne Bridge, Alan Curbishley and Don Shanks.

Our policy of 'giving old lags one last pay day' (as someone derogatorily described it on another thread) hasn't worked out too badly for us on the whole.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

B.I.M

Yes, I know!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Yes, I know!

Oh. Whoosh!

 

[catfish]

Graham Cross was superb in 76/77.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Dave Beasant was my favourite who joined us in his 40s

 

[paul & shark]

Warren aspinall

 

[Mowgli37]

As you can probably tell by my avatar: Matthew Upson

 

[BN9 BHA]

Vincente, but also a shout for Simon Morgan at Withdean.

 

[Eeyore]

Peter Grummitt would be a quality candidate for Goalkeeper. I think he was over 30 when he came.

 

[Meade's Ball]

Escape to Victory legend Russell Osman.

 

[Prince Monolulu]