Former Albion players you don't hear of who may of forgotten

[Gwylan]

I saw Jimmy Greaves relating some stories about Brian Dear once.
Apparently Brian Dear used to drink even more than Greavsie did!

He looked fantastic playing for us. He had plenty of skill but always looked like he was carrying a bit of extra timber.

Certainly one of our best loan players

 

[Titus]

...may of forgotten?

 

[blue2]

Simon Steele, the chap who was in goal for the Albion against Real Madrid.

Was it not Eric Steele?

 

[daveinprague]

Martin Chivers, Percy Rojas and Juan Carlos oblitas

 

[matt]

Glenn Murray.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Was it not Eric Steele?

No, Eric was long gone to Watford at the time.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Danish international Henning Boel - does anyone know the story of this? Was expected to play for us and even listed in a programme provisional line-up - but never played a league game for us.

 

[Beach Hut]

Geoff Pitcher, spoil alert as Junior player against him a few a go as he now plays at St Francis based at Haywards Heath

 

[Seagull58]

I'll start

Paul Reid!

"who may HAVE forgotten"

 

[Rugrat]

Gary Nelson what is he doing now? Not that anybody will ever forget his goal scoring season for us.

My very first Albion hero

might add ..... erm ... the 2 Peruvian world cup "stars" - not heroes just forgotten

 

[supaseagull]

Tony Rougier and Paul Kitson

Tony Rougier...I'd forgotten about him. He done quite well on loan here from Reading I think and then decided he was too good for us and went somewhere else never to be heard of again

 

[The Wookiee]

David Gipp

 

[Superphil]

Chris Birchall

Got his matchworn shirt too, the all white one we wore when all our other kits had too much blue.

Glenn Murray.

Got his Wilmington Hammerheads matchworn shirt, his first ever professional team.

 

[Norman Potting]

Tony Meola - USA World Cup appearing goalie - I think he only played one game and I was there but can't remember who it was against.

 

[Superphil]

Tony Meola - USA World Cup appearing goalie - I think he only played one game and I was there but can't remember who it was against.

1990, Meola signed on loan, he played eleven games, only two were league games. He gained his first start when he replaced the injured Perry Digweed and promptly won man of the match

 

[Ninja Elephant]

In a few years threads like these will be littered with names that Adams bought in on loan in his 2nd spell with us. Al Bangura, Mikkel Anderson and Matt Heath to name but 3.

None of them signed by Adams. All signed by Dean White just before we played Orient in Slade's first game in charge. Lloyd Owusu also made his debut, and there was a fifth I'm sure of it... Ah, Gary Borrowdale!

Kieran O'Regan

I never saw him play, but my mum loved him and named me after him.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Jack Compton.


I remember the thread on here about someone's mate picking him up in a taxi to take him to sign for us. One of the few times one of those stories turned out to be true Never played a game and went on loan to Lewes. Now playing for Portsmouth!

 

[daveinprague]

My very first Albion hero



might add ..... erm ... the 2 Peruvian world cup "stars" - not heroes just forgotten

Actually, I dont even remember seeing Rojas play... I remember seeing Oblitas..

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Cant believe no one has mentioned Stuart Myall... still playing until recently

And how about some Rye United stalwarts:

Scott Ramsey
Duncan McArthur
Liam Upton
Josh Pelling (gone to Hastings now I think)

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Thought of some more;

Lee Steele
Junior Lewis
Mark Ormerod
Wayne Gray
Stuart Tuck

Edit; Robbie Pethick!