Fred Binney

[Dave the OAP]

Legend


What an absolute pleasure to see him and Stevie piper today....and harry Wilson.


Brought home to me just how long I have been watching the Albion seeing those blasts from the past

 

[dougdeep]

A great goal poacher. I missed them when I queued for a bovril.

 

[Dave the OAP]

remember him scoring at my first away game when we took our lives in our hands and we lost 3-1 at The Den....1974 ish

 

[coventrygull]

remember him scoring at my first away game when we took our lives in our hands and we lost 3-1 at The Den....1974 ish

Was it 74 thought it was later. Dementia kicking in. I was there I think

 

[Superfreds Mullet]

How we could have done with Superfred (LEGEND) today for the goalmouth scrambles. The six yard poacher supreme! A joy to see the legend return. I remember travelling to watch the Albion at Hereford and feeling utterly distraught that when I arrived and found out that Fred was not playing and had been replaced by an unknown kid who scored after 1 minute! The start of another legend-Wardy!!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Wrong team I know but I can't find a picture in a proper shirt

 

[Ernest]

And the Spider

 

[BensGrandad]

And the Spider

He looked more like a gangsters minder than an ex footballer.

None the less a great player for us in partnership with Wardy.

Thanks Spider for all the goals and assists that you gave us.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Also a man of many other hitherto unknown talents.....

Fred Binney was well known in San Diego, only partly because of his active interest in the San Diego rainmakers of 1900. He was a large, lean man with an ample set of whiskers, a squeaky voice, an English accent, a belief in socialism and an evangelistic tendency. He made his living as a real estate broker. He painted his own "for sale" signs with an amateur hand and took liberties as to where he set them up. The houses he advertised were "pretty homes with nice gardens and pretty flowers." He was an indefatigable walker. The 15 miles from downtown San Diego to La Jolla were for him an easy stroll.

Binney believed in Charley Hatfield's ability to cause rain. He took pains to say he was not Charley's agent, but was taking his own initiative. In all but one matter Charley was a conservative man, who wanted no conventions upset. He would have preferred an advocate with more standing, but he accepted such help as he could get.

Binney knew the feeling of rejection. Once he was regaling City Councilman Don Stewart concerning Hatfield when the councilman may have given facial expression to his reaction. Or perhaps Binney already sensed the rejection and knew what was meant by an attitude of polite listening. In any case he broke off suddenly and said: "There are all sorts of wonders you believe in, like wireless and Burbank's new plants, and automobiles. But when a man comes in with a simple, sensible idea, you treat him as though he were a lunatic!" With that he arose to his full dignified height and stalked out.


http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/70winter/hatfield.htm

 

[Seagullible]

my programme today must be a collectors item, signed by Binney, Mellor etc, John Byrne and 4 of the current side

 

[SpidersLegs]

It was great to see the Spider there too. If only we had someone of their calibre up front now. We would have won easily today if we had.

 

[The Auditor]

remember him scoring at my first away game when we took our lives in our hands and we lost 3-1 at The Den....1974 ish

the game with the bloke on the terraces with his dog ....

 

[pasty]

Missed them all because I was stood in the rat burger queue.

 

[Skintagain 1983]

There isn't much on the Internet through Google about Super Fred is there? Very disappointing.

 

[The Large One]

I had a natter with Ian Mellor in hospitality before the game - what a thoroughly nice bloke.

He told me something interesting that I never realised. He left Brighton to join Manchester City because he wanted to be nearer home (and, I suspect, because he thought our promotion to Division Two was as high as we could get). He said leaving Brighton was something he seriously regretted doing, and should never have done.

Blimey.

And I got him to sign my 1970s TOFFS shirt. All I need now is Peter Ward's autograph on it...

 

[Ernest]

I had a natter with Ian Mellor in hospitality before the game - what a thoroughly nice bloke.

He told me something interesting that I never realised. He left Brighton to join Manchester City because he wanted to be nearer home (and, I suspect, because he thought our promotion to Division Two was as high as we could get). He said leaving Brighton was something he seriously regretted doing, and should never have done.

Blimey.

And I got him to sign my 1970s TOFFS shirt. All I need now is Peter Ward's autograph on it...

Yet again you show your lack of knowledge about the Albion as he played for Man City before joining the Albion and if my memory serves me correctly he left us for Chester.

 

[BensGrandad]

Didnt we get him from Norwich along with Alan Govier a central defender? I thought that he went Man City - Norwich - BHA -Chester. I may be wrong.

 

[Ernest]

Didnt we get him from Norwich? I thought that he went Man City - Norwich - BHA -Chester. I may be wrong.

I think you are 100% correct and the Large One shows how little he knows or just a bullshitter about his chat with the Spider.

 

[Ernest]

Didnt we get him from Norwich along with Alan Govier a central defender? I thought that he went Man City - Norwich - BHA -Chester. I may be wrong.

And Andy Rollings came from Norwich

 

[Alby]

How we could have done with Superfred (LEGEND) today for the goalmouth scrambles. The six yard poacher supreme! A joy to see the legend return. I remember travelling to watch the Albion at Hereford and feeling utterly distraught that when I arrived and found out that Fred was not playing and had been replaced by an unknown kid who scored after 1 minute! The start of another legend-Wardy!!

I remember that feeling as well. Announced to the world ( Well the old man and his mate who took me to the game !) that i would never support The Albion again if Fred was'nt playing. Then the young upstart scored after 1 minute and the legend was born.