rocker959
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RIP Kit(Keo ) , thanks for so many brilliant memories.
[Albion] RIP Kit Napier
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goldstone68
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RIP Kit, one of my hero's back in the Goldstone days
KNC
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RIP, Kit Napier. A hero of mine from when I first started supporting. Took the Letters from his name for my ‘name’ on here.
He was the main corner taker. That is the ‘C’
He was the main corner taker. That is the ‘C’
AnotherArch
Northern Exile
Sad news indeed. Another of that generation gone. The reason these players are so remembered is that they all stuck around for many years. For you younger ones, Kit was probably ahead of his time in that he was not the typical lump of a number 9 as most were in those days, but relied on his skill and speed.
His song:
Kit Nap-i-er, Kit Nap-i-er,
Is it true what they all say?
You are the king
Oh yeh, oh yeh.
(To the tune of Grocer Jack by thingammyjig Teenage Opera)
RIP
His song:
Kit Nap-i-er, Kit Nap-i-er,
Is it true what they all say?
You are the king
Oh yeh, oh yeh.
(To the tune of Grocer Jack by thingammyjig Teenage Opera)
RIP
Hi Everyone, this is Chris Napier, Kit Napiers' son.
Our family has been comforted and absolutely blown away by the messages that have been posted regarding my dad. My heart swells with pride that he was a football hero to so many. He was my hero for purely being my Dad. Please can I ask if anyone has any video footage of my dads playing days,the poems and chants or even pictures , we would love to see more. Thank you for giving my dad the opportunity to play for such an amazing club and for being the amazing fans that you all are, it really is incredible. He spoke so fondly of Brighton as every one of his greatest memories were for this great club!
Our family has been comforted and absolutely blown away by the messages that have been posted regarding my dad. My heart swells with pride that he was a football hero to so many. He was my hero for purely being my Dad. Please can I ask if anyone has any video footage of my dads playing days,the poems and chants or even pictures , we would love to see more. Thank you for giving my dad the opportunity to play for such an amazing club and for being the amazing fans that you all are, it really is incredible. He spoke so fondly of Brighton as every one of his greatest memories were for this great club!
RIP Kit. I’m another from that generation that was introduced to the Albion in the 60s. Kit was the superstar, judged by what we saw on the pitch, collecting autographs and reading the Argus the next day. A wonderful player. You must be so proud.
- Jan 3, 2012
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Good grief, that brought back memories, me as a 14 year old in the old South Stand and my brother (6years older) getting worried because he thought I was going to kick someone - not because of violent tendencies, but because I was "kicking every ball".
Ay, ay ay ay,
Bonetti is better than Yashin,
Hollins is better than Eusebio.
And Brighton are in for a thrashing.....
.......... except they didn't!
- Jan 3, 2012
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It has genuinely amazed me the number of people, including me, who have used (and meant) the word hero.
This has been one of my favourite threads on here for years. Thanks for your Dad!!!
Perfidious Albion
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RIP kit Napier
When I first went to the Goldstone he was a mainstay of the team.Thanks for the memories. Like the time when a phantom whistler blew and everybody stopped....... but Kit had the presence of mind to just turn the ball in the net. I thought he'd be booked for kicking it away, but the ref gave a goal. Hooray!......Then his flying horizontal header one day. to score from a low cross, nowadays it would be goal of the season.
A great servant of the club.
When I first went to the Goldstone he was a mainstay of the team.Thanks for the memories. Like the time when a phantom whistler blew and everybody stopped....... but Kit had the presence of mind to just turn the ball in the net. I thought he'd be booked for kicking it away, but the ref gave a goal. Hooray!......Then his flying horizontal header one day. to score from a low cross, nowadays it would be goal of the season.
A great servant of the club.
Seagull over Canaryland
Well-known member
RIP. We've seen many heroes wear the blue and white but Kit Napier will always be no.1 for me. A classy, elegant and talented player. With a touch of impudence too. Great to see the images of Kit in action. I hope the Club will arrange a suitable tribute.
The Hon Sec
New member
I will always remember an evening game under lights with Kit taking successive corners from both left and right. Each of them ended up almost under the crossbar with the keeper having to flick the ball over. Enjoyed watching that team and particularly Kit Napier!
Freddie Goodwin.
Well-known member
Of course I feel a common bond with any Albion fan but I feel a special kinship with those who, like me, started supporting a rather ordinary 3rd division team back in the late 60's.
We didn't have much to cheer and, with only 2 teams being promoted and no play-offs, we didn't have great expectations & yet so many of those people are still here and, reading through these pages, a great part of this is due to Kit and, for so many, being our 1st footballing hero and you know your 1st love is always your best.
RIP Kit & I hope the club do you proud.
We didn't have much to cheer and, with only 2 teams being promoted and no play-offs, we didn't have great expectations & yet so many of those people are still here and, reading through these pages, a great part of this is due to Kit and, for so many, being our 1st footballing hero and you know your 1st love is always your best.
RIP Kit & I hope the club do you proud.
Gilliver's Travels
Peripatetic
This thread – sadly already relegated to invisibility on page 3 – has brought back so many memories. As everyone says, Kit Napier was a genuine superstar hero in an era when – with Radio Brighton yet to be invented – you never even got to hear a player speak, let alone appear in any kind of video interview.
Memories? I recall nipping into the Goldstone when the players were training, and plucking up courage to wish Kit all the best as he jogged past me on the cinder track. I remember my surprise at hearing his gentle Scottish lilt. The brief pen portrait in away clubs' programmes would always mention his birthplace as Dunblane (sadly, a place remembered mostly nowadays for that appalling shooting tragedy).
As everyone says, Kit scored some truly wonderful goals, and provided so much entertainment for us glory-starved fans back then. It's good to know that his family are gaining comfort from hearing about the absolute admiration and respect in which he was held by thousands of us. A true Albion great.
Memories? I recall nipping into the Goldstone when the players were training, and plucking up courage to wish Kit all the best as he jogged past me on the cinder track. I remember my surprise at hearing his gentle Scottish lilt. The brief pen portrait in away clubs' programmes would always mention his birthplace as Dunblane (sadly, a place remembered mostly nowadays for that appalling shooting tragedy).
As everyone says, Kit scored some truly wonderful goals, and provided so much entertainment for us glory-starved fans back then. It's good to know that his family are gaining comfort from hearing about the absolute admiration and respect in which he was held by thousands of us. A true Albion great.
I was there! I remember that bizarrely I had to go to a reserve game to get my ticket. It must have been the biggest attendance ever for such a match. Albion reserves versus Notts County with Frank Cronie (?) scoring the second half winner in a dull match.
Albion versus Chelsea? Albion went a goal down but came back and earned a draw; at the time Tommy Docherty's Chelsea was at the top of the 'First Division' so it was a big deal. Sadly we lost the replay at Stamford Bridge 4-0!
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Well said. Thanks for posting. And, yes, this thread needs to be bounced and rebounced.