[Albion] Tenuous Albion Links

[portlock seagull]

I was reminded the other day of the time when my mum and dad met Garry Nelson in a carpet shop and ended up buying the same carpet as him. What's your most tenuous link to an Albion player past or present? What's your Lame to Fame?

John Crumplin’s cousin does my mother in laws decorating. And he’s not even met the legend! Some family, I’d be dining out on that all the time if he was mine!

 

[jcdenton08]

I went to Fairlight with Ross, it was around the age of 6 or 7 i think (memory of 40 years ago is a little hazy).

Darren Freeman was a couple of years above me at Varndean.

Ross also went to Hertford Jr’s - my Dad taught him

 

[Van Cleef]

Probably not the right thread for this story, but when I worked for a car insurance company way back, the manager wearily announced he had 2 free tickets for the windscreen cup against the mighty Walsall that night. Me and another guy were the only ones interested. Sitting in West Stand someone asked if we'd mind presenting the mom champers after the game. So I wandered on to the hallowed turf proudly wearing my stonewashed jeans and handed the bottle to the lucky player. (It was Paul McCarthy by the way).

 

[Van Cleef]

I sat next to Adam Chicksen’s girlfriend’s Dad on a ski-lift in Austria once. Is that obscure enough?. I'd say this will

I sat next to Adam Chicksen’s girlfriend’s Dad on a ski-lift in Austria once. Is that obscure enough?

I'd say this one will take a bit of beating.

 

[B-right-on]

My youngest daughter's godmother's son played for BHAFC yoof with there's-only-one-Glen-Murray's step-son and would take turns taking them to Lancing and back with GM.

 

[Comrade Sam]

When Leon Knight was popping in the goals for us, I gave his cousin a detention. A year later I worked with a TA whose first kiss was Bobby Z.

 

[Nicks]

When I was about 8 years old they had a fete on Hellyers Green in Littlehampton.
I won a box of Liquorice Pipes ( look them up ) and John Templeman gave me my prize.

 

[WATFORD zero]

When I was a kid I was mates with Jack Bertolini's son Steve.

 

[HeaviestTed]

I joined this forum called north stand chat where I read stories of people’s links to Albion players, some were incredible especially the ski lift one.

 

[AnotherArch]

Country wide tenuous links. My Engineering Manager at the factory I ran in Blackpool married the sister of Mark Lawrenson's first wife. When she was Lawro's ex-wife, she became the partner of my dad's boss's son.

 

[Easy 10]

Who was that young irish midfielder we had on loan from Coventry while we were at Withdean ? Racking my brain to remember his name, ginger lad I think.

I've got a story about him.

 

[AnotherArch]

We knew Richie Barker before he signed for us.
My son captained a Sunday U15 team with his brother Chris Barker (RIP) in it. So got to meet him on the touchline.

 

[Slum_Wolf]

Who was that young irish midfielder we had on loan from Coventry while we were at Withdean ? Racking my brain to remember his name, ginger lad I think.

I've got a story about him.

Kevin Thornton?

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

When I was a first year, I started dating a young Manc girl called Emma. Unfortunately, within days of copping off with her, she had to leave the school as her dad had a new job in Norwich.

Her Dad was Joe Corrigan.

 

[murciagull]

I worked with Jake Robinsons dad for many years, also played tennis with John Robinson who jogged along the cliffs from Saltdean to Newhaven, beat me in three straight sets, then jogged back home again.

 

[DJ NOBO]

I Lost my virginity to Jamie Morallee’s cousin.
Although I‘ve always wondered if she invented the Morallee link to keep me interested. Saddo that I am, it did extend the relationship by a couple of weeks.
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[DJ NOBO]

When I was a first year, I started dating a young Manc girl called Emma. Unfortunately, within days of copping off with her, she had to leave the school as her dad had a new job in Norwich.

Her Dad was Joe Corrigan.

He only went on loan. Sounds like a cowardly dumping to me.

 

[Mexican Seagull]

I was in same year at Varndean with Stephen Gill, Eric Gill's son.

 

[Trevor]

I bumped into Conor Goldson at Euston a few months ago. He's well since you asked

 

[dejavuatbtn]

We used to put up triallists for John Shepherd and we had a mate of Jimmy Case’s brother lodging with us for three weeks. JC turned up at ours one evening in his XR3 and took us to a reserve game where we sat with him in the West Stand. Crap game, good company!