The Seagull File - 1987/88

[hans kraay fan club]

Likes: "Being a professional footballer".

Unfortunate.

#Lager&Lime

Bless him. I hope he succeeded in the 'happy and healthy life' part.



#Yes,ToTanya

#RagingBull

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Bless him. I hope he succeeded in the 'happy and healthy life' part.



#Yes,ToTanya

#RagingBull

The only thing these Q&As are missing is the current favourite: "Funniest team mate". To which the answer is always the resident Oatway character, followed by evidence of the hilarious banter beloved of said character. "This one time, he cut the sleeves off X's brand new designer suit! We were literally in STITCHES!" Or the unforgettable Deep Heat-underpants gag. Arf.

#LindaLusardi

 

[Man of Harveys]

Gary Nelson's NINE O levels and three A levels certainly stand out, especially in that era

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The only thing these Q&As are missing is the current favourite: "Funniest team mate". To which the answer is always the resident Oatway character, followed by evidence of the hilarious banter beloved of said character. "This one time, he cut the sleeves off X's brand new designer suit! We were literally in STITCHES!" Or the unforgettable Deep Heat-underpants gag. Arf.

#LindaLusardi

At my in-law's house there is a big stack of Shoot magazines from the early 80s, that my WIFE collected as a girl. There are some tremendous examples of the Q&A art, in those.


#MyMum'sSundayRoast

 

[Lady Whistledown]

At my in-law's house there is a big stack of Shoot magazines from the early 80s, that my WIFE collected as a girl. There are some tremenduous examples of the Q&A art, in those.


#MyMum'sSundayRoast

#SamanthaFox

#Jacket&Jeans

#Majorca

 

[hans kraay fan club]

#LagerTop

#MrThompsonMyP.E.Teacher

 

[Lady Whistledown]

#ProbablyABricklayerOrPETeacher

 

[Hiney]

Number 6 - Alan Curbishley

#lagerandlime
#crocodiledundee

 

[Kumquat]

Anyone who names "watching TV" as one of their hobbies is struggling really aren't they?

 

[Hiney]

Curbishley got his wish of the 'person he would most like to meet'

 

[Man of Harveys]

Whoever was putting that stuff together - and I take my hat off to them, the interviews must have been torture at times - wasn't maybe a big music fan. Alan Curbishley's beloved "Steeley Dan", "Grosvenor Washington" - if the latter had been mentioned by any other player than Gary Nelson, I'd suspect they'd be basing that solely on GROVER Washington Jnr's smooth sell-out "Just The Two Of Us", rather than his earlier much funkier but less commercial output.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Whoever was putting that stuff together - and I take my hat off to them, the interviews must have been torture at times - wasn't maybe a big music fan. Alan Curbishley's beloved "Steeley Dan", "Grosvenor Washington" - if the latter had been mentioned by any other player than Gary Nelson, I'd suspect they'd be basing that solely on GROVER Washington Jnr's smooth sell-out "Just The Two Of Us", rather than his earlier much funkier but less commercial output.

Phil Collins & Dire Straits were an absolute staple of these questionnaires. Must have appeared in at least 50% of them.

But generally it's as though the players were instructed to be as dull as possible. Which is funny now.

 

[Hiney]

Whoever was putting that stuff together - and I take my hat off to them, the interviews must have been torture at times - wasn't maybe a big music fan. Alan Curbishley's beloved "Steeley Dan", "Grosvenor Washington" - if the latter had been mentioned by any other player than Gary Nelson, I'd suspect they'd be basing that solely on GROVER Washington Jnr's smooth sell-out "Just The Two Of Us", rather than his earlier much funkier but less commercial output.

Because I'm SPECTACULARLY sad, I will put together a definitive '1987/88 Albion Player Playlist' based on the whole season's answers.

It should make interesting* reading

*really boring

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Because I'm SPECTACULARLY sad, I will put together a definitive '1987/88 Albion Player Playlist' based on the whole season's answers.

It should make interesting* reading

*really boring

That's what makes them funny to read though. Fill your boots. I love that sort of stuff.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Because I'm SPECTACULARLY sad, I will put together a definitive '1987/88 Albion Player Playlist' based on the whole season's answers.

It should make interesting* reading

*really boring

Do it*


*please don't bother burning me a copy of the CD.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The 2014 version...

Age?

21

What car do your drive?

"White Bentley Continental GT"

Food?

"Nandos"

Biggest influence on career?

"My agent and my lawyer"

Music?

"Drake"...

 

[Lady Whistledown]

The 2014 version...

Age?

21

What car do your drive?

"White Bentley Continental GT"

Food?

"Nandos"

Biggest influence on career?

"My agent and my lawyer"

Music?

"Drake"...

#Dubai

#LasVegas

 

[Hiney]

Do it*


*please don't bother burning me a copy of the CD.

It will be a CRACKER

Who lists their favourite album as 'Chas'n'Dave's Party Album'?

 

[Man of Harveys]

Because I'm SPECTACULARLY sad, I will put together a definitive '1987/88 Albion Player Playlist' based on the whole season's answers.

It should make interesting* reading

*really boring

Boring? That is GENIUS.

Talking of genius, I'm curious as to when George Benson started predominating in these lists - I assume that was earlier in the 80s, soon after his seminal Give Me The Night.

Anyway, yes - a list and then followed with a compilation CD "Now That's What I Call 80s Second Division Footballer's Music" - I would buy that.

 

[Man of Harveys]

It will be a CRACKER

Who lists their favourite album as 'Chas'n'Dave's Party Album'?

Kevin Bremner?