[Football] What rumour about a player coming to the Albion has excited you the most?

[Icy Gull]

Whether it happened or not.

For me CMS (yeah I know ), Kanchelskis and the flight tracking of Ali J.

Oh and Edna at Gatwick when Lua Lua signed. Sadly I was on holiday for the Vicente signing so missed out on that one.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Michael Owen!

 

[raymondo]

Bobby Smith in the '60s

 

[Icy Gull]

Bobby Smith in the '60s

Before my time sadly, were there rumours before he came then?

I imagine most would have dismissed them whilst laughing like a drain

 

[Doc Lynam]

Matt Clarke

 

[casbom]

Probably was Vicente, loved how someone managed to sneak a photo of him in the Restaurant with Poyet! haha! That was a good day (and a great thread)

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Matt Derbyshire.

 

[Pavilionaire]

1. Zamora
2. Vicente
3. Kanchelskis.

 

[Icy Gull]

Matt Derbyshire.

Is BG your grandad?

 

[BBassic]

Khouma Babacar last season (maybe season before).

He was one of my goto signings on Football Manager and ended up being our all time top scorer in one save. I was ridiculously excited when we were linked even if it was only for a day or two.

 

[Nixonator]

Nothing in this window so far that's for sure.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Bobby Smith in the '60s

With no internet in those days, I only found out about it in the Argus when it was done & dusted.

Vicente for me. Barrel of Fun went to the Italien restaurant to take a sneaky photo, and the NSCer who worked at Gatwick who ran to the departure gate with the contract (sorry I forget your username).

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Is BG your grandad?

I didn't mention a left back now, did I?

 

[HantsSeagull]

vicente

 

[brakespear]

Yeah, I think definitely Vicente, remember getting quite excited about CMS too.

 

[Icy Gull]

Nothing in this window so far that's for sure.

Not even Juan Mata?

 

[southstandandy]

Mata

 

[Pevenseagull]

Cherif Diallo

2000, Senegalese, thought he'd played for Monaco ..... I was genuinely excited....


http://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1041

 

[Wellesley]

Alan Biley
LuaLua

 

[Titanic]

Teddy Maybank.

#glamour

(although # hadn't been invented then!)