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

[GOM]

Rumours don't excite me, signings do.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

For me very much the return of Bobby Zee, (a rumour that actually became true). At the tail end of his career of course, so not the player he once was, but Albion throufgh and through, and still came up with a few goals, and assists too.

Such a shame that we couln't quite get over tyhe line and clinch automatic promotion. If he had remained fit for those last few games, who knows we may just have made it.

 

[Yoda]

Vicente, for someone who turned out to be an actual signing.

David Villa for the rumour when that photo appeared of him and Bruno over NY in a helicopter post season.

 

[BLOCK F]

Bobby Smith in the '60s

One for us oldies.
Couldn't believe it!

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I saw SAVAGE on the back of a shirt one late Friday afternoon at Withdean, which was before his loan was common knowledge, the knowledge rather than the player excited me.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I saw SAVAGE on the back of a shirt one late Friday afternoon at Withdean, which was before his loan was common knowledge, the knowledge rather than the player excited me.

In hindsight that was a rumour that l wish HADN'T come true!

 

[hart's shirt]

The permanent signing of Zamora in February 2000 after his successful 6 goals in 6 games loan spell.

A few of us on here who played weekly 5 a side football at Portslade Community College might just have heard about it the night before by someone in the know...

 

[Eeyore]

I remember junior NSC being uninspired when we signed a lad from Burton Albion. Scored in his first game but he was no Fred Binney.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Alan Biley
LuaLua

LuaLua was a big one for a team in our lowly position, possibly more so because he was coming from NUFC, who were higher up the food chain back then.

 

[TSB]

Matt Clarke

Yeah. I've never been so buzzed.

 

[Bladders]

The last minute re SINGING of Dean Hammond

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

Alan Biley

 

[crabface]

Ryan Harley

 

[lawros left foot]

Jahanbaksh.

The hundreds of pages on here, following the flight from wherever it was. His highlight reel was very good, he had, had a great season in Holland, we had chased him for about 3 years, and, Leicester came in with a late bid.
At the time, I don’t think I’ve ever followed the ups and downs of a transfer more avidly.

Shame it turned out to be a little bit ‘After the Lord Mayors show’.

 

[JJ McClure]

Jahanbaksh.

The hundreds of pages on here, following the flight from wherever it was. His highlight reel was very good, he had, had a great season in Holland, we had chased him for about 3 years, and, Leicester came in with a late bid.
At the time, I don’t think I’ve ever followed the ups and downs of a transfer more avidly.

Was about to post something similar, what a great waste or work time that was.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Tony Meola. Judge me all you like.

 

[DJ NOBO]

The last minute re SINGING of Dean Hammond

Remember that well. Stephen Dobbie signed on the same day. You can have too much excitement

 

[el punal]

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

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

Rumour has it, allegedly, that the Albion paid Tottenham £5,000 for Bobby Smith, but, also had to clear his gambling debts of around £30,000. How true is that . . . . ?

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Lee Steele

 

[Juan Albion]

Daniel James