Who is the Albion's all time cult hero??

[wehatepalace]

OP and quite a few others, do not know the difference between "hero" and "cult hero".
From that list it can only be JCFG.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Still got my Crumplin t - shirt.

 

[supaseagull]

OP and quite a few others, do not know the difference between "hero" and "cult hero".
From that list it can only be JCFG.

Completely agree.

The likes of Case and Fozzie were brilliant but theyre not what i would define as a "cult" hero.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

OP and quite a few others, do not know the difference between "hero" and "cult hero".
From that list it can only be JCFG.

Yep this. From being universally derided as a winger (when he first joined, I remember the abuse he was getting at the 50 or so fans at Elland Road on that fateful day when Hillsborough happened) only to play right back by Lloyd in the last few games that season (and as it turns out being quite good) to being given hero status, where Gulls Eye produce the JCFG T-shirts which I still have.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Bill Cassidy anyone?

 

[DavidRyder]

Come on chaps, Peter Smith !

Marrrrley!

Still see him about in Tunbridge Wells, used to love his forward runs!

 

[Megazone]

What about super Rod?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Definition of cult hero in English:

noun


A writer, musician, artist, or other public figure who is greatly admired by a relatively small audience or is influential despite limited commercial success:
‘the group were cult heroes on the US college rock circuit before finding worldwide fame in the 90s’

 

[JBizzle]

What about super Rod?

Definitely.

 

[seagully]

Bas Savage was certainly one in the Withdean era.

 

[Mowgli37]

Very odd use of the term 'cult hero'. Ward, Zamora, Kuipers and Lawrenson are generally regarded as some of the best players to ever wear the shirt.

Going by the literal definition and given that the love for Calde appears universal, David Stockdale would have to be the Albion's current cult hero.

 

[Yoda]

Mark Beeney?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Colin Hawkins

 

[Iamapen15]

Bobby Zamora....

I had an obsession! The Argus once printed a picture of me getting his autograph... So I purchased the picture and got him to sign this as well, so proudly hanging on my wall at home is a signed picture of Bobby Zamora signing a picture for me... He laughed about it at the time, although not sure what he actually thought!

 

[Bruntburger]

Another vote for the genius who marked John Barnes out of two games.

 

[spanish flair]

Can I add Ian spider Mellor, as I am not sure Wardy would have made the impact that he did without him.

 

[rudolf hucker]

Has to be Peter Ward. Think of it this way. My 33 year old son joins in (used to at least) with the No 1 is Peter Ward etc. But the only time he saw him play was in a friendly at Withdean when Wardy had very dodgy knees and failed to take a penalty properly. Hero in his day and still comes to the games when he is in good old England.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Johnny Crumplin. Made more so by my wife's scream that he was in her class at school, the first time I took her to see a game.

 

[AZ Gull]

Bobby Zamora....

I had an obsession! The Argus once printed a picture of me getting his autograph... So I purchased the picture and got him to sign this as well, so proudly hanging on my wall at home is a signed picture of Bobby Zamora signing a picture for me... He laughed about it at the time, although not sure what he actually thought!

Did you get someone to take a picture of him autographing your picture of you getting his autograph?

 

[Hamilton]

FG every day.

Ward was just a hero.

Close second - Sergei