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[Albion] Who was the first Albion player you met?
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Mark Lawrenson when he visited the 18th Hove Cubs in Sackville Road.
Brian Powney.
My Uncle and him were big mates. He got me all the players autographs which was absolute gold for an Albion mad 10 year old.
My Uncle also told me Brian could get any autograph of professional players I wanted. So I became the most popular kid in the school, George Bests autograph, certainly mate no problem.
It was a few years later that I found out all the autographs were in my Uncles handwriting.
(Except the original Albion ones.)
My Uncle and him were big mates. He got me all the players autographs which was absolute gold for an Albion mad 10 year old.
My Uncle also told me Brian could get any autograph of professional players I wanted. So I became the most popular kid in the school, George Bests autograph, certainly mate no problem.
It was a few years later that I found out all the autographs were in my Uncles handwriting.
(Except the original Albion ones.)
scooter1
How soon is now?
Possibly we played for the same club, or he just did the rounds at the end of the junior season
studio150
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Willie Irvine - Easthill Park
Dunno - he was a good bloke as I recall. My team was Preston Panthers.
In the 70s I was in Newhaven ferry terminal waiting to catch a ferry to Dieppe. Brian Powney was filling the vending machines.
I believe he started a vending machine company when he was still a player. He remained in the vending machine industry until at least the early noughties.
I believe he started a vending machine company when he was still a player. He remained in the vending machine industry until at least the early noughties.
Are you sure it wasn't Alex (oo oo) Dawson? He lived very near Easthill park at the end of Highland's Road
Maybe Irvine inherited his house?The first Brighton player I met was Denis Foreman (for much the same reason - we knew Kev and Michael, his sons, because they lived on Park Close near Easthill Park).
The first non-retired player I met was OGH in the hotel bar before the centenary dinner
SIMMO SAYS
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Chris Cattlin was the new manager in 1983 when our lot met him at Brighton Station on Boxing Day.
We were waiting to get on the train and he came over for a chat - lovely bloke.
We won the game against palarse 0-2
We were waiting to get on the train and he came over for a chat - lovely bloke.
We won the game against palarse 0-2
Peter Ward in the summer of 1978. My sister and I walked to his house from our home in Portslade, we knocked on his door and asked him for his autograph I was 9, she was 11. My sister then gave it to her friend, for the friend’s father to photocopy it. We never saw it again. It still hurts. If you’re reading this Peter, pm me for my address……
Lower West Stander
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What, pray, is the “it” you are talking about.
Did you want a fight with him?
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Lol. My error. I’ve edited the post. Wardy was not a wrongun!
- May 8, 2018
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Zamora in the Beach night club
Weststander
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Peter Grummitt - knocked on his front door at Cissbury Crescent, Saltdean …. to get an autograph.
Quite cheeky, I feel guilty now for disturbing his peace. I was just 11.
Quite cheeky, I feel guilty now for disturbing his peace. I was just 11.