Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Nope, a clue his one appearance was at home in the league cup to Forest.
Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
[Albion] Who was the first Albion player you met?
- Thread starter PeterT
- Start date
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
Steve Foster when he nicked my crisps.
Still haven't forgiven him
Still haven't forgiven him
- Apr 13, 2015
- 3,868
As a 16 year old, I met Peter Ward on the train coming back from the 1979 Newcastle promotion game... we were sat in the first carriage behind the players, they had an old school compartment 1st Class carriage and we chatted briefly as we both queued for the WC... I am only 5ft 8in ... I noted that he was roughly the same height, which actually surprised me at the time.
He was a little bit merry.
Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
He was a little bit merry.
Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
He was a coach for an indoor tournament at the King Alfred about 20 years ago, involving all the brighton boys lads which I was a part of.
Boroseagull
Well-known member
Somewhere in the miscellaneous junk, things I can't bear to discard (not pizza boxes
) I have a little blue book with Roy Jennings autograph in it. On a rainy day (not had one since April, but I live in hope) I'll dig it out and put it on here. Speaking of such I'm sure I did that some 10/12 years ago before moving to Spain.
- May 8, 2018
- 10,650
Tony Towner as used his removal company.
Superphil
Dismember
Eric Steele.
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
First time I came face-to-face with Brighton players was when I was a guest of the sponsors for the infamous Darlington match at the Goldstone. With the fans outside trying to break the doors down, we were ushered from the sponsors lounge down various corridors to get out, squeezing past a shocked looking Nicky Rust and Peter Smith on the way.
First I spoke to was Nathan Jones in a pub garden somewhere near Withdean on a sunny evening in September 2000. I'd just arrived back from Borneo on a train, saw a group with Albion clothing and asked them what the score was in the game that day. 6-2 was the reply, and he scored twice! (pointing at Jones). Took a while to recognise him from his pics in the Argus, but thankfully remembered and wished him good luck at the Albion
First I spoke to was Nathan Jones in a pub garden somewhere near Withdean on a sunny evening in September 2000. I'd just arrived back from Borneo on a train, saw a group with Albion clothing and asked them what the score was in the game that day. 6-2 was the reply, and he scored twice! (pointing at Jones). Took a while to recognise him from his pics in the Argus, but thankfully remembered and wished him good luck at the Albion
- Aug 24, 2020
- 7,163
Kit Napier was the first one I remember. He was watching the Sunday morning football in Preston Park.
Later on, Andy Rollings was another one - he and his wife used to run the cafe, again in Preston Park.
To look up former players, take a look at this website I came across:
https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/
Select Brighton and you get a list of many former players, most of whom have disappeared without a trace (e.g. Warren Aspinall, Martin Keown etc)
Later on, Andy Rollings was another one - he and his wife used to run the cafe, again in Preston Park.
To look up former players, take a look at this website I came across:
https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/
Select Brighton and you get a list of many former players, most of whom have disappeared without a trace (e.g. Warren Aspinall, Martin Keown etc)
Gabbafella
Well-known member
- Aug 22, 2012
- 4,907
Nicky Forster and Michel Kuipers, although I once grabbed Kurt Nogan after he celebrated a goal in front of the North Stand, if that counts?
Eddie Spearritt in the bar on the train back from Walsall, most of the team were in there but it was Eddie that I chatted to. The Southampton team were also in there on their way back from Stoke. Sothampton had a coach to take them from Euston to Waterloo but our lot had to go to Victoria on the tube.
- Thread starter
- #93
He presented the prizes at our school sports day but as I was so crap at the events on offer I never got to actually meet him!
Finally I've got one.
But as it's some 10 years after my first game I'm struggling to think Doug Rougvie in a supermarket is my first.
But as it's some 10 years after my first game I'm struggling to think Doug Rougvie in a supermarket is my first.
maltaseagull
Well-known member
Tony Burns came over to talk to us when we went to watch pre season training at the Greyhound Stadium.
maltaseagull
Well-known member
How things have changed!
https://www.skysports.com/football/...ecision to fly 100 miles,in ahead of the game.
Taybha
Whalewhine
Can't remember but i do remember meeting Frank Worthington in a nightclub somewhere in Sussex called the Sheffield something or other, it was the only decent place open on a Wednesday night, like any true fan i bored him to death with questions about football until i actually hit upon something he was actually interested in, i introduced him to my at that time girlfriend, he soon perked up
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
He would be shown a red card for making a challenge like that on a goalkeeper today.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Can't remember but i do remember meeting Frank Worthington in a nightclub somewhere in Sussex called the Sheffield something or other, it was the only decent place open on a Wednesday night, like any true fan i bored him to death with questions about football until i actually hit upon something he was actually interested in, i introduced him to my at that time girlfriend, he soon perked up
I "met" Frank Worthington at the Goldstone, he was standing at the next urinal to me in the old West Stand toilets, fag hanging out of his mouth lol.