cidered abroad Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 A lightweight subject for a close season thread. On holiday in Corfu sometime in the 1980's, walking around central Corfu town and spot Harold Jarman a few feet away. A couple of moments to exchange a bit of City/Rovers banter and on our way. Three or four months later in the car park behind the Williams, we met again. He laughed and just said "Corfu. Are you following me?" He was scouting for Man City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Spoke to Vinnie Jones at LAX in 2011. Proper handshake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: A lightweight subject for a close season thread. On holiday in Corfu sometime in the 1980's, walking around central Corfu town and spot Harold Jarman a few feet away. A couple of moments to exchange a bit of City/Rovers banter and on our way. Three or four months later in the car park behind the Williams, we met again. He laughed and just said "Corfu. Are you following me?" He was scouting for Man City. Corfu? How did he know your code name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 The subject has been done . I recalled a wine tasting evening with King John Galley in Nottingham. I also met Brian Clough buying champagne in his village shop. He often mentioned it in his after dinner speeches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 In February/March last year I sat next to Harry Redknapp on a flight to Dubai. As we were in the middle of our losing streak, I asked him if he fancied the Bristol City job and he replied saying 'I'm not really looking to get back into management at the moment y'know'. A few weeks later he was appointed as the Birmingham manager... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_aj999 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I met Robert Green in White Row Farm shop in Beckington, Frome a few years ago, he was holding a baby, I told him to be careful not to drop it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthebling Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Met Junior Bent in Kingswood in the 80s. Met Nigel Clough on holiday in Alcudia in the early 90s. Was celebrating Bristol City's recent promotion to the championship in San Carlos, when one by one, in came the Bristol City squad. Scott Murray held the toilet door open for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I saw Famara Diedhou on the FA washing line , he'd been hung out to dry . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 22, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Met Nigel Spink at the Weston Enduro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I saw Jim Brennan in the Black Castle in Brislington at the end of the relegation season in the 1990s. I was a bit drunk so whatever I said to him must have been pretty incoherent. He politely got away as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Bumped into Roy Hodgson a while back before the last world cup, a proper gentleman, mentioned his time at AG - he said "Goodness, that was a long time ago!" Lovely guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmissionImpossible Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Bumped into Brian Tinnion looking forlorn slumped over a bar in the centre, during his unfortunate stint as manager and uttered these kind words. ’ Don’t worry Brian, we’ll remember you as a player’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I once saw Pisano somewhere near a left winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Alesandro Nesta in Milan Airport Toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Pee’d next to Jamie Redknapp at Stamford Bridge. Saw half the Newcastle squad at Newcastle dogs once and had a brief chat with Jermaine Jenas. Later, after putting £1 on a race over heard the next person saying “£2000 for Mr Dyer on his dog please” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDLEE Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Bumped in to Scott Murray, Louis Carey, Steve Phillips and Marc Goodfellow in Malia in 2004! And Frank Lampard outside the BBC studios a few years back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sheene Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Our old favourite Andy Tilson who bought a pick up truck from us to start his gardening business when he retired. Just before he took delivery of the truck i cut numerous jokes about Rovers from the Bountyhunter fanzine and placed them in the ashtrays service books and glove box. He loved it and i have helped him out on a number of occasions. He is a really nice bloke. He told me a great story about John Ward trying to sign him from Rovers when he was manager here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Met Ray Clemence playing golf at Worlebury. That was a very weird one. He was having a cheddar ploughmans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyhutchscurlymullet Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Met Alan Walsh at the top of the pineapple slide at wsm tropicana way back when. Also swear we saw Frank Rijkaard cycling the streets of Amsterdam few years back. Though our minds might have been doing funny things due to additional 'help'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 15 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: Met Ray Clemence playing golf at Worlebury. That was a very weird one. He was having a cheddar ploughmans. Not ham then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I was checking in to a hotel in Lyons and my Mrs says what’s Juventus. I said they are a football team....She said all those blokes behind us have it written on their blazers....The entire Juventus squad were behind me ion the queue to check in. They had a Champs league game that night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham Romanovich Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I was once sat two tables away from Pat Rice( ex Arsenal player then coach) in a pub in London a few years ago He respected my privacy and stayed away. In fact, it was almost as if he didn't even recognise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Juventus, Brian Clough, Frank Lampard... well I can top that! Once saw Danny Coles having a full English in a farmshop near Exeter. It was at the time when he was in hot water for his tweets when ecfc captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I was stood behind Dave Staniforth, Gas striker, in a mini market in Minorca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I was in a night club in Watford a few years ago when Ashley Young (playing for Watford at the time) knocked into me causing me to drop my beer. He was very apologetic and bought me a new one and we had a quick chat about football. Also met Nathan Dyer in Westfield Shopping Centre. No-one else new who he was but I did and we chatted for about 20 minutes. It was the season Swansea got promoted to the Prem, and for some reason he didn't fancy coming to join us on my recommendation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I saw O'Dowda in the vets up Whitchurch last night (he had a dog with him before the jokes begin.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Footman's T shirt Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I am in touch daily 'Professionally' with Mark Aizlewood. Has some interesting stories regarding his time here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I was in South Spain in a quiet village and there was a summer fete, went up to the bar and saw 3 fellas having a drink and one of them was Shay Given (this was literally the middle of nowhere) , the summer he signed for Man City. Shay is the one on the left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Buster Footman's T shirt said: I am in touch daily 'Professionally' with Mark Aizlewood. Has some interesting stories regarding his time here. ' time ' being the operative word . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Bill Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I was on a trade jolly to a Charity Shield match. There were several retired "names" in the party. I asked Bob Paisley to sign my programme for my son. He said "how do you spell Benjamin"? I said Ben will be fine. Bobby Moore was also there - no surprise, he was a lovely man. Also spoke to Kenny Dalgleish but have no idea what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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