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Who is Steve Gritt?
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Surrey_Albion
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My boy is 12 and he knows what Mr Gritt did for us, and because im a bit mutt and geoff it was actualy my boy who said "oh my god look Dad, Steve Gritts here" as it was anounced and shown on the screen
swindonseagull
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Fact is one of the two stood behind me for the whole interview and then said to his mate..
" its some guy who score a goal against Hereford in the cup"
Maybe not an entrance exam but a basic intelligence test please....
" its some guy who score a goal against Hereford in the cup"
Maybe not an entrance exam but a basic intelligence test please....
Pinkie Brown
I'll look after the skirt
Good to see him back. Thought he was harshly treated when sacked halfway through the 97/98 season. Not one of Dick Knights smartest moves.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I think I'd have said something. If for nothing else than to educate our new fans of our past. However much it pains me to say it, we need people like them in order for us to grow.
Bugger, that's half of NSC gone then.
swindonseagull
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Shit I hope my spelling was ok......
swindonseagull
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But all Man B had to do was LISTEN to the interview........
Seagull Steve
SWC
I too would have just told them. We all had to learn sometime. How many of us knew much Albion history within our first few times of going?
It was the right move at the right time. We were going nowhere under SG when at Gillingham. In fact we were even worse than we had been in the previous season. Now this wasn't his fault at all but simply the facts - we had no money, we had no home, we had to start clearing out all the "expensive" players that had kept us up so heroically like Maskell and just concetraing on operating in the loan and free transfer market. It was said at the time that Gritt simply did not have the contacts to pull off deals and DK had to do something to keep the few remaining fans on board and prepared to go to Gillingham.
And of course he found a ready replacement with "Albion hero " status in Brian Horton.
And of course keeping SG on would have dimmed the heroic glpow that still surrounds him
Superphil
Dismember
I take the time to explain to people who don't know all or everything about matters such as Hereford (assuming they ask, or make it apparent they are misinformed). It's not hard to be civil, and explain it. The fact that they are at the Amex shows they have some interest in the Albion, might as well give them a hand filling in the gaps. There were 20K people there last night, it goes without saying around 10K of them were not attending the Goldstone for the end of that season and that run in, and quite possibly weren't even following the Albion then. As for the interview, over the tannoy, describing someone you've never heard of, it's easy to mishear.
Albion_Dave
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Plenty of people last night would not of known what he did for the Albion and that doesn't really annoy me. I just thought it was nice that the people that do know had the opportunity to show their appreciation to man.
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
saafend_seagull
Well-known member
Oooooooo look at me!!!
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Perhaps they were a bit thick
Shropshire Seagull
Well-known member
Evidence, if evidence were required, that JCLs come in all ages.
Annoying, yes, but their £££ pays the wages of the players who are playing where we are today [Amex/Championship] so I can't knock em.
Isn't "Rienelt" a French car?
Annoying, yes, but their £££ pays the wages of the players who are playing where we are today [Amex/Championship] so I can't knock em.
Isn't "Rienelt" a French car?
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
I didn't realise you needed to pass a history test to enter the stadium, If some bozo pays their £28 (or whatever) and spends the entire 90 minutes sitting on the bog reading Razzle it makes no diffrence to my Albion supporting life whatsoever
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Hmm. I thought it was a shame he got such a poor reception. I'm sure he knows he's a legend here, though.
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
Gritt is a legend, I know that, you know that, but if the guy sittiing next to me has supported the club for 5 minutes and doesn't know him from Juan Carlos Oblitas i'm not gonna lose any sleep
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Nah, you're right. But a loud and lengthy rendition of "he's got no hair" would have been nice.