Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Was there any mention of his passing at the match today ?
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[Albion] Steve Piper
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portslade seagull
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He was another good strong centreback.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
A little piece in the programme.
Lenny Rider
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I have to say I was a little surprised the team didn’t wear Black Armbands or that they didn’t put Pipes’s image up on the screen in the 64th minute.
Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t the late Paul McCarthy get this when he sadly passed away suddenly, I would have thought Steve Piper’s contribution to the Albion was as significant as McCarthy, perhaps even more?
Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t the late Paul McCarthy get this when he sadly passed away suddenly, I would have thought Steve Piper’s contribution to the Albion was as significant as McCarthy, perhaps even more?
All of the above. Very disappointing. Perhaps a minutes applause was postponed due to TV coverage?
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I thought he was a midfielder.
Number 10, when you made the number your own, it wasn't allocated
Started as a CB moved to midfield by Taylor then Mullery.
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Baker lite
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Probably doesn't fit in with Barber's financial strategy.
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uncalled for on such a thread. There may be reasons for it not being mentioned today.
Baker lite
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Didn't know that, my first game was 76 and football didn't start until that day. Cheers
Lenny Rider
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To their credit the club have been in touch to clarify what the policy is, a player who passes away, unless at a relatively young age, has had to have played in excess of 250 games for the club to qualify for a tribute on the big screen.
Not the answer I wanted to hear, Pipes was also a friend as well as an ex Albion player, but at least its a clear policy.
Worthing exile
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So there must be a separate policy for Fans to have the tribute? Stuff the number of games he played, get him up there against Palace as a Fan!!!!!!
Knotty
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Cheap shot. Grow up.
Knotty
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Cheap shot. Grow up.
Seems strange to purely base it on appearances, although I accept it takes any subjectivity out of it.
Case in point will be that Bobby Zamora won’t have a tribute but Robert Codner will.
Surely a local lad who also watched the Albion as a fan should be remembered in some way.
I think in this case the club got it wrong and the policy won’t always reflect a persons contribution to the club.
The "relatively young age" criterion is also a bit strange: Piper was only 64, that's some way below average life expectancy. I'm only three years younger and I certainly don't feel that old.
And I agree that local boys should be treated differently: poor show by the Albion on this one.
Lenny Rider
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Maybe if enough people raise the issue the club might change their mind on this occasion?
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dejavuatbtn
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And to their discredit they have come up with a dodgy set of rules that doesn’t take into account the popularity, local interest and status of the player with the fans. For Barber to come up with such an impersonal rule is quite frankly outrageous and indicative that he really understands nothing of the history of this club.