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[Albion] Does Albion have any super fans?



sjamesb3466

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Jan 31, 2009
5,182
Leicester
I used to drink in the Stadium pub before home games, and Gus was often in there (and when I played for the darts team there). I bumped into him in a great little pub in Preston before the game there last year and he was telling me about his matches longevity - pretty sure he told me that the bloke to his right (in the sunglasses) hadn't missed a game for even longer. I was pretty impressed I must say.

I spotted him in halfman halfbiscuit's photo shoot from Boro. Gus in his other habitat...

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That's my dad on the right. Met Gus last weekend in Stoke at the Rugby Club and was chatting to him about my own home brew set up. Came across as a very nice chap.
 




catfish

North Stand Brighton Boy
Dec 17, 2010
7,677
Worthing
Last time I spoke to Graham he told me he was working his way through the grounds in the Nottinghamshire Senior League.
 


pastafarian

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Sep 4, 2011
11,902
Sussex
Doc was/is a legend.
Bumped into him once in a Brighton pub on a non matchday, we were having a natter and he had come over to pick up a book he had ordered.
Lo and behold he produced this beauty from his plastic bag.

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The bag is truly legendary, i wonder what else is in there.
 


nicko31

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Jan 7, 2010
17,523
Gods country fortnightly
That's my dad on the right. Met Gus last weekend in Stoke at the Rugby Club and was chatting to him about my own home brew set up. Came across as a very nice chap.

That top scarf looks like its down some serious miles

I'm sure I've seen this face before, I'm far from a super fan but tend to gravitate towards the more obscure away games.
 




Sussex Nomad

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Aug 26, 2010
18,185
EP
Doc was/is a legend.
Bumped into him once in a Brighton pub on a non matchday, we were having a natter and he had come over to pick up a book he had ordered.
Lo and behold he produced this beauty from his plastic bag.

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The bag is truly legendary, i wonder what else is in there.

I know the author, had that book from day one! (anorak or what?)
 


Guinness Boy

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Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
Doc was/is a legend.
Bumped into him once in a Brighton pub on a non matchday, we were having a natter and he had come over to pick up a book he had ordered.
Lo and behold he produced this beauty from his plastic bag.

View attachment 94239

The bag is truly legendary, i wonder what else is in there.

:lolol:

My guess would be a newspaper and a long forgotten can of McEwans both left over from a trip to somewhere like Port Vale in the 90s.
 






Frankie

Put him in the curry
May 23, 2016
4,102
Mid west Wales
None of these people photographed were the guy I spoke to by the way , so we do have more than one superdooper fan by the looks of it , I wonder how much money these chaps have spent over the years , I estimate the last 7 years equall the previous 30 odd in £s spent , but when you love something this much , money is a afterthought .
 




RM-Taylor

He's Magic.... You Know
Jan 7, 2006
15,267
I'm sure Mike still goes to every game doesn't he? Can't remember what his username is on here.
 




Grombleton

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Dec 31, 2011
7,356
There was a guy with dark hair and glasses wasn't there? Graham? He must be in his sixties now.

Apart from the 60's bit, that describes me.
 




Scoffers

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Jan 13, 2004
6,842
Burgess Hill
That "Dugouts" magazine should be featured as the guest publication on Have I Got News For You :)
 




Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
49,989
Goldstone
It’s certainly more difficult these days as prices of football, train tickets etc have become so expensive. I remember browsing a football programme shop in Sheffield late 80s and the owner telling me he hadn’t missed a Sheffield Utd game since 1958 !
It's not just the cost, it's the huge length of time and the allowance for illness, and transport problems through a sometimes snow blocked country.

If someone is sad enough - sorry, super enough to go to all games, then when missing one after several years there'd be a massive temptation for them to over look the missed game. I call BS.
 


Neville's Breakfast

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May 1, 2016
13,423
Oxton, Birkenhead
It's not just the cost, it's the huge length of time and the allowance for illness, and transport problems through a sometimes snow blocked country.

If someone is sad enough - sorry, super enough to go to all games, then when missing one after several years there'd be a massive temptation for them to over look the missed game. I call BS.

Fair enough, I would love to go to every Albion game but all the factors you mention + real life make that nigh on impossible !
 










Cheeky Monkey

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Jul 17, 2003
22,953
Doc was/is a legend.
Bumped into him once in a Brighton pub on a non matchday, we were having a natter and he had come over to pick up a book he had ordered.
Lo and behold he produced this beauty from his plastic bag.

View attachment 94239

The bag is truly legendary, i wonder what else is in there.

Genius. Reminds me of Steve Coogan's finest hour (13:35 onwards):

 



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