Who did you think was the most exciting signing Albion have made

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scousefan

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• May 30, 2017

• #41

For me the greatest excitement was CMS. Not because I thought he would be the best player we would ever have, but because of what he represented at the time. He had just won the playoffs single handedly for Peterborough and was a target for several good clubs. Not only did it show our intent but it showed we could compete to sign 'good' players. I saw it as real evidence that we were now in shape to maintain a challenge in the championship and even get promoted. He may have been a disappointment but his signing represented a real turning point in our ambition and fortunes.

 

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BensGrandad

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• May 30, 2017

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Vincente was known to be injury prone and past it when he joined us. Yes he gave us some brief moments of his ability but to me the biggest signing ever by us was in 1964 signing Bobby Smith from Spurs who 6 months earlier had been Englands centre forward at Wembley.

 

Icy Gull

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Triggaaar said:

I don't think it matters if you didn't know whom he was before, once we signed him you found out and that dictated how excited you'd be etc - so same principle for any exciting future transfers we make.

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Not true, as I said my Valencia supporting mate put doubts in my head. Excited yes, but I have been more excited by other signings, at the time. LuaLua was one, that was right up there with the CMS excitement.

 

Wellesley

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• May 30, 2017

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Alan Biley from Portsmouth. A useless tit in the end, but I was very pleased when he signed. Also LuaLua, I was over the moon when we signed him permanently.

 

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studio150

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• May 30, 2017

• #45

Stefan Iovan.

 

lizard

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• May 30, 2017

• #46

I remember getting quite excited about Paul Kitson, though I was probably on my own.

 

HantsSeagull

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Caught in a Riptide

• May 30, 2017

• #47

vicente

 

ewe2

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Hailsham area

• May 30, 2017

• #48

For me Bobby Smith.......Clough and Taylor come close.

 

perseus

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Sūþseaxna

• May 30, 2017

• #49

Gwylan said:

This.

I'm sure older fans will mention Bobby Smith and the shock of an England striker joining a 4th division team but Vicente was a world class player, a real name. It was a signing that really made me excited

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Bobby Smith the first was like signing Wayne Rooney now (if we were in League Two). Perhaps, even more so!

Brian Clough second. Third is an open question? Nobby Lawton a contender. Mark Lawrenson/Gary Williams?

 

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Mackenzie

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• May 30, 2017

• #50

Probably Kevin Bremner. He looked really good against us for Reading (along with his mate Trevor Senior), I was surprised when Barry (out) signed him.

More recently Vicente (although I didn't realise what we had signed until I did a bit of research) and Bobby the return.

 

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• May 30, 2017

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Giraffe said:

Bobby Z, first and second time.

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First time he was an unknown 20 year old who had most recently played for Bath!!

 

lawros left foot

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• May 30, 2017

• #52

Cloughie for me, I was only young and couldn't believe he would come to a club as small as us.

 

Icy Gull

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hove born&bred said:

First time he was an unknown 20 year old who had most recently played for Bath!!

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Nope he had had an excellent loan period here before we SIGNED him which is what the thread is about.

 

The_Viper

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Charlotte, NC

• May 30, 2017

• #54

Zamora re-signing. Never been that happy with a signing before. Watching his successes from afar with a mixture of love and jealousy ever since he left us only for him to come back for one last tilt was just too much

 

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• May 30, 2017

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hove born&bred said:

First time he was an unknown 20 year old who had most recently played for Bath!!

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Okay I was counting the first permanent signing not the loan bit.

 

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Icy Gull said:

Nope he had had an excellent loan period here before we SIGNED him which is what the thread is about.

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Yep he signed on loan. You have to it's one of the rules.

Vicente for me. Interviewing him was astonishing.

 

perseus

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• May 30, 2017

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Ernest said:

Brian Clough, now it would be like Jose Mourinho leaving Chelsea to go to Bristol Rovers

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Bobby Smith the first would have been like Wayne Rooney going to Colchester United.

 

ewe2

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• May 30, 2017

• #58

For me ,signing BZ was Dick Knights greatest footballing coup,we all loved BZ on loan and was told there was just "No Chance " !!!! (ps.DK is as close to God as it gets by the way )

 

Kalimantan Gull

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• May 30, 2017

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Oh, easily CMS. We were all glued to NSC for two days waiting it to be finally confirmed

 

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cheshunt seagull

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• May 30, 2017

• #60

I was pretty excited by Mickey Thomas but what a disaster he turned out to be. Zamora's first signing was special because we were already optimistic but getting him days before the season started seemed like the icing on the cake.