attila
1997 Club
DISASTER! I have to agree with all those who say the fee for Bobby is ridiculously low. Like so may of you I feel let down and then some! The arguments about him being 'unproven at the top level' are rubbish since he is already considered good enough to play for England U21s and everyone in the know thinks he will go all the way. Once again the rich football elite have stuffed a smaller club - this time it's us. Even Spurs are saying they've got BZ on the cheap.
He should have stayed, scored another 30 goals and been sold when a sensible offer came in. And the idea that Bobby is entitled to be 'unhappy' to stay a bit longer at the Albion when being paid thousands of pounds a week to do something he loves and is brilliant at, with his whole career in front of him, is downright ridiculous. Managers are employed to sort out players who behave like that - can you imagine what Mickey Adams would do
??
Fed up, disappointed, but nevertheless, like all of us, wishing BZ all the luck in the world. Bobby, come on, do us proud and play for England!
And yes, still 100% behind Dick Knight. I totally disagree with this decision but that does NOT mean I think he should 'go' - for heaven's sake, what would that do, and why should he? We've just won two Championships without a proper ground!
WE WANT FALMER! The key to everything. Every NIMBY prat in Sussex is ganging up on us. But we'll get there!!
Bobby's valedictory poem...
SHOOTING STAR
After the war years and exile in Kent
He came to thrill us all, our just reward:
A name to rank in Albion’s Hall of Fame
Beside the likes of Lawrenson and Ward.
Right from the first we knew he’d be a star.
A spell on loan – we thought he’d soon be gone.
Sharp as a razor, strong and fleet of foot.
Then Bristol let us have him for a song....
And what a song we sang those first two years!
A deadly marksman in an awesome team.
Two Championships, and over sixty goals.
Division One! Now we could really dream...
Seagulls drowned out the home crowds everywhere.
Our unsung heroes did their very best.
We nearly made our second great escape.
Then money talked. An agent did the rest.
Players will come and go: we are the fans.
So thank you, Bobby, thank you and goodbye.
We wish you lots of goals and lots of fun
At that great corporate Hotspur in the Sky.
But oh, the price they paid just makes me sick.
And thousands like me will be hopping mad.
Spurs are not Skint. We sold him on the cheap.
Perhaps the greatest player we ever had.
ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER
He should have stayed, scored another 30 goals and been sold when a sensible offer came in. And the idea that Bobby is entitled to be 'unhappy' to stay a bit longer at the Albion when being paid thousands of pounds a week to do something he loves and is brilliant at, with his whole career in front of him, is downright ridiculous. Managers are employed to sort out players who behave like that - can you imagine what Mickey Adams would do
??Fed up, disappointed, but nevertheless, like all of us, wishing BZ all the luck in the world. Bobby, come on, do us proud and play for England!
And yes, still 100% behind Dick Knight. I totally disagree with this decision but that does NOT mean I think he should 'go' - for heaven's sake, what would that do, and why should he? We've just won two Championships without a proper ground!
WE WANT FALMER! The key to everything. Every NIMBY prat in Sussex is ganging up on us. But we'll get there!!
Bobby's valedictory poem...
SHOOTING STAR
After the war years and exile in Kent
He came to thrill us all, our just reward:
A name to rank in Albion’s Hall of Fame
Beside the likes of Lawrenson and Ward.
Right from the first we knew he’d be a star.
A spell on loan – we thought he’d soon be gone.
Sharp as a razor, strong and fleet of foot.
Then Bristol let us have him for a song....
And what a song we sang those first two years!
A deadly marksman in an awesome team.
Two Championships, and over sixty goals.
Division One! Now we could really dream...
Seagulls drowned out the home crowds everywhere.
Our unsung heroes did their very best.
We nearly made our second great escape.
Then money talked. An agent did the rest.
Players will come and go: we are the fans.
So thank you, Bobby, thank you and goodbye.
We wish you lots of goals and lots of fun
At that great corporate Hotspur in the Sky.
But oh, the price they paid just makes me sick.
And thousands like me will be hopping mad.
Spurs are not Skint. We sold him on the cheap.
Perhaps the greatest player we ever had.
ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER
